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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)
Apr.
2023		 Mar.
2024		 Apr.
2024		 Apr.
2023		 Dec.
2023		 Jan.
2024		 Feb.
2024		 Mar.
2024		 Apr.
2024

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

 204,261 204,752 204,831 204,261 205,022 204,608 204,677 204,752 204,831

Civilian labor force

 126,873 127,640 127,369 127,241 127,226 126,962 127,040 127,596 127,708

Participation rate

 62.1 62.3 62.2 62.3 62.1 62.1 62.1 62.3 62.3

Employed

 123,300 123,175 123,298 123,263 122,802 122,663 122,685 123,286 123,229

Employment-population ratio

 60.4 60.2 60.2 60.3 59.9 60.0 59.9 60.2 60.2

Unemployed

 3,574 4,465 4,071 3,978 4,424 4,299 4,356 4,310 4,479

Unemployment rate

 2.8 3.5 3.2 3.1 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5

Not in labor force

 77,388 77,112 77,463 77,021 77,796 77,646 77,637 77,156 77,123

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 66,340 66,098 65,960 66,361 66,405 65,869 65,685 65,963 65,982

Participation rate

 70.2 70.0 69.8 70.2 70.0 69.8 69.6 69.8 69.8

Employed

 64,496 63,906 63,887 64,399 64,208 63,674 63,658 64,029 63,801

Employment-population ratio

 68.2 67.7 67.6 68.1 67.7 67.5 67.4 67.8 67.5

Unemployed

 1,844 2,193 2,073 1,962 2,197 2,195 2,027 1,933 2,181

Unemployment rate

 2.8 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.1 2.9 3.3

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 55,825 56,614 56,561 55,904 55,844 56,219 56,454 56,489 56,622

Participation rate

 57.4 58.0 57.9 57.5 57.2 57.6 57.9 57.9 58.0

Employed

 54,463 54,849 54,995 54,331 54,175 54,615 54,646 54,677 54,843

Employment-population ratio

 56.0 56.2 56.3 55.9 55.5 56.0 56.0 56.0 56.2

Unemployed

 1,361 1,765 1,565 1,573 1,669 1,604 1,808 1,811 1,779

Unemployment rate

 2.4 3.1 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.9 3.2 3.2 3.1

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 4,709 4,928 4,848 4,976 4,976 4,874 4,902 5,145 5,103

Participation rate

 37.7 38.8 38.2 39.8 39.7 38.4 38.6 40.5 40.2

Employed

 4,340 4,420 4,416 4,533 4,418 4,374 4,381 4,580 4,584

Employment-population ratio

 34.7 34.8 34.8 36.2 35.3 34.5 34.5 36.1 36.1

Unemployed

 369 508 433 443 558 500 520 565 519

Unemployment rate

 7.8 10.3 8.9 8.9 11.2 10.3 10.6 11.0 10.2

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 34,583 34,883 34,918 34,583 34,853 34,813 34,849 34,883 34,918

Civilian labor force

 21,756 22,124 22,021 21,763 22,094 22,051 22,190 22,170 22,051

Participation rate

 62.9 63.4 63.1 62.9 63.4 63.3 63.7 63.6 63.2

Employed

 20,809 20,689 20,892 20,713 20,952 20,887 20,950 20,746 20,812

Employment-population ratio

 60.2 59.3 59.8 59.9 60.1 60.0 60.1 59.5 59.6

Unemployed

 947 1,435 1,128 1,050 1,143 1,164 1,240 1,424 1,239

Unemployment rate

 4.4 6.5 5.1 4.8 5.2 5.3 5.6 6.4 5.6

Not in labor force

 12,827 12,759 12,897 12,820 12,759 12,762 12,659 12,713 12,867

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 9,986 10,303 10,187 9,978 10,294 10,266 10,344 10,317 10,194

Participation rate

 67.6 69.5 68.6 67.6 69.2 69.4 69.8 69.6 68.7

Employed

 9,540 9,624 9,670 9,519 9,821 9,717 9,709 9,677 9,661

Employment-population ratio

 64.6 64.9 65.2 64.5 66.0 65.7 65.5 65.3 65.1

Unemployed

 447 679 517 458 473 548 636 640 533

Unemployment rate

 4.5 6.6 5.1 4.6 4.6 5.3 6.1 6.2 5.2

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 11,082 11,014 11,012 11,051 11,014 10,967 11,050 10,999 10,991

Participation rate

 64.1 63.1 63.0 63.9 63.2 62.9 63.4 63.0 62.9

Employed

 10,658 10,416 10,538 10,557 10,486 10,445 10,568 10,387 10,442

Employment-population ratio

 61.6 59.7 60.3 61.1 60.2 59.9 60.6 59.5 59.8

Unemployed

 423 598 474 495 528 521 482 612 548

Unemployment rate

 3.8 5.4 4.3 4.5 4.8 4.8 4.4 5.6 5.0

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 688 807 822 734 786 819 796 854 867

Participation rate

 27.2 31.0 31.5 29.0 30.7 31.6 30.7 32.8 33.2

Employed

 611 649 684 636 644 724 673 682 709

Employment-population ratio

 24.2 24.9 26.2 25.2 25.2 27.9 25.9 26.2 27.2

Unemployed

 77 159 138 97 142 95 122 171 158

Unemployment rate

 11.2 19.6 16.8 13.2 18.0 11.6 15.4 20.1 18.2

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 17,557 17,781 17,816 17,557 17,896 17,930 17,784 17,781 17,816

Civilian labor force

 11,319 11,442 11,485 11,374 11,436 11,559 11,472 11,403 11,536

Participation rate

 64.5 64.3 64.5 64.8 63.9 64.5 64.5 64.1 64.7

Employed

 11,017 11,157 11,182 11,053 11,084 11,223 11,081 11,113 11,214

Employment-population ratio

 62.7 62.7 62.8 63.0 61.9 62.6 62.3 62.5 62.9

Unemployed

 302 285 302 321 353 336 390 290 322

Unemployment rate

 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.8 3.1 2.9 3.4 2.5 2.8

Not in labor force

 6,238 6,339 6,331 6,183 6,459 6,372 6,312 6,379 6,280

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.
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Last Modified Date: May 03, 2024