Table 9.  Labor Force Status of the Civilian Population 16 Years and Over by Sex, and Race and
          Hispanic Origin: March 2002
          (Numbers in thousands)

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|Labor force status and sex          |               |          Race and Hispanic Origin 1/          |
|                                    |               |-----------------------------------------------|
|                                    |               |   Asian or    |               |               |
|                                    |               |    Pacific    |  non-Hispanic |               |
|                                    |     Total     |   Islander    |     White     |     Other     |
|                                    |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------|
|                                    |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|
|------------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------|
|Total 2/                            |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                             |216,788|  100.0|  9,636|  100.0|155,115|  100.0| 52,037|  100.0|
|  In civilian labor force           |144,100|   66.5|  6,451|   66.9|103,023|   66.4| 34,627|   66.5|
|  Not in civilian labor force       | 72,687|   33.5|  3,185|   33.1| 52,092|   33.6| 17,410|   33.5|
|Male                                |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                             |104,162|  100.0|  4,635|  100.0| 74,784|  100.0| 24,743|  100.0|
|  In civilian labor force           | 76,682|   73.6|  3,483|   75.1| 54,929|   73.4| 18,270|   73.8|
|  Not in civilian labor force       | 27,480|   26.4|  1,152|   24.9| 19,855|   26.6|  6,473|   26.2|
|Female                              |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                             |112,626|  100.0|  5,001|  100.0| 80,330|  100.0| 27,294|  100.0|
|  In civilian labor force           | 67,419|   59.9|  2,968|   59.3| 48,094|   59.9| 16,357|   59.9|
|  Not in civilian labor force       | 45,207|   40.1|  2,033|   40.7| 32,237|   40.1| 10,937|   40.1|
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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 data shown in this report reflect characteristics of the
civilian noninstitutionalized population for March 2002 and are not seasonally adjusted.

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002, Racial Statistics Branch,
Population Division.