HOUSEHOLD DATA 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 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 TOTAL Civilian noninstitutional population...... 223,357 226,082 182,643 184,446 26,065 26,517 9,519 9,842 Civilian labor force.................... 147,401 149,320 121,086 122,299 16,638 17,013 6,271 6,503 Percent of population............... 66.0 66.0 66.3 66.3 63.8 64.2 65.9 66.1 Employed.............................. 139,252 141,730 115,239 116,949 14,909 15,313 5,994 6,244 Unemployed............................ 8,149 7,591 5,847 5,350 1,729 1,700 277 259 Unemployment rate................... 5.5 5.1 4.8 4.4 10.4 10.0 4.4 4.0 Not in labor force...................... 75,956 76,762 61,558 62,148 9,428 9,504 3,248 3,339 Men, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population...... 107,710 109,151 89,044 90,027 11,656 11,882 4,529 4,679 Civilian labor force.................... 78,980 80,033 65,994 66,694 7,773 7,998 3,396 3,500 Percent of population............... 73.3 73.3 74.1 74.1 66.7 67.3 75.0 74.8 Employed.............................. 74,524 75,973 62,712 63,763 6,912 7,155 3,243 3,359 Unemployed............................ 4,456 4,059 3,282 2,931 860 844 153 141 Unemployment rate................... 5.6 5.1 5.0 4.4 11.1 10.5 4.5 4.0 Not in labor force...................... 28,730 29,119 23,050 23,334 3,884 3,884 1,133 1,178 Men, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population...... 99,476 100,835 82,615 83,556 10,461 10,659 4,216 4,361 Civilian labor force.................... 75,364 76,443 62,944 63,705 7,414 7,600 3,305 3,419 Percent of population............... 75.8 75.8 76.2 76.2 70.9 71.3 78.4 78.4 Employed.............................. 71,572 73,050 60,159 61,255 6,681 6,901 3,165 3,292 Unemployed............................ 3,791 3,392 2,785 2,450 733 699 140 127 Unemployment rate................... 5.0 4.4 4.4 3.8 9.9 9.2 4.2 3.7 Not in labor force...................... 24,113 24,392 19,671 19,851 3,047 3,060 911 942 Women, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population...... 115,647 116,931 93,599 94,419 14,409 14,635 4,990 5,163 Civilian labor force.................... 68,421 69,288 55,092 55,605 8,865 9,014 2,876 3,002 Percent of population............... 59.2 59.3 58.9 58.9 61.5 61.6 57.6 58.2 Employed.............................. 64,728 65,757 52,527 53,186 7,997 8,158 2,751 2,885 Unemployed............................ 3,694 3,531 2,565 2,419 868 856 124 118 Unemployment rate................... 5.4 5.1 4.7 4.4 9.8 9.5 4.3 3.9 Not in labor force...................... 47,225 47,643 38,508 38,814 5,544 5,621 2,114 2,161 Women, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population...... 107,658 108,850 87,430 88,200 13,182 13,377 4,697 4,864 Civilian labor force.................... 64,923 65,714 52,212 52,643 8,462 8,610 2,795 2,923 Percent of population............... 60.3 60.4 59.7 59.7 64.2 64.4 59.5 60.1 Employed.............................. 61,773 62,702 50,040 50,589 7,707 7,876 2,678 2,812 Unemployed............................ 3,150 3,013 2,172 2,054 755 734 117 111 Unemployment rate................... 4.9 4.6 4.2 3.9 8.9 8.5 4.2 3.8 Not in labor force...................... 42,735 43,136 35,218 35,557 4,720 4,768 1,903 1,941 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian noninstitutional population...... 16,222 16,398 12,599 12,690 2,423 2,481 606 616 Civilian labor force.................... 7,114 7,164 5,929 5,950 762 803 172 160 Percent of population............... 43.9 43.7 47.1 46.9 31.4 32.4 28.4 26.0 Employed.............................. 5,907 5,978 5,039 5,105 520 536 152 140 Unemployed............................ 1,208 1,186 890 845 241 267 20 20 Unemployment rate................... 17.0 16.6 15.0 14.2 31.7 33.3 11.5 12.4 Not in labor force...................... 9,108 9,234 6,669 6,739 1,661 1,677 434 456 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 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.