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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)
Feb.
2025		 Jan.
2026		 Feb.
2026		 Feb.
2025		 Oct.
2025		 Nov.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Jan.
2026		 Feb.
2026

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

 207,147 202,423 202,426 207,147 - 207,980 208,058 202,423 202,426

Civilian labor force

 128,371 123,330 123,852 128,500 - 128,477 128,617 123,997 123,986

Participation rate

 62.0 60.9 61.2 62.0 - 61.8 61.8 61.3 61.2

Employed

 123,128 118,273 118,878 123,657 - 123,517 123,778 119,412 119,402

Employment-population ratio

 59.4 58.4 58.7 59.7 - 59.4 59.5 59.0 59.0

Unemployed

 5,243 5,057 4,974 4,843 - 4,960 4,838 4,585 4,584

Unemployment rate

 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.8 - 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.7

Not in labor force

 78,776 79,093 78,574 78,647 - 79,503 79,441 78,426 78,441

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 66,344 63,545 63,730 66,365 - 66,683 66,700 63,834 63,768

Participation rate

 69.4 68.6 68.8 69.4 - 69.4 69.4 68.9 68.9

Employed

 63,619 61,026 61,148 64,028 - 64,311 64,411 61,734 61,574

Employment-population ratio

 66.5 65.9 66.0 67.0 - 67.0 67.0 66.7 66.5

Unemployed

 2,725 2,519 2,582 2,337 - 2,371 2,289 2,100 2,194

Unemployment rate

 4.1 4.0 4.1 3.5 - 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.4

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 57,233 55,622 55,885 57,028 - 56,993 57,008 55,661 55,682

Participation rate

 58.0 56.9 57.1 57.8 - 57.5 57.4 56.9 56.9

Employed

 55,254 53,634 54,047 55,085 - 55,051 55,178 53,748 53,874

Employment-population ratio

 56.0 54.8 55.2 55.8 - 55.5 55.6 54.9 55.1

Unemployed

 1,979 1,988 1,839 1,944 - 1,943 1,831 1,913 1,808

Unemployment rate

 3.5 3.6 3.3 3.4 - 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.2

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 4,795 4,162 4,236 5,108 - 4,801 4,909 4,502 4,536

Participation rate

 37.4 34.7 35.3 39.8 - 37.7 38.5 37.5 37.8

Employed

 4,255 3,613 3,683 4,545 - 4,155 4,190 3,929 3,955

Employment-population ratio

 33.2 30.1 30.7 35.4 - 32.6 32.9 32.7 33.0

Unemployed

 540 550 553 563 - 646 719 572 581

Unemployment rate

 11.3 13.2 13.1 11.0 - 13.5 14.6 12.7 12.8

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 35,653 35,364 35,388 35,653 - 35,961 35,995 35,364 35,388

Civilian labor force

 22,256 22,052 22,226 22,330 - 22,948 22,728 22,160 22,286

Participation rate

 62.4 62.4 62.8 62.6 - 63.8 63.1 62.7 63.0

Employed

 20,890 20,408 20,499 20,982 - 21,065 21,024 20,553 20,579

Employment-population ratio

 58.6 57.7 57.9 58.8 - 58.6 58.4 58.1 58.2

Unemployed

 1,366 1,644 1,727 1,348 - 1,884 1,704 1,607 1,707

Unemployment rate

 6.1 7.5 7.8 6.0 - 8.2 7.5 7.3 7.7

Not in labor force

 13,398 13,312 13,162 13,323 - 13,013 13,267 13,204 13,102

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,313 10,112 10,081 10,354 - 10,776 10,669 10,148 10,113

Participation rate

 68.0 68.1 67.8 68.3 - 70.4 69.6 68.3 68.0

Employed

 9,695 9,300 9,327 9,777 - 9,969 9,938 9,402 9,407

Employment-population ratio

 64.0 62.6 62.8 64.5 - 65.1 64.9 63.3 63.3

Unemployed

 618 812 754 577 - 807 731 747 706

Unemployment rate

 6.0 8.0 7.5 5.6 - 7.5 6.9 7.4 7.0

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 11,172 11,161 11,393 11,155 - 11,238 11,222 11,177 11,369

Participation rate

 62.7 62.5 63.8 62.6 - 62.5 62.4 62.6 63.7

Employed

 10,572 10,458 10,602 10,544 - 10,440 10,403 10,459 10,565

Employment-population ratio

 59.3 58.6 59.4 59.2 - 58.1 57.8 58.6 59.2

Unemployed

 600 704 792 611 - 798 820 717 804

Unemployment rate

 5.4 6.3 6.9 5.5 - 7.1 7.3 6.4 7.1

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 770 779 751 821 - 934 837 835 804

Participation rate

 28.8 29.2 28.2 30.7 - 34.8 31.2 31.3 30.2

Employed

 623 650 570 661 - 656 684 692 606

Employment-population ratio

 23.3 24.4 21.4 24.7 - 24.4 25.5 26.0 22.8

Unemployed

 147 129 182 160 - 278 153 143 197

Unemployment rate

 19.1 16.5 24.2 19.5 - 29.8 18.3 17.1 24.5

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 19,097 20,856 21,099 19,097 - 19,836 19,788 20,856 21,099

Civilian labor force

 12,483 13,754 13,867 12,514 - 13,083 13,036 13,828 13,892

Participation rate

 65.4 65.9 65.7 65.5 - 66.0 65.9 66.3 65.8

Employed

 12,086 13,144 13,189 12,114 - 12,617 12,565 13,241 13,222

Employment-population ratio

 63.3 63.0 62.5 63.4 - 63.6 63.5 63.5 62.7

Unemployed

 398 611 678 400 - 466 471 588 670

Unemployment rate

 3.2 4.4 4.9 3.2 - 3.6 3.6 4.2 4.8

Not in labor force

 6,614 7,101 7,232 6,583 - 6,753 6,752 7,027 7,207

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. January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population estimates. For additional information, see https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.
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Last Modified Date: March 06, 2026