Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by certification and licensing status and selected characteristics : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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50. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by certification and licensing status and selected characteristics, 2025 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic	Civilian noninsti- tutional population	Civilian labor force						Not in labor force
		Total	Participation rate	Employed		Unemployed
		Total	Participation rate	Total	Percent of population	Total	Rate
Age
Total, 16 years and over	273,653	170,807	62.4	163,493	59.7	7,314	4.3	102,846
With a certification or license(1)	46,107	40,156	87.1	39,294	85.2	862	2.1	5,951
With a certification, but no license	4,828	4,175	86.5	4,037	83.6	138	3.3	653
With a license(2)	41,279	35,981	87.2	35,257	85.4	724	2.0	5,298
Without a certification or license	227,546	130,651	57.4	124,199	54.6	6,453	4.9	96,895
16 to 24 years	39,766	22,105	55.6	19,898	50.0	2,206	10.0	17,661
With a certification or license(1)	2,680	2,298	85.8	2,178	81.3	120	5.2	382
With a certification, but no license	313	250	80.1	235	75.3	15	6.0	62
With a license(2)	2,368	2,048	86.5	1,943	82.1	105	5.1	319
Without a certification or license	37,086	19,806	53.4	17,720	47.8	2,086	10.5	17,280
25 to 54 years	131,082	109,534	83.6	105,616	80.6	3,919	3.6	21,547
With a certification or license(1)	29,428	27,755	94.3	27,222	92.5	533	1.9	1,672
With a certification, but no license	3,181	2,986	93.9	2,898	91.1	88	2.9	195
With a license(2)	26,247	24,769	94.4	24,324	92.7	445	1.8	1,478
Without a certification or license	101,654	81,779	80.4	78,393	77.1	3,386	4.1	19,875
55 years and over	102,805	39,168	38.1	37,979	36.9	1,189	3.0	63,637
With a certification or license(1)	13,999	10,102	72.2	9,894	70.7	208	2.1	3,897
With a certification, but no license	1,334	938	70.3	904	67.7	34	3.7	396
With a license(2)	12,665	9,164	72.4	8,990	71.0	174	1.9	3,501
Without a certification or license	88,806	29,066	32.7	28,085	31.6	981	3.4	59,740

Sex
Men, 16 years and over	133,481	90,517	67.8	86,562	64.8	3,955	4.4	42,964
With a certification or license(1)	20,976	18,700	89.2	18,290	87.2	410	2.2	2,276
With a certification, but no license	2,691	2,399	89.2	2,328	86.5	71	3.0	292
With a license(2)	18,285	16,301	89.2	15,962	87.3	339	2.1	1,984
Without a certification or license	112,506	71,817	63.8	68,272	60.7	3,545	4.9	40,689
Women, 16 years and over	140,172	80,290	57.3	76,931	54.9	3,359	4.2	59,881
With a certification or license(1)	25,131	21,456	85.4	21,004	83.6	452	2.1	3,675
With a certification, but no license	2,137	1,776	83.1	1,709	80.0	67	3.8	361
With a license(2)	22,994	19,680	85.6	19,295	83.9	385	2.0	3,315
Without a certification or license	115,040	58,834	51.1	55,927	48.6	2,908	4.9	56,206

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
White, 16 years and over	207,515	128,606	62.0	123,766	59.6	4,840	3.8	78,909
With a certification or license(1)	35,847	31,089	86.7	30,499	85.1	590	1.9	4,758
With a certification, but no license	3,640	3,143	86.3	3,058	84.0	85	2.7	498
With a license(2)	32,207	27,947	86.8	27,441	85.2	505	1.8	4,260
Without a certification or license	171,668	97,516	56.8	93,267	54.3	4,250	4.4	74,152
Black or African American, 16 years and over	35,794	22,369	62.5	20,823	58.2	1,545	6.9	13,425
With a certification or license(1)	5,647	4,907	86.9	4,714	83.5	193	3.9	740
With a certification, but no license	562	468	83.3	435	77.4	33	7.0	94
With a license(2)	5,085	4,439	87.3	4,279	84.1	160	3.6	646
Without a certification or license	30,147	17,462	57.9	16,110	53.4	1,352	7.7	12,685
Asian, 16 years and over	19,379	12,695	65.5	12,238	63.1	458	3.6	6,684
With a certification or license(1)	2,938	2,656	90.4	2,615	89.0	41	1.6	282
With a certification, but no license	389	357	91.8	346	89.0	11	3.0	32
With a license(2)	2,549	2,300	90.2	2,269	89.0	31	1.3	250
Without a certification or license	16,441	10,039	61.1	9,622	58.5	416	4.1	6,402
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over	51,433	34,509	67.1	32,743	63.7	1,766	5.1	16,924
With a certification or license(1)	6,048	5,434	89.9	5,286	87.4	148	2.7	614
With a certification, but no license	678	582	85.8	556	82.0	26	4.5	96
With a license(2)	5,370	4,853	90.4	4,731	88.1	122	2.5	517
Without a certification or license	45,385	29,075	64.1	27,457	60.5	1,618	5.6	16,310

