A-15. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, sex, and age

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A-15. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, sex, and age [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	Total		Men, 20 years and over		Women, 20 years and over		Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Employment status, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2026	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2026	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2026	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2026
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	274,001	275,415	124,571	123,959	131,597	133,948	17,833	17,508
Civilian labor force	171,035	170,048	87,779	86,126	76,636	77,251	6,620	6,672
Participation rate	62.4	61.7	70.5	69.5	58.2	57.7	37.1	38.1
Employed	163,288	162,667	84,280	82,744	73,300	74,178	5,707	5,744
Employment-population ratio	59.6	59.1	67.7	66.8	55.7	55.4	32.0	32.8
Unemployed	7,747	7,381	3,498	3,381	3,336	3,072	913	927
Unemployment rate	4.5	4.3	4.0	3.9	4.4	4.0	13.8	13.9
Not in labor force	102,966	105,367	36,792	37,834	54,961	56,697	11,213	10,837

White
Civilian noninstitutional population	207,675	202,572	95,883	92,679	99,016	97,986	12,777	11,907
Civilian labor force	128,535	123,619	66,948	63,594	56,529	55,143	5,059	4,882
Participation rate	61.9	61.0	69.8	68.6	57.1	56.3	39.6	41.0
Employed	123,515	118,773	64,582	61,301	54,464	53,214	4,469	4,258
Employment-population ratio	59.5	58.6	67.4	66.1	55.0	54.3	35.0	35.8
Unemployed	5,020	4,846	2,366	2,293	2,064	1,929	589	624
Unemployment rate	3.9	3.9	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.5	11.7	12.8
Not in labor force	79,140	78,953	28,935	29,085	42,487	42,843	7,718	7,025

Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	35,854	35,526	15,252	14,933	17,920	17,937	2,682	2,656
Civilian labor force	22,525	21,910	10,672	10,237	11,026	10,843	828	830
Participation rate	62.8	61.7	70.0	68.6	61.5	60.5	30.9	31.2
Employed	20,714	20,513	9,929	9,676	10,167	10,150	618	687
Employment-population ratio	57.8	57.7	65.1	64.8	56.7	56.6	23.0	25.9
Unemployed	1,811	1,397	744	562	858	693	209	142
Unemployment rate	8.0	6.4	7.0	5.5	7.8	6.4	25.3	17.1
Not in labor force	13,329	13,616	4,580	4,696	6,895	7,094	1,855	1,826

Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	19,408	20,710	8,580	9,036	9,707	10,508	1,122	1,166
Civilian labor force	12,688	13,510	6,514	6,875	5,929	6,425	246	210
Participation rate	65.4	65.2	75.9	76.1	61.1	61.1	21.9	18.0
Employed	12,213	13,058	6,315	6,650	5,696	6,218	202	190
Employment-population ratio	62.9	63.1	73.6	73.6	58.7	59.2	18.0	16.3
Unemployed	475	452	199	225	233	207	43	20
Unemployment rate	3.7	3.3	3.1	3.3	3.9	3.2	17.6	9.7
Not in labor force	6,720	7,199	2,066	2,160	3,778	4,083	876	956

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	51,629	52,991	23,416	23,553	23,434	24,668	4,779	4,770
Civilian labor force	34,568	35,688	18,544	18,542	14,440	15,609	1,585	1,537
Participation rate	67.0	67.3	79.2	78.7	61.6	63.3	33.2	32.2
Employed	32,685	33,906	17,649	17,771	13,697	14,903	1,339	1,233
Employment-population ratio	63.3	64.0	75.4	75.4	58.5	60.4	28.0	25.8
Unemployed	1,882	1,782	895	771	742	707	246	304
Unemployment rate	5.4	5.0	4.8	4.2	5.1	4.5	15.5	19.8
Not in labor force	17,061	17,303	4,872	5,011	8,994	9,058	3,195	3,233
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.

Last Modified Date: September 04, 2026