Table 9.  Labor Force Status of the Civilian Population 16 Years and Over by Sex, for Black Alone or in Combination and White Alone, Not Hispanic: March 2003
          (Numbers in thousands)

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|Sex and labor force status 3/       |               |          Race and Hispanic Origin 1/          |
|                                    |               |-----------------------------------------------|
|                                    |               |Black alone or | White alone,  |               |
|                                    |     Total     |in combination | not Hispanic  |     Other 2/  |
|                                    |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------|
|                                    |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|
|------------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------|
|Both sexes                          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                             |220,285|  100.0| 26,294|  100.0|155,428|  100.0| 38,563|  100.0|
|  In civilian labor force           |145,616|   66.1| 16,763|   63.8|102,906|   66.2| 25,948|   67.3|
|  Not in civilian labor force       | 74,668|   33.9|  9,531|   36.2| 52,522|   33.8| 12,615|   32.7|
|Male                                |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                             |105,973|  100.0| 11,733|  100.0| 74,917|  100.0| 19,322|  100.0|
|  In civilian labor force           | 77,375|   73.0|  7,766|   66.2| 54,609|   72.9| 15,001|   77.6|
|  Not in civilian labor force       | 28,597|   27.0|  3,967|   33.8| 20,308|   27.1|  4,322|   22.4|
|Female                              |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
|  Total                             |114,312|  100.0| 14,561|  100.0| 80,511|  100.0| 19,240|  100.0|
|  In civilian labor force           | 68,241|   59.7|  8,997|   61.8| 48,297|   60.0| 10,947|   56.9|
|  Not in civilian labor force       | 46,071|   40.3|  5,564|   38.2| 32,214|   40.0|  8,294|   43.1|
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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/ Includes American Indian and Alaska Native alone; Asian alone; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone; White alone, Hispanic; and Two or More Races, except those combinations including Black.
3/ Civilian labor force data shown in this table reflect characteristics of the civilian noninstitutionalized population for March 2003 and are not adjusted for seasonal changes.
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2003, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division.  Internet release date: March 2006