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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)
Oct.
2025		 Sept.
2026		 Oct.
2026		 Oct.
2025		 June
2026		 July
2026		 Aug.
2026		 Sept.
2026		 Oct.
2026

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

 - 202,619 202,660 - 202,497 202,529 202,572 202,619 202,660

Civilian labor force

 - 123,650 124,083 - 122,956 123,005 123,432 123,561 123,961

Participation rate

 - 61.0 61.2 - 60.7 60.7 60.9 61.0 61.2

Employed

 - 119,404 119,856 - 118,472 118,574 118,826 119,143 119,411

Employment-population ratio

 - 58.9 59.1 - 58.5 58.5 58.7 58.8 58.9

Unemployed

 - 4,246 4,227 - 4,484 4,431 4,606 4,418 4,550

Unemployment rate

 - 3.4 3.4 - 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.7

Not in labor force

 - 78,969 78,577 - 79,541 79,524 79,140 79,058 78,698

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 - 63,821 63,848 - 63,087 63,270 63,524 63,702 63,773

Participation rate

 - 68.8 68.9 - 68.1 68.3 68.5 68.7 68.8

Employed

 - 61,723 61,806 - 60,881 61,085 61,192 61,440 61,519

Employment-population ratio

 - 66.6 66.7 - 65.7 65.9 66.0 66.3 66.3

Unemployed

 - 2,098 2,042 - 2,206 2,185 2,333 2,261 2,254

Unemployment rate

 - 3.3 3.2 - 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.5 3.5

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 - 55,449 55,779 - 55,346 55,246 55,344 55,296 55,540

Participation rate

 - 56.6 56.9 - 56.5 56.4 56.5 56.4 56.6

Employed

 - 53,840 54,136 - 53,622 53,503 53,667 53,693 53,811

Employment-population ratio

 - 54.9 55.2 - 54.8 54.6 54.8 54.8 54.9

Unemployed

 - 1,609 1,643 - 1,724 1,743 1,677 1,603 1,729

Unemployment rate

 - 2.9 2.9 - 3.1 3.2 3.0 2.9 3.1

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 - 4,380 4,456 - 4,523 4,489 4,564 4,563 4,648

Participation rate

 - 36.8 37.5 - 37.9 37.6 38.3 38.4 39.2

Employed

 - 3,841 3,915 - 3,968 3,986 3,968 4,009 4,081

Employment-population ratio

 - 32.3 33.0 - 33.2 33.4 33.3 33.7 34.4

Unemployed

 - 539 541 - 554 503 596 553 566

Unemployment rate

 - 12.3 12.1 - 12.3 11.2 13.1 12.1 12.2

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 - 35,553 35,578 - 35,477 35,500 35,526 35,553 35,578

Civilian labor force

 - 22,140 22,160 - 21,957 21,753 21,872 22,212 22,051

Participation rate

 - 62.3 62.3 - 61.9 61.3 61.6 62.5 62.0

Employed

 - 20,627 20,703 - 20,514 20,391 20,550 20,660 20,604

Employment-population ratio

 - 58.0 58.2 - 57.8 57.4 57.8 58.1 57.9

Unemployed

 - 1,513 1,457 - 1,443 1,361 1,321 1,552 1,447

Unemployment rate

 - 6.8 6.6 - 6.6 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.6

Not in labor force

 - 13,413 13,418 - 13,520 13,747 13,654 13,341 13,527

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 - 10,183 10,266 - 10,116 10,082 10,203 10,175 10,229

Participation rate

 - 68.1 68.6 - 67.9 67.6 68.3 68.1 68.4

Employed

 - 9,602 9,746 - 9,532 9,462 9,631 9,563 9,692

Employment-population ratio

 - 64.2 65.1 - 63.9 63.4 64.5 64.0 64.8

Unemployed

 - 580 520 - 584 620 572 612 537

Unemployment rate

 - 5.7 5.1 - 5.8 6.2 5.6 6.0 5.3

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 - 11,093 11,089 - 10,982 10,859 10,874 11,116 11,007

Participation rate

 - 61.8 61.7 - 61.3 60.6 60.6 61.9 61.3

Employed

 - 10,328 10,328 - 10,353 10,270 10,264 10,359 10,287

Employment-population ratio

 - 57.5 57.5 - 57.8 57.3 57.2 57.7 57.3

Unemployed

 - 766 761 - 629 589 610 757 720

Unemployment rate

 - 6.9 6.9 - 5.7 5.4 5.6 6.8 6.5

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 - 864 805 - 859 812 795 921 815

Participation rate

 - 32.6 30.4 - 32.3 30.5 29.9 34.7 30.8

Employed

 - 697 628 - 629 660 656 738 625

Employment-population ratio

 - 26.3 23.7 - 23.6 24.8 24.7 27.8 23.6

Unemployed

 - 167 176 - 230 153 139 183 190

Unemployment rate

 - 19.3 21.9 - 26.8 18.8 17.5 19.9 23.3

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 - 21,022 21,012 - 20,811 20,627 20,710 21,022 21,012

Civilian labor force

 - 13,787 13,733 - 13,729 13,407 13,457 13,779 13,773

Participation rate

 - 65.6 65.4 - 66.0 65.0 65.0 65.5 65.5

Employed

 - 13,392 13,347 - 13,194 12,875 13,021 13,382 13,381

Employment-population ratio

 - 63.7 63.5 - 63.4 62.4 62.9 63.7 63.7

Unemployed

 - 395 386 - 535 532 436 397 392

Unemployment rate

 - 2.9 2.8 - 3.9 4.0 3.2 2.9 2.8

Not in labor force

 - 7,235 7,279 - 7,082 7,220 7,253 7,243 7,239

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: November 06, 2026