Table 2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years of age by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, July 2022-2025

Table 2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years of age by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, July 2022-2025 [Numbers in thousands. Data are not seasonally adjusted.]
Employment status, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	July 2022	July 2023	July 2024	July 2025
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	37,954	39,342	38,993	39,761
Civilian labor force	22,943	23,681	23,566	23,663
Participation rate	60.4	60.2	60.4	59.5
Employed	20,992	21,623	21,259	21,116
Employment-population ratio	55.3	55.0	54.5	53.1
Unemployed	1,951	2,059	2,307	2,547
Looking for full-time work	1,415	1,437	1,689	1,813
Looking for part-time work	536	621	618	734
Unemployment rate	8.5	8.7	9.8	10.8
Not in labor force	15,011	15,660	15,427	16,099

Men
Civilian noninstitutional population	19,065	19,842	19,662	20,080
Civilian labor force	11,763	11,987	12,040	12,163
Participation rate	61.7	60.4	61.2	60.6
Employed	10,733	10,886	10,859	10,827
Employment-population ratio	56.3	54.9	55.2	53.9
Unemployed	1,031	1,101	1,181	1,336
Looking for full-time work	798	799	943	965
Looking for part-time work	232	302	238	372
Unemployment rate	8.8	9.2	9.8	11.0
Not in labor force	7,302	7,855	7,623	7,917

Women
Civilian noninstitutional population	18,890	19,500	19,331	19,681
Civilian labor force	11,180	11,694	11,526	11,500
Participation rate	59.2	60.0	59.6	58.4
Employed	10,259	10,736	10,400	10,289
Employment-population ratio	54.3	55.1	53.8	52.3
Unemployed	921	958	1,126	1,210
Looking for full-time work	617	638	746	848
Looking for part-time work	304	319	380	362
Unemployment rate	8.2	8.2	9.8	10.5
Not in labor force	7,710	7,806	7,805	8,182

White
Civilian noninstitutional population	27,798	28,661	28,301	28,616
Civilian labor force	17,411	17,938	17,958	17,824
Participation rate	62.6	62.6	63.5	62.3
Employed	16,197	16,681	16,457	16,079
Employment-population ratio	58.3	58.2	58.1	56.2
Unemployed	1,213	1,257	1,501	1,745
Looking for full-time work	837	876	1,056	1,215
Looking for part-time work	376	381	444	530
Unemployment rate	7.0	7.0	8.4	9.8
Not in labor force	10,388	10,723	10,344	10,792

Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	5,551	5,771	5,713	5,820
Civilian labor force	3,060	3,086	2,999	3,036
Participation rate	55.1	53.5	52.5	52.2
Employed	2,574	2,530	2,531	2,601
Employment-population ratio	46.4	43.8	44.3	44.7
Unemployed	486	556	468	436
Looking for full-time work	380	420	405	310
Looking for part-time work	106	136	62	126
Unemployment rate	15.9	18.0	15.6	14.3
Not in labor force	2,490	2,685	2,714	2,783

Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	2,203	2,422	2,394	2,632
Civilian labor force	1,089	1,205	1,201	1,243
Participation rate	49.4	49.8	50.2	47.2
Employed	971	1,137	1,072	1,078
Employment-population ratio	44.1	47.0	44.8	41.0
Unemployed	117	68	130	165
Looking for full-time work	103	37	73	120
Looking for part-time work	15	31	57	45
Unemployment rate	10.8	5.6	10.8	13.3
Not in labor force	1,114	1,217	1,193	1,389

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	9,193	9,704	9,848	10,352
Civilian labor force	5,099	5,578	5,617	5,937
Participation rate	55.5	57.5	57.0	57.3
Employed	4,607	4,993	5,017	5,187
Employment-population ratio	50.1	51.5	50.9	50.1
Unemployed	493	585	600	750
Looking for full-time work	330	423	449	592
Looking for part-time work	163	162	152	158
Unemployment rate	9.7	10.5	10.7	12.6
Not in labor force	4,093	4,125	4,231	4,415
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