Table 2. Work experience of the population during the year by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2023-2024

Table 2. Work experience of the population during the year by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2023-2024
[Numbers in thousands]
Extent of employment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	Total		Men		Women
	2023	2024	2023	2024	2023	2024
WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population	204,729	207,379	100,901	102,336	103,828	105,043
Total who worked or looked for work	133,046	133,972	71,184	71,353	61,862	62,619
Percent of the population	65.0	64.6	70.5	69.7	59.6	59.6
Total who worked during the year(1)	131,478	132,333	70,263	70,489	61,214	61,844
Percent of the population	64.2	63.8	69.6	68.9	59.0	58.9
Percent who worked during the year(1)	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Full time(2)	80.1	80.2	85.7	85.6	73.7	74.1
50 to 52 weeks	69.7	69.8	74.9	74.7	63.7	64.1
27 to 49 weeks	6.6	6.8	6.8	7.2	6.3	6.4
1 to 26 weeks	3.8	3.6	4.0	3.7	3.7	3.6
Part time(3)	19.9	19.8	14.3	14.4	26.3	25.9
50 to 52 weeks	10.8	10.8	7.4	7.6	14.8	14.5
27 to 49 weeks	4.0	3.9	2.7	2.8	5.3	5.2
1 to 26 weeks	5.1	5.0	4.2	4.0	6.1	6.2
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
Civilian noninstitutional population	34,880	35,677	16,124	16,506	18,756	19,170
Total who worked or looked for work	22,450	23,036	10,686	11,017	11,764	12,018
Percent of the population	64.4	64.6	66.3	66.7	62.7	62.7
Total who worked during the year(1)	21,957	22,387	10,411	10,723	11,547	11,664
Percent of the population	63.0	62.7	64.6	65.0	61.6	60.8
Percent who worked during the year(1)	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Full time(2)	83.7	83.0	86.8	85.6	80.9	80.5
50 to 52 weeks	72.6	69.9	75.7	71.9	69.9	68.0
27 to 49 weeks	6.5	8.1	6.7	8.6	6.3	7.7
1 to 26 weeks	4.6	4.9	4.4	5.1	4.7	4.8
Part time(3)	16.3	17.0	13.2	14.4	19.1	19.5
50 to 52 weeks	8.1	9.6	6.7	7.9	9.5	11.1
27 to 49 weeks	3.4	2.8	2.5	2.3	4.3	3.2
1 to 26 weeks	4.8	4.7	4.0	4.2	5.4	5.2
ASIAN
Civilian noninstitutional population	18,004	19,376	8,642	9,242	9,362	10,134
Total who worked or looked for work	11,986	13,052	6,321	6,932	5,665	6,119
Percent of the population	66.6	67.4	73.1	75.0	60.5	60.4
Total who worked during the year(1)	11,803	12,913	6,226	6,862	5,577	6,051
Percent of the population	65.6	66.6	72.0	74.3	59.6	59.7
Percent who worked during the year(1)	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Full time(2)	83.7	83.3	88.0	87.8	78.9	78.3
50 to 52 weeks	73.1	72.8	78.7	77.5	66.8	67.5
27 to 49 weeks	6.0	6.1	5.2	6.2	6.9	6.1
1 to 26 weeks	4.6	4.4	4.1	4.1	5.2	4.7
Part time(3)	16.3	16.7	12.0	12.2	21.1	21.7
50 to 52 weeks	9.1	9.4	6.2	6.4	12.3	12.7
27 to 49 weeks	3.5	3.1	2.5	2.3	4.6	3.9
1 to 26 weeks	3.8	4.2	3.3	3.5	4.3	5.1
HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
Civilian noninstitutional population	48,582	51,111	24,293	25,612	24,289	25,500
Total who worked or looked for work	33,200	35,041	18,485	19,375	14,716	15,666
Percent of the population	68.3	68.6	76.1	75.6	60.6	61.4
Total who worked during the year(1)	32,670	34,469	18,220	19,072	14,450	15,397
Percent of the population	67.2	67.4	75.0	74.5	59.5	60.4
Percent who worked during the year(1)	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Full time(2)	81.6	81.7	86.9	86.7	75.0	75.4
50 to 52 weeks	69.1	69.6	73.7	73.8	63.2	64.4
27 to 49 weeks	7.8	8.0	8.5	8.7	6.9	7.1
1 to 26 weeks	4.8	4.1	4.7	4.2	4.9	3.8
Part time(3)	18.4	18.3	13.1	13.3	25.0	24.6
50 to 52 weeks	10.1	10.5	6.8	7.3	14.2	14.4
27 to 49 weeks	3.4	3.3	2.6	2.3	4.5	4.4
1 to 26 weeks	4.8	4.6	3.6	3.7	6.3	5.8
(1) Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave. (2) Usually worked 35 hours or more per week. (3) Usually worked 1 to 34 hours per week.
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals shown in table 1 because data are not presented for all races. People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

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Last Modified Date: January 22, 2026