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 2024

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 2024 [Numbers in thousands. Data are not seasonally adjusted.]
Employment status, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	April	May	June	July	April-July changes
	April	May	June	July	Number	Percent
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	38,918	38,941	38,966	38,993	75	0.2
Civilian labor force	21,436	21,606	23,382	23,566	2,130	9.9
Participation rate	55.1	55.5	60.0	60.4	5.3	9.6
Employed	19,881	19,611	20,989	21,259	1,378	6.9
Employment-population ratio	51.1	50.4	53.9	54.5	3.4	6.7
Unemployed	1,555	1,995	2,393	2,307	752	48.4
Looking for full-time work	1,021	1,477	1,726	1,689	668	65.4
Looking for part-time work	534	518	667	618	84	15.7
Unemployment rate	7.3	9.2	10.2	9.8	2.5	34.2
Not in labor force	17,482	17,335	15,584	15,427	-2,055	-11.8

Men
Civilian noninstitutional population	19,621	19,634	19,648	19,662	41	0.2
Civilian labor force	10,907	11,050	12,053	12,040	1,133	10.4
Participation rate	55.6	56.3	61.3	61.2	5.6	10.1
Employed	10,078	9,939	10,778	10,859	781	7.7
Employment-population ratio	51.4	50.6	54.9	55.2	3.8	7.4
Unemployed	829	1,111	1,275	1,181	352	42.5
Looking for full-time work	551	843	968	943	392	71.1
Looking for part-time work	278	268	307	238	-40	-14.4
Unemployment rate	7.6	10.1	10.6	9.8	2.2	28.9
Not in labor force	8,714	8,584	7,595	7,623	-1,091	-12.5

Women
Civilian noninstitutional population	19,296	19,307	19,319	19,331	35	0.2
Civilian labor force	10,529	10,556	11,330	11,526	997	9.5
Participation rate	54.6	54.7	58.6	59.6	5.0	9.2
Employed	9,803	9,672	10,212	10,400	597	6.1
Employment-population ratio	50.8	50.1	52.9	53.8	3.0	5.9
Unemployed	725	884	1,118	1,126	401	55.3
Looking for full-time work	470	634	758	746	276	58.7
Looking for part-time work	255	250	360	380	125	49.0
Unemployment rate	6.9	8.4	9.9	9.8	2.9	42.0
Not in labor force	8,768	8,751	7,989	7,805	-963	-11.0

White
Civilian noninstitutional population	28,273	28,281	28,290	28,301	28	0.1
Civilian labor force	16,227	16,320	17,804	17,958	1,731	10.7
Participation rate	57.4	57.7	62.9	63.5	6.1	10.6
Employed	15,240	15,071	16,253	16,457	1,217	8.0
Employment-population ratio	53.9	53.3	57.5	58.1	4.2	7.8
Unemployed	988	1,249	1,551	1,501	513	51.9
Looking for full-time work	623	912	1,093	1,056	433	69.5
Looking for part-time work	365	338	458	444	79	21.6
Unemployment rate	6.1	7.7	8.7	8.4	2.3	37.7
Not in labor force	12,045	11,961	10,486	10,344	-1,701	-14.1

Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	5,700	5,704	5,708	5,713	13	0.2
Civilian labor force	2,929	2,866	2,974	2,999	70	2.4
Participation rate	51.4	50.2	52.1	52.5	1.1	2.1
Employed	2,560	2,419	2,517	2,531	-29	-1.1
Employment-population ratio	44.9	42.4	44.1	44.3	-0.6	-1.3
Unemployed	369	447	457	468	99	26.8
Looking for full-time work	258	327	339	405	147	57.0
Looking for part-time work	111	120	118	62	-49	-44.1
Unemployment rate	12.6	15.6	15.4	15.6	3.0	23.8
Not in labor force	2,771	2,838	2,735	2,714	-57	-2.1

Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	2,327	2,391	2,454	2,394	67	2.9
Civilian labor force	952	1,069	1,181	1,201	249	26.2
Participation rate	40.9	44.7	48.1	50.2	9.3	22.7
Employed	892	978	1,017	1,072	180	20.2
Employment-population ratio	38.3	40.9	41.4	44.8	6.5	17.0
Unemployed	59	91	164	130	71	120.3
Looking for full-time work	50	72	131	73	23	46.0
Looking for part-time work	9	19	33	57	48	533.3
Unemployment rate	6.2	8.5	13.9	10.8	4.6	74.2
Not in labor force	1,376	1,322	1,272	1,193	-183	-13.3

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	9,786	9,806	9,827	9,848	62	0.6
Civilian labor force	5,411	5,290	5,625	5,617	206	3.8
Participation rate	55.3	54.0	57.2	57.0	1.7	3.1
Employed	5,048	4,749	5,027	5,017	-31	-0.6
Employment-population ratio	51.6	48.4	51.2	50.9	-0.7	-1.4
Unemployed	363	541	598	600	237	65.3
Looking for full-time work	261	421	458	449	188	72.0
Looking for part-time work	102	120	141	152	50	49.0
Unemployment rate	6.7	10.2	10.6	10.7	4.0	59.7
Not in labor force	4,375	4,516	4,202	4,231	-144	-3.3
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.

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Last Modified Date: August 20, 2024