Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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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	2018
	Less than a high school diploma	High school graduates, no college(1)	Some college or associate degree			Bachelor's degree and higher
	Less than a high school diploma	High school graduates, no college(1)	Total	Some college, no degree	Associate degree	Total(2)	Bachelor's degree only	Advanced degree
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	22,250	62,592	57,405	34,880	22,525	77,540	48,798	28,742
Civilian labor force	10,278	36,010	37,585	21,937	15,649	57,217	35,824	21,393
Participation rate	46.2	57.5	65.5	62.9	69.5	73.8	73.4	74.4
Employed	9,701	34,550	36,338	21,128	15,209	55,995	35,026	20,970
Employment-population ratio	43.6	55.2	63.3	60.6	67.5	72.2	71.8	73.0
Unemployed	576	1,461	1,248	808	440	1,222	799	423
Unemployment rate	5.6	4.1	3.3	3.7	2.8	2.1	2.2	2.0
Men
Civilian noninstitutional population	11,110	31,216	26,508	16,679	9,829	36,711	23,098	13,613
Civilian labor force	6,537	21,145	19,050	11,667	7,383	28,670	18,206	10,464
Participation rate	58.8	67.7	71.9	70.0	75.1	78.1	78.8	76.9
Employed	6,201	20,294	18,460	11,279	7,182	28,066	17,803	10,263
Employment-population ratio	55.8	65.0	69.6	67.6	73.1	76.5	77.1	75.4
Unemployed	336	850	590	388	202	604	403	201
Unemployment rate	5.1	4.0	3.1	3.3	2.7	2.1	2.2	1.9
Women
Civilian noninstitutional population	11,140	31,375	30,897	18,201	12,696	40,829	25,700	15,129
Civilian labor force	3,741	14,866	18,535	10,269	8,266	28,548	17,619	10,929
Participation rate	33.6	47.4	60.0	56.4	65.1	69.9	68.6	72.2
Employed	3,501	14,256	17,877	9,850	8,028	27,929	17,223	10,706
Employment-population ratio	31.4	45.4	57.9	54.1	63.2	68.4	67.0	70.8
Unemployed	240	610	658	420	238	619	396	223
Unemployment rate	6.4	4.1	3.5	4.1	2.9	2.2	2.2	2.0
White
Civilian noninstitutional population	16,900	49,050	45,277	27,256	18,021	61,121	38,744	22,377
Civilian labor force	8,126	27,859	29,201	16,818	12,383	44,669	28,302	16,367
Participation rate	48.1	56.8	64.5	61.7	68.7	73.1	73.0	73.1
Employed	7,713	26,870	28,348	16,281	12,067	43,772	27,708	16,064
Employment-population ratio	45.6	54.8	62.6	59.7	67.0	71.6	71.5	71.8
Unemployed	413	989	853	537	316	897	594	303
Unemployment rate	5.1	3.5	2.9	3.2	2.5	2.0	2.1	1.9
Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	3,139	8,927	8,012	5,174	2,838	7,011	4,522	2,490
Civilian labor force	1,126	5,343	5,558	3,479	2,079	5,451	3,504	1,947
Participation rate	35.9	59.8	69.4	67.2	73.2	77.7	77.5	78.2
Employed	1,009	4,986	5,271	3,276	1,994	5,291	3,395	1,895
Employment-population ratio	32.1	55.8	65.8	63.3	70.3	75.5	75.1	76.1
Unemployed	117	357	287	203	84	161	109	52
Unemployment rate	10.4	6.7	5.2	5.8	4.1	2.9	3.1	2.7
Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	1,218	2,549	2,085	1,171	914	7,814	4,455	3,359
Civilian labor force	493	1,504	1,412	770	641	5,827	3,176	2,651
Participation rate	40.5	59.0	67.7	65.8	70.2	74.6	71.3	78.9
Employed	479	1,468	1,373	752	621	5,687	3,099	2,588
Employment-population ratio	39.3	57.6	65.9	64.2	68.0	72.8	69.6	77.1
Unemployed	14	36	39	19	20	139	77	62
Unemployment rate	2.9	2.4	2.8	2.5	3.1	2.4	2.4	2.3
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	9,737	10,637	7,480	4,734	2,745	6,198	4,335	1,863
Civilian labor force	5,753	7,439	5,554	3,469	2,085	4,911	3,417	1,494
Participation rate	59.1	69.9	74.2	73.3	75.9	79.2	78.8	80.2
Employed	5,488	7,145	5,354	3,341	2,012	4,770	3,312	1,459
Employment-population ratio	56.4	67.2	71.6	70.6	73.3	77.0	76.4	78.3
Unemployed	265	293	200	128	72	141	105	36
Unemployment rate	4.6	3.9	3.6	3.7	3.5	2.9	3.1	2.4
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: January 18, 2019