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Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
Nov.
2024		 Oct.
2025		 Nov.
2025		 Nov.
2024		 July
2025		 Aug.
2025		 Sept.
2025		 Oct.
2025		 Nov.
2025

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

 205,521 - 207,980 205,521 207,569 207,675 207,788 - 207,980

Civilian labor force

 127,617 - 128,310 127,710 128,628 128,386 128,553 - 128,391

Participation rate

 62.1 - 61.7 62.1 62.0 61.8 61.9 - 61.7

Employed

 123,117 - 123,701 122,856 123,864 123,581 123,731 - 123,424

Employment-population ratio

 59.9 - 59.5 59.8 59.7 59.5 59.5 - 59.3

Unemployed

 4,500 - 4,609 4,854 4,764 4,806 4,822 - 4,966

Unemployment rate

 3.5 - 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.8 - 3.9

Not in labor force

 77,904 - 79,670 77,811 78,941 79,289 79,235 - 79,589

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 66,242 - 66,611 66,289 66,741 66,931 66,717 - 66,634

Participation rate

 69.9 - 69.4 69.9 69.6 69.8 69.5 - 69.4

Employed

 64,086 - 64,409 63,965 64,414 64,482 64,355 - 64,257

Employment-population ratio

 67.6 - 67.1 67.5 67.2 67.3 67.1 - 66.9

Unemployed

 2,156 - 2,202 2,324 2,327 2,450 2,362 - 2,377

Unemployment rate

 3.3 - 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.5 - 3.6

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 56,666 - 57,160 56,462 57,008 56,703 56,994 - 56,955

Participation rate

 57.8 - 57.6 57.6 57.6 57.3 57.5 - 57.4

Employed

 54,894 - 55,352 54,545 55,259 54,911 55,073 - 55,009

Employment-population ratio

 56.0 - 55.8 55.7 55.8 55.5 55.6 - 55.5

Unemployed

 1,772 - 1,808 1,916 1,749 1,792 1,922 - 1,946

Unemployment rate

 3.1 - 3.2 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.4 - 3.4

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 4,709 - 4,539 4,959 4,879 4,752 4,841 - 4,801

Participation rate

 37.0 - 35.6 39.0 38.2 37.2 37.9 - 37.7

Employed

 4,137 - 3,940 4,346 4,191 4,188 4,303 - 4,158

Employment-population ratio

 32.5 - 30.9 34.2 32.8 32.8 33.7 - 32.6

Unemployed

 572 - 599 613 688 564 538 - 643

Unemployment rate

 12.1 - 13.2 12.4 14.1 11.9 11.1 - 13.4

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 35,161 - 35,961 35,161 35,818 35,854 35,892 - 35,961

Civilian labor force

 21,938 - 22,941 21,952 22,071 22,431 22,582 - 22,963

Participation rate

 62.4 - 63.8 62.4 61.6 62.6 62.9 - 63.9

Employed

 20,588 - 21,109 20,556 20,484 20,744 20,885 - 21,068

Employment-population ratio

 58.6 - 58.7 58.5 57.2 57.9 58.2 - 58.6

Unemployed

 1,350 - 1,832 1,396 1,587 1,687 1,697 - 1,895

Unemployment rate

 6.2 - 8.0 6.4 7.2 7.5 7.5 - 8.3

Not in labor force

 13,223 - 13,020 13,208 13,747 13,423 13,309 - 12,998

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,255 - 10,763 10,267 10,346 10,646 10,590 - 10,780

Participation rate

 68.6 - 70.3 68.7 67.9 69.8 69.4 - 70.4

Employed

 9,666 - 9,981 9,655 9,623 9,893 9,889 - 9,971

Employment-population ratio

 64.7 - 65.2 64.6 63.2 64.9 64.8 - 65.2

Unemployed

 589 - 783 612 723 753 701 - 809

Unemployment rate

 5.7 - 7.3 6.0 7.0 7.1 6.6 - 7.5

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,974 - 11,272 10,953 10,941 11,000 11,099 - 11,239

Participation rate

 62.4 - 62.7 62.3 61.1 61.4 61.9 - 62.5

Employed

 10,336 - 10,487 10,301 10,247 10,260 10,269 - 10,442

Employment-population ratio

 58.8 - 58.3 58.6 57.2 57.3 57.2 - 58.1

Unemployed

 638 - 785 651 694 739 830 - 796

Unemployment rate

 5.8 - 7.0 5.9 6.3 6.7 7.5 - 7.1

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 709 - 905 733 783 785 894 - 944

Participation rate

 26.9 - 33.8 27.8 29.2 29.3 33.3 - 35.2

Employed

 586 - 642 600 614 590 727 - 655

Employment-population ratio

 22.2 - 23.9 22.8 22.9 22.0 27.1 - 24.4

Unemployed

 123 - 264 133 170 195 167 - 289

Unemployment rate

 17.3 - 29.1 18.1 21.7 24.8 18.6 - 30.7

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 18,213 - 19,836 18,213 19,313 19,408 19,519 - 19,836

Civilian labor force

 11,724 - 13,052 11,759 12,530 12,615 12,740 - 13,084

Participation rate

 64.4 - 65.8 64.6 64.9 65.0 65.3 - 66.0

Employed

 11,288 - 12,593 11,318 12,036 12,163 12,184 - 12,618

Employment-population ratio

 62.0 - 63.5 62.1 62.3 62.7 62.4 - 63.6

Unemployed

 436 - 459 441 494 452 556 - 466

Unemployment rate

 3.7 - 3.5 3.8 3.9 3.6 4.4 - 3.6

Not in labor force

 6,489 - 6,784 6,454 6,783 6,793 6,779 - 6,752

Footnotes
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.
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Last Modified Date: December 16, 2025