Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex, age, and race : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
5. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex, age, and race [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, sex, and age	Total		White		Black or African American		Asian
Employment status, sex, and age	2017	2018	2017	2018	2017	2018	2017	2018
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	255,079	257,791	198,942	200,221	32,247	32,761	15,368	15,961
Civilian labor force	160,320	162,075	124,941	125,815	20,088	20,414	9,781	10,137
Participation rate	62.9	62.9	62.8	62.8	62.3	62.3	63.6	63.5
Employed	153,337	155,761	120,176	121,461	18,587	19,091	9,448	9,832
Employment-population ratio	60.1	60.4	60.4	60.7	57.6	58.3	61.5	61.6
Unemployed	6,982	6,314	4,765	4,354	1,501	1,322	333	304
Unemployment rate	4.4	3.9	3.8	3.5	7.5	6.5	3.4	3.0
Not in labor force	94,759	95,716	74,001	74,407	12,159	12,347	5,587	5,825

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	123,275	124,678	97,225	97,933	14,712	14,964	7,181	7,471
Civilian labor force	85,145	86,096	67,592	68,082	9,508	9,694	5,166	5,346
Participation rate	69.1	69.1	69.5	69.5	64.6	64.8	71.9	71.6
Employed	81,402	82,698	65,000	65,702	8,742	9,018	4,989	5,188
Employment-population ratio	66.0	66.3	66.9	67.1	59.4	60.3	69.5	69.4
Unemployed	3,743	3,398	2,592	2,380	766	676	177	159
Unemployment rate	4.4	3.9	3.8	3.5	8.1	7.0	3.4	3.0
Not in labor force	38,130	38,582	29,633	29,850	5,204	5,270	2,015	2,124

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	114,783	116,185	90,941	91,662	13,464	13,723	6,747	7,012
Civilian labor force	82,206	83,188	65,296	65,812	9,163	9,327	5,061	5,255
Participation rate	71.6	71.6	71.8	71.8	68.1	68.0	75.0	74.9
Employed	78,919	80,211	63,009	63,719	8,500	8,745	4,897	5,103
Employment-population ratio	68.8	69.0	69.3	69.5	63.1	63.7	72.6	72.8
Unemployed	3,287	2,976	2,288	2,094	663	582	164	152
Unemployment rate	4.0	3.6	3.5	3.2	7.2	6.2	3.2	2.9
Not in labor force	32,577	32,997	25,645	25,849	4,301	4,396	1,686	1,756

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	131,804	133,112	101,717	102,289	17,535	17,797	8,187	8,491
Civilian labor force	75,175	75,978	57,349	57,732	10,580	10,720	4,615	4,790
Participation rate	57.0	57.1	56.4	56.4	60.3	60.2	56.4	56.4
Employed	71,936	73,063	55,176	55,759	9,845	10,073	4,458	4,644
Employment-population ratio	54.6	54.9	54.2	54.5	56.1	56.6	54.5	54.7
Unemployed	3,239	2,916	2,173	1,973	735	646	156	146
Unemployment rate	4.3	3.8	3.8	3.4	6.9	6.0	3.4	3.0
Not in labor force	56,629	57,134	44,368	44,556	6,955	7,077	3,572	3,700

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	123,542	124,841	95,661	96,242	16,272	16,539	7,743	8,022
Civilian labor force	72,213	73,002	55,103	55,426	10,171	10,324	4,513	4,699
Participation rate	58.5	58.5	57.6	57.6	62.5	62.4	58.3	58.6
Employed	69,344	70,424	53,179	53,682	9,514	9,751	4,368	4,563
Employment-population ratio	56.1	56.4	55.6	55.8	58.5	59.0	56.4	56.9
Unemployed	2,868	2,578	1,923	1,743	657	573	145	136
Unemployment rate	4.0	3.5	3.5	3.1	6.5	5.6	3.2	2.9
Not in labor force	51,330	51,839	40,559	40,816	6,101	6,215	3,230	3,323

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	16,754	16,765	12,339	12,318	2,511	2,499	878	928
Civilian labor force	5,901	5,885	4,542	4,576	754	763	207	182
Participation rate	35.2	35.1	36.8	37.2	30.0	30.5	23.5	19.6
Employed	5,074	5,126	3,989	4,060	573	596	183	166
Employment-population ratio	30.3	30.6	32.3	33.0	22.8	23.8	20.8	17.9
Unemployed	827	759	554	516	181	167	24	16
Unemployment rate	14.0	12.9	12.2	11.3	24.0	21.9	11.5	8.9
Not in labor force	10,853	10,879	7,797	7,741	1,758	1,736	672	746
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: January 18, 2019