HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 7. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity (Numbers in thousands) Less than a High school Bachelor's high school graduates, Some college or associate degree degree diploma no college (1) and higher (2) Sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity Total Some college, Associate no degree degree 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 TOTAL Civilian noninstitutional population................... 28,155 27,669 59,480 59,860 46,741 47,556 31,370 31,713 15,371 15,843 50,894 51,852 Civilian labor force........ 12,646 12,470 37,926 37,834 34,049 34,438 22,260 22,298 11,788 12,141 39,791 40,390 Percent of population.. 44.9 45.1 63.8 63.2 72.8 72.4 71.0 70.3 76.7 76.6 78.2 77.9 Employed................. 11,537 11,408 35,857 35,944 32,420 32,977 21,107 21,284 11,313 11,693 38,570 39,293 Employment-population ratio................. 41.0 41.2 60.3 60.0 69.4 69.3 67.3 67.1 73.6 73.8 75.8 75.8 Unemployed............... 1,109 1,062 2,069 1,890 1,629 1,462 1,153 1,014 476 447 1,221 1,098 Unemployment rate...... 8.8 8.5 5.5 5.0 4.8 4.2 5.2 4.5 4.0 3.7 3.1 2.7 Men Civilian noninstitutional population................... 13,745 13,523 27,525 27,991 21,314 21,530 14,732 14,757 6,582 6,773 25,811 26,308 Civilian labor force........ 7,937 7,878 20,361 20,585 16,952 17,054 11,479 11,401 5,474 5,653 21,466 21,789 Percent of population.. 57.7 58.3 74.0 73.5 79.5 79.2 77.9 77.3 83.2 83.5 83.2 82.8 Employed................. 7,290 7,276 19,200 19,535 16,089 16,322 10,858 10,896 5,231 5,426 20,770 21,192 Employment-population ratio................. 53.0 53.8 69.8 69.8 75.5 75.8 73.7 73.8 79.5 80.1 80.5 80.6 Unemployed............... 648 602 1,161 1,049 863 732 621 505 242 227 696 597 Unemployment rate...... 8.2 7.6 5.7 5.1 5.1 4.3 5.4 4.4 4.4 4.0 3.2 2.7 Women Civilian noninstitutional population................... 14,410 14,147 31,955 31,869 25,427 26,026 16,638 16,957 8,789 9,069 25,084 25,545 Civilian labor force........ 4,709 4,591 17,566 17,250 17,096 17,384 10,782 10,896 6,315 6,488 18,324 18,601 Percent of population.. 32.7 32.5 55.0 54.1 67.2 66.8 64.8 64.3 71.8 71.5 73.1 72.8 Employed................. 4,248 4,132 16,657 16,409 16,331 16,654 10,249 10,387 6,081 6,267 17,800 18,101 Employment-population ratio................. 29.5 29.2 52.1 51.5 64.2 64.0 61.6 61.3 69.2 69.1 71.0 70.9 Unemployed............... 461 460 908 841 766 730 532 509 234 221 525 500 Unemployment rate...... 9.8 10.0 5.2 4.9 4.5 4.2 4.9 4.7 3.7 3.4 2.9 2.7 White Civilian noninstitutional population................... 22,407 21,935 49,464 49,581 38,623 39,306 25,759 26,039 12,863 13,267 42,735 43,405 Civilian labor force........ 10,236 10,086 31,135 30,925 27,869 28,300 18,037 18,144 9,832 10,157 33,268 33,653 Percent of population.. 45.7 46.0 62.9 62.4 72.2 72.0 70.0 69.7 76.4 76.6 77.8 77.5 Employed................. 9,437 9,335 29,645 29,571 26,703 27,262 17,227 17,445 9,476 9,817 32,335 32,799 Employment-population ratio................. 42.1 42.6 59.9 59.6 69.1 69.4 66.9 67.0 73.7 74.0 75.7 75.6 Unemployed............... 800 752 1,490 1,354 1,166 1,038 809 698 357 340 933 854 Unemployment rate...... 7.8 7.5 4.8 4.4 4.2 3.7 4.5 3.8 3.6 3.3 2.8 2.5 Black or African American Civilian noninstitutional population................... 4,015 3,965 7,230 7,460 5,612 5,649 3,986 4,009 1,626 1,639 3,675 3,748 Civilian labor force........ 1,597 1,568 4,924 5,044 4,319 4,232 3,041 2,964 1,278 1,268 3,023 3,106 Percent of population.. 39.8 39.6 68.1 67.6 77.0 74.9 76.3 73.9 78.6 77.4 82.3 82.9 Employed................. 1,376 1,326 4,465 4,606 3,979 3,911 2,780 2,717 1,199 1,195 2,887 2,973 Employment-population ratio................. 34.3 33.4 61.8 61.7 70.9 69.2 69.7 67.8 73.7 72.9 78.6 79.3 Unemployed............... 222 243 459 438 340 321 261 247 79 74 137 133 Unemployment rate...... 13.9 15.5 9.3 8.7 7.9 7.6 8.6 8.3 6.2 5.8 4.5 4.3 Asian Civilian noninstitutional population................... 1,020 1,031 1,622 1,630 1,307 1,387 794 829 513 558 3,816 3,989 Civilian labor force........ 472 456 1,054 1,052 940 1,004 562 587 378 417 2,954 3,049 Percent of population.. 46.3 44.2 65.0 64.5 71.9 72.4 70.8 70.8 73.6 74.7 77.4 76.4 Employed................. 427 429 995 1,005 884 956 526 559 358 397 2,825 2,960 Employment-population ratio................. 41.9 41.6 61.4 61.6 67.7 68.9 66.3 67.4 69.8 71.1 74.0 74.2 Unemployed............... 45 27 59 47 55 48 36 28 19 20 129 89 Unemployment rate...... 9.5 5.9 5.6 4.5 5.9 4.8 6.4 4.7 5.2 4.9 4.4 2.9 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity Civilian noninstitutional population................... 8,969 8,914 5,994 6,172 3,915 4,064 2,725 2,847 1,190 1,217 2,597 2,686 Civilian labor force........ 5,524 5,553 4,430 4,566 3,101 3,222 2,162 2,251 939 971 2,126 2,204 Percent of population.. 61.6 62.3 73.9 74.0 79.2 79.3 79.4 79.1 78.9 79.8 81.8 82.1 Employed................. 5,073 5,135 4,169 4,330 2,925 3,068 2,037 2,137 889 931 2,039 2,127 Employment-population ratio................. 56.6 57.6 69.5 70.2 74.7 75.5 74.7 75.1 74.7 76.5 78.5 79.2 Unemployed............... 451 417 261 236 176 154 126 114 50 41 87 77 Unemployment rate...... 8.2 7.5 5.9 5.2 5.7 4.8 5.8 5.0 5.3 4.2 4.1 3.5 1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. 2 Includes persons with a bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degree. NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.