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/          |
|                                    |               |-----------------------------------------------|
|                                    |               |               | White, not of |               |
|                                    |     Total     |     Black     |Hispanic origin|     Other     |
|                                    |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------|
|                                    |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|
|------------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------|
|Total 2/                            |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                             |216,788|  100.0| 25,445|  100.0|155,115|  100.0| 36,228|  100.0|
|  In civilian labor force           |144,100|   66.5| 16,511|   64.9|103,023|   66.4| 24,567|   67.8|
|  Not in civilian labor force       | 72,687|   33.5|  8,933|   35.1| 52,092|   33.6| 11,662|   32.2|
|Male                                |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                             |104,162|  100.0| 11,325|  100.0| 74,784|  100.0| 18,052|  100.0|
|  In civilian labor force           | 76,682|   73.6|  7,710|   68.1| 54,929|   73.4| 14,043|   77.8|
|  Not in civilian labor force       | 27,480|   26.4|  3,616|   31.9| 19,855|   26.6|  4,010|   22.2|
|Female                              |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                             |112,626|  100.0| 14,119|  100.0| 80,330|  100.0| 18,176|  100.0|
|  In civilian labor force           | 67,419|   59.9|  8,801|   62.3| 48,094|   59.9| 10,524|   57.9|
|  Not in civilian labor force       | 45,207|   40.1|  5,318|   37.7| 32,237|   40.1|  7,652|   42.1|
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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.