HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 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) Employment status, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity Total Some college, Associate no degree degree 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 TOTAL Civilian noninstitutional population................... 27,541 26,633 60,748 61,373 49,011 49,831 32,069 32,853 16,942 16,978 54,571 56,620 Civilian labor force........ 12,758 12,408 38,354 38,539 35,410 35,887 22,504 22,958 12,906 12,928 42,512 44,074 Percent of population............ 46.3 46.6 63.1 62.8 72.2 72.0 70.2 69.9 76.2 76.1 77.9 77.8 Employed................. 11,892 11,521 36,702 36,857 34,143 34,612 21,630 22,076 12,514 12,535 41,649 43,182 Employment-population ratio................. 43.2 43.3 60.4 60.1 69.7 69.5 67.4 67.2 73.9 73.8 76.3 76.3 Unemployed............... 866 886 1,652 1,682 1,267 1,275 874 882 393 393 863 892 Unemployment rate...... 6.8 7.1 4.3 4.4 3.6 3.6 3.9 3.8 3.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 Men Civilian noninstitutional population................... 13,565 13,249 28,995 29,232 22,137 22,690 14,879 15,337 7,258 7,353 27,258 28,094 Civilian labor force........ 8,112 7,974 21,260 21,385 17,520 17,853 11,507 11,810 6,013 6,043 22,554 23,289 Percent of population............ 59.8 60.2 73.3 73.2 79.1 78.7 77.3 77.0 82.8 82.2 82.7 82.9 Employed................. 7,614 7,450 20,345 20,434 16,945 17,243 11,110 11,382 5,835 5,862 22,114 22,835 Employment-population ratio................. 56.1 56.2 70.2 69.9 76.5 76.0 74.7 74.2 80.4 79.7 81.1 81.3 Unemployed............... 498 523 914 951 575 610 397 429 177 181 440 454 Unemployment rate...... 6.1 6.6 4.3 4.4 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.0 3.0 1.9 1.9 Women Civilian noninstitutional population................... 13,976 13,385 31,754 32,141 26,874 27,141 17,189 17,516 9,684 9,625 27,314 28,527 Civilian labor force........ 4,646 4,434 17,094 17,154 17,890 18,034 10,996 11,148 6,893 6,886 19,958 20,784 Percent of population............ 33.2 33.1 53.8 53.4 66.6 66.4 64.0 63.6 71.2 71.5 73.1 72.9 Employed................. 4,278 4,071 16,357 16,423 17,198 17,368 10,520 10,695 6,678 6,674 19,535 20,346 Employment-population ratio................. 30.6 30.4 51.5 51.1 64.0 64.0 61.2 61.1 69.0 69.3 71.5 71.3 Unemployed............... 368 363 737 731 692 666 477 454 215 212 423 438 Unemployment rate...... 7.9 8.2 4.3 4.3 3.9 3.7 4.3 4.1 3.1 3.1 2.1 2.1 White Civilian noninstitutional population................... 21,781 21,102 50,171 50,340 40,396 41,007 26,281 26,927 14,115 14,080 45,213 46,815 Civilian labor force........ 10,331 10,106 31,351 31,354 28,973 29,287 18,254 18,578 10,719 10,709 35,043 36,215 Percent of population............ 47.4 47.9 62.5 62.3 71.7 71.4 69.5 69.0 75.9 76.1 77.5 77.4 Employed................. 9,720 9,446 30,188 30,140 28,056 28,355 17,632 17,936 10,424 10,419 34,357 35,535 Employment-population ratio................. 44.6 44.8 60.2 59.9 69.5 69.1 67.1 66.6 73.9 74.0 76.0 75.9 Unemployed............... 611 660 1,162 1,214 917 932 622 642 295 290 686 681 Unemployment rate...... 5.9 6.5 3.7 3.9 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.5 2.8 2.7 2.0 1.9 Black or African American Civilian noninstitutional population................... 3,975 3,761 7,638 7,884 5,889 6,041 4,075 4,160 1,814 1,881 4,089 4,268 Civilian labor force........ 1,593 1,470 5,105 5,158 4,428 4,552 3,015 3,093 1,413 1,459 3,356 3,540 Percent of population............ 40.1 39.1 66.8 65.4 75.2 75.3 74.0 74.4 77.9 77.6 82.1 83.0 Employed................. 1,389 1,293 4,697 4,783 4,154 4,300 2,816 2,912 1,338 1,389 3,263 3,435 Employment-population ratio................. 34.9 34.4 61.5 60.7 70.5 71.2 69.1 70.0 73.7 73.8 79.8 80.5 Unemployed............... 204 177 408 375 274 252 199 181 75 70 93 106 Unemployment rate...... 12.8 12.0 8.0 7.3 6.2 5.5 6.6 5.9 5.3 4.8 2.8 3.0 Asian Civilian noninstitutional population................... 1,026 999 1,718 1,858 1,439 1,502 847 893 592 609 4,496 4,750 Civilian labor force........ 455 437 1,079 1,174 1,045 1,088 595 647 450 441 3,486 3,679 Percent of population............ 44.4 43.8 62.8 63.2 72.6 72.5 70.2 72.5 76.0 72.5 77.5 77.5 Employed................. 438 425 1,046 1,136 1,012 1,048 573 624 439 423 3,414 3,592 Employment-population ratio................. 42.7 42.5 60.9 61.1 70.3 69.8 67.7 69.9 74.2 69.5 75.9 75.6 Unemployed............... 17 13 33 38 32 41 22 23 11 18 72 88 Unemployment rate...... 3.8 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.7 3.7 3.5 2.4 4.0 2.1 2.4 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity Civilian noninstitutional population................... 9,519 9,643 6,738 7,191 4,396 4,665 2,998 3,176 1,398 1,489 3,051 3,292 Civilian labor force........ 5,948 6,040 5,008 5,344 3,502 3,692 2,374 2,490 1,128 1,201 2,484 2,707 Percent of population............ 62.5 62.6 74.3 74.3 79.7 79.1 79.2 78.4 80.7 80.7 81.4 82.2 Employed................. 5,620 5,677 4,801 5,110 3,377 3,542 2,282 2,382 1,095 1,160 2,428 2,644 Employment-population ratio................. 59.0 58.9 71.3 71.1 76.8 75.9 76.1 75.0 78.3 77.9 79.6 80.3 Unemployed............... 328 363 207 234 125 150 92 108 33 41 56 63 Unemployment rate...... 5.5 6.0 4.1 4.4 3.6 4.1 3.9 4.4 2.9 3.5 2.2 2.3 1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. 2 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees. 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. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.