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Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex, age, and race

HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
5. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex, age, and race
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, sex, and age	Total		White		Black or African American		Asian
Employment status, sex, and age	2013	2014	2013	2014	2013	2014	2013	2014
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	245,679	247,947	194,333	195,498	30,376	30,843	13,296	13,785
Civilian labor force	155,389	155,922	123,412	123,327	18,580	18,873	8,584	8,760
Participation rate	63.2	62.9	63.5	63.1	61.2	61.2	64.6	63.6
Employed	143,929	146,305	115,379	116,788	16,151	16,732	8,136	8,325
Employment-population ratio	58.6	59.0	59.4	59.7	53.2	54.3	61.2	60.4
Unemployed	11,460	9,617	8,033	6,540	2,429	2,141	448	436
Unemployment rate	7.4	6.2	6.5	5.3	13.1	11.3	5.2	5.0
Not in labor force	90,290	92,025	70,920	72,170	11,797	11,970	4,712	5,024

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	118,555	119,748	94,865	95,513	13,747	13,997	6,225	6,420
Civilian labor force	82,667	82,882	66,842	66,680	8,733	8,909	4,547	4,648
Participation rate	69.7	69.2	70.5	69.8	63.5	63.6	73.0	72.4
Employed	76,353	77,692	62,322	63,108	7,497	7,818	4,294	4,403
Employment-population ratio	64.4	64.9	65.7	66.1	54.5	55.9	69.0	68.6
Unemployed	6,314	5,190	4,520	3,572	1,236	1,091	253	246
Unemployment rate	7.6	6.3	6.8	5.4	14.2	12.2	5.6	5.3
Not in labor force	35,889	36,865	28,024	28,834	5,014	5,089	1,678	1,771

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	110,017	111,299	88,474	89,193	12,471	12,751	5,815	6,023
Civilian labor force	79,744	80,056	64,505	64,430	8,386	8,586	4,455	4,564
Participation rate	72.5	71.9	72.9	72.2	67.2	67.3	76.6	75.8
Employed	74,176	75,471	60,511	61,289	7,304	7,613	4,221	4,333
Employment-population ratio	67.4	67.8	68.4	68.7	58.6	59.7	72.6	71.9
Unemployed	5,568	4,585	3,994	3,141	1,082	973	233	231
Unemployment rate	7.0	5.7	6.2	4.9	12.9	11.3	5.2	5.1
Not in labor force	30,273	31,243	23,969	24,763	4,084	4,165	1,361	1,459

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	127,124	128,199	99,467	99,984	16,629	16,846	7,071	7,365
Civilian labor force	72,722	73,039	56,571	56,648	9,846	9,964	4,037	4,112
Participation rate	57.2	57.0	56.9	56.7	59.2	59.2	57.1	55.8
Employed	67,577	68,613	53,057	53,680	8,654	8,915	3,842	3,922
Employment-population ratio	53.2	53.5	53.3	53.7	52.0	52.9	54.3	53.3
Unemployed	5,146	4,426	3,513	2,968	1,192	1,050	195	190
Unemployment rate	7.1	6.1	6.2	5.2	12.1	10.5	4.8	4.6
Not in labor force	54,401	55,159	42,897	43,337	6,783	6,881	3,034	3,253

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	118,875	120,014	93,360	93,928	15,340	15,584	6,664	6,940
Civilian labor force	69,860	70,212	54,299	54,421	9,476	9,606	3,954	4,024
Participation rate	58.8	58.5	58.2	57.9	61.8	61.6	59.3	58.0
Employed	65,295	66,287	51,198	51,798	8,408	8,663	3,774	3,843
Employment-population ratio	54.9	55.2	54.8	55.1	54.8	55.6	56.6	55.4
Unemployed	4,565	3,926	3,102	2,623	1,069	943	180	180
Unemployment rate	6.5	5.6	5.7	4.8	11.3	9.8	4.5	4.5
Not in labor force	49,015	49,802	39,060	39,507	5,864	5,978	2,710	2,917

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	16,787	16,633	12,499	12,377	2,565	2,508	817	821
Civilian labor force	5,785	5,654	4,608	4,476	717	681	176	173
Participation rate	34.5	34.0	36.9	36.2	28.0	27.2	21.5	21.0
Employed	4,458	4,548	3,671	3,701	439	456	141	149
Employment-population ratio	26.6	27.3	29.4	29.9	17.1	18.2	17.2	18.1
Unemployed	1,327	1,106	937	775	278	225	35	24
Unemployment rate	22.9	19.6	20.3	17.3	38.8	33.0	19.7	14.0
Not in labor force	11,002	10,979	7,891	7,901	1,848	1,827	642	648
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: February 12, 2015