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 2026

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 2026 [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	39,741	39,709	39,678	39,647	-94	-0.2
Civilian labor force	21,354	21,649	23,425	23,451	2,097	9.8
Participation rate	53.7	54.5	59.0	59.1	5.4	10.1
Employed	19,546	19,622	20,929	21,320	1,774	9.1
Employment-population ratio	49.2	49.4	52.7	53.8	4.6	9.3
Unemployed	1,809	2,027	2,496	2,131	322	17.8
Looking for full-time work	1,196	1,375	1,748	1,543	347	29.0
Looking for part-time work	612	652	749	588	-24	-3.9
Unemployment rate	8.5	9.4	10.7	9.1	0.6	7.1
Not in labor force	18,387	18,060	16,252	16,196	-2,191	-11.9

Men
Civilian noninstitutional population	20,131	20,115	20,100	20,085	-46	-0.2
Civilian labor force	10,909	11,286	12,131	12,270	1,361	12.5
Participation rate	54.2	56.1	60.4	61.1	6.9	12.7
Employed	9,906	10,118	10,886	11,190	1,284	13.0
Employment-population ratio	49.2	50.3	54.2	55.7	6.5	13.2
Unemployed	1,004	1,169	1,245	1,080	76	7.6
Looking for full-time work	710	826	918	792	82	11.5
Looking for part-time work	293	342	327	288	-5	-1.7
Unemployment rate	9.2	10.4	10.3	8.8	-0.4	-4.3
Not in labor force	9,222	8,829	7,969	7,815	-1,407	-15.3

Women
Civilian noninstitutional population	19,610	19,594	19,578	19,562	-48	-0.2
Civilian labor force	10,445	10,362	11,295	11,181	736	7.0
Participation rate	53.3	52.9	57.7	57.2	3.9	7.3
Employed	9,640	9,504	10,043	10,130	490	5.1
Employment-population ratio	49.2	48.5	51.3	51.8	2.6	5.3
Unemployed	805	858	1,252	1,051	246	30.6
Looking for full-time work	486	549	829	752	266	54.7
Looking for part-time work	319	310	422	299	-20	-6.3
Unemployment rate	7.7	8.3	11.1	9.4	1.7	22.1
Not in labor force	9,165	9,231	8,283	8,381	-784	-8.6

White
Civilian noninstitutional population	27,216	27,187	27,159	27,132	-84	-0.3
Civilian labor force	15,104	15,451	16,614	16,680	1,576	10.4
Participation rate	55.5	56.8	61.2	61.5	6.0	10.8
Employed	14,002	14,140	15,001	15,301	1,299	9.3
Employment-population ratio	51.4	52.0	55.2	56.4	5.0	9.7
Unemployed	1,102	1,311	1,613	1,379	277	25.1
Looking for full-time work	695	890	1,131	1,000	305	43.9
Looking for part-time work	408	421	482	379	-29	-7.1
Unemployment rate	7.3	8.5	9.7	8.3	1.0	13.7
Not in labor force	12,111	11,735	10,546	10,452	-1,659	-13.7

Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	5,868	5,864	5,859	5,855	-13	-0.2
Civilian labor force	2,907	2,886	3,130	3,119	212	7.3
Participation rate	49.5	49.2	53.4	53.3	3.8	7.7
Employed	2,519	2,478	2,609	2,745	226	9.0
Employment-population ratio	42.9	42.3	44.5	46.9	4.0	9.3
Unemployed	389	408	520	375	-14	-3.6
Looking for full-time work	305	304	385	268	-37	-12.1
Looking for part-time work	84	104	135	107	23	27.4
Unemployment rate	13.4	14.1	16.6	12.0	-1.4	-10.4
Not in labor force	2,961	2,978	2,730	2,735	-226	-7.6

Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	2,939	2,833	2,858	2,913	-26	-0.9
Civilian labor force	1,294	1,188	1,364	1,381	87	6.7
Participation rate	44.0	42.0	47.7	47.4	3.4	7.7
Employed	1,225	1,074	1,243	1,230	5	0.4
Employment-population ratio	41.7	37.9	43.5	42.2	0.5	1.2
Unemployed	69	114	121	151	82	118.8
Looking for full-time work	42	67	86	112	70	166.7
Looking for part-time work	28	48	35	39	11	39.3
Unemployment rate	5.4	9.6	8.9	11.0	5.6	103.7
Not in labor force	1,646	1,644	1,494	1,531	-115	-7.0

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	10,721	10,718	10,716	10,714	-7	-0.1
Civilian labor force	5,794	5,889	5,885	6,019	225	3.9
Participation rate	54.0	54.9	54.9	56.2	2.2	4.1
Employed	5,266	5,370	5,199	5,483	217	4.1
Employment-population ratio	49.1	50.1	48.5	51.2	2.1	4.3
Unemployed	527	519	686	536	9	1.7
Looking for full-time work	334	332	513	375	41	12.3
Looking for part-time work	194	188	173	161	-33	-17.0
Unemployment rate	9.1	8.8	11.7	8.9	-0.2	-2.2
Not in labor force	4,927	4,829	4,831	4,695	-232	-4.7
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 20, 2026