HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

3. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age, sex, and race

(Numbers in thousands)

Age, sex, and race

1999

Civilian

noninstitutional

population

Civilian labor force

Total

Percent

of

population

Employed Unemployed

Not

in

labor

force Total

Percent

of

population

Agriculture

Nonagricultural

industries

Number

Percent

of

labor

force

TOTAL

16 years and over ............................................. 207,753 139,368 67.1 133,488 64.3 3,281 130,207 5,880 4.2 68,385

 16 to 19 years ................................................. 16,040 8,333 52.0 7,172 44.7 234 6,938 1,162 13.9 7,706

 16 to 17 years ............................................... 8,060 3,337 41.4 2,793 34.7 107 2,686 544 16.3 4,723

 18 to 19 years ............................................... 7,979 4,996 62.6 4,379 54.9 128 4,251 618 12.4 2,983

 20 to 24 years ................................................. 17,968 13,933 77.5 12,891 71.7 332 12,559 1,042 7.5 4,034

 25 to 54 years ................................................. 118,198 99,414 84.1 96,228 81.4 2,009 94,219 3,186 3.2 18,785

 25 to 34 years ............................................... 37,976 32,143 84.6 30,865 81.3 648 30,218 1,278 4.0 5,833

 25 to 29 years ............................................. 18,339 15,517 84.6 14,836 80.9 318 14,519 681 4.4 2,822

 30 to 34 years ............................................. 19,637 16,626 84.7 16,029 81.6 330 15,699 597 3.6 3,011

 35 to 44 years ............................................... 44,635 37,882 84.9 36,728 82.3 782 35,946 1,154 3.0 6,753

 35 to 39 years ............................................. 22,379 18,937 84.6 18,345 82.0 388 17,957 592 3.1 3,441

 40 to 44 years ............................................. 22,256 18,945 85.1 18,382 82.6 393 17,989 562 3.0 3,311

 45 to 54 years ............................................... 35,587 29,388 82.6 28,635 80.5 580 28,055 753 2.6 6,199

 45 to 49 years ............................................. 19,324 16,330 84.5 15,904 82.3 341 15,563 426 2.6 2,994

 50 to 54 years ............................................. 16,263 13,058 80.3 12,731 78.3 239 12,492 327 2.5 3,205

 55 to 64 years ................................................. 23,064 13,682 59.3 13,315 57.7 422 12,893 367 2.7 9,382

 55 to 59 years ............................................... 12,747 8,895 69.8 8,656 67.9 234 8,422 239 2.7 3,852

 60 to 64 years ............................................... 10,317 4,787 46.4 4,659 45.2 188 4,471 128 2.7 5,530

 65 years and over ........................................... 32,484 4,005 12.3 3,882 11.9 283 3,599 124 3.1 28,478

 65 to 69 years ............................................... 9,281 2,137 23.0 2,065 22.2 120 1,945 72 3.4 7,144

 70 to 74 years ............................................... 8,540 1,116 13.1 1,088 12.7 81 1,007 29 2.6 7,424

 75 years and over ......................................... 14,663 752 5.1 729 5.0 82 648 23 3.0 13,911

Men

16 years and over ............................................. 99,722 74,512 74.7 71,446 71.6 2,432 69,014 3,066 4.1 25,210

 16 to 19 years ................................................. 8,167 4,318 52.9 3,685 45.1 188 3,497 633 14.7 3,848

 16 to 17 years ............................................... 4,143 1,732 41.8 1,437 34.7 84 1,353 295 17.0 2,411

 18 to 19 years ............................................... 4,024 2,587 64.3 2,249 55.9 104 2,145 338 13.1 1,437

 20 to 24 years ................................................. 8,899 7,291 81.9 6,729 75.6 259 6,470 562 7.7 1,608

 25 to 54 years ................................................. 57,870 53,093 91.7 51,496 89.0 1,467 50,029 1,597 3.0 4,776

 25 to 34 years ............................................... 18,565 17,318 93.3 16,694 89.9 497 16,198 624 3.6 1,248

 25 to 29 years ............................................. 8,931 8,283 92.7 7,949 89.0 249 7,700 334 4.0 649

