Table 3. Employment status by race, age, sex, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2009 annual averages : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Table 3. Employment status by race, age, sex, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2009 annual averages
Race, age, sex, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	Civilian noninstitutional population	Civilian labor force						Not in labor force
		Total	Percent of population	Employed		Unemployed
		Total	Percent of population	Total	Percent of population	Total	Percent of labor force
White
Total, 16 years and over	190,902	125,644	65.8	114,996	60.2	10,648	8.5	65,258
16 to 19 years	13,035	5,295	40.6	4,138	31.7	1,157	21.8	7,740
20 to 24 years	15,963	11,995	75.1	10,438	65.4	1,556	13.0	3,969
25 to 54 years	100,014	83,444	83.4	77,085	77.1	6,359	7.6	16,571
55 to 64 years	29,022	19,199	66.2	17,978	61.9	1,221	6.4	9,823
65 years and over	32,867	5,711	17.4	5,357	16.3	355	6.2	27,156
Women, 16 years and over	97,469	57,593	59.1	53,366	54.8	4,227	7.3	39,876
16 to 19 years	6,391	2,616	40.9	2,134	33.4	482	18.4	3,775
20 to 24 years	7,887	5,647	71.6	5,060	64.2	587	10.4	2,240
25 to 54 years	49,787	37,765	75.9	35,287	70.9	2,479	6.6	12,022
55 to 64 years	14,868	9,039	60.8	8,513	57.3	526	5.8	5,829
65 years and over	18,535	2,525	13.6	2,373	12.8	153	6.0	16,010
Men, 16 years and over	93,433	68,051	72.8	61,630	66.0	6,421	9.4	25,382
16 to 19 years	6,644	2,679	40.3	2,004	30.2	675	25.2	3,965
20 to 24 years	8,076	6,348	78.6	5,379	66.6	969	15.3	1,729
25 to 54 years	50,227	45,678	90.9	41,798	83.2	3,880	8.5	4,548
55 to 64 years	14,154	10,160	71.8	9,465	66.9	695	6.8	3,994
65 years and over	14,332	3,186	22.2	2,984	20.8	202	6.3	11,145
Black or African American
Total, 16 years and over	28,241	17,632	62.4	15,025	53.2	2,606	14.8	10,609
16 to 19 years	2,684	729	27.2	442	16.5	288	39.5	1,954
20 to 24 years	2,973	1,961	66.0	1,474	49.6	488	24.9	1,012
25 to 54 years	15,749	12,451	79.1	10,830	68.8	1,621	13.0	3,298
55 to 64 years	3,596	1,995	55.5	1,827	50.8	168	8.4	1,601
65 years and over	3,239	495	15.3	453	14.0	42	8.5	2,744
Women, 16 years and over	15,536	9,367	60.3	8,208	52.8	1,159	12.4	6,169
16 to 19 years	1,357	379	27.9	252	18.6	127	33.4	978
20 to 24 years	1,563	1,008	64.5	784	50.2	223	22.2	555
25 to 54 years	8,632	6,626	76.8	5,911	68.5	715	10.8	2,007
55 to 64 years	2,004	1,091	54.4	1,014	50.6	77	7.1	913
65 years and over	1,979	264	13.3	246	12.5	17	6.6	1,715
Men, 16 years and over	12,705	8,265	65.0	6,817	53.7	1,448	17.5	4,441
16 to 19 years	1,326	350	26.4	189	14.3	161	46.0	976
20 to 24 years	1,410	954	67.6	689	48.9	264	27.7	457
25 to 54 years	7,116	5,825	81.9	4,919	69.1	907	15.6	1,291
55 to 64 years	1,592	904	56.8	813	51.1	91	10.1	688
65 years and over	1,260	231	18.3	206	16.4	24	10.6	1,029
Asian
Total, 16 years and over	10,842	7,156	66.0	6,635	61.2	522	7.3	3,685
16 to 19 years	632	131	20.8	97	15.3	35	26.4	501
20 to 24 years	855	485	56.7	428	50.0	57	11.8	370
25 to 54 years	6,589	5,364	81.4	5,011	76.0	354	6.6	1,225
55 to 64 years	1,417	946	66.7	882	62.3	63	6.7	471
65 years and over	1,348	230	17.0	217	16.1	13	5.5	1,118
Women, 16 years and over	5,671	3,300	58.2	3,084	54.4	216	6.6	2,371
16 to 19 years	299	52	17.4	39	12.9	13	25.8	247
20 to 24 years	437	233	53.4	207	47.4	26	11.3	203
25 to 54 years	3,408	2,456	72.1	2,311	67.8	145	5.9	952
55 to 64 years	763	460	60.2	432	56.6	28	6.1	304
65 years and over	764	99	12.9	96	12.5	3	3.3	665
Men, 16 years and over	5,170	3,857	74.6	3,551	68.7	306	7.9	1,314
16 to 19 years	333	79	23.8	58	17.4	21	26.8	254
20 to 24 years	419	252	60.2	221	52.8	31	12.3	167
25 to 54 years	3,181	2,908	91.4	2,700	84.9	209	7.2	273
55 to 64 years	654	486	74.3	451	68.9	35	7.3	168
65 years and over	583	131	22.4	121	20.8	9	7.1	453
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Total, 16 years and over	32,891	22,352	68.0	19,647	59.7	2,706	12.1	10,539
16 to 19 years	3,123	1,063	34.0	742	23.7	321	30.2	2,061
20 to 24 years	3,623	2,647	73.1	2,218	61.2	429	16.2	975
25 to 54 years	20,369	16,303	80.0	14,572	71.5	1,731	10.6	4,065
55 to 64 years	3,017	1,866	61.9	1,680	55.7	186	10.0	1,150
65 years and over	2,759	472	17.1	435	15.7	38	8.0	2,287
Women, 16 years and over	15,993	9,043	56.5	8,007	50.1	1,036	11.5	6,951
16 to 19 years	1,531	483	31.6	358	23.4	125	25.8	1,048
20 to 24 years	1,748	1,105	63.2	931	53.3	174	15.7	643
25 to 54 years	9,581	6,435	67.2	5,784	60.4	651	10.1	3,146
55 to 64 years	1,558	820	52.6	751	48.2	70	8.5	738
65 years and over	1,576	200	12.7	183	11.6	17	8.3	1,376
Men, 16 years and over	16,897	13,310	78.8	11,640	68.9	1,670	12.5	3,588
16 to 19 years	1,593	580	36.4	383	24.1	196	33.8	1,013
20 to 24 years	1,875	1,542	82.3	1,287	68.7	255	16.6	332
25 to 54 years	10,787	9,868	91.5	8,788	81.5	1,080	10.9	919
55 to 64 years	1,459	1,046	71.7	930	63.7	117	11.2	413
65 years and over	1,184	273	23.0	251	21.2	21	7.8	911
SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Last Modified Date: March 16, 2011