Table 7a.  Population Age 16 Years and Over by Civilian Labor Force Status, Sex, and Race and 
           Hispanic Origin:  March 1999

           (Numbers in thousands.)
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|Population Age 16 Years and Over |               |          Race and Hispanic Origin 1/          |
|                                 |               |-----------------------------------------------|
|                                 |               |   Asian or    |               |               |
|                                 |               |    Pacific    | Non-Hispanic, |               |
|                                 |     Total     |   Islander    |     White     |Other Groups 2/|
|                                 |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------|
|                                 |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|
|---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------|
|Total 3/                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                          |207,038|  100.0|  8,103|  100.0|152,123|  100.0| 46,811|  100.0|
|  In Civilian labor force        |138,120|   66.7|  5,383|   66.4|102,026|   67.1| 30,711|   65.6|
|  Not in Civilian labor force    | 68,918|   33.3|  2,720|   33.6| 50,097|   32.9| 16,100|   34.4|
|Male                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                          | 99,364|  100.0|  3,847|  100.0| 73,484|  100.0| 22,033|  100.0|
|  In Civilian labor force        | 73,334|   73.8|  2,839|   73.8| 54,632|   74.3| 15,864|   72.0|
|  Not in Civilian labor force    | 26,030|   26.2|  1,008|   26.2| 18,852|   25.7|  6,170|   28.0|
|Female                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                          |107,674|  100.0|  4,256|  100.0| 78,639|  100.0| 24,778|  100.0|
|  In Civilian labor force        | 64,786|   60.2|  2,544|   59.8| 47,394|   60.3| 14,848|   59.9|
|  Not in Civilian labor force    | 42,888|   39.8|  1,712|   40.2| 31,245|   39.7|  9,931|   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, regardless of race.
2/ This category includes people who are American Indian or Alaska Native, African American, or 
   Hispanic (except for those Hispanics that are Asian or Pacific Islander).
3/ Civilian Labor Force data shown in this report reflect characteristics of the civilian 
   noninstitutionalized population for March 1999 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 due to differences in methodological seasonal adjustment ofthe data.
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 1999, Racial Statistics Branch, 
        Population Division.
Internet Release date:  May 5, 2000



Table 7b.  Population Age 16 years and over in the Civilian Labor Force by Employment Status, Sex, 
           and Race and Hispanic Origin: March 1999

           (Numbers in thousands.)
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|Population Age 16 Years and Over |               |          Race and Hispanic Origin 1/          |
|                                 |               |-----------------------------------------------|
|                                 |               |   Asian or    |               |               |
|                                 |               |    Pacific    | Non-Hispanic, |               |
|                                 |     Total     |   Islander    |     White     |Other Groups 2/|
|                                 |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------|
|                                 |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|
|---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------|
|Total 3/                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                          |138,120|  100.0|  5,383|  100.0|102,026|  100.0| 30,711|  100.0|
|  Employed                       |131,806|   95.4|  5,156|   95.8| 98,374|   96.4| 28,276|   92.1|
|  Unemployed                     |  6,314|    4.6|    227|    4.2|  3,652|    3.6|  2,435|    7.9|
|Male                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                          | 73,334|  100.0|  2,839|  100.0| 54,632|  100.0| 15,864|  100.0|
|  Employed                       | 69,912|   95.3|  2,725|   96.0| 52,532|   96.2| 14,655|   92.4|
|  Unemployed                     |  3,422|    4.7|    114|    4.0|  2,099|    3.8|  1,209|    7.6|
|Female                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                          | 64,786|  100.0|  2,544|  100.0| 47,394|  100.0| 14,848|  100.0|
|  Employed                       | 61,894|   95.5|  2,431|   95.6| 45,841|   96.7| 13,622|   91.7|
|  Unemployed                     |  2,891|    4.5|    113|    4.4|  1,553|    3.3|  1,226|    8.3|
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1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central 
   American, or other Spanish, regardless of race.
2/ This category includes people who are American Indian or Alaska Native, African American, or 
   Hispanic (except for those Hispanics that are Asian or Pacific Islander).
3/ Civilian Labor Force data shown in this report reflect characteristics of the civilian 
   noninstitutionalized population for March 1999 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 due to differences in methodological seasonal adjustment ofthe data.
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 1999, Racial Statistics Branch, 
        Population Division.
Internet Release date:  May 5, 2000