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 2025

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 2025 [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	39,765	39,763	39,762	39,761	-4	0.0
Civilian labor force	21,739	21,836	23,458	23,663	1,924	8.9
Participation rate	54.7	54.9	59.0	59.5	4.8	8.8
Employed	19,882	19,712	20,777	21,116	1,234	6.2
Employment-population ratio	50.0	49.6	52.3	53.1	3.1	6.2
Unemployed	1,857	2,124	2,681	2,547	690	37.2
Looking for full-time work	1,338	1,495	1,884	1,813	475	35.5
Looking for part-time work	519	630	797	734	215	41.4
Unemployment rate	8.5	9.7	11.4	10.8	2.3	27.1
Not in labor force	18,026	17,926	16,304	16,099	-1,927	-10.7

Men
Civilian noninstitutional population	20,079	20,079	20,079	20,080	1	0.0
Civilian labor force	11,161	11,230	12,258	12,163	1,002	9.0
Participation rate	55.6	55.9	61.0	60.6	5.0	9.0
Employed	10,041	10,034	10,765	10,827	786	7.8
Employment-population ratio	50.0	50.0	53.6	53.9	3.9	7.8
Unemployed	1,120	1,196	1,493	1,336	216	19.3
Looking for full-time work	884	849	1,076	965	81	9.2
Looking for part-time work	236	347	417	372	136	57.6
Unemployment rate	10.0	10.6	12.2	11.0	1.0	10.0
Not in labor force	8,919	8,849	7,822	7,917	-1,002	-11.2

Women
Civilian noninstitutional population	19,686	19,684	19,683	19,681	-5	0.0
Civilian labor force	10,578	10,607	11,200	11,500	922	8.7
Participation rate	53.7	53.9	56.9	58.4	4.7	8.8
Employed	9,841	9,678	10,012	10,289	448	4.6
Employment-population ratio	50.0	49.2	50.9	52.3	2.3	4.6
Unemployed	737	929	1,189	1,210	473	64.2
Looking for full-time work	454	646	808	848	394	86.8
Looking for part-time work	283	283	380	362	79	27.9
Unemployment rate	7.0	8.8	10.6	10.5	3.5	50.0
Not in labor force	9,108	9,077	8,482	8,182	-926	-10.2

White
Civilian noninstitutional population	28,643	28,633	28,624	28,616	-27	-0.1
Civilian labor force	16,404	16,453	17,642	17,824	1,420	8.7
Participation rate	57.3	57.5	61.6	62.3	5.0	8.7
Employed	15,122	14,960	15,927	16,079	957	6.3
Employment-population ratio	52.8	52.2	55.6	56.2	3.4	6.4
Unemployed	1,282	1,494	1,716	1,745	463	36.1
Looking for full-time work	904	1,016	1,113	1,215	311	34.4
Looking for part-time work	378	478	603	530	152	40.2
Unemployment rate	7.8	9.1	9.7	9.8	2.0	25.6
Not in labor force	12,238	12,179	10,982	10,792	-1,446	-11.8

Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	5,818	5,818	5,819	5,820	2	0.0
Civilian labor force	2,712	2,786	3,009	3,036	324	11.9
Participation rate	46.6	47.9	51.7	52.2	5.6	12.0
Employed	2,367	2,463	2,471	2,601	234	9.9
Employment-population ratio	40.7	42.3	42.5	44.7	4.0	9.8
Unemployed	345	323	538	436	91	26.4
Looking for full-time work	271	251	456	310	39	14.4
Looking for part-time work	74	72	82	126	52	70.3
Unemployment rate	12.7	11.6	17.9	14.3	1.6	12.6
Not in labor force	3,106	3,032	2,809	2,783	-323	-10.4

Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	2,601	2,570	2,629	2,632	31	1.2
Civilian labor force	1,125	1,150	1,222	1,243	118	10.5
Participation rate	43.2	44.7	46.5	47.2	4.0	9.3
Employed	1,056	996	1,043	1,078	22	2.1
Employment-population ratio	40.6	38.7	39.7	41.0	0.4	1.0
Unemployed	69	154	179	165	96	139.1
Looking for full-time work	51	117	128	120	69	135.3
Looking for part-time work	18	36	51	45	27	150.0
Unemployment rate	6.1	13.4	14.7	13.3	7.2	118.0
Not in labor force	1,476	1,421	1,406	1,389	-87	-5.9

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	10,308	10,322	10,338	10,352	44	0.4
Civilian labor force	5,484	5,542	5,753	5,937	453	8.3
Participation rate	53.2	53.7	55.7	57.3	4.1	7.7
Employed	4,961	5,017	5,110	5,187	226	4.6
Employment-population ratio	48.1	48.6	49.4	50.1	2.0	4.2
Unemployed	523	526	643	750	227	43.4
Looking for full-time work	436	398	458	592	156	35.8
Looking for part-time work	86	127	186	158	72	83.7
Unemployment rate	9.5	9.5	11.2	12.6	3.1	32.6
Not in labor force	4,824	4,780	4,584	4,415	-409	-8.5
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. 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.

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Last Modified Date: August 21, 2025