 30 to 34 years ............................................. 9,634 9,035 93.8 8,745 90.8 247 8,498 290 3.2 599

 35 to 44 years ............................................... 21,969 20,382 92.8 19,811 90.2 569 19,241 571 2.8 1,587

 35 to 39 years ............................................. 11,026 10,287 93.3 9,999 90.7 301 9,699 288 2.8 739

 40 to 44 years ............................................. 10,942 10,095 92.3 9,811 89.7 269 9,543 283 2.8 848

 45 to 54 years ............................................... 17,335 15,394 88.8 14,991 86.5 401 14,590 403 2.6 1,942

 45 to 49 years ............................................. 9,444 8,532 90.3 8,302 87.9 240 8,062 229 2.7 912

 50 to 54 years ............................................. 7,892 6,862 87.0 6,689 84.8 160 6,528 173 2.5 1,029

 55 to 64 years ................................................. 11,008 7,477 67.9 7,274 66.1 297 6,977 203 2.7 3,531

 55 to 59 years ............................................... 6,123 4,799 78.4 4,671 76.3 160 4,511 128 2.7 1,324

 60 to 64 years ............................................... 4,885 2,678 54.8 2,603 53.3 136 2,466 75 2.8 2,207

 65 years and over ........................................... 13,779 2,333 16.9 2,263 16.4 222 2,041 70 3.0 11,446

 65 to 69 years ............................................... 4,279 1,218 28.5 1,177 27.5 94 1,083 40 3.3 3,062

 70 to 74 years ............................................... 3,776 657 17.4 642 17.0 64 578 15 2.3 3,119

 75 years and over ......................................... 5,724 458 8.0 444 7.8 63 380 14 3.1 5,266

Women

16 years and over ............................................. 108,031 64,855 60.0 62,042 57.4 849 61,193 2,814 4.3 43,175

 16 to 19 years ................................................. 7,873 4,015 51.0 3,487 44.3 46 3,440 529 13.2 3,858

 16 to 17 years ............................................... 3,917 1,606 41.0 1,357 34.6 23 1,334 249 15.5 2,312

 18 to 19 years ............................................... 3,955 2,410 60.9 2,130 53.9 23 2,107 280 11.6 1,546

 20 to 24 years ................................................. 9,069 6,643 73.2 6,163 68.0 74 6,089 480 7.2 2,426

 25 to 54 years ................................................. 60,329 46,321 76.8 44,732 74.1 542 44,190 1,588 3.4 14,008

 25 to 34 years ............................................... 19,411 14,826 76.4 14,171 73.0 151 14,020 654 4.4 4,585

 25 to 29 years ............................................. 9,408 7,235 76.9 6,888 73.2 68 6,819 347 4.8 2,173

 30 to 34 years ............................................. 10,003 7,591 75.9 7,284 72.8 83 7,201 307 4.0 2,412

 35 to 44 years ............................................... 22,666 17,501 77.2 16,917 74.6 212 16,705 584 3.3 5,166

 35 to 39 years ............................................. 11,352 8,650 76.2 8,346 73.5 87 8,259 304 3.5 2,702

 40 to 44 years ............................................. 11,314 8,850 78.2 8,571 75.8 125 8,446 279 3.2 2,464

 45 to 54 years ............................................... 18,251 13,994 76.7 13,644 74.8 179 13,465 350 2.5 4,257

 45 to 49 years ............................................. 9,880 7,798 78.9 7,602 76.9 100 7,501 197 2.5 2,082

 50 to 54 years ............................................. 8,371 6,196 74.0 6,042 72.2 78 5,964 154 2.5 2,175

 55 to 64 years ................................................. 12,056 6,204 51.5 6,041 50.1 126 5,915 163 2.6 5,851

 55 to 59 years ............................................... 6,624 4,096 61.8 3,985 60.2 74 3,911 110 2.7 2,528

 60 to 64 years ............................................... 5,432 2,109 38.8 2,056 37.8 52 2,004 53 2.5 3,323

 65 years and over ........................................... 18,705 1,673 8.9 1,619 8.7 61 1,558 54 3.2 17,032

 65 to 69 years ............................................... 5,002 920 18.4 888 17.7 26 862 32 3.5 4,082

 70 to 74 years ............................................... 4,764 459 9.6 446 9.4 17 429 13 2.9 4,305

 75 years and over ......................................... 8,939 294 3.3 286 3.2 18 267 9 2.9 8,645

See footnotes at end of table.

