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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

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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
2024
Less than a
high school
diploma
High school
graduates,
no college(1)
Some college or associate degreeBachelor's degree and higher
TotalSome college,
no degree
Associate
degree
Total(2)Bachelor's
degree
only
Advanced
degree

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

19,29563,70556,98732,17924,80889,61255,13134,481

Civilian labor force

9,15336,25735,83919,48916,35065,08039,89725,183

Participation rate

47.456.962.960.665.972.672.473.0

Employed

8,58934,72534,62718,74015,88763,57138,88524,686

Employment-population ratio

44.554.560.858.264.070.970.571.6

Unemployed

5631,5321,2127494631,5091,012497

Unemployment rate

6.24.23.43.82.82.32.52.0

Men

Civilian noninstitutional population

9,94532,79626,72815,61411,11341,81826,01415,804

Civilian labor force

5,95421,62718,46310,4697,99331,85220,03311,819

Participation rate

59.965.969.167.171.976.277.074.8

Employed

5,62320,72317,84410,0807,76431,12019,52211,598

Employment-population ratio

56.563.266.864.669.974.475.073.4

Unemployed

332903619390229732511221

Unemployment rate

5.64.23.43.72.92.32.61.9

Women

Civilian noninstitutional population

9,35030,90930,26016,56513,69447,79329,11718,676

Civilian labor force

3,19814,63017,3779,0208,35733,22819,86413,364

Participation rate

34.247.357.454.561.069.568.271.6

Employed

2,96614,00216,7838,6608,12332,45119,36313,088

Employment-population ratio

31.745.355.552.359.367.966.570.1

Unemployed

232628593360234777501276

Unemployment rate

7.24.33.44.02.82.32.52.1

White

Civilian noninstitutional population

14,65449,06044,27624,68919,58768,80642,84825,957

Civilian labor force

7,23127,62027,18714,51512,67349,06530,61418,451

Participation rate

49.356.361.458.864.771.371.471.1

Employed

6,81826,60426,35914,01412,34548,01429,89518,119

Employment-population ratio

46.554.259.556.863.069.869.869.8

Unemployed

4141,0178285003281,051719332

Unemployment rate

5.73.73.03.42.62.12.31.8

Black or African American

Civilian noninstitutional population

2,5969,5268,2955,0553,2408,8785,5383,340

Civilian labor force

1,0155,5845,7343,4152,3196,8844,3152,569

Participation rate

39.158.669.167.571.677.577.976.9

Employed

9195,2125,4653,2312,2346,6764,1712,505

Employment-population ratio

35.454.765.963.968.975.275.375.0

Unemployed

963722691848620814464

Unemployment rate

9.56.74.75.43.73.03.32.5

Asian

Civilian noninstitutional population

1,1502,7242,1151,0921,0239,5805,2154,365

Civilian labor force

4571,5321,3746727027,2703,7583,512

Participation rate

39.756.265.061.568.675.972.180.5

Employed

4411,4901,3236446797,0723,6453,427

Employment-population ratio

38.354.762.659.066.473.869.978.5

Unemployed

164251282319811384

Unemployment rate

3.52.73.74.13.32.73.02.4

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Civilian noninstitutional population

9,38812,7668,0984,7193,3798,8366,1292,706

Civilian labor force

5,5148,8836,0403,4662,5747,0284,8642,164

Participation rate

58.769.674.673.576.279.579.480.0

Employed

5,1948,5025,8123,3312,4816,8284,7092,119

Employment-population ratio

55.366.671.870.673.477.376.878.3

Unemployed

3203812281369220015644

Unemployment rate

5.84.33.83.93.62.83.22.0

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 29, 2025