HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 7. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic origin (Numbers in thousands) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | Total | Men | Women | White | Black |Hispanic origin Educational attainment | | | | | | _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1996 | 1997 | 1996 | 1997 | 1996 | 1997 | 1996 | 1997 | 1996 | 1997 | 1996 | 1997 | | | | | | | | | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | | | | | | | | | | | | Civilian noninstitutional population|168,248|170,327| 79,995| 81,173| 88,253| 89,153|142,588|143,829| 18,729| 19,076| 14,741| 15,577 Civilian labor force..............|112,760|114,833| 60,940| 61,982| 51,821| 52,851| 95,498| 96,846| 12,473| 12,813| 10,084| 10,880 Percent of population.........| 67.0| 67.4| 76.2| 76.4| 58.7| 59.3| 67.0| 67.3| 66.6| 67.2| 68.4| 69.8 Employed........................|108,070|110,518| 58,468| 59,736| 49,602| 50,782| 91,992| 93,687| 11,518| 11,882| 9,368| 10,214 Employment-population ratio...| 64.2| 64.9| 73.1| 73.6| 56.2| 57.0| 64.5| 65.1| 61.5| 62.3| 63.6| 65.6 Unemployed......................| 4,690| 4,315| 2,471| 2,246| 2,219| 2,069| 3,507| 3,159| 955| 930| 716| 666 Unemployment rate.............| 4.2| 3.8| 4.1| 3.6| 4.3| 3.9| 3.7| 3.3| 7.7| 7.3| 7.1| 6.1 Not in labor force................| 55,487| 55,494| 19,056| 19,192| 36,432| 36,302| 47,090| 46,984| 6,255| 6,263| 4,658| 4,697 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Less than a high school diploma | | | | | | | | | | | | Civilian noninstitutional population| 30,166| 29,757| 14,166| 14,119| 16,000| 15,638| 24,182| 23,785| 4,670| 4,611| 6,730| 6,968 Civilian labor force..............| 12,394| 12,564| 7,656| 7,766| 4,739| 4,798| 10,060| 10,144| 1,756| 1,816| 3,820| 4,084 Percent of population.........| 41.1| 42.2| 54.0| 55.0| 29.6| 30.7| 41.6| 42.6| 37.6| 39.4| 56.8| 58.6 Employed........................| 11,317| 11,546| 7,058| 7,210| 4,259| 4,336| 9,258| 9,414| 1,534| 1,578| 3,450| 3,738 Employment-population ratio...| 37.5| 38.8| 49.8| 51.1| 26.6| 27.7| 38.3| 39.6| 32.8| 34.2| 51.3| 53.7 Unemployed......................| 1,078| 1,018| 598| 557| 480| 461| 803| 730| 222| 238| 369| 346 Unemployment rate.............| 8.7| 8.1| 7.8| 7.2| 10.1| 9.6| 8.0| 7.2| 12.6| 13.1| 9.7| 8.5 Not in labor force................| 17,772| 17,193| 6,511| 6,353| 11,261| 10,840| 14,122| 13,642| 2,915| 2,794| 2,910| 2,883 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | High school graduates, no college | | | | | | | | | | | | Civilian noninstitutional population| 56,417| 57,424| 25,543| 26,076| 30,874| 31,348| 48,143| 48,728| 6,568| 6,837| 3,945| 4,154 Civilian labor force..............| 37,026| 37,769| 19,558| 19,967| 17,468| 17,802| 31,280| 31,699| 4,610| 4,798| 2,942| 3,123 Percent of population.........| 65.6| 65.8| 76.6| 76.6| 56.6| 56.8| 65.0| 65.1| 70.2| 70.2| 74.6| 75.2 Employed........................| 35,300| 36,163| 18,639| 19,124| 16,661| 17,039| 30,042| 30,552| 4,192| 4,409| 2,746| 2,945 Employment-population ratio...| 62.6| 63.0| 73.0| 73.3| 54.0| 54.4| 62.4| 62.7| 63.8| 64.5| 69.6| 70.9 Unemployed......................| 1,726| 1,606| 919| 844| 807| 763| 1,238| 1,147| 418| 389| 195| 178 Unemployment rate.............| 4.7| 4.3| 4.7| 4.2| 4.6| 4.3| 4.0| 3.6| 9.1| 8.1| 6.6| 5.7 Not in labor force................| 19,391| 19,655| 5,985| 6,109| 13,406| 13,546| 16,863| 17,030| 1,958| 2,039| 1,004| 1,031 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/ | | | | | | | | | | | | Less than a bachelor's degree | | | | | | | | | | | | Civilian noninstitutional population| 41,688| 41,946| 19,167| 19,387| 22,522| 22,560| 35,429| 35,552| 4,809| 4,890| 2,623| 2,830 Civilian labor force..............| 31,159| 31,343| 15,752| 15,892| 15,407| 15,451| 26,193| 26,326| 3,856| 3,884| 2,126| 2,309 Percent of population.........