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	May 2025	May 2026	May 2025	May 2026	May 2025	May 2026	May 2025	May 2026
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	273,385	275,054	124,261	123,760	131,268	133,715	17,856	17,579
Civilian labor force	170,216	169,801	87,032	85,927	76,861	77,714	6,323	6,160
Participation rate	62.3	61.7	70.0	69.4	58.6	58.1	35.4	35.0
Employed	163,401	162,897	83,836	82,646	74,073	74,979	5,492	5,271
Employment-population ratio	59.8	59.2	67.5	66.8	56.4	56.1	30.8	30.0
Unemployed	6,815	6,904	3,196	3,281	2,787	2,734	831	889
Unemployment rate	4.0	4.1	3.7	3.8	3.6	3.5	13.1	14.4
Not in labor force	103,169	105,253	37,229	37,833	54,407	56,002	11,533	11,418

White
Civilian noninstitutional population	207,377	202,468	95,724	92,611	98,846	97,891	12,807	11,966
Civilian labor force	128,277	123,630	66,533	63,584	56,799	55,537	4,945	4,509
Participation rate	61.9	61.1	69.5	68.7	57.5	56.7	38.6	37.7
Employed	123,650	119,180	64,299	61,418	55,065	53,799	4,285	3,963
Employment-population ratio	59.6	58.9	67.2	66.3	55.7	55.0	33.5	33.1
Unemployed	4,627	4,451	2,234	2,166	1,733	1,738	660	547
Unemployment rate	3.6	3.6	3.4	3.4	3.1	3.1	13.3	12.1
Not in labor force	79,100	78,838	29,191	29,027	42,047	42,354	7,862	7,457

Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	35,751	35,455	15,203	14,895	17,867	17,896	2,681	2,664
Civilian labor force	22,189	21,981	10,416	10,093	11,042	11,123	731	765
Participation rate	62.1	62.0	68.5	67.8	61.8	62.2	27.3	28.7
Employed	20,876	20,581	9,876	9,455	10,371	10,541	630	585
Employment-population ratio	58.4	58.0	65.0	63.5	58.0	58.9	23.5	22.0
Unemployed	1,313	1,400	541	638	671	582	101	180
Unemployment rate	5.9	6.4	5.2	6.3	6.1	5.2	13.8	23.6
Not in labor force	13,562	13,474	4,787	4,803	6,825	6,773	1,951	1,898

Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	19,291	20,939	8,605	9,273	9,613	10,484	1,074	1,182
Civilian labor force	12,686	13,665	6,561	7,085	5,873	6,328	251	252
Participation rate	65.8	65.3	76.3	76.4	61.1	60.4	23.4	21.3
Employed	12,250	13,179	6,341	6,869	5,681	6,123	229	188
Employment-population ratio	63.5	62.9	73.7	74.1	59.1	58.4	21.3	15.9
Unemployed	435	486	220	216	192	206	23	64
Unemployment rate	3.4	3.6	3.4	3.1	3.3	3.3	9.0	25.3
Not in labor force	6,605	7,274	2,044	2,188	3,740	4,156	822	930

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	51,297	52,799	23,251	23,453	23,272	24,554	4,773	4,792
Civilian labor force	34,413	35,445	18,435	18,405	14,464	15,526	1,514	1,514
Participation rate	67.1	67.1	79.3	78.5	62.2	63.2	31.7	31.6
Employed	32,781	33,809	17,685	17,763	13,781	14,779	1,314	1,268
Employment-population ratio	63.9	64.0	76.1	75.7	59.2	60.2	27.5	26.5
Unemployed	1,632	1,636	750	642	682	748	200	246
Unemployment rate	4.7	4.6	4.1	3.5	4.7	4.8	13.2	16.3
Not in labor force	16,884	17,354	4,816	5,048	8,808	9,028	3,260	3,278
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: June 05, 2026