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 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 TOTAL Civilian noninstitutional population...... 228,815 231,867 186,264 188,253 27,007 27,485 10,155 10,633 Civilian labor force.................... 151,428 153,124 123,834 124,935 17,314 17,496 6,727 7,067 Percent of population............... 66.2 66.0 66.5 66.4 64.1 63.7 66.2 66.5 Employed.............................. 144,427 146,047 118,833 119,792 15,765 16,051 6,522 6,839 Unemployed............................ 7,001 7,078 5,002 5,143 1,549 1,445 205 229 Unemployment rate................... 4.6 4.6 4.0 4.1 8.9 8.3 3.0 3.2 Not in labor force...................... 77,387 78,743 62,429 63,319 9,693 9,989 3,427 3,566 Men, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population...... 110,605 112,173 91,021 92,073 12,130 12,361 4,827 5,052 Civilian labor force.................... 81,255 82,136 67,613 68,158 8,128 8,252 3,621 3,796 Percent of population............... 73.5 73.2 74.3 74.0 67.0 66.8 75.0 75.1 Employed.............................. 77,502 78,254 64,883 65,289 7,354 7,500 3,511 3,677 Unemployed............................ 3,753 3,882 2,730 2,869 774 752 110 119 Unemployment rate................... 4.6 4.7 4.0 4.2 9.5 9.1 3.0 3.1 Not in labor force...................... 29,350 30,036 23,408 23,915 4,002 4,110 1,206 1,256 Men, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population...... 102,145 103,555 84,466 85,420 10,864 11,057 4,515 4,737 Civilian labor force.................... 77,562 78,596 64,540 65,214 7,720 7,867 3,535 3,718 Percent of population............... 75.9 75.9 76.4 76.3 71.1 71.2 78.3 78.5 Employed.............................. 74,431 75,337 62,259 62,806 7,079 7,245 3,437 3,608 Unemployed............................ 3,131 3,259 2,281 2,408 640 622 98 110 Unemployment rate................... 4.0 4.1 3.5 3.7 8.3 7.9 2.8 3.0 Not in labor force...................... 24,584 24,959 19,927 20,206 3,144 3,189 980 1,019 Women, 16 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population...... 118,210 119,694 95,242 96,180 14,877 15,124 5,328 5,581 Civilian labor force.................... 70,173 70,988 56,221 56,777 9,186 9,244 3,106 3,271 Percent of population............... 59.4 59.3 59.0 59.0 61.7 61.1 58.3 58.6 Employed.............................. 66,925 67,792 53,950 54,503 8,410 8,551 3,011 3,162 Unemployed............................ 3,247 3,196 2,271 2,274 775 693 95 110 Unemployment rate................... 4.6 4.5 4.0 4.0 8.4 7.5 3.1 3.4 Not in labor force...................... 48,037 48,707 39,021 39,403 5,691 5,879 2,222 2,310 Women, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population...... 109,992 111,330 88,942 89,790 13,578 13,788 5,027 5,265 Civilian labor force.................... 66,585 67,516 53,286 53,925 8,723 8,828 3,038 3,194 Percent of population............... 60.5 60.6 59.9 60.1 64.2 64.0 60.4 60.7 Employed.............................. 63,834 64,799 51,359 51,996 8,068 8,240 2,953 3,096 Unemployed............................ 2,751 2,718 1,927 1,930 656 588 85 99 Unemployment rate................... 4.1 4.0 3.6 3.6 7.5 6.7 2.8 3.1 Not in labor force...................... 43,407 43,814 35,656 35,864 4,854 4,960 1,989 2,071 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian noninstitutional population...... 16,678 16,982 12,856 13,043 2,565 2,640 613 631 Civilian labor force.................... 7,281 7,012 6,009 5,795 871 801 154 155 Percent of population............... 43.7 41.3 46.7 44.4 34.0 30.3 25.1 24.5 Employed.............................. 6,162 5,911 5,215 4,990 618 566 132 135 Unemployed............................ 1,119 1,101 794 805 253 235 22 20 Unemployment rate................... 15.4 15.7 13.2 13.9 29.1 29.4 14.0 12.7 Not in labor force...................... 9,397 9,970 6,847 7,248 1,694 1,839 459 476 NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.