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Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age and sex, 2004 annual averages 

(Numbers in thousands)

Total, both sexes

16 years and over ......... 223,357 147,401 66.0 139,252 62.3 8,149 5.5 75,956

16 to 19 years ............. 16,222 7,114 43.9 5,907 36.4 1,208 17.0 9,108

16 to 17 years......... 8,574 2,747 32.0 2,193 25.6 554 20.2 5,827

18 to 19 years......... 7,648 4,367 57.1 3,714 48.6 653 15.0 3,281

20 to 24 years............ 20,197 15,154 75.0 13,723 67.9 1,431 9.4 5,043

25 to 54 years............. 123,410 102,122 82.8 97,472 79.0 4,650 4.6 21,288

25 to 34 years......... 38,939 32,207 82.7 30,423 78.1 1,784 5.5 6,732

25 to 29 years...... 18,985 15,569 82.0 14,615 77.0 955 6.1 3,415

30 to 34 years...... 19,954 16,638 83.4 15,808 79.2 829 5.0 3,317

35 to 44 years......... 43,226 36,158 83.6 34,580 80.0 1,578 4.4 7,068

35 to 39 years...... 20,573 17,169 83.5 16,370 79.6 799 4.7 3,404

40 to 44 years...... 22,653 18,989 83.8 18,210 80.4 779 4.1 3,664

45 to 54 years......... 41,245 33,758 81.8 32,469 78.7 1,288 3.8 7,488

45 to 49 years...... 21,886 18,310 83.7 17,586 80.4 724 4.0 3,577

50 to 54 years...... 19,359 15,448 79.8 14,883 76.9 565 3.7 3,911

55 to 64 years............ 28,919 18,013 62.3 17,331 59.9 682 3.8 10,906

55 to 59 years......... 16,327 11,603 71.1 11,166 68.4 437 3.8 4,724

60 to 64 years......... 12,592 6,410 50.9 6,166 49.0 245 3.8 6,182

65 years and over....... 34,609 4,998 14.4 4,819 13.9 179 3.6 29,611

65 to 69 years......... 9,800 2,710 27.7 2,614 26.7 96 3.5 7,090

70 to 74 years......... 8,381 1,280 15.3 1,234 14.7 46 3.6 7,100

75 years and over...... 16,429 1,007 6.1 971 5.9 36 3.6 15,421

Total Percent of 

population

Civilian labor force

Employed Unemployed

Age

Civilian 

noninstitutional 

population

Total Percent of 

population Total Percent of 

labor force

Not in labor 

force
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Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age and sex, 2004 annual averages 

—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Women

16 years and over ......... 115,647 68,421 59.2 64,728 56.0 3,694 5.4 47,225

16 to 19 years ............. 7,989 3,498 43.8 2,955 37.0 543 15.5 4,491

16 to 17 years......... 4,257 1,418 33.3 1,156 27.2 262 18.5 2,838

18 to 19 years......... 3,732 2,080 55.7 1,799 48.2 281 13.5 1,652

20 to 24 years............ 10,072 7,097 70.5 6,477 64.3 619 8.7 2,975

25 to 54 years............. 62,636 47,150 75.3 45,003 71.8 2,147 4.6 15,486

25 to 34 years......... 19,581 14,409 73.6 13,605 69.5 804 5.6 5,172

25 to 29 years...... 9,506 6,952 73.1 6,532 68.7 420 6.0 2,555

30 to 34 years...... 10,075 7,457 74.0 7,073 70.2 384 5.1 2,618

35 to 44 years......... 21,970 16,619 75.6 15,880 72.3 739 4.4 5,352

35 to 39 years...... 10,438 7,772 74.5 7,403 70.9 369 4.7 2,666

40 to 44 years...... 11,532 8,847 76.7 8,477 73.5 370 4.2 2,686

45 to 54 years......... 21,085 16,123 76.5 15,518 73.6 605 3.7 4,962

45 to 49 years...... 11,158 8,729 78.2 8,393 75.2 335 3.8 2,429

50 to 54 years...... 9,927 7,394 74.5 7,125 71.8 269 3.6 2,533

55 to 64 years............ 15,025 8,466 56.3 8,157 54.3 309 3.6 6,559

55 to 59 years......... 8,411 5,463 65.0 5,266 62.6 197 3.6 2,948

60 to 64 years......... 6,614 3,002 45.4 2,890 43.7 112 3.7 3,612

65 years and over....... 19,925 2,211 11.1 2,135 10.7 75 3.4 17,714

65 to 69 years......... 5,227 1,220 23.3 1,178 22.5 42 3.5 4,007

70 to 74 years......... 4,660 560 12.0 541 11.6 19 3.3 4,100

75 years and over...... 10,038 431 4.3 416 4.1 14 3.4 9,607

Total Percent of 

labor force

Age

Civilian 

noninstitutional 

population

Civilian labor force

Total Percent of 

population

Employed Unemployed

Not in labor 

Total force Percent of 

population
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Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age and sex, 2004 annual averages 

—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Men

16 years and over ......... 107,710 78,980 73.3 74,524 69.2 4,456 5.6 28,730

16 to 19 years ............. 8,234 3,616 43.9 2,952 35.9 664 18.4 4,617

16 to 17 years......... 4,318 1,329 30.8 1,037 24.0 292 22.0 2,989

18 to 19 years......... 3,916 2,288 58.4 1,915 48.9 372 16.3 1,628

20 to 24 years............ 10,125 8,057 79.6 7,246 71.6 811 10.1 2,068

25 to 54 years............. 60,773 54,972 90.5 52,468 86.3 2,504 4.6 5,801

25 to 34 years......... 19,358 17,798 91.9 16,818 86.9 980 5.5 1,560

25 to 29 years...... 9,478 8,618 90.9 8,083 85.3 535 6.2 861

30 to 34 years...... 9,879 9,180 92.9 8,735 88.4 446 4.9 699

35 to 44 years......... 21,255 19,539 91.9 18,700 88.0 839 4.3 1,716

35 to 39 years...... 10,135 9,397 92.7 8,967 88.5 430 4.6 738

40 to 44 years...... 11,121 10,142 91.2 9,733 87.5 409 4.0 979

45 to 54 years......... 20,160 17,635 87.5 16,951 84.1 684 3.9 2,525

45 to 49 years...... 10,729 9,581 89.3 9,193 85.7 388 4.1 1,148

50 to 54 years...... 9,432 8,054 85.4 7,758 82.3 296 3.7 1,378

55 to 64 years............ 13,894 9,547 68.7 9,174 66.0 373 3.9 4,347

55 to 59 years......... 7,916 6,139 77.6 5,899 74.5 240 3.9 1,776

60 to 64 years......... 5,978 3,408 57.0 3,275 54.8 133 3.9 2,570

65 years and over....... 14,684 2,787 19.0 2,683 18.3 104 3.7 11,897

65 to 69 years......... 4,573 1,490 32.6 1,436 31.4 54 3.6 3,082

70 to 74 years......... 3,721 721 19.4 693 18.6 28 3.8 3,000

75 years and over...... 6,391 576 9.0 554 8.7 22 3.8 5,814

Age

Civilian 

noninstitutional 

population

Civilian labor force

Total Percent of 

population

Employed Unemployed

Not in labor 

Total force Percent of 

population Total Percent of labor force