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

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau
Internet Release date:  February 14, 2000


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|Population Age 16 Years and Over |               |          Race and Hispanic Origin 1/          |
|                                 |               |-----------------------------------------------|
|                                 |               |               | Non-Hispanic, |               |
|                                 |     Total     |     Black     |     White     |     Other     |
|                                 |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------|
|                                 |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|
|---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------|
|Total 2/                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                          |207,038|  100.0| 24,726|  100.0|152,123|  100.0| 30,189|  100.0|
|  In Civilian labor force        |138,120|   66.7| 15,952|   64.5|102,026|   67.1| 20,142|   66.7|
|  Not in Civilian labor force    | 68,918|   33.3|  8,774|   35.5| 50,097|   32.9| 10,047|   33.3|
|Male                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                          | 99,364|  100.0| 11,080|  100.0| 73,484|  100.0| 14,800|  100.0|
|  In Civilian labor force        | 73,334|   73.8|  7,307|   65.9| 54,632|   74.3| 11,395|   77.0|
|  Not in Civilian labor force    | 26,030|   26.2|  3,773|   34.1| 18,852|   25.7|  3,405|   23.0|
|Female                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                          |107,674|  100.0| 13,645|  100.0| 78,639|  100.0| 15,389|  100.0|
|  In Civilian labor force        | 64,786|   60.2|  8,645|   63.4| 47,394|   60.3|  8,747|   56.8|
|  Not in Civilian labor force    | 42,888|   39.8|  5,001|   36.6| 31,245|   39.7|  6,642|   43.2|
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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/ 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 of the data.
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 1999, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division.





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

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|Population Age 16 Years and Over |               |          Race and Hispanic Origin 1/          |
|                                 |               |-----------------------------------------------|
|                                 |               |               | Non-Hispanic, |               |
|                                 |     Total     |     Black     |     White     |     Other     |
|                                 |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------|
|                                 |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|
|---------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------|
|Total 2/                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                          |138,120|  100.0| 15,952|  100.0|102,026|  100.0| 20,142|  100.0|
|  Employed                       |131,806|   95.4| 14,547|   91.2| 98,374|   96.4| 18,885|   93.8|
|  Unemployed                     |  6,314|    4.6|  1,405|    8.8|  3,652|    3.6|  1,257|    6.2|
|Male                             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                          | 73,334|  100.0|  7,307|  100.0| 54,632|  100.0| 11,395|  100.0|
|  Employed                       | 69,912|   95.3|  6,638|   90.8| 52,532|   96.2| 10,741|   94.3|
|  Unemployed                     |  3,422|    4.7|    669|    9.2|  2,099|    3.8|    654|    5.7|
|Female                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                          | 64,786|  100.0|  8,645|  100.0| 47,394|  100.0|  8,747|  100.0|
|  Employed                       | 61,894|   95.5|  7,909|   91.5| 45,841|   96.7|  8,144|   93.1|
|  Unemployed                     |  2,891|    4.5|    736|    8.5|  1,553|    3.3|    603|    6.9|
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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/ 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 of the data.
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 1999, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division.