2019 Annual Averages ‐ 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	2019
	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	21,627	62,460	57,513	34,711	22,802	79,827	50,049	29,778
Civilian labor force	9,976	36,162	37,420	21,592	15,829	58,889	36,672	22,217
Participation rate	46.1	57.9	65.1	62.2	69.4	73.8	73.3	74.6
Employed	9,441	34,837	36,282	20,882	15,400	57,655	35,850	21,805
Employment-population ratio	43.7	55.8	63.1	60.2	67.5	72.2	71.6	73.2
Unemployed	535	1,324	1,138	709	429	1,234	822	412
Unemployment rate	5.4	3.7	3.0	3.3	2.7	2.1	2.2	1.9
Men
Civilian noninstitutional population	10,832	31,429	26,579	16,557	10,022	37,538	23,646	13,892
Civilian labor force	6,356	21,277	19,100	11,503	7,597	29,214	18,567	10,646
Participation rate	58.7	67.7	71.9	69.5	75.8	77.8	78.5	76.6
Employed	6,047	20,512	18,566	11,161	7,406	28,605	18,151	10,454
Employment-population ratio	55.8	65.3	69.9	67.4	73.9	76.2	76.8	75.2
Unemployed	309	765	533	342	191	609	416	193
Unemployment rate	4.9	3.6	2.8	3.0	2.5	2.1	2.2	1.8
Women
Civilian noninstitutional population	10,795	31,030	30,934	18,154	12,780	42,290	26,404	15,886
Civilian labor force	3,619	14,884	18,320	10,089	8,232	29,675	18,104	11,571
Participation rate	33.5	48.0	59.2	55.6	64.4	70.2	68.6	72.8
Employed	3,394	14,325	17,716	9,722	7,994	29,051	17,699	11,352
Employment-population ratio	31.4	46.2	57.3	53.6	62.6	68.7	67.0	71.5
Unemployed	226	559	605	367	237	625	405	219
Unemployment rate	6.2	3.8	3.3	3.6	2.9	2.1	2.2	1.9
White
Civilian noninstitutional population	16,426	48,922	45,237	27,043	18,194	62,569	39,511	23,057
Civilian labor force	7,906	28,081	28,974	16,474	12,500	45,649	28,742	16,907
Participation rate	48.1	57.4	64.0	60.9	68.7	73.0	72.7	73.3
Employed	7,519	27,183	28,182	15,992	12,190	44,752	28,139	16,613
Employment-population ratio	45.8	55.6	62.3	59.1	67.0	71.5	71.2	72.1
Unemployed	387	898	792	483	310	897	603	294
Unemployment rate	4.9	3.2	2.7	2.9	2.5	2.0	2.1	1.7
Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	3,062	9,055	8,053	5,167	2,885	7,300	4,648	2,652
Civilian labor force	1,142	5,337	5,559	3,438	2,121	5,667	3,600	2,067
Participation rate	37.3	58.9	69.0	66.5	73.5	77.6	77.4	77.9
Employed	1,029	5,007	5,315	3,275	2,041	5,506	3,488	2,019
Employment-population ratio	33.6	55.3	66.0	63.4	70.7	75.4	75.0	76.1
Unemployed	113	330	243	163	80	161	112	48
Unemployment rate	9.9	6.2	4.4	4.7	3.8	2.8	3.1	2.3
Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	1,255	2,421	2,101	1,146	956	8,243	4,722	3,521
Civilian labor force	483	1,411	1,424	754	670	6,202	3,391	2,811
Participation rate	38.4	58.3	67.8	65.8	70.1	75.2	71.8	79.8
Employed	468	1,384	1,387	734	653	6,059	3,306	2,753
Employment-population ratio	37.3	57.2	66.0	64.1	68.3	73.5	70.0	78.2
Unemployed	15	27	37	20	17	142	85	58
Unemployment rate	3.0	1.9	2.6	2.7	2.5	2.3	2.5	2.0
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	9,651	10,838	7,576	4,754	2,822	6,692	4,630	2,062
Civilian labor force	5,660	7,639	5,700	3,531	2,169	5,299	3,644	1,655
Participation rate	58.6	70.5	75.2	74.3	76.8	79.2	78.7	80.3
Employed	5,411	7,394	5,509	3,411	2,097	5,164	3,543	1,621
Employment-population ratio	56.1	68.2	72.7	71.8	74.3	77.2	76.5	78.6
Unemployed	248	245	191	120	71	135	101	34
Unemployment rate	4.4	3.2	3.4	3.4	3.3	2.6	2.8	2.0
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 22, 2020