Table 9.  Labor Force Status of the Civilian Population 16 Years and Over by Sex, for Black Alone and White 
	  Alone, Not Hispanic:  March 2004
          (Numbers in thousands)

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|Sex and labor force status          |               |          Race and Hispanic Origin 1/          |
|                                    |               |-----------------------------------------------|
|                                    |               |               | White alone,  |               |
|                                    |     Total     |  Black alone  | not Hispanic  |     Other 2/  |
|                                    |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------|
|                                    |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|
|------------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------|
|Both sexes 3/                       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                             |222,509|  100.0| 25,931|  100.0|156,214|  100.0| 40,364|  100.0|
|  In civilian labor force           |146,062|   65.6| 16,362|   63.1|102,606|   65.7| 27,094|   67.1|
|  Not in civilian labor force       | 76,448|   34.4|  9,569|   36.9| 53,608|   34.3| 13,270|   32.9|
|Male                                |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                             |107,241|  100.0| 11,589|  100.0| 75,357|  100.0| 20,295|  100.0|
|  In civilian labor force           | 77,860|   72.6|  7,521|   64.9| 54,578|   72.4| 15,761|   77.7|
|  Not in civilian labor force       | 29,381|   27.4|  4,068|   35.1| 20,779|   27.6|  4,534|   22.3|
|Female                              |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                             |115,269|  100.0| 14,343|  100.0| 80,857|  100.0| 20,069|  100.0|
|  In civilian labor force           | 68,202|   59.2|  8,842|   61.6| 48,027|   59.4| 11,333|   56.5|
|  Not in civilian labor force       | 47,067|   40.8|  5,501|   38.4| 32,830|   40.6|  8,736|   43.5|
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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/ Includes American Indian and Alaska Native alone; Asian alone; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone; White alone, Hispanic; and Two or More Races.
3/ Civilian labor force data shown in this table reflect characteristics of the civilian noninstitutionalized population for March 2004 and are not adjusted for seasonal changes.
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2004, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division.  Internet release date: March 2006