EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Population 16 years and over

1,058,120

100.0

In labor force

688,917

65.1

Civilian labor force

682,073

64.5

Employed

637,339

60.2

Unemployed

44,734

4.2

Percent of civilian labor force

6.6

(X)

Armed Forces

6,844

0.6

Not in labor force

369,203

34.9

Females 16 years and over

522,867

100.0

In labor force

307,548

58.8

Civilian labor force

306,605

58.6

Employed

286,026

54.7

Own children under 6 years

116,637

100.0

All parents in family in labor force

65,377

56.1

COMMUTING TO WORK

Workers 16 years and over

631,236

100.0

Car, truck, or van -- drove alone

471,036

74.6

Car, truck, or van -- carpooled

92,730

14.7

Public transportation (including taxicab)

27,959

4.4

Walked

14,695

2.3

Other means

10,439

1.7

Worked at home

14,377

2.3

Mean travel time to work (minutes)

24.3

(X)

Employed civilian population 16 years and over

637,339

100.0

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations

155,520

24.4

Service occupations

171,589

26.9

Sales and office occupations

177,727

27.9

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

653

0.1

Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations

71,502

11.2

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

60,348

9.5

INDUSTRY

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining

1,724

0.3

Construction

62,115

9.7

Manufacturing

23,478

3.7

Wholesale trade

15,064

2.4

Retail trade

71,237

11.2

Transportation and warehousing, and utilities

32,410

5.1

Information

14,464

2.3

Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing

43,631

6.8

Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services

58,783

9.2

Educational, health and social services

74,923

11.8

Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services

191,596

30.1

Other services (except public administration)

24,656

3.9

Public administration

23,258

3.6

CLASS OF WORKER

Private wage and salary workers

541,158

84.9

Government workers

68,189

10.7

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business

26,614

4.2

Unpaid family workers

1,378

0.2

INCOME IN 1999

Households

512,714

100.0

Less than $10,000

36,317

7.1

$10,000 to $14,999

26,040

5.1

$15,000 to $24,999

63,685

12.4

$25,000 to $34,999

67,214

13.1

$35,000 to $49,999

92,987

18.1

$50,000 to $74,999

110,363

21.5

$75,000 to $99,999

57,155

11.1

$100,000 to $149,999

38,553

7.5

$150,000 to $199,999

9,584

1.9

$200,000 or more

10,816

2.1

Median household income (dollars)

44,616

(X)

With earnings

430,319

83.9

Mean earnings (dollars)

55,875

(X)

With Social Security income

118,995

23.2

Mean Social Security income (dollars)

11,431

(X)

With Supplemental Security Income

15,704

3.1

Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)

6,963

(X)

With public assistance income

12,104

2.4

Mean public assistance income (dollars)

2,982

(X)

With retirement income

89,044

17.4

Mean retirement income (dollars)

18,603

(X)