Table 9.  Labor Force Status of the Civilian Population 16 Years and Over by Sex, 
          and Race and Hispanic Origin:  March 2000

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau
Internet Release date:  June 28, 2001

          (Numbers in thousands)
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|Labor force status and sex          |               |          Race and Hispanic Origin 1/          |
|                                    |               |-----------------------------------------------|
|                                    |               |   Asian and   |               |               |
|                                    |               |    Pacific    |  White, not   |               |
|                                    |     Total     |   Islander    |   Hispanic    |     Other     |
|                                    |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------|
|                                    |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|
|------------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------|
|Total 2/                            |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                             |209,067|  100.0|  8,225|  100.0|152,793|  100.0| 48,049|  100.0|
|  In civilian labor force           |140,454|   67.2|  5,458|   66.4|102,907|   67.4| 32,089|   66.8|
|  Not in civilian labor force       | 68,613|   32.8|  2,767|   33.6| 49,885|   32.6| 15,961|   33.2|
|Male                                |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                             |100,418|  100.0|  3,941|  100.0| 73,892|  100.0| 22,586|  100.0|
|  In civilian labor force           | 74,517|   74.2|  2,917|   74.0| 54,917|   74.3| 16,683|   73.9|
|  Not in civilian labor force       | 25,901|   25.8|  1,024|   26.0| 18,974|   25.7|  5,903|   26.1|
|Female                              |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                             |108,649|  100.0|  4,284|  100.0| 78,901|  100.0| 25,464|  100.0|
|  In civilian labor force           | 65,937|   60.7|  2,541|   59.3| 47,990|   60.8| 15,406|   60.5|
|  Not in civilian labor force       | 42,712|   39.3|  1,743|   40.7| 30,911|   39.2| 10,058|   39.5|
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1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or 
Central American, or other Spanish origin regardless of race.
2/ Civilian labor force and occupation data reflect characteristics of the civilian 
noninstitutionalized population for March 2000 and are not adjusted for seasonal changes.  Data 
released by the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics may not agree entirely with data 
shown in this report because of their seasonal adjustment.

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2000, Racial Statistics Branch, 
Population Division.