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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
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
Oct.
2025		 Oct.
2026		 Oct.
2025		 Oct.
2026		 Oct.
2025		 Oct.
2026		 Oct.
2025		 Oct.
2026

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

 - 275,682 - 124,104 - 134,115 - 17,463

Civilian labor force

 - 170,906 - 86,452 - 78,269 - 6,185

Participation rate

 - 62.0 - 69.7 - 58.4 - 35.4

Employed

 - 164,183 - 83,324 - 75,526 - 5,332

Employment-population ratio

 - 59.6 - 67.1 - 56.3 - 30.5

Unemployed

 - 6,724 - 3,128 - 2,743 - 853

Unemployment rate

 - 3.9 - 3.6 - 3.5 - 13.8

Not in labor force

 - 104,775 - 37,651 - 55,846 - 11,278

White

Civilian noninstitutional population

 - 202,660 - 92,732 - 98,058 - 11,870

Civilian labor force

 - 124,083 - 63,848 - 55,779 - 4,456

Participation rate

 - 61.2 - 68.9 - 56.9 - 37.5

Employed

 - 119,856 - 61,806 - 54,136 - 3,915

Employment-population ratio

 - 59.1 - 66.7 - 55.2 - 33.0

Unemployed

 - 4,227 - 2,042 - 1,643 - 541

Unemployment rate

 - 3.4 - 3.2 - 2.9 - 12.1

Not in labor force

 - 78,577 - 28,884 - 42,279 - 7,414

Black or African American

Civilian noninstitutional population

 - 35,578 - 14,962 - 17,967 - 2,650

Civilian labor force

 - 22,160 - 10,266 - 11,089 - 805

Participation rate

 - 62.3 - 68.6 - 61.7 - 30.4

Employed

 - 20,703 - 9,746 - 10,328 - 628

Employment-population ratio

 - 58.2 - 65.1 - 57.5 - 23.7

Unemployed

 - 1,457 - 520 - 761 - 176

Unemployment rate

 - 6.6 - 5.1 - 6.9 - 21.9

Not in labor force

 - 13,418 - 4,695 - 6,878 - 1,845

Asian

Civilian noninstitutional population

 - 21,012 - 9,292 - 10,599 - 1,120

Civilian labor force

 - 13,733 - 7,022 - 6,469 - 242

Participation rate

 - 65.4 - 75.6 - 61.0 - 21.6

Employed

 - 13,347 - 6,812 - 6,307 - 228

Employment-population ratio

 - 63.5 - 73.3 - 59.5 - 20.4

Unemployed

 - 386 - 210 - 162 - 13

Unemployment rate

 - 2.8 - 3.0 - 2.5 - 5.5

Not in labor force

 - 7,279 - 2,270 - 4,130 - 878

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Civilian noninstitutional population

 - 53,128 - 23,625 - 24,748 - 4,755

Civilian labor force

 - 36,156 - 18,746 - 15,827 - 1,583

Participation rate

 - 68.1 - 79.3 - 64.0 - 33.3

Employed

 - 34,544 - 17,977 - 15,219 - 1,347

Employment-population ratio

 - 65.0 - 76.1 - 61.5 - 28.3

Unemployed

 - 1,612 - 768 - 608 - 236

Unemployment rate

 - 4.5 - 4.1 - 3.8 - 14.9

Not in labor force

 - 16,972 - 4,879 - 8,921 - 3,172

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. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

 

Last Modified Date: November 06, 2026