Table 2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years of age by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, July 2023-2026

Table 2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years of age by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, July 2023-2026 [Numbers in thousands. Data are not seasonally adjusted.]
Employment status, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	July 2023	July 2024	July 2025	July 2026
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	39,342	38,993	39,761	39,647
Civilian labor force	23,681	23,566	23,663	23,451
Participation rate	60.2	60.4	59.5	59.1
Employed	21,623	21,259	21,116	21,320
Employment-population ratio	55.0	54.5	53.1	53.8
Unemployed	2,059	2,307	2,547	2,131
Looking for full-time work	1,437	1,689	1,813	1,543
Looking for part-time work	621	618	734	588
Unemployment rate	8.7	9.8	10.8	9.1
Not in labor force	15,660	15,427	16,099	16,196

Men
Civilian noninstitutional population	19,842	19,662	20,080	20,085
Civilian labor force	11,987	12,040	12,163	12,270
Participation rate	60.4	61.2	60.6	61.1
Employed	10,886	10,859	10,827	11,190
Employment-population ratio	54.9	55.2	53.9	55.7
Unemployed	1,101	1,181	1,336	1,080
Looking for full-time work	799	943	965	792
Looking for part-time work	302	238	372	288
Unemployment rate	9.2	9.8	11.0	8.8
Not in labor force	7,855	7,623	7,917	7,815

Women
Civilian noninstitutional population	19,500	19,331	19,681	19,562
Civilian labor force	11,694	11,526	11,500	11,181
Participation rate	60.0	59.6	58.4	57.2
Employed	10,736	10,400	10,289	10,130
Employment-population ratio	55.1	53.8	52.3	51.8
Unemployed	958	1,126	1,210	1,051
Looking for full-time work	638	746	848	752
Looking for part-time work	319	380	362	299
Unemployment rate	8.2	9.8	10.5	9.4
Not in labor force	7,806	7,805	8,182	8,381

White
Civilian noninstitutional population	28,661	28,301	28,616	27,132
Civilian labor force	17,938	17,958	17,824	16,680
Participation rate	62.6	63.5	62.3	61.5
Employed	16,681	16,457	16,079	15,301
Employment-population ratio	58.2	58.1	56.2	56.4
Unemployed	1,257	1,501	1,745	1,379
Looking for full-time work	876	1,056	1,215	1,000
Looking for part-time work	381	444	530	379
Unemployment rate	7.0	8.4	9.8	8.3
Not in labor force	10,723	10,344	10,792	10,452

Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	5,771	5,713	5,820	5,855
Civilian labor force	3,086	2,999	3,036	3,119
Participation rate	53.5	52.5	52.2	53.3
Employed	2,530	2,531	2,601	2,745
Employment-population ratio	43.8	44.3	44.7	46.9
Unemployed	556	468	436	375
Looking for full-time work	420	405	310	268
Looking for part-time work	136	62	126	107
Unemployment rate	18.0	15.6	14.3	12.0
Not in labor force	2,685	2,714	2,783	2,735

Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	2,422	2,394	2,632	2,913
Civilian labor force	1,205	1,201	1,243	1,381
Participation rate	49.8	50.2	47.2	47.4
Employed	1,137	1,072	1,078	1,230
Employment-population ratio	47.0	44.8	41.0	42.2
Unemployed	68	130	165	151
Looking for full-time work	37	73	120	112
Looking for part-time work	31	57	45	39
Unemployment rate	5.6	10.8	13.3	11.0
Not in labor force	1,217	1,193	1,389	1,531

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	9,704	9,848	10,352	10,714
Civilian labor force	5,578	5,617	5,937	6,019
Participation rate	57.5	57.0	57.3	56.2
Employed	4,993	5,017	5,187	5,483
Employment-population ratio	51.5	50.9	50.1	51.2
Unemployed	585	600	750	536
Looking for full-time work	423	449	592	375
Looking for part-time work	162	152	158	161
Unemployment rate	10.5	10.7	12.6	8.9
Not in labor force	4,125	4,231	4,415	4,695
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. People 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.

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Last Modified Date: August 20, 2026