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Table 5. Employment status of the population by sex, marital status, and presence and age of own children under 18, 2023-2024 annual averages

Table 5. Employment status of the population by sex, marital status, and presence and age of own children under 18, 2023-2024 annual averages [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic 2023 2024
Total Men Women Total Men Women

WITH OWN CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS

Civilian noninstitutional population

 62,559 28,470 34,090 62,226 28,209 34,018

Civilian labor force

 51,803 26,579 25,224 51,542 26,384 25,159

Participation rate

 82.8 93.4 74.0 82.8 93.5 74.0

Employed

 50,457 26,000 24,457 50,010 25,746 24,264

Full-time workers(1)

 44,455 24,868 19,587 43,782 24,561 19,221

Part-time workers(2)

 6,002 1,132 4,870 6,227 1,185 5,043

Employment-population ratio

 80.7 91.3 71.7 80.4 91.3 71.3

Unemployed

 1,346 579 768 1,533 638 895

Unemployment rate

 2.6 2.2 3.0 3.0 2.4 3.6

Total married, spouse present

Civilian noninstitutional population

 48,152 24,328 23,823 47,756 24,049 23,707

Civilian labor force

 40,202 22,894 17,308 39,814 22,666 17,149

Participation rate

 83.5 94.1 72.7 83.4 94.3 72.3

Employed

 39,430 22,477 16,953 38,972 22,230 16,743

Full-time workers(1)

 35,076 21,609 13,467 34,450 21,316 13,134

Part-time workers(2)

 4,354 868 3,486 4,522 914 3,609

Employment-population ratio

 81.9 92.4 71.2 81.6 92.4 70.6

Unemployed

 772 418 355 842 436 406

Unemployment rate

 1.9 1.8 2.0 2.1 1.9 2.4

Other marital status(3)

Civilian noninstitutional population

 14,408 4,141 10,267 14,470 4,160 10,310

Civilian labor force

 11,601 3,685 7,917 11,728 3,718 8,010

Participation rate

 80.5 89.0 77.1 81.0 89.4 77.7

Employed

 11,027 3,523 7,504 11,037 3,516 7,521

Full-time workers(1)

 9,379 3,259 6,120 9,332 3,245 6,087

Part-time workers(2)

 1,648 264 1,384 1,705 271 1,434

Employment-population ratio

 76.5 85.1 73.1 76.3 84.5 73.0

Unemployed

 574 161 413 691 202 489

Unemployment rate

 5.0 4.4 5.2 5.9 5.4 6.1

WITH OWN CHILDREN 6 TO 17 YEARS, NONE YOUNGER

Civilian noninstitutional population

 35,873 16,287 19,586 35,978 16,185 19,793

Civilian labor force

 30,278 15,048 15,230 30,417 14,975 15,443

Participation rate

 84.4 92.4 77.8 84.5 92.5 78.0

Employed

 29,547 14,725 14,822 29,549 14,610 14,939

Full-time workers(1)

 26,227 14,077 12,150 26,027 13,930 12,096

Part-time workers(2)

 3,320 649 2,671 3,522 680 2,842

Employment-population ratio

 82.4 90.4 75.7 82.1 90.3 75.5

Unemployed

 731 323 408 868 364 504

Unemployment rate

 2.4 2.1 2.7 2.9 2.4 3.3

WITH OWN CHILDREN UNDER 6 YEARS

Civilian noninstitutional population

 26,687 12,183 14,504 26,248 12,024 14,224

Civilian labor force

 21,525 11,531 9,994 21,125 11,409 9,716

Participation rate

 80.7 94.6 68.9 80.5 94.9 68.3

Employed

 20,910 11,275 9,635 20,461 11,136 9,325

Full-time workers(1)

 18,228 10,791 7,437 17,755 10,630 7,125

Part-time workers(2)

 2,682 483 2,198 2,705 505 2,200

Employment-population ratio

 78.4 92.5 66.4 78.0 92.6 65.6

Unemployed

 615 256 359 664 273 391

Unemployment rate

 2.9 2.2 3.6 3.1 2.4 4.0

WITH NO OWN CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS

Civilian noninstitutional population

 204,383 102,007 102,376 206,345 102,730 103,615

Civilian labor force

 115,313 62,298 53,015 116,564 62,590 53,974

Participation rate

 56.4 61.1 51.8 56.5 60.9 52.1

Employed

 110,580 59,500 51,080 111,336 59,567 51,769

Full-time workers(1)

 89,601 50,628 38,972 89,579 50,294 39,284

Part-time workers(2)

 20,979 8,871 12,108 21,757 9,273 12,485

Employment-population ratio

 54.1 58.3 49.9 54.0 58.0 50.0

Unemployed

 4,733 2,799 1,935 5,228 3,023 2,205

Unemployment rate

 4.1 4.5 3.6 4.5 4.8 4.1

Footnotes
(1) Usually work 35 hours or more per week at all jobs.
(2) Usually work less than 35 hours per week at all jobs.
(3) Includes people who are never married; widowed; divorced; separated; and married, spouse absent.

NOTE: Own children include biological, step-, and adopted children living in the household who are under age 18. Not included are nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: April 23, 2025