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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)
Sept.
2025		 Aug.
2026		 Sept.
2026		 Sept.
2025		 May
2026		 June
2026		 July
2026		 Aug.
2026		 Sept.
2026

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

 207,788 202,572 202,619 207,788 202,468 202,497 202,529 202,572 202,619

Civilian labor force

 128,595 123,619 123,650 128,560 123,868 122,956 123,005 123,432 123,561

Participation rate

 61.9 61.0 61.0 61.9 61.2 60.7 60.7 60.9 61.0

Employed

 123,958 118,773 119,404 123,739 119,133 118,472 118,574 118,826 119,143

Employment-population ratio

 59.7 58.6 58.9 59.6 58.8 58.5 58.5 58.7 58.8

Unemployed

 4,637 4,846 4,246 4,821 4,735 4,484 4,431 4,606 4,418

Unemployment rate

 3.6 3.9 3.4 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.6

Not in labor force

 79,193 78,953 78,969 79,228 78,600 79,541 79,524 79,140 79,058

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 66,806 63,594 63,821 66,725 63,656 63,087 63,270 63,524 63,702

Participation rate

 69.6 68.6 68.8 69.5 68.7 68.1 68.3 68.5 68.7

Employed

 64,628 61,301 61,723 64,369 61,344 60,881 61,085 61,192 61,440

Employment-population ratio

 67.4 66.1 66.6 67.1 66.2 65.7 65.9 66.0 66.3

Unemployed

 2,178 2,293 2,098 2,356 2,312 2,206 2,185 2,333 2,261

Unemployment rate

 3.3 3.6 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.5

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 57,165 55,143 55,449 57,003 55,649 55,346 55,246 55,344 55,296

Participation rate

 57.7 56.3 56.6 57.5 56.8 56.5 56.4 56.5 56.4

Employed

 55,237 53,214 53,840 55,082 53,776 53,622 53,503 53,667 53,693

Employment-population ratio

 55.8 54.3 54.9 55.6 54.9 54.8 54.6 54.8 54.8

Unemployed

 1,928 1,929 1,609 1,921 1,873 1,724 1,743 1,677 1,603

Unemployment rate

 3.4 3.5 2.9 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.0 2.9

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 4,624 4,882 4,380 4,831 4,563 4,523 4,489 4,564 4,563

Participation rate

 36.2 41.0 36.8 37.8 38.1 37.9 37.6 38.3 38.4

Employed

 4,093 4,258 3,841 4,288 4,012 3,968 3,986 3,968 4,009

Employment-population ratio

 32.1 35.8 32.3 33.6 33.5 33.2 33.4 33.3 33.7

Unemployed

 531 624 539 543 551 554 503 596 553

Unemployment rate

 11.5 12.8 12.3 11.2 12.1 12.3 11.2 13.1 12.1

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 35,892 35,526 35,553 35,892 35,455 35,477 35,500 35,526 35,553

Civilian labor force

 22,510 21,910 22,140 22,598 21,996 21,957 21,753 21,872 22,212

Participation rate

 62.7 61.7 62.3 63.0 62.0 61.9 61.3 61.6 62.5

Employed

 20,868 20,513 20,627 20,892 20,543 20,514 20,391 20,550 20,660

Employment-population ratio

 58.1 57.7 58.0 58.2 57.9 57.8 57.4 57.8 58.1

Unemployed

 1,642 1,397 1,513 1,706 1,453 1,443 1,361 1,321 1,552

Unemployment rate

 7.3 6.4 6.8 7.6 6.6 6.6 6.3 6.0 7.0

Not in labor force

 13,382 13,616 13,413 13,294 13,459 13,520 13,747 13,654 13,341

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,594 10,237 10,183 10,594 10,093 10,116 10,082 10,203 10,175

Participation rate

 69.4 68.6 68.1 69.4 67.8 67.9 67.6 68.3 68.1

Employed

 9,928 9,676 9,602 9,889 9,445 9,532 9,462 9,631 9,563

Employment-population ratio

 65.0 64.8 64.2 64.8 63.4 63.9 63.4 64.5 64.0

Unemployed

 667 562 580 705 648 584 620 572 612

Unemployment rate

 6.3 5.5 5.7 6.7 6.4 5.8 6.2 5.6 6.0

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 11,071 10,843 11,093 11,106 11,116 10,982 10,859 10,874 11,116

Participation rate

 61.7 60.5 61.8 61.9 62.1 61.3 60.6 60.6 61.9

Employed

 10,252 10,150 10,328 10,275 10,499 10,353 10,270 10,264 10,359

Employment-population ratio

 57.1 56.6 57.5 57.3 58.7 57.8 57.3 57.2 57.7

Unemployed

 819 693 766 831 617 629 589 610 757

Unemployment rate

 7.4 6.4 6.9 7.5 5.6 5.7 5.4 5.6 6.8

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 845 830 864 898 786 859 812 795 921

Participation rate

 31.5 31.2 32.6 33.5 29.5 32.3 30.5 29.9 34.7

Employed

 689 687 697 728 598 629 660 656 738

Employment-population ratio

 25.7 25.9 26.3 27.1 22.5 23.6 24.8 24.7 27.8

Unemployed

 156 142 167 170 188 230 153 139 183

Unemployment rate

 18.5 17.1 19.3 18.9 23.9 26.8 18.8 17.5 19.9

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 19,519 20,710 21,022 19,519 20,939 20,811 20,627 20,710 21,022

Civilian labor force

 12,756 13,510 13,787 12,751 13,698 13,729 13,407 13,457 13,779

Participation rate

 65.4 65.2 65.6 65.3 65.4 66.0 65.0 65.0 65.5

Employed

 12,197 13,058 13,392 12,197 13,182 13,194 12,875 13,021 13,382

Employment-population ratio

 62.5 63.1 63.7 62.5 63.0 63.4 62.4 62.9 63.7

Unemployed

 559 452 395 553 516 535 532 436 397

Unemployment rate

 4.4 3.3 2.9 4.3 3.8 3.9 4.0 3.2 2.9

Not in labor force

 6,763 7,199 7,235 6,769 7,241 7,082 7,220 7,253 7,243

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: October 02, 2026