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Table 5. Employment status of the population by sex, marital status, and presence and age of own children under 18, 2024-2025 annual averages

Table 5. Employment status of the population by sex, marital status, and presence and age of own children under 18, 2024-2025 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic 2024 2025
Total Men Women Total Men Women

WITH OWN CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS

Civilian noninstitutional population

 62,226 28,209 34,018 62,707 28,485 34,222

Civilian labor force

 51,542 26,384 25,159 51,985 26,685 25,300

Participation rate

 82.8 93.5 74.0 82.9 93.7 73.9

Employed

 50,010 25,746 24,264 50,396 26,020 24,375

Full-time workers(1)

 43,782 24,561 19,221 44,102 24,821 19,281

Part-time workers(2)

 6,227 1,185 5,043 6,293 1,199 5,094

Employment-population ratio

 80.4 91.3 71.3 80.4 91.3 71.2

Unemployed

 1,533 638 895 1,589 664 924

Unemployment rate

 3.0 2.4 3.6 3.1 2.5 3.7

Total married, spouse present

Civilian noninstitutional population

 47,756 24,049 23,707 48,221 24,296 23,925

Civilian labor force

 39,814 22,666 17,149 40,181 22,924 17,257

Participation rate

 83.4 94.3 72.3 83.3 94.4 72.1

Employed

 38,972 22,230 16,743 39,273 22,435 16,838

Full-time workers(1)

 34,450 21,316 13,134 34,766 21,509 13,257

Part-time workers(2)

 4,522 914 3,609 4,507 926 3,581

Employment-population ratio

 81.6 92.4 70.6 81.4 92.3 70.4

Unemployed

 842 436 406 908 489 419

Unemployment rate

 2.1 1.9 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.4

Other marital status(3)

Civilian noninstitutional population

 14,470 4,160 10,310 14,486 4,189 10,297

Civilian labor force

 11,728 3,718 8,010 11,804 3,761 8,043

Participation rate

 81.0 89.4 77.7 81.5 89.8 78.1

Employed

 11,037 3,516 7,521 11,123 3,585 7,537

Full-time workers(1)

 9,332 3,245 6,087 9,336 3,312 6,024

Part-time workers(2)

 1,705 271 1,434 1,787 273 1,514

Employment-population ratio

 76.3 84.5 73.0 76.8 85.6 73.2

Unemployed

 691 202 489 681 176 505

Unemployment rate

 5.9 5.4 6.1 5.8 4.7 6.3

WITH OWN CHILDREN 6 TO 17 YEARS, NONE YOUNGER

Civilian noninstitutional population

 35,978 16,185 19,793 36,288 16,383 19,905

Civilian labor force

 30,417 14,975 15,443 30,715 15,154 15,561

Participation rate

 84.5 92.5 78.0 84.6 92.5 78.2

Employed

 29,549 14,610 14,939 29,834 14,808 15,027

Full-time workers(1)

 26,027 13,930 12,096 26,181 14,100 12,080

Part-time workers(2)

 3,522 680 2,842 3,654 708 2,946

Employment-population ratio

 82.1 90.3 75.5 82.2 90.4 75.5

Unemployed

 868 364 504 881 346 534

Unemployment rate

 2.9 2.4 3.3 2.9 2.3 3.4

WITH OWN CHILDREN UNDER 6 YEARS

Civilian noninstitutional population

 26,248 12,024 14,224 26,418 12,102 14,317

Civilian labor force

 21,125 11,409 9,716 21,269 11,531 9,739

Participation rate

 80.5 94.9 68.3 80.5 95.3 68.0

Employed

 20,461 11,136 9,325 20,561 11,213 9,349

Full-time workers(1)

 17,755 10,630 7,125 17,922 10,721 7,201

Part-time workers(2)

 2,705 505 2,200 2,640 492 2,148

Employment-population ratio

 78.0 92.6 65.6 77.8 92.7 65.3

Unemployed

 664 273 391 708 318 390

Unemployment rate

 3.1 2.4 4.0 3.3 2.8 4.0

WITH NO OWN CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS

Civilian noninstitutional population

 206,345 102,730 103,615 210,946 104,997 105,950

Civilian labor force

 116,564 62,590 53,974 118,823 63,832 54,990

Participation rate

 56.5 60.9 52.1 56.3 60.8 51.9

Employed

 111,336 59,567 51,769 113,097 60,542 52,555

Full-time workers(1)

 89,579 50,294 39,284 90,825 50,966 39,859

Part-time workers(2)

 21,757 9,273 12,485 22,272 9,576 12,697

Employment-population ratio

 54.0 58.0 50.0 53.6 57.7 49.6

Unemployed

 5,228 3,023 2,205 5,725 3,290 2,435

Unemployment rate

 4.5 4.8 4.1 4.8 5.2 4.4

Footnotes
(1) Usually work 35 hours or more per week at all jobs.
(2) Usually work less than 35 hours per week at all jobs.
(3) Includes people who are never married; widowed; divorced; separated; and married, spouse absent.

NOTE: Own children include biological, step-, and adopted children living in the household who are under age 18. Not included are nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Annual estimates for 2025 are 11-month averages that exclude October. (Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.) As a result, 2025 annual estimates are not strictly comparable with annual averages for other years.
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Last Modified Date: April 23, 2026