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Table 2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years of age by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, July 2020-2023

Table 2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years of age by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, July 2020-2023 [Numbers in thousands. Data are not seasonally adjusted.]
Employment status, sex, race, and
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
July
2020
July
2021
July
2022
July
2023

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

37,472 37,250 37,954 39,342

Civilian labor force

21,479 22,522 22,943 23,681

Participation rate

57.3 60.5 60.4 60.2

Employed

17,507 20,268 20,992 21,623

Employment-population ratio

46.7 54.4 55.3 55.0

Unemployed

3,973 2,254 1,951 2,059

Looking for full-time work

2,651 1,697 1,415 1,437

Looking for part-time work

1,321 557 536 621

Unemployment rate

18.5 10.0 8.5 8.7

Not in labor force

15,993 14,728 15,011 15,660

Men

Civilian noninstitutional population

18,813 18,692 19,065 19,842

Civilian labor force

10,990 11,547 11,763 11,987

Participation rate

58.4 61.8 61.7 60.4

Employed

8,966 10,294 10,733 10,886

Employment-population ratio

47.7 55.1 56.3 54.9

Unemployed

2,024 1,253 1,031 1,101

Looking for full-time work

1,388 976 798 799

Looking for part-time work

636 277 232 302

Unemployment rate

18.4 10.9 8.8 9.2

Not in labor force

7,823 7,145 7,302 7,855

Women

Civilian noninstitutional population

18,659 18,559 18,890 19,500

Civilian labor force

10,489 10,976 11,180 11,694

Participation rate

56.2 59.1 59.2 60.0

Employed

8,541 9,975 10,259 10,736

Employment-population ratio

45.8 53.7 54.3 55.1

Unemployed

1,949 1,001 921 958

Looking for full-time work

1,263 721 617 638

Looking for part-time work

686 280 304 319

Unemployment rate

18.6 9.1 8.2 8.2

Not in labor force

8,170 7,583 7,710 7,806

White

Civilian noninstitutional population

27,474 27,333 27,798 28,661

Civilian labor force

16,322 17,168 17,411 17,938

Participation rate

59.4 62.8 62.6 62.6

Employed

13,595 15,635 16,197 16,681

Employment-population ratio

49.5 57.2 58.3 58.2

Unemployed

2,727 1,533 1,213 1,257

Looking for full-time work

1,819 1,170 837 876

Looking for part-time work

908 363 376 381

Unemployment rate

16.7 8.9 7.0 7.0

Not in labor force

11,152 10,165 10,388 10,723

Black or African American

Civilian noninstitutional population

5,494 5,452 5,551 5,771

Civilian labor force

2,884 3,004 3,060 3,086

Participation rate

52.5 55.1 55.1 53.5

Employed

2,151 2,594 2,574 2,530

Employment-population ratio

39.2 47.6 46.4 43.8

Unemployed

733 410 486 556

Looking for full-time work

537 325 380 420

Looking for part-time work

196 85 106 136

Unemployment rate

25.4 13.6 15.9 18.0

Not in labor force

2,610 2,448 2,490 2,685

Asian

Civilian noninstitutional population

2,234 2,186 2,203 2,422

Civilian labor force

958 976 1,089 1,205

Participation rate

42.9 44.6 49.4 49.8

Employed

715 856 971 1,137

Employment-population ratio

32.0 39.1 44.1 47.0

Unemployed

243 120 117 68

Looking for full-time work

138 70 103 37

Looking for part-time work

106 50 15 31

Unemployment rate

25.4 12.3 10.8 5.6

Not in labor force

1,277 1,210 1,114 1,217

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Civilian noninstitutional population

8,810 8,880 9,193 9,704

Civilian labor force

4,789 5,044 5,099 5,578

Participation rate

54.4 56.8 55.5 57.5

Employed

3,752 4,456 4,607 4,993

Employment-population ratio

42.6 50.2 50.1 51.5

Unemployed

1,037 588 493 585

Looking for full-time work

726 472 330 423

Looking for part-time work

311 116 163 162

Unemployment rate

21.7 11.7 9.7 10.5

Not in labor force

4,021 3,836 4,093 4,125

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: August 16, 2023