Educational attainment
Total, 25 years and over	233,887	148,702	63.6	143,595	61.4	5,108	3.4	85,185
With a certification or license(1)	43,427	37,857	87.2	37,116	85.5	741	2.0	5,569
With a certification, but no license	4,515	3,924	86.9	3,802	84.2	123	3.1	591
With a license(2)	38,912	33,933	87.2	33,314	85.6	619	1.8	4,979
Without a certification or license	190,460	110,845	58.2	106,479	55.9	4,367	3.9	79,615
Less than a high school diploma	19,008	9,001	47.4	8,454	44.5	547	6.1	10,007
With a certification or license(1)	791	678	85.6	654	82.6	24	3.5	114
With a certification, but no license	96	67	70.1	65	67.2	3	4.1	29
With a license(2)	695	610	87.8	589	84.8	21	3.5	85
Without a certification or license	18,217	8,324	45.7	7,801	42.8	523	6.3	9,893
High school graduates, no college(3)	64,192	36,507	56.9	34,953	54.5	1,554	4.3	27,685
With a certification or license(1)	5,990	5,219	87.1	5,082	84.8	137	2.6	771
With a certification, but no license	564	477	84.5	460	81.6	16	3.4	88
With a license(2)	5,425	4,742	87.4	4,621	85.2	121	2.6	683
Without a certification or license	58,202	31,288	53.8	29,871	51.3	1,417	4.5	26,914
Some college or associate degree	57,847	36,269	62.7	35,029	60.6	1,241	3.4	21,578
With a certification or license(1)	11,016	9,488	86.1	9,244	83.9	244	2.6	1,527
With a certification, but no license	1,214	1,022	84.2	984	81.1	38	3.7	192
With a license(2)	9,801	8,466	86.4	8,259	84.3	207	2.4	1,335
Without a certification or license	46,832	26,781	57.2	25,785	55.1	996	3.7	20,051
Some college, no degree	32,389	19,684	60.8	18,934	58.5	750	3.8	12,705
With a certification or license(1)	4,749	4,114	86.6	3,997	84.2	118	2.9	634
With a certification, but no license	603	507	84.1	491	81.4	16	3.2	96
With a license(2)	4,146	3,607	87.0	3,506	84.6	101	2.8	538
Without a certification or license	27,640	15,569	56.3	14,937	54.0	632	4.1	12,071
Associate degree	25,458	16,585	65.1	16,094	63.2	491	3.0	8,873
With a certification or license(1)	6,267	5,374	85.8	5,247	83.7	127	2.4	893
With a certification, but no license	611	515	84.3	494	80.8	21	4.2	96
With a license(2)	5,656	4,859	85.9	4,754	84.0	105	2.2	797
Without a certification or license	19,192	11,211	58.4	10,847	56.5	364	3.2	7,980
Bachelor's degree and higher	92,840	66,925	72.1	65,159	70.2	1,766	2.6	25,915
With a certification or license(1)	25,630	22,473	87.7	22,137	86.4	336	1.5	3,157
With a certification, but no license	2,640	2,358	89.3	2,292	86.8	66	2.8	282
With a license(2)	22,990	20,114	87.5	19,844	86.3	270	1.3	2,876
Without a certification or license	67,210	44,453	66.1	43,022	64.0	1,430	3.2	22,757
Bachelor's degree only	56,906	40,779	71.7	39,648	69.7	1,131	2.8	16,128
With a certification or license(1)	12,222	10,823	88.6	10,645	87.1	178	1.6	1,399
With a certification, but no license	1,569	1,411	89.9	1,369	87.3	42	3.0	158
With a license(2)	10,653	9,412	88.4	9,276	87.1	136	1.4	1,241
Without a certification or license	44,685	29,956	67.0	29,002	64.9	953	3.2	14,729
Advanced degree(4)	35,933	26,146	72.8	25,511	71.0	635	2.4	9,787
With a certification or license(1)	13,408	11,650	86.9	11,491	85.7	158	1.4	1,758
With a certification, but no license	1,071	947	88.5	923	86.2	24	2.6	124
With a license(2)	12,337	10,702	86.7	10,568	85.7	134	1.3	1,635
Without a certification or license	22,525	14,497	64.4	14,020	62.2	477	3.3	8,029
Footnotes (1) A person may have more than one certification or license. (2) People with a license may also have a certification. (3) Includes people with a high school diploma or equivalent. (4) Includes people 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. People 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. Annual estimates for 2025 are 11-month averages that exclude October. (Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.) As a result, 2025 annual estimates are not strictly comparable with annual averages for other years.

Last Modified Date: February 20, 2026