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3. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age, sex, and race — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Age, sex, and race

1999

Civilian

noninstitutional

population

Civilian labor force

Total

Percent

of

population

Employed Unemployed

Not

in

labor

force Total

Percent

of

population

Agriculture

Nonagricultural

industries

Number

Percent

of

labor

force

WHITE

16 years and over ............................................. 173,085 116,509 67.3 112,235 64.8 3,083 109,152 4,273 3.7 56,577

 16 to 19 years ................................................. 12,700 7,048 55.5 6,204 48.8 224 5,980 844 12.0 5,652

 16 to 17 years ............................................... 6,342 2,849 44.9 2,435 38.4 104 2,331 414 14.5 3,493

 18 to 19 years ............................................... 6,358 4,199 66.0 3,769 59.3 120 3,649 430 10.2 2,160

 20 to 24 years ................................................. 14,394 11,436 79.5 10,716 74.4 313 10,403 720 6.3 2,958

 25 to 54 years ................................................. 97,319 82,470 84.7 80,168 82.4 1,880 78,288 2,302 2.8 14,849

 25 to 34 years ............................................... 30,516 25,978 85.1 25,113 82.3 612 24,501 865 3.3 4,538

 25 to 29 years ............................................. 14,637 12,470 85.2 12,010 82.0 302 11,708 461 3.7 2,167

 30 to 34 years ............................................. 15,879 13,507 85.1 13,103 82.5 310 12,793 404 3.0 2,371

 35 to 44 years ............................................... 36,755 31,391 85.4 30,548 83.1 730 29,818 843 2.7 5,364

 35 to 39 years ............................................. 18,387 15,650 85.1 15,226 82.8 368 14,858 424 2.7 2,738

 40 to 44 years ............................................. 18,368 15,741 85.7 15,322 83.4 363 14,959 419 2.7 2,626

 45 to 54 years ............................................... 30,048 25,102 83.5 24,507 81.6 537 23,970 595 2.4 4,946

 45 to 49 years ............................................. 16,167 13,817 85.5 13,488 83.4 316 13,172 330 2.4 2,350

 50 to 54 years ............................................. 13,881 11,285 81.3 11,019 79.4 221 10,798 265 2.4 2,597

 55 to 64 years ................................................. 19,855 11,960 60.2 11,657 58.7 396 11,262 303 2.5 7,895

 55 to 59 years ............................................... 10,951 7,755 70.8 7,558 69.0 218 7,340 198 2.6 3,196

 60 to 64 years ............................................... 8,904 4,205 47.2 4,100 46.0 178 3,922 105 2.5 4,699

 65 years and over ........................................... 28,818 3,595 12.5 3,491 12.1 272 3,219 104 2.9 25,223

 65 to 69 years ............................................... 8,036 1,887 23.5 1,826 22.7 114 1,713 60 3.2 6,149

 70 to 74 years ............................................... 7,563 1,023 13.5 997 13.2 79 919 25 2.5 6,540

 75 years and over ......................................... 13,220 685 5.2 667 5.0 79 588 18 2.7 12,534

Men

16 years and over ............................................. 83,930 63,413 75.6 61,139 72.8 2,273 58,866 2,274 3.6 20,517

 16 to 19 years ................................................. 6,498 3,666 56.4 3,205 49.3 178 3,027 461 12.6 2,832

 16 to 17 years ............................................... 3,266 1,478 45.2 1,254 38.4 81 1,173 223 15.1 1,789

 18 to 19 years ............................................... 3,232 2,188 67.7 1,951 60.4 97 1,854 237 10.8 1,043

 20 to 24 years ................................................. 7,244 6,151 84.9 5,753 79.4 244 5,509 398 6.5 1,093

 25 to 54 years ................................................. 48,324 44,861 92.8 43,678 90.4 1,364 42,314 1,183 2.6 3,464

