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Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years of age by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, April-July 2023

Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years of age by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, April-July 2023 [Numbers in thousands. Data are not seasonally adjusted.]
Employment status, sex, race, and
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
April May June July April-July changes
Number Percent

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

39,316 39,323 39,331 39,342 26 0.1

Civilian labor force

21,452 21,891 23,516 23,681 2,229 10.4

Participation rate

54.6 55.7 59.8 60.2 5.6 10.3

Employed

20,219 20,268 21,449 21,623 1,404 6.9

Employment-population ratio

51.4 51.5 54.5 55.0 3.6 7.0

Unemployed

1,233 1,622 2,066 2,059 826 67.0

Looking for full-time work

833 1,188 1,483 1,437 604 72.5

Looking for part-time work

400 435 584 621 221 55.3

Unemployment rate

5.7 7.4 8.8 8.7 3.0 52.6

Not in labor force

17,864 17,432 15,815 15,660 -2,204 -12.3

Men

Civilian noninstitutional population

19,829 19,832 19,836 19,842 13 0.1

Civilian labor force

10,902 11,184 11,991 11,987 1,085 10.0

Participation rate

55.0 56.4 60.4 60.4 5.4 9.8

Employed

10,215 10,305 10,856 10,886 671 6.6

Employment-population ratio

51.5 52.0 54.7 54.9 3.4 6.6

Unemployed

687 879 1,135 1,101 414 60.3

Looking for full-time work

479 703 846 799 320 66.8

Looking for part-time work

208 176 289 302 94 45.2

Unemployment rate

6.3 7.9 9.5 9.2 2.9 46.0

Not in labor force

8,927 8,649 7,846 7,855 -1,072 -12.0

Women

Civilian noninstitutional population

19,487 19,490 19,494 19,500 13 0.1

Civilian labor force

10,550 10,707 11,525 11,694 1,144 10.8

Participation rate

54.1 54.9 59.1 60.0 5.9 10.9

Employed

10,004 9,964 10,593 10,736 732 7.3

Employment-population ratio

51.3 51.1 54.3 55.1 3.8 7.4

Unemployed

546 744 931 958 412 75.5

Looking for full-time work

354 485 636 638 284 80.2

Looking for part-time work

192 259 295 319 127 66.1

Unemployment rate

5.2 6.9 8.1 8.2 3.0 57.7

Not in labor force

8,937 8,783 7,970 7,806 -1,131 -12.7

White

Civilian noninstitutional population

28,667 28,664 28,661 28,661 -6 0.0

Civilian labor force

16,407 16,651 17,894 17,938 1,531 9.3

Participation rate

57.2 58.1 62.4 62.6 5.4 9.4

Employed

15,523 15,535 16,527 16,681 1,158 7.5

Employment-population ratio

54.1 54.2 57.7 58.2 4.1 7.6

Unemployed

884 1,116 1,368 1,257 373 42.2

Looking for full-time work

572 788 964 876 304 53.1

Looking for part-time work

312 328 404 381 69 22.1

Unemployment rate

5.4 6.7 7.6 7.0 1.6 29.6

Not in labor force

12,260 12,013 10,767 10,723 -1,537 -12.5

Black or African American

Civilian noninstitutional population

5,768 5,769 5,770 5,771 3 0.1

Civilian labor force

2,835 2,934 3,011 3,086 251 8.9

Participation rate

49.1 50.9 52.2 53.5 4.4 9.0

Employed

2,618 2,609 2,605 2,530 -88 -3.4

Employment-population ratio

45.4 45.2 45.2 43.8 -1.6 -3.5

Unemployed

217 325 406 556 339 156.2

Looking for full-time work

154 269 303 420 266 172.7

Looking for part-time work

63 56 102 136 73 115.9

Unemployment rate

7.7 11.1 13.5 18.0 10.3 133.8

Not in labor force

2,933 2,835 2,759 2,685 -248 -8.5

Asian

Civilian noninstitutional population

2,417 2,404 2,393 2,422 5 0.2

Civilian labor force

962 1,018 1,189 1,205 243 25.3

Participation rate

39.8 42.3 49.7 49.8 10.0 25.1

Employed

931 949 1,069 1,137 206 22.1

Employment-population ratio

38.5 39.5 44.7 47.0 8.5 22.1

Unemployed

31 69 120 68 37 119.4

Looking for full-time work

26 64 90 37 11 42.3

Looking for part-time work

5 5 30 31 26 520.0

Unemployment rate

3.2 6.7 10.1 5.6 2.4 75.0

Not in labor force

1,455 1,386 1,204 1,217 -238 -16.4

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Civilian noninstitutional population

9,654 9,670 9,686 9,704 50 0.5

Civilian labor force

5,358 5,277 5,677 5,578 220 4.1

Participation rate

55.5 54.6 58.6 57.5 2.0 3.6

Employed

4,999 4,941 5,141 4,993 -6 -0.1

Employment-population ratio

51.8 51.1 53.1 51.5 -0.3 -0.6

Unemployed

359 336 537 585 226 63.0

Looking for full-time work

270 261 426 423 153 56.7

Looking for part-time work

89 75 111 162 73 82.0

Unemployment rate

6.7 6.4 9.5 10.5 3.8 56.7

Not in labor force

4,296 4,393 4,009 4,125 -171 -4.0

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons 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.

Last Modified Date: August 16, 2023