Table 3. Employment status by race, age, sex, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2009 annual averages

(Numbers in thousands)

 Civilian labor force 

 Employed Unemployed 

 Total 

Percent 

of 

population 

 Total Percent of 

labor force 

White

Total, 16 years and over......... 190,902 125,644 65.8 114,996 60.2 10,648 8.5 65,258

 16 to 19 years.................. 13,035 5,295 40.6 4,138 31.7 1,157 21.8 7,740

 20 to 24 years.................... 15,963 11,995 75.1 10,438 65.4 1,556 13.0 3,969

 25 to 54 years.................. 100,014 83,444 83.4 77,085 77.1 6,359 7.6 16,571

 55 to 64 years.................. 29,022 19,199 66.2 17,978 61.9 1,221 6.4 9,823

 65 years and over.............. 32,867 5,711 17.4 5,357 16.3 355 6.2 27,156

 Women, 16 years and over... 97,469 57,593 59.1 53,366 54.8 4,227 7.3 39,876

 16 to 19 years.................... 6,391 2,616 40.9 2,134 33.4 482 18.4 3,775

 20 to 24 years................... 7,887 5,647 71.6 5,060 64.2 587 10.4 2,240

 25 to 54 years.................... 49,787 37,765 75.9 35,287 70.9 2,479 6.6 12,022

 55 to 64 years................... 14,868 9,039 60.8 8,513 57.3 526 5.8 5,829

 65 years and over.............. 18,535 2,525 13.6 2,373 12.8 153 6.0 16,010

 Men, 16 years and over......... 93,433 68,051 72.8 61,630 66.0 6,421 9.4 25,382

 16 to 19 years................... 6,644 2,679 40.3 2,004 30.2 675 25.2 3,965

 20 to 24 years.................. 8,076 6,348 78.6 5,379 66.6 969 15.3 1,729

 25 to 54 years.................... 50,227 45,678 90.9 41,798 83.2 3,880 8.5 4,548

 55 to 64 years.................. 14,154 10,160 71.8 9,465 66.9 695 6.8 3,994

 65 years and over............... 14,332 3,186 22.2 2,984 20.8 202 6.3 11,145

Black or 

Af i A i

Race, age, sex, and 

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

 Civilian 

noninstitutional 

population 

 Not in 

labor 

force Total 

Percent 

of 

population 

African American

Total, 16 years and over......... 28,241 17,632 62.4 15,025 53.2 2,606 14.8 10,609

 16 to 19 years.................. 2,684 729 27.2 442 16.5 288 39.5 1,954

 20 to 24 years.................. 2,973 1,961 66.0 1,474 49.6 488 24.9 1,012

 25 to 54 years.................. 15,749 12,451 79.1 10,830 68.8 1,621 13.0 3,298

 55 to 64 years.................. 3,596 1,995 55.5 1,827 50.8 168 8.4 1,601

 65 years and over............... 3,239 495 15.3 453 14.0 42 8.5 2,744

 Women, 16 years and over... 15,536 9,367 60.3 8,208 52.8 1,159 12.4 6,169

 16 to 19 years.................. 1,357 379 27.9 252 18.6 127 33.4 978

 20 to 24 years.................. 1,563 1,008 64.5 784 50.2 223 22.2 555

 25 to 54 years.................. 8,632 6,626 76.8 5,911 68.5 715 10.8 2,007

 55 to 64 years.................. 2,004 1,091 54.4 1,014 50.6 77 7.1 913

 65 years and over............... 1,979 264 13.3 246 12.5 17 6.6 1,715

 Men, 16 years and over......... 12,705 8,265 65.0 6,817 53.7 1,448 17.5 4,441

 16 to 19 years.................. 1,326 350 26.4 189 14.3 161 46.0 976

 20 to 24 years.................. 1,410 954 67.6 689 48.9 264 27.7 457

 25 to 54 years.................. 7,116 5,825 81.9 4,919 69.1 907 15.6 1,291

 55 to 64 years.................. 1,592 904 56.8 813 51.1 91 10.1 688

 65 years and over............... 1,260 231 18.3 206 16.4 24 10.6 1,029

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Table 3. Employment status by race, age, sex, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2009 annual 

averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

 Civilian labor force 

 Employed Unemployed 

 Total 

Percent 

of 

population 

 Total Percent of 

labor force 

Asian

Total, 16 years and over......... 10,842 7,156 66.0 6,635 61.2 522 7.3 3,685

 16 to 19 years.................. 632 131 20.8 97 15.3 35 26.4 501

 20 to 24 years.................. 855 485 56.7 428 50.0 57 11.8 370

 25 to 54 years.................. 6,589 5,364 81.4 5,011 76.0 354 6.6 1,225

 55 to 64 years.................. 1,417 946 66.7 882 62.3 63 6.7 471

 65 years and over............... 1,348 230 17.0 217 16.1 13 5.5 1,118

 Women, 16 years and over... 5,671 3,300 58.2 3,084 54.4 216 6.6 2,371

 16 to 19 years.................. 299 52 17.4 39 12.9 13 25.8 247

 20 to 24 years.................. 437 233 53.4 207 47.4 26 11.3 203

 25 to 54 years.................. 3,408 2,456 72.1 2,311 67.8 145 5.9 952

 55 to 64 years..................... 763 460 60.2 432 56.6 28 6.1 304

 65 years and over............... 764 99 12.9 96 12.5 3 3.3 665

 Men, 16 years and over......... 5,170 3,857 74.6 3,551 68.7 306 7.9 1,314

 16 to 19 years.................. 333 79 23.8 58 17.4 21 26.8 254

 20 to 24 years..................... 419 252 60.2 221 52.8 31 12.3 167

 25 to 54 years.................. 3,181 2,908 91.4 2,700 84.9 209 7.2 273

 55 to 64 years.................. 654 486 74.3 451 68.9 35 7.3 168

 65 years and over............... 583 131 22.4 121 20.8 9 7.1 453

Hispanic or

Race, age, sex, and 

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

 Civilian 

noninstitutional 

population 

 Not in 

labor 

force Total 

Percent 

of 

population 

Hispanic or 

Latino ethnicity

Total, 16 years and over......... 32,891 22,352 68.0 19,647 59.7 2,706 12.1 10,539

 16 to 19 years.................. 3,123 1,063 34.0 742 23.7 321 30.2 2,061

 20 to 24 years.................. 3,623 2,647 73.1 2,218 61.2 429 16.2 975

 25 to 54 years.................. 20,369 16,303 80.0 14,572 71.5 1,731 10.6 4,065

 55 to 64 years.................. 3,017 1,866 61.9 1,680 55.7 186 10.0 1,150

 65 years and over............... 2,759 472 17.1 435 15.7 38 8.0 2,287

 Women, 16 years and over... 15,993 9,043 56.5 8,007 50.1 1,036 11.5 6,951

 16 to 19 years.................. 1,531 483 31.6 358 23.4 125 25.8 1,048

 20 to 24 years.................. 1,748 1,105 63.2 931 53.3 174 15.7 643

 25 to 54 years.................. 9,581 6,435 67.2 5,784 60.4 651 10.1 3,146

 55 to 64 years.................. 1,558 820 52.6 751 48.2 70 8.5 738

 65 years and over............... 1,576 200 12.7 183 11.6 17 8.3 1,376

 Men, 16 years and over......... 16,897 13,310 78.8 11,640 68.9 1,670 12.5 3,588

 16 to 19 years.................. 1,593 580 36.4 383 24.1 196 33.8 1,013

 20 to 24 years.................. 1,875 1,542 82.3 1,287 68.7 255 16.6 332

 25 to 54 years.................. 10,787 9,868 91.5 8,788 81.5 1,080 10.9 919

 55 to 64 years.................. 1,459 1,046 71.7 930 63.7 117 11.2 413

 65 years and over............... 1,184 273 23.0 251 21.2 21 7.8 911

 SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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