 25 to 34 years ............................................... 15,150 14,292 94.3 13,851 91.4 465 13,386 441 3.1 858

 25 to 29 years ............................................. 7,250 6,802 93.8 6,565 90.5 234 6,331 237 3.5 449

 30 to 34 years ............................................. 7,900 7,491 94.8 7,286 92.2 230 7,056 204 2.7 409

 35 to 44 years ............................................... 18,340 17,201 93.8 16,781 91.5 529 16,252 419 2.4 1,139

 35 to 39 years ............................................. 9,174 8,648 94.3 8,444 92.0 283 8,160 205 2.4 526

 40 to 44 years ............................................. 9,165 8,553 93.3 8,338 91.0 246 8,092 215 2.5 612

 45 to 54 years ............................................... 14,834 13,368 90.1 13,046 87.9 370 12,675 322 2.4 1,467

 45 to 49 years ............................................. 8,014 7,347 91.7 7,167 89.4 223 6,944 180 2.4 667

 50 to 54 years ............................................. 6,821 6,021 88.3 5,878 86.2 147 5,731 143 2.4 800

 55 to 64 years ................................................. 9,581 6,618 69.1 6,447 67.3 274 6,173 172 2.6 2,963

 55 to 59 years ............................................... 5,319 4,238 79.7 4,126 77.6 146 3,979 112 2.6 1,081

 60 to 64 years ............................................... 4,262 2,380 55.8 2,321 54.4 127 2,194 59 2.5 1,882

 65 years and over ........................................... 12,283 2,117 17.2 2,056 16.7 212 1,844 61 2.9 10,166

 65 to 69 years ............................................... 3,741 1,087 29.0 1,051 28.1 89 962 35 3.3 2,655

 70 to 74 years ............................................... 3,375 609 18.1 595 17.6 62 533 14 2.4 2,766

 75 years and over ......................................... 5,166 421 8.2 410 7.9 61 349 11 2.7 4,745

Women

16 years and over ............................................. 89,156 53,096 59.6 51,096 57.3 810 50,286 1,999 3.8 36,060

 16 to 19 years ................................................. 6,202 3,382 54.5 2,999 48.3 45 2,953 383 11.3 2,821

 16 to 17 years ............................................... 3,076 1,371 44.6 1,181 38.4 23 1,158 190 13.9 1,704

 18 to 19 years ............................................... 3,127 2,010 64.3 1,817 58.1 23 1,795 193 9.6 1,116

 20 to 24 years ................................................. 7,150 5,285 73.9 4,963 69.4 68 4,895 322 6.1 1,865

 25 to 54 years ................................................. 48,994 37,609 76.8 36,489 74.5 515 35,974 1,120 3.0 11,385

 25 to 34 years ............................................... 15,366 11,685 76.0 11,262 73.3 147 11,114 423 3.6 3,680

 25 to 29 years ............................................. 7,387 5,669 76.7 5,445 73.7 67 5,377 224 4.0 1,718

 30 to 34 years ............................................. 7,978 6,017 75.4 5,817 72.9 80 5,737 199 3.3 1,962

 35 to 44 years ............................................... 18,415 14,190 77.1 13,767 74.8 201 13,565 423 3.0 4,225

 35 to 39 years ............................................. 9,213 7,002 76.0 6,782 73.6 84 6,698 219 3.1 2,211

 40 to 44 years ............................................. 9,202 7,188 78.1 6,984 75.9 117 6,867 204 2.8 2,014

 45 to 54 years ............................................... 15,214 11,734 77.1 11,461 75.3 167 11,294 273 2.3 3,480

 45 to 49 years ............................................. 8,153 6,470 79.4 6,320 77.5 93 6,228 150 2.3 1,683

 50 to 54 years ............................................. 7,061 5,264 74.6 5,141 72.8 74 5,067 123 2.3 1,797

 55 to 64 years ................................................. 10,274 5,342 52.0 5,211 50.7 122 5,089 131 2.5 4,932

 55 to 59 years ............................................... 5,633 3,517 62.4 3,432 60.9 71 3,360 86 2.4 2,115

 60 to 64 years ............................................... 4,641 1,825 39.3 1,779 38.3 51 1,728 46 2.5 2,817

 65 years and over ........................................... 16,536 1,478 8.9 1,435 8.7 60 1,376 43 2.9 15,058

 65 to 69 years ............................................... 4,295 800 18.6 775 18.1 25 750 25 3.1 3,495

 70 to 74 years ............................................... 4,188 413 9.9 402 9.6 17 386 11 2.7 3,774

 75 years and over ......................................... 8,053 264 3.3 257 3.2 18 240 7 2.6 7,789

See footnotes at end of table.

