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	Sept. 2025	Sept. 2026	Sept. 2025	Sept. 2026	Sept. 2025	Sept. 2026	Sept. 2025	Sept. 2026
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	274,226	275,554	124,684	124,034	131,717	134,034	17,824	17,486
Civilian labor force	171,217	170,298	87,553	86,219	77,476	77,848	6,188	6,230
Participation rate	62.4	61.8	70.2	69.5	58.8	58.1	34.7	35.6
Employed	163,894	163,439	84,252	83,054	74,278	75,067	5,363	5,317
Employment-population ratio	59.8	59.3	67.6	67.0	56.4	56.0	30.1	30.4
Unemployed	7,324	6,859	3,301	3,165	3,198	2,781	825	913
Unemployment rate	4.3	4.0	3.8	3.7	4.1	3.6	13.3	14.7
Not in labor force	103,009	105,256	37,131	37,814	54,241	56,186	11,636	11,256

White
Civilian noninstitutional population	207,788	202,619	95,943	92,707	99,080	98,023	12,765	11,889
Civilian labor force	128,595	123,650	66,806	63,821	57,165	55,449	4,624	4,380
Participation rate	61.9	61.0	69.6	68.8	57.7	56.6	36.2	36.8
Employed	123,958	119,404	64,628	61,723	55,237	53,840	4,093	3,841
Employment-population ratio	59.7	58.9	67.4	66.6	55.8	54.9	32.1	32.3
Unemployed	4,637	4,246	2,178	2,098	1,928	1,609	531	539
Unemployment rate	3.6	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.4	2.9	11.5	12.3
Not in labor force	79,193	78,969	29,137	28,886	41,915	42,575	8,141	7,509

Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	35,892	35,553	15,270	14,948	17,940	17,952	2,682	2,653
Civilian labor force	22,510	22,140	10,594	10,183	11,071	11,093	845	864
Participation rate	62.7	62.3	69.4	68.1	61.7	61.8	31.5	32.6
Employed	20,868	20,627	9,928	9,602	10,252	10,328	689	697
Employment-population ratio	58.1	58.0	65.0	64.2	57.1	57.5	25.7	26.3
Unemployed	1,642	1,513	667	580	819	766	156	167
Unemployment rate	7.3	6.8	6.3	5.7	7.4	6.9	18.5	19.3
Not in labor force	13,382	13,413	4,675	4,765	6,869	6,859	1,837	1,789

Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	19,519	21,022	8,659	9,220	9,770	10,669	1,091	1,133
Civilian labor force	12,756	13,787	6,505	6,992	6,042	6,566	209	229
Participation rate	65.4	65.6	75.1	75.8	61.8	61.5	19.1	20.2
Employed	12,197	13,392	6,222	6,789	5,797	6,404	178	200
Employment-population ratio	62.5	63.7	71.9	73.6	59.3	60.0	16.3	17.6
Unemployed	559	395	284	204	245	162	31	29
Unemployment rate	4.4	2.9	4.4	2.9	4.0	2.5	14.9	12.7
Not in labor force	6,763	7,235	2,153	2,228	3,728	4,104	882	904

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	51,746	53,060	23,474	23,589	23,491	24,708	4,781	4,762
Civilian labor force	34,800	36,117	18,554	18,844	14,723	15,672	1,524	1,602
Participation rate	67.3	68.1	79.0	79.9	62.7	63.4	31.9	33.6
Employed	32,964	34,483	17,779	18,115	13,906	15,064	1,280	1,304
Employment-population ratio	63.7	65.0	75.7	76.8	59.2	61.0	26.8	27.4
Unemployed	1,837	1,634	775	729	817	607	244	298
Unemployment rate	5.3	4.5	4.2	3.9	5.5	3.9	16.0	18.6
Not in labor force	16,946	16,943	4,920	4,746	8,768	9,037	3,257	3,160
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: October 02, 2026