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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.
2025		 July
2026		 Aug.
2026		 Aug.
2025		 Apr.
2026		 May
2026		 June
2026		 July
2026		 Aug.
2026

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

 207,675 202,529 202,572 207,675 202,448 202,468 202,497 202,529 202,572

Civilian labor force

 128,535 123,822 123,619 128,374 123,673 123,868 122,956 123,005 123,432

Participation rate

 61.9 61.1 61.0 61.8 61.1 61.2 60.7 60.7 60.9

Employed

 123,515 119,055 118,773 123,565 119,071 119,133 118,472 118,574 118,826

Employment-population ratio

 59.5 58.8 58.6 59.5 58.8 58.8 58.5 58.5 58.7

Unemployed

 5,020 4,766 4,846 4,808 4,602 4,735 4,484 4,431 4,606

Unemployment rate

 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.7

Not in labor force

 79,140 78,707 78,953 79,301 78,775 78,600 79,541 79,524 79,140

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 66,948 63,509 63,594 66,905 63,399 63,656 63,087 63,270 63,524

Participation rate

 69.8 68.5 68.6 69.8 68.5 68.7 68.1 68.3 68.5

Employed

 64,582 61,395 61,301 64,468 61,199 61,344 60,881 61,085 61,192

Employment-population ratio

 67.4 66.3 66.1 67.2 66.1 66.2 65.7 65.9 66.0

Unemployed

 2,366 2,114 2,293 2,438 2,200 2,312 2,206 2,185 2,333

Unemployment rate

 3.5 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.7

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 56,529 54,963 55,143 56,725 55,698 55,649 55,346 55,246 55,344

Participation rate

 57.1 56.1 56.3 57.3 56.9 56.8 56.5 56.4 56.5

Employed

 54,464 52,925 53,214 54,920 53,876 53,776 53,622 53,503 53,667

Employment-population ratio

 55.0 54.0 54.3 55.5 55.1 54.9 54.8 54.6 54.8

Unemployed

 2,064 2,037 1,929 1,805 1,821 1,873 1,724 1,743 1,677

Unemployment rate

 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.0

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 5,059 5,350 4,882 4,743 4,577 4,563 4,523 4,489 4,564

Participation rate

 39.6 44.9 41.0 37.1 38.2 38.1 37.9 37.6 38.3

Employed

 4,469 4,735 4,258 4,177 3,996 4,012 3,968 3,986 3,968

Employment-population ratio

 35.0 39.7 35.8 32.7 33.3 33.5 33.2 33.4 33.3

Unemployed

 589 615 624 565 581 551 554 503 596

Unemployment rate

 11.7 11.5 12.8 11.9 12.7 12.1 12.3 11.2 13.1

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 35,854 35,500 35,526 35,854 35,434 35,455 35,477 35,500 35,526

Civilian labor force

 22,525 21,922 21,910 22,445 22,044 21,996 21,957 21,753 21,872

Participation rate

 62.8 61.8 61.7 62.6 62.2 62.0 61.9 61.3 61.6

Employed

 20,714 20,427 20,513 20,749 20,442 20,543 20,514 20,391 20,550

Employment-population ratio

 57.8 57.5 57.7 57.9 57.7 57.9 57.8 57.4 57.8

Unemployed

 1,811 1,495 1,397 1,697 1,602 1,453 1,443 1,361 1,321

Unemployment rate

 8.0 6.8 6.4 7.6 7.3 6.6 6.6 6.3 6.0

Not in labor force

 13,329 13,578 13,616 13,409 13,390 13,459 13,520 13,747 13,654

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,672 10,139 10,237 10,644 10,167 10,093 10,116 10,082 10,203

Participation rate

 70.0 68.0 68.6 69.8 68.3 67.8 67.9 67.6 68.3

Employed

 9,929 9,508 9,676 9,893 9,464 9,445 9,532 9,462 9,631

Employment-population ratio

 65.1 63.7 64.8 64.9 63.6 63.4 63.9 63.4 64.5

Unemployed

 744 631 562 751 703 648 584 620 572

Unemployment rate

 7.0 6.2 5.5 7.1 6.9 6.4 5.8 6.2 5.6

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 11,026 10,804 10,843 11,016 11,076 11,116 10,982 10,859 10,874

Participation rate

 61.5 60.3 60.5 61.5 61.9 62.1 61.3 60.6 60.6

Employed

 10,167 10,146 10,150 10,265 10,358 10,499 10,353 10,270 10,264

Employment-population ratio

 56.7 56.6 56.6 57.3 57.9 58.7 57.8 57.3 57.2

Unemployed

 858 658 693 750 718 617 629 589 610

Unemployment rate

 7.8 6.1 6.4 6.8 6.5 5.6 5.7 5.4 5.6

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 828 979 830 786 801 786 859 812 795

Participation rate

 30.9 36.8 31.2 29.3 30.0 29.5 32.3 30.5 29.9

Employed

 618 773 687 590 619 598 629 660 656

Employment-population ratio

 23.0 29.1 25.9 22.0 23.2 22.5 23.6 24.8 24.7

Unemployed

 209 206 142 196 182 188 230 153 139

Unemployment rate

 25.3 21.1 17.1 24.9 22.7 23.9 26.8 18.8 17.5

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 19,408 20,627 20,710 19,408 21,088 20,939 20,811 20,627 20,710

Civilian labor force

 12,688 13,507 13,510 12,624 13,806 13,698 13,729 13,407 13,457

Participation rate

 65.4 65.5 65.2 65.0 65.5 65.4 66.0 65.0 65.0

Employed

 12,213 12,947 13,058 12,172 13,350 13,182 13,194 12,875 13,021

Employment-population ratio

 62.9 62.8 63.1 62.7 63.3 63.0 63.4 62.4 62.9

Unemployed

 475 560 452 453 456 516 535 532 436

Unemployment rate

 3.7 4.1 3.3 3.6 3.3 3.8 3.9 4.0 3.2

Not in labor force

 6,720 7,120 7,199 6,783 7,282 7,241 7,082 7,220 7,253

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 04, 2026