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3. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age, sex, and race — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Age, sex, and race

1999

Civilian

noninstitutional

population

Civilian labor force

Total

Percent

of

population

Employed Unemployed

Not

in

labor

force Total

Percent

of

population

Agriculture

Nonagricultural

industries

Number

Percent

of

labor

force

BLACK

16 years and over ............................................. 24,855 16,365 65.8 15,056 60.6 117 14,939 1,309 8.0 8,490

 16 to 19 years ................................................. 2,479 959 38.7 691 27.9 4 687 268 27.9 1,520

 16 to 17 years ............................................... 1,250 352 28.2 243 19.5 – 243 109 31.0 898

 18 to 19 years ............................................... 1,229 607 49.4 448 36.4 4 444 159 26.2 622

 20 to 24 years ................................................. 2,615 1,866 71.4 1,594 60.9 11 1,582 273 14.6 749

 25 to 54 years ................................................. 14,725 12,075 82.0 11,367 77.2 81 11,286 708 5.9 2,650

 25 to 34 years ............................................... 5,197 4,430 85.2 4,091 78.7 25 4,066 339 7.6 768

 25 to 29 years ............................................. 2,555 2,189 85.7 2,004 78.4 11 1,993 185 8.5 366

 30 to 34 years ............................................. 2,642 2,240 84.8 2,087 79.0 14 2,073 153 6.8 402

 35 to 44 years ............................................... 5,609 4,653 83.0 4,404 78.5 31 4,373 249 5.3 956

 35 to 39 years ............................................. 2,863 2,373 82.9 2,239 78.2 13 2,226 133 5.6 490

 40 to 44 years ............................................. 2,746 2,280 83.0 2,165 78.8 17 2,147 116 5.1 466

 45 to 54 years ............................................... 3,919 2,992 76.4 2,872 73.3 25 2,847 121 4.0 926

 45 to 49 years ............................................. 2,263 1,786 78.9 1,709 75.5 18 1,691 77 4.3 477

 50 to 54 years ............................................. 1,656 1,206 72.8 1,162 70.2 7 1,155 44 3.6 450

 55 to 64 years ................................................. 2,295 1,180 51.4 1,134 49.4 15 1,119 46 3.9 1,115

 55 to 59 years ............................................... 1,267 785 62.0 756 59.7 10 746 29 3.7 482

 60 to 64 years ............................................... 1,028 395 38.4 378 36.8 5 373 17 4.3 633

 65 years and over ........................................... 2,741 285 10.4 271 9.9 5 265 14 5.0 2,456

 65 to 69 years ............................................... 921 170 18.5 161 17.5 3 158 9 5.1 751

 70 to 74 years ............................................... 720 64 8.8 61 8.5 1 61 2 3.9 657

 75 years and over ......................................... 1,099 51 4.7 48 4.4 2 46 3 6.2 1,048

Men

16 years and over ............................................. 11,143 7,652 68.7 7,027 63.1 99 6,928 626 8.2 3,491

 16 to 19 years ................................................. 1,218 470 38.6 325 26.7 3 322 145 30.9 748

 16 to 17 years ............................................... 628 180 28.6 120 19.1 – 119 60 33.3 449

 18 to 19 years ............................................... 589 291 49.3 205 34.8 3 202 85 29.4 299

 20 to 24 years ................................................. 1,197 835 69.8 700 58.5 9 692 135 16.2 362

 25 to 54 years ................................................. 6,652 5,662 85.1 5,345 80.3 69 5,276 317 5.6 990

 25 to 34 years ............................................... 2,321 2,069 89.2 1,926 83.0 24 1,902 143 6.9 252

