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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)
Apr.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026		 Apr.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Jan.
2026		 Feb.
2026		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

 207,291 202,436 202,448 207,291 208,058 202,423 202,426 202,436 202,448

Civilian labor force

 128,801 123,915 123,423 129,020 128,617 123,997 123,986 123,841 123,673

Participation rate

 62.1 61.2 61.0 62.2 61.8 61.3 61.2 61.2 61.1

Employed

 124,263 119,335 119,209 124,094 123,778 119,412 119,402 119,371 119,071

Employment-population ratio

 59.9 58.9 58.9 59.9 59.5 59.0 59.0 59.0 58.8

Unemployed

 4,537 4,580 4,214 4,926 4,838 4,585 4,584 4,470 4,602

Unemployment rate

 3.5 3.7 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.7

Not in labor force

 78,491 78,521 79,025 78,272 79,441 78,426 78,441 78,595 78,775

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 66,695 63,831 63,345 66,709 66,700 63,834 63,768 63,724 63,399

Participation rate

 69.7 68.9 68.4 69.7 69.4 68.9 68.9 68.8 68.5

Employed

 64,321 61,584 61,231 64,245 64,411 61,734 61,574 61,684 61,199

Employment-population ratio

 67.2 66.5 66.1 67.1 67.0 66.7 66.5 66.6 66.1

Unemployed

 2,374 2,246 2,114 2,465 2,289 2,100 2,194 2,040 2,200

Unemployment rate

 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.5

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 57,292 55,763 55,717 57,270 57,008 55,661 55,682 55,596 55,698

Participation rate

 58.0 57.0 56.9 58.0 57.4 56.9 56.9 56.8 56.9

Employed

 55,618 53,929 54,100 55,393 55,178 53,748 53,874 53,721 53,876

Employment-population ratio

 56.3 55.1 55.3 56.1 55.6 54.9 55.1 54.9 55.1

Unemployed

 1,674 1,834 1,617 1,878 1,831 1,913 1,808 1,875 1,821

Unemployment rate

 2.9 3.3 2.9 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.3

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 4,813 4,321 4,361 5,040 4,909 4,502 4,536 4,521 4,577

Participation rate

 37.6 36.0 36.4 39.3 38.5 37.5 37.8 37.7 38.2

Employed

 4,324 3,821 3,877 4,457 4,190 3,929 3,955 3,966 3,996

Employment-population ratio

 33.7 31.9 32.3 34.8 32.9 32.7 33.0 33.1 33.3

Unemployed

 489 500 483 584 719 572 581 555 581

Unemployment rate

 10.2 11.6 11.1 11.6 14.6 12.7 12.8 12.3 12.7

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 35,719 35,411 35,434 35,719 35,995 35,364 35,388 35,411 35,434

Civilian labor force

 22,170 22,155 21,986 22,198 22,728 22,160 22,286 22,195 22,044

Participation rate

 62.1 62.6 62.0 62.1 63.1 62.7 63.0 62.7 62.2

Employed

 20,883 20,593 20,538 20,779 21,024 20,553 20,579 20,621 20,442

Employment-population ratio

 58.5 58.2 58.0 58.2 58.4 58.1 58.2 58.2 57.7

Unemployed

 1,287 1,562 1,449 1,419 1,704 1,607 1,707 1,574 1,602

Unemployment rate

 5.8 7.1 6.6 6.4 7.5 7.3 7.7 7.1 7.3

Not in labor force

 13,549 13,256 13,448 13,521 13,267 13,204 13,102 13,216 13,390

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,505 10,067 10,158 10,505 10,669 10,148 10,113 10,057 10,167

Participation rate

 69.2 67.7 68.2 69.2 69.6 68.3 68.0 67.6 68.3

Employed

 9,939 9,288 9,490 9,912 9,938 9,402 9,407 9,328 9,464

Employment-population ratio

 65.4 62.4 63.8 65.3 64.9 63.3 63.3 62.7 63.6

Unemployed

 565 778 668 593 731 747 706 729 703

Unemployment rate

 5.4 7.7 6.6 5.6 6.9 7.4 7.0 7.3 6.9

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,936 11,290 11,065 10,929 11,222 11,177 11,369 11,308 11,076

Participation rate

 61.3 63.2 61.9 61.2 62.4 62.6 63.7 63.3 61.9

Employed

 10,355 10,651 10,449 10,257 10,403 10,459 10,565 10,617 10,358

Employment-population ratio

 58.0 59.6 58.4 57.5 57.8 58.6 59.2 59.4 57.9

Unemployed

 581 639 616 671 820 717 804 691 718

Unemployment rate

 5.3 5.7 5.6 6.1 7.3 6.4 7.1 6.1 6.5

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 729 799 764 765 837 835 804 830 801

Participation rate

 27.2 30.0 28.6 28.5 31.2 31.3 30.2 31.1 30.0

Employed

 588 654 599 610 684 692 606 676 619

Employment-population ratio

 21.9 24.5 22.5 22.8 25.5 26.0 22.8 25.4 23.2

Unemployed

 140 145 165 155 153 143 197 154 182

Unemployment rate

 19.3 18.1 21.6 20.2 18.3 17.1 24.5 18.5 22.7

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 19,272 21,176 21,088 19,272 19,788 20,856 21,099 21,176 21,088

Civilian labor force

 12,655 13,897 13,737 12,711 13,036 13,828 13,892 13,860 13,806

Participation rate

 65.7 65.6 65.1 66.0 65.9 66.3 65.8 65.4 65.5

Employed

 12,300 13,402 13,327 12,323 12,565 13,241 13,222 13,348 13,350

Employment-population ratio

 63.8 63.3 63.2 63.9 63.5 63.5 62.7 63.0 63.3

Unemployed

 354 495 410 388 471 588 670 512 456

Unemployment rate

 2.8 3.6 3.0 3.1 3.6 4.2 4.8 3.7 3.3

Not in labor force

 6,617 7,279 7,351 6,561 6,752 7,027 7,207 7,317 7,282

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: May 08, 2026