HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES 5. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex, age, and race (Numbers in thousands) Total White Black or African Asian American Employment status, sex, and age 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 TOTAL Civilian noninstitutional population...... 226,082 228,815 184,446 186,264 26,517 27,007 9,842 10,155 Civilian labor force.................... 149,320 151,428 122,299 123,834 17,013 17,314 6,503 6,727 Percent of population............... 66.0 66.2 66.3 66.5 64.2 64.1 66.1 66.2 Employed.............................. 141,730 144,427 116,949 118,833 15,313 15,765 6,244 6,522 Unemployed............................ 7,591 7,001 5,350 5,002 1,700 1,549 259 205 Unemployment rate................... 5.1 4.6 4.4 4.0 10.0 8.9 4.0 3.0 Not in labor force...................... 76,762 77,387 62,148 62,429 9,504 9,693 3,339 3,427 Men, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population...... 109,151 110,605 90,027 91,021 11,882 12,130 4,679 4,827 Civilian labor force.................... 80,033 81,255 66,694 67,613 7,998 8,128 3,500 3,621 Percent of population............... 73.3 73.5 74.1 74.3 67.3 67.0 74.8 75.0 Employed.............................. 75,973 77,502 63,763 64,883 7,155 7,354 3,359 3,511 Unemployed............................ 4,059 3,753 2,931 2,730 844 774 141 110 Unemployment rate................... 5.1 4.6 4.4 4.0 10.5 9.5 4.0 3.0 Not in labor force...................... 29,119 29,350 23,334 23,408 3,884 4,002 1,178 1,206 Men, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population...... 100,835 102,145 83,556 84,466 10,659 10,864 4,361 4,515 Civilian labor force.................... 76,443 77,562 63,705 64,540 7,600 7,720 3,419 3,535 Percent of population............... 75.8 75.9 76.2 76.4 71.3 71.1 78.4 78.3 Employed.............................. 73,050 74,431 61,255 62,259 6,901 7,079 3,292 3,437 Unemployed............................ 3,392 3,131 2,450 2,281 699 640 127 98 Unemployment rate................... 4.4 4.0 3.8 3.5 9.2 8.3 3.7 2.8 Not in labor force...................... 24,392 24,584 19,851 19,927 3,060 3,144 942 980 Women, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population...... 116,931 118,210 94,419 95,242 14,635 14,877 5,163 5,328 Civilian labor force.................... 69,288 70,173 55,605 56,221 9,014 9,186 3,002 3,106 Percent of population............... 59.3 59.4 58.9 59.0 61.6 61.7 58.2 58.3 Employed.............................. 65,757 66,925 53,186 53,950 8,158 8,410 2,885 3,011 Unemployed............................ 3,531 3,247 2,419 2,271 856 775 118 95 Unemployment rate................... 5.1 4.6 4.4 4.0 9.5 8.4 3.9 3.1 Not in labor force...................... 47,643 48,037 38,814 39,021 5,621 5,691 2,161 2,222 Women, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population...... 108,850 109,992 88,200 88,942 13,377 13,578 4,864 5,027 Civilian labor force.................... 65,714 66,585 52,643 53,286 8,610 8,723 2,923 3,038 Percent of population............... 60.4 60.5 59.7 59.9 64.4 64.2 60.1 60.4 Employed.............................. 62,702 63,834 50,589 51,359 7,876 8,068 2,812 2,953 Unemployed............................ 3,013 2,751 2,054 1,927 734 656 111 85 Unemployment rate................... 4.6 4.1 3.9 3.6 8.5 7.5 3.8 2.8 Not in labor force...................... 43,136 43,407 35,557 35,656 4,768 4,854 1,941 1,989 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian noninstitutional population...... 16,398 16,678 12,690 12,856 2,481 2,565 616 613 Civilian labor force.................... 7,164 7,281 5,950 6,009 803 871 160 154 Percent of population............... 43.7 43.7 46.9 46.7 32.4 34.0 26.0 25.1 Employed.............................. 5,978 6,162 5,105 5,215 536 618 140 132 Unemployed............................ 1,186 1,119 845 794 267 253 20 22 Unemployment rate................... 16.6 15.4 14.2 13.2 33.3 29.1 12.4 14.0 Not in labor force...................... 9,234 9,397 6,739 6,847 1,677 1,694 456 459 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. Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.