 25 to 29 years ............................................. 1,127 1,012 89.8 934 82.8 10 923 79 7.8 115

 30 to 34 years ............................................. 1,194 1,057 88.5 993 83.2 14 979 64 6.1 137

 35 to 44 years ............................................... 2,566 2,206 86.0 2,092 81.5 26 2,066 114 5.2 360

 35 to 39 years ............................................. 1,303 1,130 86.7 1,069 82.0 13 1,057 61 5.4 173

 40 to 44 years ............................................. 1,263 1,076 85.2 1,023 81.0 13 1,009 53 5.0 187

 45 to 54 years ............................................... 1,765 1,387 78.5 1,327 75.2 19 1,308 60 4.3 379

 45 to 49 years ............................................. 1,026 831 81.0 791 77.1 14 777 40 4.8 195

 50 to 54 years ............................................. 740 556 75.1 536 72.4 26 531 20 3.6 184

 55 to 64 years ................................................. 986 547 55.5 525 53.3 13 513 22 3.9 439

 55 to 59 years ............................................... 547 361 65.9 350 64.0 8 342 10 2.9 187

 60 to 64 years ............................................... 438 186 42.5 175 39.9 5 170 11 6.0 252

 65 years and over ........................................... 1,091 138 12.7 131 12.0 5 126 7 5.0 953

 65 to 69 years ............................................... 394 86 21.8 82 20.7 3 79 4 4.9 308

 70 to 74 years ............................................... 295 26 8.9 25 8.6 1 25 1 1 ( ) 269

 75 years and over ......................................... 401 26 6.5 24 6.0 2 23 2 1 ( ) 375

Women

16 years and over ............................................. 13,711 8,713 63.5 8,029 58.6 18 8,011 684 7.8 4,999

 16 to 19 years ................................................. 1,261 489 38.8 366 29.0 1 365 123 25.1 772

 16 to 17 years ............................................... 621 172 27.8 123 19.8 – 123 49 28.5 449

 18 to 19 years ............................................... 640 316 49.5 243 37.9 1 242 74 23.3 323

 20 to 24 years ................................................. 1,418 1,031 72.7 893 63.0 3 891 138 13.4 387

 25 to 54 years ................................................. 8,073 6,413 79.4 6,022 74.6 12 6,010 391 6.1 1,660

 25 to 34 years ............................................... 2,876 2,360 82.1 2,165 75.3 1 2,164 196 8.3 516

 25 to 29 years ............................................. 1,428 1,177 82.4 1,070 74.9 1 1,070 107 9.1 251

 30 to 34 years ............................................. 1,448 1,183 81.7 1,094 75.6 – 1,094 89 7.5 265

 35 to 44 years ............................................... 3,043 2,447 80.4 2,312 76.0 5 2,307 135 5.5 596

 35 to 39 years ............................................. 1,560 1,242 79.6 1,170 75.0 1 1,169 72 5.8 317

 40 to 44 years ............................................. 1,483 1,204 81.2 1,142 77.0 4 1,138 62 5.2 279

 45 to 54 years ............................................... 2,153 1,606 74.6 1,545 71.8 6 1,539 61 3.8 547

 45 to 49 years ............................................. 1,237 955 77.2 918 74.2 4 914 37 3.9 282

 50 to 54 years ............................................. 916 650 71.0 627 68.4 2 625 24 3.6 266

 55 to 64 years ................................................. 1,310 633 48.4 609 46.5 2 606 25 3.9 677

 55 to 59 years ............................................... 720 424 59.0 406 56.4 2 403 19 4.4 295

 60 to 64 years ............................................... 590 209 35.4 203 34.4 – 203 6 2.8 381

 65 years and over ........................................... 1,650 147 8.9 139 8.4 – 139 7 5.0 1,503

 65 to 69 years ............................................... 528 84 16.0 80 15.1 – 80 4 5.3 443

 70 to 74 years ............................................... 425 38 8.8 36 8.4 – 36 2 4.7 388

 75 years and over ......................................... 697 25 3.6 24 3.4 – 24 1 1 ( ) 672

1 Data not shown where base is less than 35,000.

 NOTE: Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised population controls used in

the household survey.

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