| 74.7| 74.7| 82.2| 82.0| 68.4| 68.5| 73.9| 74.0| 80.2| 79.4| 81.0| 81.6 Employed........................| 29,994| 30,321| 15,175| 15,393| 14,819| 14,928| 25,321| 25,574| 3,609| 3,665| 2,021| 2,214 Employment-population ratio...| 71.9| 72.3| 79.2| 79.4| 65.8| 66.2| 71.5| 71.9| 75.1| 74.9| 77.1| 78.2 Unemployed......................| 1,165| 1,022| 577| 499| 588| 523| 872| 752| 247| 219| 105| 95 Unemployment rate.............| 3.7| 3.3| 3.7| 3.1| 3.8| 3.4| 3.3| 2.9| 6.4| 5.6| 4.9| 4.1 Not in labor force................| 10,529| 10,603| 3,415| 3,495| 7,114| 7,108| 9,235| 9,226| 953| 1,006| 497| 521 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Some college, no degree | | | | | | | | | | | | Civilian noninstitutional population| 29,416| 29,448| 13,908| 14,009| 15,508| 15,439| 24,873| 24,817| 3,574| 3,640| 1,899| 2,056 Civilian labor force..............| 21,437| 21,430| 11,191| 11,252| 10,247| 10,178| 17,874| 17,845| 2,830| 2,855| 1,529| 1,672 Percent of population.........| 72.9| 72.8| 80.5| 80.3| 66.1| 65.9| 71.9| 71.9| 79.2| 78.4| 80.5| 81.3 Employed........................| 20,590| 20,678| 10,759| 10,876| 9,831| 9,802| 17,249| 17,302| 2,640| 2,681| 1,453| 1,603 Employment-population ratio...| 70.0| 70.2| 77.4| 77.6| 63.4| 63.5| 69.3| 69.7| 73.9| 73.6| 76.5| 77.9 Unemployed......................| 848| 752| 432| 377| 416| 376| 625| 543| 190| 175| 76| 69 Unemployment rate.............| 4.0| 3.5| 3.9| 3.3| 4.1| 3.7| 3.5| 3.0| 6.7| 6.1| 4.9| 4.1 Not in labor force................| 7,979| 8,018| 2,717| 2,757| 5,261| 5,261| 6,999| 6,972| 743| 785| 370| 385 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Associate degree | | | | | | | | | | | | Civilian noninstitutional population| 12,272| 12,498| 5,259| 5,378| 7,014| 7,121| 10,555| 10,735| 1,235| 1,250| 724| 773 Civilian labor force..............| 9,722| 9,913| 4,561| 4,640| 5,161| 5,273| 8,320| 8,481| 1,025| 1,029| 597| 637 Percent of population.........| 79.2| 79.3| 86.7| 86.3| 73.6| 74.1| 78.8| 79.0| 83.0| 82.3| 82.5| 82.3 Employed........................| 9,404| 9,643| 4,416| 4,517| 4,988| 5,126| 8,072| 8,271| 969| 984| 568| 611 Employment-population ratio...| 76.6| 77.2| 84.0| 84.0| 71.1| 72.0| 76.5| 77.1| 78.4| 78.7| 78.4| 79.0 Unemployed......................| 317| 270| 145| 123| 173| 147| 248| 210| 56| 45| 29| 26 Unemployment rate.............| 3.3| 2.7| 3.2| 2.6| 3.3| 2.8| 3.0| 2.5| 5.5| 4.3| 4.9| 4.0 Not in labor force................| 2,551| 2,585| 698| 738| 1,853| 1,847| 2,236| 2,254| 210| 221| 127| 137 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | College graduates | | | | | | | | | | | | Civilian noninstitutional population| 39,976| 41,200| 21,120| 21,592| 18,857| 19,608| 34,834| 35,764| 2,682| 2,738| 1,443| 1,625 Civilian labor force..............| 32,181| 33,157| 17,974| 18,357| 14,207| 14,800| 27,965| 28,677| 2,253| 2,314| 1,197| 1,364 Percent of population.........| 80.5| 80.5| 85.1| 85.0| 75.3| 75.5| 80.3| 80.2| 84.0| 84.5| 82.9| 83.9 Employed........................| 31,459| 32,488| 17,596| 18,010| 13,863| 14,478| 27,371| 28,148| 2,183| 2,230| 1,151| 1,316 Employment-population ratio...| 78.7| 78.9| 83.3| 83.4| 73.5| 73.8| 78.6| 78.7| 81.4| 81.4| 79.7| 81.0 Unemployed......................| 722| 669| 378| 347| 344| 322| 594| 529| 69| 84| 46| 47 Unemployment rate.............| 2.2| 2.0| 2.1| 1.9| 2.4| 2.2| 2.1| 1.8| 3.1| 3.6| 3.8| 3.5 Not in labor force................| 7,795| 8,043| 3,145| 3,235| 4,650| 4,808| 6,870| 7,086| 429| 424| 246| 262 | | | | | | | | | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ Includes the categories, some college, no degree, and associate degree. NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups. Beginning in January 1997, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.