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

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

 205,114 207,472 207,569 205,114 207,221 207,291 207,377 207,472 207,569

Civilian labor force

 128,804 129,114 129,515 127,863 128,769 129,149 128,538 128,514 128,628

Participation rate

 62.8 62.2 62.4 62.3 62.1 62.3 62.0 61.9 62.0

Employed

 123,595 124,209 124,367 123,012 123,993 124,198 123,605 123,899 123,864

Employment-population ratio

 60.3 59.9 59.9 60.0 59.8 59.9 59.6 59.7 59.7

Unemployed

 5,209 4,905 5,149 4,852 4,776 4,952 4,934 4,615 4,764

Unemployment rate

 4.0 3.8 4.0 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.7

Not in labor force

 76,311 78,358 78,054 77,251 78,452 78,142 78,839 78,958 78,941

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 66,534 66,789 66,982 66,311 66,454 66,754 66,593 66,664 66,741

Participation rate

 70.3 69.7 69.9 70.1 69.5 69.8 69.6 69.6 69.6

Employed

 64,312 64,617 64,734 64,003 64,217 64,276 64,200 64,415 64,414

Employment-population ratio

 68.0 67.5 67.6 67.6 67.1 67.2 67.1 67.3 67.2

Unemployed

 2,222 2,172 2,249 2,309 2,237 2,478 2,392 2,250 2,327

Unemployment rate

 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.5

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 56,257 56,671 56,728 56,525 57,193 57,326 56,923 57,000 57,008

Participation rate

 57.5 57.3 57.3 57.8 57.9 58.0 57.6 57.6 57.6

Employed

 54,005 54,779 54,671 54,585 55,307 55,440 55,047 55,244 55,259

Employment-population ratio

 55.2 55.4 55.2 55.8 56.0 56.1 55.7 55.9 55.8

Unemployed

 2,252 1,892 2,057 1,940 1,887 1,887 1,876 1,756 1,749

Unemployment rate

 4.0 3.3 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.1

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 6,013 5,654 5,805 5,027 5,122 5,069 5,023 4,850 4,879

Participation rate

 47.3 44.2 45.4 39.5 40.0 39.5 39.2 37.9 38.2

Employed

 5,279 4,814 4,962 4,424 4,470 4,482 4,358 4,241 4,191

Employment-population ratio

 41.5 37.6 38.8 34.8 34.9 35.0 34.0 33.1 32.8

Unemployed

 734 841 843 603 653 587 665 609 688

Unemployment rate

 12.2 14.9 14.5 12.0 12.7 11.6 13.2 12.6 14.1

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 35,017 35,784 35,818 35,017 35,687 35,719 35,751 35,784 35,818

Civilian labor force

 22,346 22,317 22,314 22,109 22,196 22,185 22,174 22,161 22,071

Participation rate

 63.8 62.4 62.3 63.1 62.2 62.1 62.0 61.9 61.6

Employed

 20,819 20,707 20,543 20,724 20,826 20,787 20,843 20,650 20,484

Employment-population ratio

 59.5 57.9 57.4 59.2 58.4 58.2 58.3 57.7 57.2

Unemployed

 1,526 1,610 1,771 1,385 1,370 1,399 1,332 1,511 1,587

Unemployment rate

 6.8 7.2 7.9 6.3 6.2 6.3 6.0 6.8 7.2

Not in labor force

 12,671 13,467 13,504 12,908 13,491 13,534 13,577 13,623 13,747

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,445 10,527 10,415 10,367 10,511 10,504 10,409 10,473 10,346

Participation rate

 70.2 69.2 68.4 69.7 69.3 69.2 68.5 68.8 67.9

Employed

 9,749 9,813 9,675 9,681 9,870 9,917 9,869 9,752 9,623

Employment-population ratio

 65.5 64.5 63.5 65.1 65.1 65.3 64.9 64.1 63.2

Unemployed

 696 713 740 686 641 587 540 721 723

Unemployment rate

 6.7 6.8 7.1 6.6 6.1 5.6 5.2 6.9 7.0

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 11,019 10,871 10,948 11,021 10,857 10,923 11,016 10,883 10,941

Participation rate

 62.9 60.8 61.2 62.9 60.9 61.2 61.7 60.9 61.1

Employed

 10,331 10,188 10,145 10,418 10,300 10,260 10,332 10,248 10,247

Employment-population ratio

 59.0 57.0 56.7 59.5 57.8 57.5 57.8 57.3 57.2

Unemployed

 688 682 802 603 557 663 684 634 694

Unemployment rate

 6.2 6.3 7.3 5.5 5.1 6.1 6.2 5.8 6.3

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 881 919 951 722 828 759 749 806 783

Participation rate

 33.6 34.3 35.5 27.5 30.9 28.3 27.9 30.0 29.2

Employed

 739 706 723 625 655 610 641 651 614

Employment-population ratio

 28.2 26.3 26.9 23.8 24.5 22.8 23.9 24.3 22.9

Unemployed

 142 214 229 97 172 149 108 155 170

Unemployment rate

 16.1 23.3 24.1 13.4 20.8 19.6 14.4 19.2 21.7

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 17,971 19,294 19,313 17,971 19,241 19,272 19,291 19,294 19,313

Civilian labor force

 11,924 12,712 12,647 11,804 12,653 12,717 12,708 12,633 12,530

Participation rate

 66.4 65.9 65.5 65.7 65.8 66.0 65.9 65.5 64.9

Employed

 11,466 12,221 12,123 11,371 12,213 12,332 12,247 12,186 12,036

Employment-population ratio

 63.8 63.3 62.8 63.3 63.5 64.0 63.5 63.2 62.3

Unemployed

 459 491 524 432 441 385 461 447 494

Unemployment rate

 3.8 3.9 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.0 3.6 3.5 3.9

Not in labor force

 6,047 6,582 6,666 6,167 6,588 6,555 6,583 6,661 6,783

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: August 01, 2025