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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
49. Certification and licensing status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and over by employment status, 2024 annual averages
Employment status Number of persons (in thousands) Percent distribution
Total With a certification or license(1) Without a
certification
or license		 Total With a certification or license(1) Without a
certification
or license
Total With a
certification,
but no
license		 With a
license(2)		 Total With a
certification,
but no
license		 With a
license(2)

Civilian noninstitutional population

 268,571 45,188 4,575 40,612 223,384 100.0 16.8 1.7 15.1 83.2

Civilian labor force

 168,106 39,551 4,018 35,533 128,555 100.0 23.5 2.4 21.1 76.5

Employed

 161,346 38,779 3,911 34,869 122,566 100.0 24.0 2.4 21.6 76.0

Usually work full time

 133,361 33,433 3,459 29,974 99,928 100.0 25.1 2.6 22.5 74.9

Usually work part time

 27,985 5,346 451 4,895 22,638 100.0 19.1 1.6 17.5 80.9

Unemployed

 6,761 772 108 664 5,989 100.0 11.4 1.6 9.8 88.6

Not in the labor force

 100,465 5,636 557 5,079 94,829 100.0 5.6 0.6 5.1 94.4

Footnotes
(1) A person may have more than one certification or license.
(2) Persons with a license may also have a certification.

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. Full time is 35 hours or more per week; part time is less than 35 hours. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: 05/19/2025