Table 2. Families by presence and relationship of employed members and family type, 2007-08 annual averages

Table 2.  Families by presence and relationship of employed members and family type, 2007-08 annual averages

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
                                                                    Number                 Percent distribution    
                    Characteristic                                                                                 
                                                                                                                   
                                                             2007           2008          2007           2008      
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                   
               MARRIED-COUPLE FAMILIES                                                                             
                                                                                                                   
            Total......................................      58,145         58,125        100.0          100.0     
                                                                                                                   
      Member(s) employed, total........................      48,676         48,541         83.7           83.5     
          Husband only.................................      11,509         11,351         19.8           19.5     
          Wife only....................................       3,858          4,036          6.6            6.9     
          Husband and wife.............................      30,055         29,854         51.7           51.4     
          Other employment combinations................       3,254          3,300          5.6            5.7     
      No member(s) employed  ..........................       9,469          9,585         16.3           16.5     
                                                                                                                   
           FAMILIES MAINTAINED BY WOMEN (1)                                                                        
                                                                                                                   
            Total......................................      14,423         14,383        100.0          100.0     
                                                                                                                   
      Member(s) employed, total........................      11,087         10,929         76.9           76.0     
          Householder only.............................       6,307          6,250         43.7           43.5     
          Householder and other member(s)..............       2,994          2,870         20.8           20.0     
          Other member(s), not householder.............       1,785          1,809         12.4           12.6     
      No member(s) employed  ..........................       3,336          3,454         23.1           24.0     
                                                                                                                   
            FAMILIES MAINTAINED BY MEN (1)                                                                         
                                                                                                                   
            Total......................................       5,327          5,435        100.0          100.0     
                                                                                                                   
      Member(s) employed, total........................       4,568          4,589         85.7           84.4     
          Householder only.............................       2,170          2,178         40.7           40.1     
          Householder and other member(s)..............       1,696          1,659         31.8           30.5     
          Other member(s), not householder.............         701            752         13.2           13.8     
      No member(s) employed  ..........................         759            845         14.3           15.6     

   1 No spouse present.
   NOTE:  Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding.  Updated population controls are introduced annually with
the release of January data.





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