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2015 Annual Averages ‐ 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	2014	2015	2014	2015	2014	2015	2014	2015
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	247,947	250,801	195,498	196,868	30,843	31,386	13,785	14,420
Civilian labor force	155,922	157,130	123,327	123,607	18,873	19,318	8,760	9,053
Participation rate	62.9	62.7	63.1	62.8	61.2	61.5	63.6	62.8
Employed	146,305	148,834	116,788	117,944	16,732	17,472	8,325	8,706
Employment-population ratio	59.0	59.3	59.7	59.9	54.3	55.7	60.4	60.4
Unemployed	9,617	8,296	6,540	5,662	2,141	1,846	436	347
Unemployment rate	6.2	5.3	5.3	4.6	11.3	9.6	5.0	3.8
Not in labor force	92,025	93,671	72,170	73,261	11,970	12,068	5,024	5,366

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	119,748	121,101	95,513	96,147	13,997	14,268	6,420	6,737
Civilian labor force	82,882	83,620	66,680	67,018	8,909	9,099	4,648	4,811
Participation rate	69.2	69.1	69.8	69.7	63.6	63.8	72.4	71.4
Employed	77,692	79,131	63,108	63,892	7,818	8,164	4,403	4,620
Employment-population ratio	64.9	65.3	66.1	66.5	55.9	57.2	68.6	68.6
Unemployed	5,190	4,490	3,572	3,126	1,091	935	246	191
Unemployment rate	6.3	5.4	5.4	4.7	12.2	10.3	5.3	4.0
Not in labor force	36,865	37,481	28,834	29,129	5,089	5,169	1,771	1,925

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	111,299	112,671	89,193	89,865	12,751	13,031	6,023	6,331
Civilian labor force	80,056	80,735	64,430	64,710	8,586	8,773	4,564	4,728
Participation rate	71.9	71.7	72.2	72.0	67.3	67.3	75.8	74.7
Employed	75,471	76,776	61,289	61,959	7,613	7,938	4,333	4,552
Employment-population ratio	67.8	68.1	68.7	68.9	59.7	60.9	71.9	71.9
Unemployed	4,585	3,959	3,141	2,751	973	835	231	176
Unemployment rate	5.7	4.9	4.9	4.3	11.3	9.5	5.1	3.7
Not in labor force	31,243	31,936	24,763	25,155	4,165	4,258	1,459	1,603

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	128,199	129,700	99,984	100,720	16,846	17,118	7,365	7,683
Civilian labor force	73,039	73,510	56,648	56,589	9,964	10,218	4,112	4,242
Participation rate	57.0	56.7	56.7	56.2	59.2	59.7	55.8	55.2
Employed	68,613	69,703	53,680	54,052	8,915	9,308	3,922	4,086
Employment-population ratio	53.5	53.7	53.7	53.7	52.9	54.4	53.3	53.2
Unemployed	4,426	3,807	2,968	2,537	1,050	911	190	156
Unemployment rate	6.1	5.2	5.2	4.5	10.5	8.9	4.6	3.7
Not in labor force	55,159	56,190	43,337	44,132	6,881	6,899	3,253	3,441

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	120,014	121,511	93,928	94,680	15,584	15,863	6,940	7,256
Civilian labor force	70,212	70,695	54,421	54,410	9,606	9,843	4,024	4,154
Participation rate	58.5	58.2	57.9	57.5	61.6	62.0	58.0	57.2
Employed	66,287	67,323	51,798	52,161	8,663	9,032	3,843	4,008
Employment-population ratio	55.2	55.4	55.1	55.1	55.6	56.9	55.4	55.2
Unemployed	3,926	3,371	2,623	2,249	943	811	180	146
Unemployment rate	5.6	4.8	4.8	4.1	9.8	8.2	4.5	3.5
Not in labor force	49,802	50,816	39,507	40,270	5,978	6,021	2,917	3,102

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	16,633	16,619	12,377	12,323	2,508	2,491	821	833
Civilian labor force	5,654	5,700	4,476	4,487	681	701	173	172
Participation rate	34.0	34.3	36.2	36.4	27.2	28.1	21.0	20.6
Employed	4,548	4,734	3,701	3,824	456	502	149	147
Employment-population ratio	27.3	28.5	29.9	31.0	18.2	20.1	18.1	17.7
Unemployed	1,106	966	775	662	225	199	24	25
Unemployment rate	19.6	16.9	17.3	14.8	33.0	28.4	14.0	14.4
Not in labor force	10,979	10,919	7,901	7,836	1,827	1,790	648	661
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 10, 2016