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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)
Aug.
2024		 July
2025		 Aug.
2025		 Aug.
2024		 Apr.
2025		 May
2025		 June
2025		 July
2025		 Aug.
2025

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

 205,222 207,569 207,675 205,222 207,291 207,377 207,472 207,569 207,675

Civilian labor force

 128,107 129,515 128,535 127,924 129,149 128,538 128,514 128,628 128,386

Participation rate

 62.4 62.4 61.9 62.3 62.3 62.0 61.9 62.0 61.8

Employed

 123,013 124,367 123,515 123,045 124,198 123,605 123,899 123,864 123,581

Employment-population ratio

 59.9 59.9 59.5 60.0 59.9 59.6 59.7 59.7 59.5

Unemployed

 5,094 5,149 5,020 4,878 4,952 4,934 4,615 4,764 4,806

Unemployment rate

 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.7

Not in labor force

 77,115 78,054 79,140 77,298 78,142 78,839 78,958 78,941 79,289

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 66,277 66,982 66,948 66,292 66,754 66,593 66,664 66,741 66,931

Participation rate

 70.0 69.9 69.8 70.0 69.8 69.6 69.6 69.6 69.8

Employed

 64,002 64,734 64,582 63,925 64,276 64,200 64,415 64,414 64,482

Employment-population ratio

 67.6 67.6 67.4 67.5 67.2 67.1 67.3 67.2 67.3

Unemployed

 2,275 2,249 2,366 2,367 2,478 2,392 2,250 2,327 2,450

Unemployment rate

 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.7

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 56,606 56,728 56,529 56,753 57,326 56,923 57,000 57,008 56,703

Participation rate

 57.9 57.3 57.1 58.0 58.0 57.6 57.6 57.6 57.3

Employed

 54,432 54,671 54,464 54,850 55,440 55,047 55,244 55,259 54,911

Employment-population ratio

 55.6 55.2 55.0 56.1 56.1 55.7 55.9 55.8 55.5

Unemployed

 2,175 2,057 2,064 1,903 1,887 1,876 1,756 1,749 1,792

Unemployment rate

 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.2

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 5,223 5,805 5,059 4,879 5,069 5,023 4,850 4,879 4,752

Participation rate

 41.1 45.4 39.6 38.4 39.5 39.2 37.9 38.2 37.2

Employed

 4,579 4,962 4,469 4,270 4,482 4,358 4,241 4,191 4,188

Employment-population ratio

 36.0 38.8 35.0 33.6 35.0 34.0 33.1 32.8 32.8

Unemployed

 644 843 589 608 587 665 609 688 564

Unemployment rate

 12.3 14.5 11.7 12.5 11.6 13.2 12.6 14.1 11.9

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 35,053 35,818 35,854 35,053 35,719 35,751 35,784 35,818 35,854

Civilian labor force

 22,045 22,314 22,525 21,974 22,185 22,174 22,161 22,071 22,431

Participation rate

 62.9 62.3 62.8 62.7 62.1 62.0 61.9 61.6 62.6

Employed

 20,618 20,543 20,714 20,630 20,787 20,843 20,650 20,484 20,744

Employment-population ratio

 58.8 57.4 57.8 58.9 58.2 58.3 57.7 57.2 57.9

Unemployed

 1,427 1,771 1,811 1,344 1,399 1,332 1,511 1,587 1,687

Unemployment rate

 6.5 7.9 8.0 6.1 6.3 6.0 6.8 7.2 7.5

Not in labor force

 13,009 13,504 13,329 13,079 13,534 13,577 13,623 13,747 13,423

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,178 10,415 10,672 10,156 10,504 10,409 10,473 10,346 10,646

Participation rate

 68.3 68.4 70.0 68.2 69.2 68.5 68.8 67.9 69.8

Employed

 9,590 9,675 9,929 9,556 9,917 9,869 9,752 9,623 9,893

Employment-population ratio

 64.4 63.5 65.1 64.2 65.3 64.9 64.1 63.2 64.9

Unemployed

 588 740 744 599 587 540 721 723 753

Unemployment rate

 5.8 7.1 7.0 5.9 5.6 5.2 6.9 7.0 7.1

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 11,078 10,948 11,026 11,073 10,923 11,016 10,883 10,941 11,000

Participation rate

 63.2 61.2 61.5 63.2 61.2 61.7 60.9 61.1 61.4

Employed

 10,381 10,145 10,167 10,462 10,260 10,332 10,248 10,247 10,260

Employment-population ratio

 59.2 56.7 56.7 59.7 57.5 57.8 57.3 57.2 57.3

Unemployed

 696 802 858 611 663 684 634 694 739

Unemployment rate

 6.3 7.3 7.8 5.5 6.1 6.2 5.8 6.3 6.7

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 789 951 828 745 759 749 806 783 785

Participation rate

 30.0 35.5 30.9 28.4 28.3 27.9 30.0 29.2 29.3

Employed

 647 723 618 612 610 641 651 614 590

Employment-population ratio

 24.6 26.9 23.0 23.3 22.8 23.9 24.3 22.9 22.0

Unemployed

 142 229 209 133 149 108 155 170 195

Unemployment rate

 18.0 24.1 25.3 17.9 19.6 14.4 19.2 21.7 24.8

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 17,973 19,313 19,408 17,973 19,272 19,291 19,294 19,313 19,408

Civilian labor force

 11,817 12,647 12,688 11,740 12,717 12,708 12,633 12,530 12,615

Participation rate

 65.7 65.5 65.4 65.3 66.0 65.9 65.5 64.9 65.0

Employed

 11,309 12,123 12,213 11,257 12,332 12,247 12,186 12,036 12,163

Employment-population ratio

 62.9 62.8 62.9 62.6 64.0 63.5 63.2 62.3 62.7

Unemployed

 508 524 475 483 385 461 447 494 452

Unemployment rate

 4.3 4.1 3.7 4.1 3.0 3.6 3.5 3.9 3.6

Not in labor force

 6,156 6,666 6,720 6,233 6,555 6,583 6,661 6,783 6,793

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: September 05, 2025