A-17. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

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A-17. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity [Numbers in thousands]
Sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	Less than a high school diploma		High school graduates, no college(1)		Some college or associate degree						Bachelor's degree and higher(2)
	May 2025	May 2026	May 2025	May 2026	Total		Some college, no degree		Associate degree		May 2025	May 2026
	May 2025	May 2026	May 2025	May 2026	May 2025	May 2026	May 2025	May 2026	May 2025	May 2026	May 2025	May 2026
TOTAL
Civilian labor force	9,310	8,514	36,522	36,858	35,869	35,595	19,310	19,319	16,559	16,276	66,678	67,184
Participation rate	47.9	45.3	56.7	56.9	62.4	61.4	60.4	59.9	64.9	63.4	72.2	71.6
Employed	8,860	8,072	34,997	35,317	34,766	34,380	18,666	18,505	16,100	15,875	65,066	65,506
Employment-population ratio	45.6	42.9	54.4	54.6	60.5	59.3	58.3	57.4	63.1	61.8	70.5	69.8
Unemployed	450	443	1,526	1,541	1,103	1,215	644	814	459	401	1,612	1,679
Unemployment rate	4.8	5.2	4.2	4.2	3.1	3.4	3.3	4.2	2.8	2.5	2.4	2.5

Men
Civilian labor force	5,967	5,225	22,026	21,796	18,374	18,253	10,204	10,171	8,171	8,082	32,652	32,458
Participation rate	59.8	56.3	65.8	65.7	68.5	67.7	66.9	65.7	70.7	70.2	75.9	75.2
Employed	5,733	5,001	21,188	20,864	17,849	17,646	9,919	9,766	7,930	7,880	31,761	31,616
Employment-population ratio	57.5	53.8	63.3	62.9	66.6	65.4	65.0	63.1	68.6	68.5	73.9	73.2
Unemployed	234	224	838	932	525	607	285	405	241	202	891	842
Unemployment rate	3.9	4.3	3.8	4.3	2.9	3.3	2.8	4.0	2.9	2.5	2.7	2.6

Women
Civilian labor force	3,343	3,290	14,496	15,063	17,495	17,342	9,107	9,148	8,388	8,194	34,026	34,726
Participation rate	35.3	34.6	46.9	47.7	57.0	56.0	54.4	54.6	60.1	57.8	69.0	68.5
Employed	3,127	3,071	13,809	14,454	16,917	16,734	8,747	8,739	8,170	7,995	33,305	33,889
Employment-population ratio	33.0	32.3	44.7	45.8	55.1	54.1	52.3	52.1	58.6	56.4	67.6	66.8
Unemployed	216	218	688	609	578	608	360	409	218	199	721	837
Unemployment rate	6.4	6.6	4.7	4.0	3.3	3.5	3.9	4.5	2.6	2.4	2.1	2.4

White
Civilian labor force	7,240	6,425	27,741	27,064	26,981	26,173	14,199	13,898	12,782	12,275	49,862	48,518
Participation rate	50.0	47.8	56.0	56.0	60.6	59.5	58.3	57.8	63.4	61.6	71.0	69.7
Employed	6,949	6,128	26,726	26,180	26,276	25,366	13,810	13,384	12,465	11,982	48,739	47,366
Employment-population ratio	48.0	45.6	53.9	54.2	59.0	57.7	56.7	55.7	61.8	60.1	69.4	68.1
Unemployed	291	297	1,015	884	705	807	389	514	316	293	1,122	1,152
Unemployment rate	4.0	4.6	3.7	3.3	2.6	3.1	2.7	3.7	2.5	2.4	2.3	2.4

Black or African American
Civilian labor force	1,096	1,018	5,706	5,693	5,835	5,569	3,429	3,241	2,406	2,328	6,767	6,816
Participation rate	38.8	35.0	58.8	59.0	68.7	68.4	67.3	67.3	70.8	69.9	75.9	76.7
Employed	1,007	921	5,341	5,261	5,557	5,316	3,262	3,055	2,295	2,261	6,508	6,606
Employment-population ratio	35.6	31.6	55.1	54.5	65.4	65.3	64.0	63.4	67.6	67.9	73.0	74.4
Unemployed	89	97	364	432	277	253	166	186	111	68	259	210
Unemployment rate	8.1	9.5	6.4	7.6	4.8	4.5	4.9	5.7	4.6	2.9	3.8	3.1

Asian
Civilian labor force	449	526	1,568	1,534	1,460	1,441	713	730	747	711	8,059	8,975
Participation rate	39.6	43.9	59.4	55.9	64.9	61.7	63.5	59.8	66.4	63.8	75.3	75.9
Employed	430	518	1,540	1,478	1,418	1,392	686	687	732	705	7,867	8,717
Employment-population ratio	37.9	43.2	58.3	53.8	63.1	59.6	61.1	56.2	65.0	63.2	73.5	73.7
Unemployed	19	8	28	56	42	49	27	43	15	6	192	258
Unemployment rate	4.3	1.5	1.8	3.7	2.9	3.4	3.7	5.9	2.1	0.8	2.4	2.9

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian labor force	5,489	4,916	9,348	9,848	6,311	6,612	3,477	3,758	2,833	2,855	7,723	8,179
Participation rate	59.4	56.8	69.3	70.0	73.7	72.5	73.3	71.9	74.3	73.4	79.8	79.8
Employed	5,238	4,700	8,886	9,460	6,111	6,361	3,365	3,566	2,745	2,795	7,530	7,918
Employment-population ratio	56.7	54.3	65.9	67.3	71.4	69.8	70.9	68.2	72.0	71.8	77.8	77.3
Unemployed	251	216	462	388	200	252	112	192	88	60	194	260
Unemployment rate	4.6	4.4	4.9	3.9	3.2	3.8	3.2	5.1	3.1	2.1	2.5	3.2
Footnotes (1) Includes people with a high school diploma or equivalent. (2) Includes people with bachelor`s, master`s, professional, and doctoral degrees.
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