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	June 2025	June 2026	June 2025	June 2026	June 2025	June 2026	June 2025	June 2026
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	273,585	275,166	124,361	123,822	131,374	133,789	17,850	17,555
Civilian labor force	171,343	170,198	87,428	85,820	76,552	77,080	7,363	7,298
Participation rate	62.6	61.9	70.3	69.3	58.3	57.6	41.2	41.6
Employed	163,883	162,722	84,147	82,589	73,630	74,093	6,107	6,040
Employment-population ratio	59.9	59.1	67.7	66.7	56.0	55.4	34.2	34.4
Unemployed	7,460	7,476	3,281	3,231	2,923	2,987	1,256	1,258
Unemployment rate	4.4	4.4	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	17.1	17.2
Not in labor force	102,242	104,968	36,933	38,003	54,822	56,709	10,487	10,257

White
Civilian noninstitutional population	207,472	202,497	95,775	92,631	98,900	97,920	12,798	11,946
Civilian labor force	129,114	123,471	66,789	63,179	56,671	55,012	5,654	5,281
Participation rate	62.2	61.0	69.7	68.2	57.3	56.2	44.2	44.2
Employed	124,209	118,741	64,617	61,060	54,779	53,165	4,814	4,517
Employment-population ratio	59.9	58.6	67.5	65.9	55.4	54.3	37.6	37.8
Unemployed	4,905	4,730	2,172	2,119	1,892	1,847	841	764
Unemployment rate	3.8	3.8	3.3	3.4	3.3	3.4	14.9	14.5
Not in labor force	78,358	79,026	28,986	29,452	42,229	42,908	7,143	6,665

Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	35,784	35,477	15,218	14,907	17,884	17,909	2,682	2,661
Civilian labor force	22,317	22,072	10,527	10,169	10,871	10,925	919	977
Participation rate	62.4	62.2	69.2	68.2	60.8	61.0	34.3	36.7
Employed	20,707	20,549	9,813	9,599	10,188	10,272	706	677
Employment-population ratio	57.9	57.9	64.5	64.4	57.0	57.4	26.3	25.4
Unemployed	1,610	1,523	713	570	682	653	214	300
Unemployment rate	7.2	6.9	6.8	5.6	6.3	6.0	23.3	30.7
Not in labor force	13,467	13,405	4,692	4,738	7,013	6,984	1,762	1,684

Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	19,294	20,811	8,548	9,196	9,612	10,440	1,134	1,175
Civilian labor force	12,712	13,807	6,485	7,136	5,935	6,373	292	298
Participation rate	65.9	66.3	75.9	77.6	61.7	61.0	25.8	25.4
Employed	12,221	13,228	6,262	6,842	5,741	6,137	218	249
Employment-population ratio	63.3	63.6	73.3	74.4	59.7	58.8	19.2	21.2
Unemployed	491	578	223	293	194	236	74	49
Unemployment rate	3.9	4.2	3.4	4.1	3.3	3.7	25.4	16.5
Not in labor force	6,582	7,004	2,064	2,061	3,677	4,067	842	877

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	51,406	52,861	23,305	23,485	23,325	24,591	4,776	4,785
Civilian labor force	34,466	34,936	18,483	18,193	14,291	15,050	1,692	1,692
Participation rate	67.0	66.1	79.3	77.5	61.3	61.2	35.4	35.4
Employed	32,831	33,116	17,797	17,531	13,639	14,271	1,396	1,314
Employment-population ratio	63.9	62.6	76.4	74.6	58.5	58.0	29.2	27.5
Unemployed	1,635	1,820	686	663	653	779	296	378
Unemployment rate	4.7	5.2	3.7	3.6	4.6	5.2	17.5	22.3
Not in labor force	16,940	17,925	4,822	5,292	9,034	9,541	3,084	3,092
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: July 02, 2026