Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
7. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	2020
	Less than a high school diploma	High school graduates, no college(1)	Some college or associate degree			Bachelor's degree and higher
	Less than a high school diploma	High school graduates, no college(1)	Total	Some college, no degree	Associate degree	Total(2)	Bachelor's degree only	Advanced degree
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	19,900	62,121	57,327	34,076	23,251	83,495	51,985	31,510
Civilian labor force	8,930	34,741	36,401	20,766	15,636	60,463	37,340	23,123
Participation rate	44.9	55.9	63.5	60.9	67.2	72.4	71.8	73.4
Employed	7,888	31,606	33,570	19,037	14,532	57,538	35,286	22,252
Employment-population ratio	39.6	50.9	58.6	55.9	62.5	68.9	67.9	70.6
Unemployed	1,041	3,135	2,831	1,728	1,103	2,925	2,054	871
Unemployment rate	11.7	9.0	7.8	8.3	7.1	4.8	5.5	3.8
Men
Civilian noninstitutional population	10,112	31,393	26,625	16,489	10,136	38,971	24,270	14,701
Civilian labor force	5,737	20,686	18,626	11,162	7,464	29,880	18,767	11,113
Participation rate	56.7	65.9	70.0	67.7	73.6	76.7	77.3	75.6
Employed	5,130	18,910	17,264	10,297	6,966	28,522	17,827	10,695
Employment-population ratio	50.7	60.2	64.8	62.4	68.7	73.2	73.5	72.7
Unemployed	606	1,776	1,362	865	497	1,357	939	418
Unemployment rate	10.6	8.6	7.3	7.7	6.7	4.5	5.0	3.8
Women
Civilian noninstitutional population	9,789	30,728	30,703	17,587	13,115	44,524	27,715	16,809
Civilian labor force	3,193	14,055	17,776	9,604	8,172	30,584	18,573	12,010
Participation rate	32.6	45.7	57.9	54.6	62.3	68.7	67.0	71.5
Employed	2,758	12,696	16,306	8,740	7,566	29,016	17,458	11,557
Employment-population ratio	28.2	41.3	53.1	49.7	57.7	65.2	63.0	68.8
Unemployed	435	1,359	1,469	864	606	1,568	1,115	453
Unemployment rate	13.6	9.7	8.3	9.0	7.4	5.1	6.0	3.8
White
Civilian noninstitutional population	15,059	48,448	45,143	26,441	18,702	65,171	40,981	24,190
Civilian labor force	7,047	26,970	28,343	15,844	12,499	46,653	29,271	17,382
Participation rate	46.8	55.7	62.8	59.9	66.8	71.6	71.4	71.9
Employed	6,304	24,822	26,335	14,648	11,688	44,522	27,757	16,765
Employment-population ratio	41.9	51.2	58.3	55.4	62.5	68.3	67.7	69.3
Unemployed	743	2,148	2,007	1,196	812	2,130	1,514	616
Unemployment rate	10.5	8.0	7.1	7.5	6.5	4.6	5.2	3.5
Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	2,942	9,124	8,013	5,127	2,885	7,768	4,883	2,885
Civilian labor force	1,050	5,133	5,322	3,297	2,025	5,948	3,714	2,235
Participation rate	35.7	56.3	66.4	64.3	70.2	76.6	76.1	77.4
Employed	881	4,466	4,781	2,938	1,843	5,597	3,466	2,131
Employment-population ratio	30.0	48.9	59.7	57.3	63.9	72.1	71.0	73.9
Unemployed	169	666	540	358	182	351	247	104
Unemployment rate	16.1	13.0	10.2	10.9	9.0	5.9	6.7	4.6
Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	1,083	2,511	1,966	1,094	873	8,645	4,824	3,822
Civilian labor force	448	1,378	1,249	680	569	6,353	3,338	3,015
Participation rate	41.4	54.9	63.5	62.2	65.2	73.5	69.2	78.9
Employed	374	1,189	1,120	607	513	6,000	3,116	2,884
Employment-population ratio	34.5	47.3	57.0	55.5	58.8	69.4	64.6	75.5
Unemployed	75	189	129	73	56	353	222	131
Unemployment rate	16.6	13.7	10.3	10.7	9.8	5.6	6.7	4.3
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	8,966	11,018	7,990	4,918	3,072	7,401	5,061	2,340
Civilian labor force	5,107	7,477	5,857	3,553	2,304	5,808	3,925	1,883
Participation rate	57.0	67.9	73.3	72.2	75.0	78.5	77.6	80.4
Employed	4,535	6,724	5,334	3,231	2,103	5,427	3,634	1,794
Employment-population ratio	50.6	61.0	66.8	65.7	68.5	73.3	71.8	76.6
Unemployed	572	753	523	321	201	381	292	89
Unemployment rate	11.2	10.1	8.9	9.0	8.7	6.6	7.4	4.7
Footnotes (1) Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. (2) Includes persons with bachelor`s, master`s, professional, and doctoral degrees.
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: January 22, 2021