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	Apr. 2025	Apr. 2026	Apr. 2025	Apr. 2026	Apr. 2025	Apr. 2026	Apr. 2025	Apr. 2026
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	273,197	274,955	124,166	123,704	131,167	133,648	17,863	17,603
Civilian labor force	170,650	169,548	87,280	85,739	77,173	77,854	6,197	5,955
Participation rate	62.5	61.7	70.3	69.3	58.8	58.3	34.7	33.8
Employed	164,069	162,781	83,940	82,420	74,642	75,168	5,487	5,193
Employment-population ratio	60.1	59.2	67.6	66.6	56.9	56.2	30.7	29.5
Unemployed	6,582	6,768	3,340	3,320	2,531	2,686	711	762
Unemployment rate	3.9	4.0	3.8	3.9	3.3	3.4	11.5	12.8
Not in labor force	102,547	105,406	36,887	37,964	53,994	55,793	11,666	11,648

White
Civilian noninstitutional population	207,291	202,448	95,678	92,595	98,796	97,866	12,817	11,988
Civilian labor force	128,801	123,423	66,695	63,345	57,292	55,717	4,813	4,361
Participation rate	62.1	61.0	69.7	68.4	58.0	56.9	37.6	36.4
Employed	124,263	119,209	64,321	61,231	55,618	54,100	4,324	3,877
Employment-population ratio	59.9	58.9	67.2	66.1	56.3	55.3	33.7	32.3
Unemployed	4,537	4,214	2,374	2,114	1,674	1,617	489	483
Unemployment rate	3.5	3.4	3.6	3.3	2.9	2.9	10.2	11.1
Not in labor force	78,491	79,025	28,983	29,250	41,504	42,149	8,004	7,627

Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	35,719	35,434	15,188	14,884	17,851	17,884	2,681	2,666
Civilian labor force	22,170	21,986	10,505	10,158	10,936	11,065	729	764
Participation rate	62.1	62.0	69.2	68.2	61.3	61.9	27.2	28.6
Employed	20,883	20,538	9,939	9,490	10,355	10,449	588	599
Employment-population ratio	58.5	58.0	65.4	63.8	58.0	58.4	21.9	22.5
Unemployed	1,287	1,449	565	668	581	616	140	165
Unemployment rate	5.8	6.6	5.4	6.6	5.3	5.6	19.3	21.6
Not in labor force	13,549	13,448	4,683	4,726	6,914	6,819	1,952	1,903

Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	19,272	21,088	8,621	9,387	9,596	10,533	1,055	1,168
Civilian labor force	12,655	13,737	6,625	7,105	5,818	6,425	212	206
Participation rate	65.7	65.1	76.8	75.7	60.6	61.0	20.1	17.6
Employed	12,300	13,327	6,437	6,889	5,666	6,250	197	188
Employment-population ratio	63.8	63.2	74.7	73.4	59.0	59.3	18.7	16.1
Unemployed	354	410	187	216	152	175	15	19
Unemployment rate	2.8	3.0	2.8	3.0	2.6	2.7	7.0	9.0
Not in labor force	6,617	7,351	1,997	2,282	3,778	4,107	843	962

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	51,191	52,740	23,199	23,422	23,220	24,518	4,771	4,800
Civilian labor force	34,420	35,380	18,439	18,336	14,511	15,513	1,470	1,531
Participation rate	67.2	67.1	79.5	78.3	62.5	63.3	30.8	31.9
Employed	32,740	33,709	17,538	17,577	13,892	14,822	1,310	1,310
Employment-population ratio	64.0	63.9	75.6	75.0	59.8	60.5	27.5	27.3
Unemployed	1,680	1,671	901	759	620	691	160	221
Unemployment rate	4.9	4.7	4.9	4.1	4.3	4.5	10.9	14.4
Not in labor force	16,771	17,361	4,760	5,086	8,709	9,005	3,301	3,269
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: May 08, 2026