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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
50. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by certification and licensing status and selected characteristics, 2017 annual averages

[Numbers in thousands]
CharacteristicCivilian
noninsti-
tutional
population
Civilian labor forceNot in labor
force
TotalParticipation
rate
EmployedUnemployed
TotalPercent of
population
TotalRate

Age

Total, 16 years and over

255,079160,32062.9153,33760.16,9824.494,759

With a certification or license(1)

43,53238,09887.537,24585.68542.25,434

With a certification, but no license

4,2443,70187.23,58084.41213.3543

With a license(2)

39,28834,39787.633,66485.77332.14,891

Without a certification or license

211,547122,22157.8116,09354.96,1295.089,325

16 to 24 years

38,15021,16055.519,20650.31,9559.216,989

With a certification or license(1)

2,3782,06887.01,98283.3864.2310

With a certification, but no license

24621487.120583.494.332

With a license(2)

2,1331,85486.91,77783.3774.1278

Without a certification or license

35,77219,09253.417,22448.11,8689.816,679

25 to 54 years

125,697102,68381.798,83378.63,8503.723,014

With a certification or license(1)

28,04226,23593.625,67291.55632.11,808

With a certification, but no license

2,8052,60592.92,51889.8873.3200

With a license(2)

25,23823,63093.623,15491.74762.01,608

Without a certification or license

97,65576,44978.373,16174.93,2874.321,206

55 years and over

91,23236,47640.035,29938.71,1783.254,756

With a certification or license(1)

13,1129,79674.79,59173.12052.13,316

With a certification, but no license

1,19488273.985871.9242.8312

With a license(2)

11,9188,91374.88,73373.31802.03,005

Without a certification or license

78,12026,68134.225,70832.99733.651,440

Sex

Men, 16 years and over

123,27585,14569.181,40266.03,7434.438,130

With a certification or license(1)

20,15518,17090.217,76488.14072.21,985

With a certification, but no license

2,4102,18090.52,11387.7663.1230

With a license(2)

17,74515,99090.115,65088.23402.11,754

Without a certification or license

103,12166,97564.963,63861.73,3375.036,146

Women, 16 years and over

131,80475,17557.071,93654.63,2394.356,629

With a certification or license(1)

23,37719,92885.219,48183.34472.23,449

With a certification, but no license

1,8341,52182.91,46780.0543.6313

With a license(2)

21,54318,40785.418,01483.63932.13,136

Without a certification or license

108,42655,24651.052,45548.42,7925.153,180

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

White, 16 years and over

198,942124,94162.8120,17660.44,7653.874,001

With a certification or license(1)

35,27130,85187.530,23485.76172.04,421

With a certification, but no license

3,3742,96187.82,87585.2852.9413

With a license(2)

31,89827,89087.427,35885.85311.94,008

Without a certification or license

163,67094,09057.589,94255.04,1484.469,580

Black or African American, 16 years and over

32,24720,08862.318,58757.61,5017.512,159

With a certification or license(1)

4,6894,10687.63,94984.21573.8583

With a certification, but no license

44537183.335279.0195.174

With a license(2)

4,2443,73688.03,59784.81393.7509

Without a certification or license

27,55815,98258.014,63853.11,3438.411,576

Asian, 16 years and over

15,3689,78163.69,44861.53333.45,587

With a certification or license(1)

2,2822,01788.41,98386.9341.7265

With a certification, but no license

28725287.924585.283.135

With a license(2)

1,9951,76588.51,73987.2261.5230

Without a certification or license

13,0867,76459.37,46457.02993.95,322

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over

41,37127,33966.125,93862.71,4015.114,032

With a certification or license(1)

4,5224,00188.53,86885.51323.3521

With a certification, but no license

49843286.740380.9296.766

With a license(2)

4,0233,56988.73,46586.11032.9455

Without a certification or license

36,85023,33963.322,07059.91,2695.413,511

Educational attainment

Total, 25 years and over

216,929139,15964.1134,13261.85,0283.677,770

With a certification or license(1)

41,15436,03087.535,26385.77672.15,124

With a certification, but no license

3,9993,48787.23,37684.41123.2511

With a license(2)

37,15532,54387.631,88785.86562.04,612

Without a certification or license

175,775103,12958.798,86956.24,2604.172,646

Less than a high school diploma

22,63810,34345.79,66842.76746.512,295

With a certification or license(1)

96681284.077780.4354.3154

With a certification, but no license

917380.86874.957.317

With a license(2)

87573884.470981.0294.0137

Without a certification or license

21,6729,53144.08,89141.06406.712,141

High school graduates, no college(3)

62,19235,87457.734,21055.01,6644.626,318

With a certification or license(1)

5,9835,25287.85,09985.21532.9731

With a certification, but no license

62153085.451182.4193.591

With a license(2)

5,3624,72288.14,58885.61352.9640

Without a certification or license

56,20930,62254.529,11151.81,5114.925,587

Some college or associate degree

57,26137,69665.836,28263.41,4143.819,565

With a certification or license(1)

11,4879,99387.09,72884.72652.71,494

With a certification, but no license

1,2061,04586.799882.8464.4161

With a license(2)

10,2818,94887.08,72984.92192.41,333

Without a certification or license

45,77427,70360.526,55558.01,1484.118,070

Some college, no degree

35,21122,33963.421,44060.98994.012,872

With a certification or license(1)

5,5304,79886.84,67384.51252.6732

With a certification, but no license

63755487.053283.6224.083

With a license(2)

4,8944,24486.74,14184.61032.4650

Without a certification or license

29,68117,54159.116,76756.57744.412,140

Associate degree

22,05015,35769.614,84267.35153.46,692

With a certification or license(1)

5,9575,19587.25,05484.91412.7762

With a certification, but no license

56949186.346682.0255.078

With a license(2)

5,3884,70487.34,58885.21162.5684

Without a certification or license

16,09310,16263.19,78860.83743.75,931

Bachelor's degree and higher

74,83855,24673.853,97172.11,2752.319,592

With a certification or license(1)

22,71819,97387.919,65986.53141.62,745

With a certification, but no license

2,0811,83988.41,79886.4412.2242

With a license(2)

20,63718,13487.917,86286.62731.52,502

Without a certification or license

52,12035,27367.734,31265.89612.716,847

Bachelor's degree only

47,05634,48073.333,62071.48602.512,576

With a certification or license(1)

11,1689,89488.69,72287.11721.71,274

With a certification, but no license

1,1961,06889.31,04587.3232.2128

With a license(2)

9,9718,82688.58,67787.01481.71,146

Without a certification or license

35,88824,58668.523,89766.66892.811,303

Advanced degree(4)

27,78220,76674.720,35173.34152.07,016

With a certification or license(1)

11,55010,07987.39,93786.01421.41,471

With a certification, but no license

88577187.175385.1182.3114

With a license(2)

10,6659,30987.39,18486.11241.31,357

Without a certification or license

16,23210,68765.810,41464.22732.65,545

Footnotes
(1) A person may have more than one certification or license.
(2) Persons with a license may also have a certification.
(3) Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
(4) Includes persons with master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.

NOTE: Certifications are issued by a non-governmental certification body and convey that an individual has the knowledge or skill to perform a specific job. A license is awarded by a government agency and conveys a legal authority to work in an occupation. 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 8, 2018