HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 5. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex, age, and race (Numbers in thousands) Total White (1) Black or African Asian (1) American (1) Employment status, sex, and age 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 TOTAL Civilian noninstitutional population...... 217,570 221,168 179,783 181,292 25,578 25,686 9,833 9,220 Civilian labor force.................... 144,863 146,510 120,150 120,546 16,565 16,526 6,604 6,122 Percent of population............... 66.6 66.2 66.8 66.5 64.8 64.3 67.2 66.4 Employed.............................. 136,485 137,736 114,013 114,235 14,872 14,739 6,215 5,756 Unemployed............................ 8,378 8,774 6,137 6,311 1,693 1,787 389 366 Unemployment rate................... 5.8 6.0 5.1 5.2 10.2 10.8 5.9 6.0 Not in labor force...................... 72,707 74,658 59,633 60,746 9,013 9,161 3,229 3,098 Men, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population...... 104,585 106,435 87,361 88,249 11,391 11,454 4,697 4,338 Civilian labor force.................... 77,500 78,238 65,308 65,509 7,794 7,711 3,567 3,277 Percent of population............... 74.1 73.5 74.8 74.2 68.4 67.3 75.9 75.6 Employed.............................. 72,903 73,332 61,849 61,866 6,959 6,820 3,349 3,073 Unemployed............................ 4,597 4,906 3,459 3,643 835 891 217 204 Unemployment rate................... 5.9 6.3 5.3 5.6 10.7 11.6 6.1 6.2 Not in labor force...................... 27,085 28,197 22,053 22,740 3,597 3,743 1,130 1,060 Men, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population...... 96,439 98,272 80,922 81,860 10,196 10,278 4,296 4,024 Civilian labor force.................... 73,630 74,623 62,067 62,473 7,347 7,346 3,433 3,176 Percent of population............... 76.3 75.9 76.7 76.3 72.1 71.5 79.9 78.9 Employed.............................. 69,734 70,415 59,124 59,348 6,652 6,586 3,243 2,993 Unemployed............................ 3,896 4,209 2,943 3,125 695 760 190 183 Unemployment rate................... 5.3 5.6 4.7 5.0 9.5 10.3 5.5 5.8 Not in labor force...................... 22,809 23,649 18,855 19,386 2,848 2,932 863 848 Women, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population...... 112,985 114,733 92,422 93,043 14,187 14,232 5,136 4,882 Civilian labor force.................... 67,363 68,272 54,842 55,037 8,772 8,815 3,037 2,845 Percent of population............... 59.6 59.5 59.3 59.2 61.8 61.9 59.1 58.3 Employed.............................. 63,582 64,404 52,164 52,369 7,914 7,919 2,866 2,683 Unemployed............................ 3,781 3,868 2,678 2,668 858 895 172 162 Unemployment rate................... 5.6 5.7 4.9 4.8 9.8 10.2 5.7 5.7 Not in labor force...................... 45,621 46,461 37,581 38,006 5,415 5,418 2,099 2,037 Women, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population...... 105,136 106,800 86,266 86,905 12,966 13,026 4,771 4,594 Civilian labor force.................... 63,648 64,716 51,717 52,099 8,348 8,409 2,916 2,768 Percent of population............... 60.5 60.6 60.0 59.9 64.4 64.6 61.1 60.2 Employed.............................. 60,420 61,402 49,448 49,823 7,610 7,636 2,758 2,616 Unemployed............................ 3,228 3,314 2,269 2,276 738 772 158 152 Unemployment rate................... 5.1 5.1 4.4 4.4 8.8 9.2 5.4 5.5 Not in labor force...................... 41,488 42,083 34,548 34,806 4,618 4,618 1,856 1,826 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian noninstitutional population...... 15,994 16,096 12,596 12,527 2,416 2,382 766 601 Civilian labor force.................... 7,585 7,170 6,366 5,973 870 771 255 178 Percent of population............... 47.4 44.5 50.5 47.7 36.0 32.4 33.3 29.6 Employed.............................. 6,332 5,919 5,441 5,064 611 516 214 147 Unemployed............................ 1,253 1,251 925 909 260 255 41 31 Unemployment rate................... 16.5 17.5 14.5 15.2 29.8 33.0 16.2 17.5 Not in labor force...................... 8,409 8,926 6,230 6,554 1,546 1,611 511 423 1 Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only; persons who selected more than one race group are not included. Prior to 2003, persons who reported more than one race group were included in the group they identified as the main race. For more information, see the "Explanatory Notes and Estimates of Error" section of this publication. 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 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.