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Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
May
2025		 Apr.
2026		 May
2026		 May
2025		 Jan.
2026		 Feb.
2026		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026		 May
2026

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

 207,377 202,448 202,468 207,377 202,423 202,426 202,436 202,448 202,468

Civilian labor force

 128,277 123,423 123,630 128,490 123,997 123,986 123,841 123,673 123,868

Participation rate

 61.9 61.0 61.1 62.0 61.3 61.2 61.2 61.1 61.2

Employed

 123,650 119,209 119,180 123,567 119,412 119,402 119,371 119,071 119,133

Employment-population ratio

 59.6 58.9 58.9 59.6 59.0 59.0 59.0 58.8 58.8

Unemployed

 4,627 4,214 4,451 4,923 4,585 4,584 4,470 4,602 4,735

Unemployment rate

 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.8

Not in labor force

 79,100 79,025 78,838 78,887 78,426 78,441 78,595 78,775 78,600

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 66,533 63,345 63,584 66,581 63,834 63,768 63,724 63,399 63,656

Participation rate

 69.5 68.4 68.7 69.6 68.9 68.9 68.8 68.5 68.7

Employed

 64,299 61,231 61,418 64,193 61,734 61,574 61,684 61,199 61,344

Employment-population ratio

 67.2 66.1 66.3 67.1 66.7 66.5 66.6 66.1 66.2

Unemployed

 2,234 2,114 2,166 2,388 2,100 2,194 2,040 2,200 2,312

Unemployment rate

 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.6

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 56,799 55,717 55,537 56,905 55,661 55,682 55,596 55,698 55,649

Participation rate

 57.5 56.9 56.7 57.6 56.9 56.9 56.8 56.9 56.8

Employed

 55,065 54,100 53,799 55,034 53,748 53,874 53,721 53,876 53,776

Employment-population ratio

 55.7 55.3 55.0 55.7 54.9 55.1 54.9 55.1 54.9

Unemployed

 1,733 1,617 1,738 1,871 1,913 1,808 1,875 1,821 1,873

Unemployment rate

 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.4

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 4,945 4,361 4,509 5,004 4,502 4,536 4,521 4,577 4,563

Participation rate

 38.6 36.4 37.7 39.1 37.5 37.8 37.7 38.2 38.1

Employed

 4,285 3,877 3,963 4,339 3,929 3,955 3,966 3,996 4,012

Employment-population ratio

 33.5 32.3 33.1 33.9 32.7 33.0 33.1 33.3 33.5

Unemployed

 660 483 547 664 572 581 555 581 551

Unemployment rate

 13.3 11.1 12.1 13.3 12.7 12.8 12.3 12.7 12.1

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 35,751 35,434 35,455 35,751 35,364 35,388 35,411 35,434 35,455

Civilian labor force

 22,189 21,986 21,981 22,184 22,160 22,286 22,195 22,044 21,996

Participation rate

 62.1 62.0 62.0 62.1 62.7 63.0 62.7 62.2 62.0

Employed

 20,876 20,538 20,581 20,833 20,553 20,579 20,621 20,442 20,543

Employment-population ratio

 58.4 58.0 58.0 58.3 58.1 58.2 58.2 57.7 57.9

Unemployed

 1,313 1,449 1,400 1,351 1,607 1,707 1,574 1,602 1,453

Unemployment rate

 5.9 6.6 6.4 6.1 7.3 7.7 7.1 7.3 6.6

Not in labor force

 13,562 13,448 13,474 13,567 13,204 13,102 13,216 13,390 13,459

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,416 10,158 10,093 10,410 10,148 10,113 10,057 10,167 10,093

Participation rate

 68.5 68.2 67.8 68.5 68.3 68.0 67.6 68.3 67.8

Employed

 9,876 9,490 9,455 9,865 9,402 9,407 9,328 9,464 9,445

Employment-population ratio

 65.0 63.8 63.5 64.9 63.3 63.3 62.7 63.6 63.4

Unemployed

 541 668 638 546 747 706 729 703 648

Unemployment rate

 5.2 6.6 6.3 5.2 7.4 7.0 7.3 6.9 6.4

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 11,042 11,065 11,123 11,022 11,177 11,369 11,308 11,076 11,116

Participation rate

 61.8 61.9 62.2 61.7 62.6 63.7 63.3 61.9 62.1

Employed

 10,371 10,449 10,541 10,328 10,459 10,565 10,617 10,358 10,499

Employment-population ratio

 58.0 58.4 58.9 57.8 58.6 59.2 59.4 57.9 58.7

Unemployed

 671 616 582 694 717 804 691 718 617

Unemployment rate

 6.1 5.6 5.2 6.3 6.4 7.1 6.1 6.5 5.6

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 731 764 765 752 835 804 830 801 786

Participation rate

 27.3 28.6 28.7 28.0 31.3 30.2 31.1 30.0 29.5

Employed

 630 599 585 641 692 606 676 619 598

Employment-population ratio

 23.5 22.5 22.0 23.9 26.0 22.8 25.4 23.2 22.5

Unemployed

 101 165 180 111 143 197 154 182 188

Unemployment rate

 13.8 21.6 23.6 14.8 17.1 24.5 18.5 22.7 23.9

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 19,291 21,088 20,939 19,291 20,856 21,099 21,176 21,088 20,939

Civilian labor force

 12,686 13,737 13,665 12,709 13,828 13,892 13,860 13,806 13,698

Participation rate

 65.8 65.1 65.3 65.9 66.3 65.8 65.4 65.5 65.4

Employed

 12,250 13,327 13,179 12,246 13,241 13,222 13,348 13,350 13,182

Employment-population ratio

 63.5 63.2 62.9 63.5 63.5 62.7 63.0 63.3 63.0

Unemployed

 435 410 486 463 588 670 512 456 516

Unemployment rate

 3.4 3.0 3.6 3.6 4.2 4.8 3.7 3.3 3.8

Not in labor force

 6,605 7,351 7,274 6,582 7,027 7,207 7,317 7,282 7,241

Footnotes
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: June 05, 2026