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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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

HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
7. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status,
sex, race, and Hispanic
or Latino ethnicity
Less than a
high school
diploma
High school
graduates,
no college(1)
Some college or associate degreeBachelor's
degree
and higher(2)
2011201220112012TotalSome college,
no degree
Associate
degree
20112012
201120122011201220112012

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

25,12224,88161,93261,81253,08954,29433,89834,29819,19119,99661,27763,514

Civilian labor force

11,59911,32837,34436,77236,83137,36022,68622,68514,14514,67546,84648,230

Participation rate

46.245.560.359.569.468.866.966.173.773.476.475.9

Employed

9,9679,92333,82333,71833,89534,70520,71220,93613,18213,77044,82246,288

Employment-population ratio

39.739.954.654.563.863.961.161.068.768.973.172.9

Unemployed

1,6321,4053,5213,0532,9372,6551,9741,7509639052,0241,942

Unemployment rate

14.112.49.48.38.07.18.77.76.86.24.34.0

Men

Civilian noninstitutional population

12,56312,32530,26430,13124,30724,70116,07816,0948,2298,60829,75830,640

Civilian labor force

7,3987,13321,16920,96418,22918,51111,76011,7386,4696,77324,18324,669

Participation rate

58.957.969.969.675.074.973.172.978.678.781.380.5

Employed

6,3886,30919,05919,19216,77117,22610,74110,8626,0296,36423,13823,729

Employment-population ratio

50.951.263.063.769.069.766.867.573.373.977.877.4

Unemployed

1,0098242,1101,7721,4581,2851,0188764404091,045940

Unemployment rate

13.611.610.08.58.06.98.77.56.86.04.33.8

Women

Civilian noninstitutional population

12,55912,55631,66831,68128,78229,59317,82018,20410,96211,38931,51932,874

Civilian labor force

4,2014,19516,17515,80818,60218,84910,92610,9487,6767,90122,66323,561

Participation rate

33.533.451.149.964.663.761.360.170.069.471.971.7

Employed

3,5793,61414,76414,52717,12417,4799,97110,0747,1537,40521,68422,559

Employment-population ratio

28.528.846.645.959.559.156.055.365.365.068.868.6

Unemployed

6235811,4111,2811,4781,3709558745234969781,002

Unemployment rate

14.813.98.78.17.97.38.78.06.86.34.34.3

White

Civilian noninstitutional population

19,76519,39450,28049,77443,13643,57727,37027,28115,76516,29550,51651,513

Civilian labor force

9,4439,14730,09329,29829,71729,72818,10917,81911,60911,90938,49238,928

Participation rate

47.847.259.858.968.968.266.265.373.673.176.275.6

Employed

8,2488,10027,56827,11227,63527,85416,71316,59410,92211,26036,97537,476

Employment-population ratio

41.741.854.854.564.163.961.160.869.369.173.272.8

Unemployed

1,1951,0472,5242,1852,0831,8741,3961,2266876481,5161,451

Unemployment rate

12.711.48.47.57.06.37.76.95.95.43.93.7

Black or African American

Civilian noninstitutional population

3,5453,4948,1768,2086,8777,1014,5634,7562,3142,3454,7555,135

Civilian labor force

1,3431,2775,0885,0804,9605,0663,2333,3031,7271,7633,7384,057

Participation rate

37.936.562.261.972.171.370.869.474.675.278.679.0

Employed

1,0131,0164,2984,3974,3114,5032,7922,9191,5191,5843,4743,801

Employment-population ratio

28.629.152.653.662.763.461.261.465.667.673.174.0

Unemployed

330260790683649563440384208179264255

Unemployment rate

24.620.415.513.413.111.113.611.612.110.27.16.3

Asian

Civilian noninstitutional population

1,0971,1642,0722,1361,6521,8701,0151,1136377575,0275,692

Civilian labor force

4635161,2651,2901,1671,3137077694605443,8314,299

Participation rate

42.244.361.160.470.670.269.669.272.271.876.275.5

Employed

4194811,1691,2121,0801,2256507164305093,6324,115

Employment-population ratio

38.241.356.456.765.465.564.064.367.667.372.272.3

Unemployed

44359679868857533034199184

Unemployment rate

9.56.87.66.17.46.78.07.06.56.35.24.3

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Civilian noninstitutional population

9,6129,7798,0008,6335,4665,9773,6223,9311,8442,0463,7614,211

Civilian labor force

5,8595,9205,8136,1684,2144,5842,7702,9731,4441,6113,0303,384

Participation rate

61.060.572.771.477.176.776.575.678.378.780.680.4

Employed

5,1565,2695,2165,6133,8304,2162,5132,7341,3171,4822,8573,210

Employment-population ratio

53.653.965.265.070.170.569.469.671.472.476.076.2

Unemployed

703650597554384368257239127130173173

Unemployment rate

12.011.010.39.09.18.09.38.08.88.05.75.1

Footnotes
(1) Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
(2) Includes persons 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. Persons 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: February 5, 2013