Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-2.  Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted             Seasonally adjusted (1)            
                                                                                                                            
        Employment status, race, sex, and age                                                                               
                                                       Sept.   Aug.    Sept.   Sept.   May     June    July    Aug.    Sept. 
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2004    2004    2004    2004    2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                        WHITE                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstitutional population.............. 181,696 182,846 183,022 181,696 182,384 182,531 182,676 182,846 183,022
    Civilian labor force............................ 120,088 121,666 120,782 120,411 120,984 121,180 121,428 121,300 121,016
        Participation rate..........................    66.1    66.5    66.0    66.3    66.3    66.4    66.5    66.3    66.1
      Employed...................................... 114,093 116,007 115,451 114,015 114,976 115,152 115,623 115,547 115,323
        Employment-population ratio.................    62.8    63.4    63.1    62.8    63.0    63.1    63.3    63.2    63.0
      Unemployed....................................   5,994   5,659   5,331   6,397   6,008   6,028   5,805   5,753   5,693
        Unemployment rate...........................     5.0     4.7     4.4     5.3     5.0     5.0     4.8     4.7     4.7
    Not in labor force..............................  61,608  61,179  62,240  61,285  61,400  61,351  61,248  61,546  62,006
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................  62,531  63,295  62,919  62,552  62,758  62,960  63,163  63,130  62,882
        Participation rate..........................    76.2    76.5    76.0    76.2    76.1    76.3    76.4    76.3    75.9
      Employed......................................  59,773  60,796  60,528  59,414  59,817  60,107  60,466  60,379  60,162
        Employment-population ratio.................    72.8    73.5    73.1    72.4    72.5    72.8    73.2    73.0    72.6
      Unemployed....................................   2,759   2,499   2,390   3,139   2,941   2,853   2,697   2,750   2,720
        Unemployment rate...........................     4.4     3.9     3.8     5.0     4.7     4.5     4.3     4.4     4.3
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................  51,921  51,866  52,246  51,942  52,245  52,369  52,302  52,224  52,241
        Participation rate..........................    59.6    59.3    59.6    59.6    59.8    59.9    59.8    59.7    59.6
      Employed......................................  49,533  49,586  50,114  49,580  50,116  50,061  50,085  50,132  50,133
        Employment-population ratio.................    56.9    56.7    57.2    56.9    57.4    57.3    57.3    57.3    57.2
      Unemployed....................................   2,388   2,280   2,132   2,362   2,130   2,308   2,217   2,093   2,108
        Unemployment rate...........................     4.6     4.4     4.1     4.5     4.1     4.4     4.2     4.0     4.0
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................   5,636   6,505   5,618   5,917   5,981   5,851   5,963   5,946   5,893
        Participation rate..........................    44.9    51.6    44.6    47.2    47.5    46.5    47.3    47.2    46.7
      Employed......................................   4,788   5,626   4,809   5,020   5,043   4,984   5,073   5,036   5,028
        Employment-population ratio.................    38.2    44.6    38.1    40.0    40.0    39.6    40.3    40.0    39.9
      Unemployed....................................     848     880     809     896     938     867     891     909     865
        Unemployment rate...........................    15.0    13.5    14.4    15.1    15.7    14.8    14.9    15.3    14.7
                                                                                                                            
              BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN                                                                                     
  Civilian noninstitutional population..............  25,784  26,120  26,163  25,784  26,002  26,040  26,078  26,120  26,163
    Civilian labor force............................  16,616  16,789  16,705  16,677  16,442  16,506  16,755  16,724  16,703
        Participation rate..........................    64.4    64.3    63.9    64.7    63.2    63.4    64.3    64.0    63.8
      Employed......................................  14,855  15,023  15,057  14,826  14,818  14,833  14,926  14,983  14,981
        Employment-population ratio.................    57.6    57.5    57.5    57.5    57.0    57.0    57.2    57.4    57.3
      Unemployed....................................   1,761   1,766   1,649   1,851   1,624   1,673   1,829   1,741   1,722
        Unemployment rate...........................    10.6    10.5     9.9    11.1     9.9    10.1    10.9    10.4    10.3
    Not in labor force..............................   9,168   9,331   9,457   9,107   9,560   9,534   9,323   9,396   9,460
                                                                                                                            
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                      
    Civilian labor force............................   7,399   7,422   7,466   7,433   7,356   7,394   7,384   7,432   7,466
        Participation rate..........................    71.7    70.8    71.1    72.0    70.5    70.8    70.5    70.9    71.1
      Employed......................................   6,648   6,685   6,756   6,619   6,674   6,709   6,624   6,660   6,709
        Employment-population ratio.................    64.4    63.8    64.3    64.1    64.0    64.2    63.3    63.5    63.9
      Unemployed....................................     751     737     710     814     683     685     760     772     757
        Unemployment rate...........................    10.2     9.9     9.5    11.0     9.3     9.3    10.3    10.4    10.1
                                                                                                                            
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                     
    Civilian labor force............................   8,443   8,492   8,537   8,436   8,342   8,374   8,598   8,488   8,513
        Participation rate..........................    64.6    64.3    64.5    64.5    63.4    63.6    65.2    64.3    64.4
      Employed......................................   7,682   7,721   7,795   7,664   7,642   7,626   7,815   7,752   7,757
        Employment-population ratio.................    58.8    58.5    58.9    58.6    58.1    57.9    59.3    58.7    58.7
      Unemployed....................................     761     771     742     772     700     748     783     737     756
        Unemployment rate...........................     9.0     9.1     8.7     9.2     8.4     8.9     9.1     8.7     8.9
                                                                                                                            
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                    
    Civilian labor force............................     774     875     702     808     744     738     773     804     723
        Participation rate..........................    32.4    36.0    28.9    33.8    30.8    30.5    31.9    33.1    29.7
      Employed......................................     526     617     505     543     502     497     487     572     514
        Employment-population ratio.................    22.0    25.4    20.8    22.7    20.8    20.6    20.1    23.5    21.2
      Unemployed....................................     249     258     197     264     242     241     286     232     209
        Unemployment rate...........................    32.1    29.5    28.1    32.7    32.5    32.6    37.0    28.9    28.9
                                                                                                                            
                        ASIAN                                                                                               
  Civilian noninstutional population................   9,297   9,598   9,563   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
    Civilian labor force............................   6,125   6,245   6,276   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Participation rate..........................    65.9    65.1    65.6   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Employed......................................   5,747   6,018   6,006   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Employment-population ratio.................    61.8    62.7    62.8   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
      Unemployed....................................     378     226     270   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
        Unemployment rate...........................     6.2     3.6     4.3   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  
    Not in labor force..............................   3,172   3,353   3,287   (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)     (2)  

    1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted
  and seasonally adjusted columns.
    2 Data not available.
    NOTE:  Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for
  all races.  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.