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Table 2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years of age by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, July 2021-2024

Table 2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years of age by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, July 2021-2024 [Numbers in thousands. Data are not seasonally adjusted.]
Employment status, sex, race, and
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
July
2021
July
2022
July
2023
July
2024

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

37,250 37,954 39,342 38,993

Civilian labor force

22,522 22,943 23,681 23,566

Participation rate

60.5 60.4 60.2 60.4

Employed

20,268 20,992 21,623 21,259

Employment-population ratio

54.4 55.3 55.0 54.5

Unemployed

2,254 1,951 2,059 2,307

Looking for full-time work

1,697 1,415 1,437 1,689

Looking for part-time work

557 536 621 618

Unemployment rate

10.0 8.5 8.7 9.8

Not in labor force

14,728 15,011 15,660 15,427

Men

Civilian noninstitutional population

18,692 19,065 19,842 19,662

Civilian labor force

11,547 11,763 11,987 12,040

Participation rate

61.8 61.7 60.4 61.2

Employed

10,294 10,733 10,886 10,859

Employment-population ratio

55.1 56.3 54.9 55.2

Unemployed

1,253 1,031 1,101 1,181

Looking for full-time work

976 798 799 943

Looking for part-time work

277 232 302 238

Unemployment rate

10.9 8.8 9.2 9.8

Not in labor force

7,145 7,302 7,855 7,623

Women

Civilian noninstitutional population

18,559 18,890 19,500 19,331

Civilian labor force

10,976 11,180 11,694 11,526

Participation rate

59.1 59.2 60.0 59.6

Employed

9,975 10,259 10,736 10,400

Employment-population ratio

53.7 54.3 55.1 53.8

Unemployed

1,001 921 958 1,126

Looking for full-time work

721 617 638 746

Looking for part-time work

280 304 319 380

Unemployment rate

9.1 8.2 8.2 9.8

Not in labor force

7,583 7,710 7,806 7,805

White

Civilian noninstitutional population

27,333 27,798 28,661 28,301

Civilian labor force

17,168 17,411 17,938 17,958

Participation rate

62.8 62.6 62.6 63.5

Employed

15,635 16,197 16,681 16,457

Employment-population ratio

57.2 58.3 58.2 58.1

Unemployed

1,533 1,213 1,257 1,501

Looking for full-time work

1,170 837 876 1,056

Looking for part-time work

363 376 381 444

Unemployment rate

8.9 7.0 7.0 8.4

Not in labor force

10,165 10,388 10,723 10,344

Black or African American

Civilian noninstitutional population

5,452 5,551 5,771 5,713

Civilian labor force

3,004 3,060 3,086 2,999

Participation rate

55.1 55.1 53.5 52.5

Employed

2,594 2,574 2,530 2,531

Employment-population ratio

47.6 46.4 43.8 44.3

Unemployed

410 486 556 468

Looking for full-time work

325 380 420 405

Looking for part-time work

85 106 136 62

Unemployment rate

13.6 15.9 18.0 15.6

Not in labor force

2,448 2,490 2,685 2,714

Asian

Civilian noninstitutional population

2,186 2,203 2,422 2,394

Civilian labor force

976 1,089 1,205 1,201

Participation rate

44.6 49.4 49.8 50.2

Employed

856 971 1,137 1,072

Employment-population ratio

39.1 44.1 47.0 44.8

Unemployed

120 117 68 130

Looking for full-time work

70 103 37 73

Looking for part-time work

50 15 31 57

Unemployment rate

12.3 10.8 5.6 10.8

Not in labor force

1,210 1,114 1,217 1,193

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Civilian noninstitutional population

8,880 9,193 9,704 9,848

Civilian labor force

5,044 5,099 5,578 5,617

Participation rate

56.8 55.5 57.5 57.0

Employed

4,456 4,607 4,993 5,017

Employment-population ratio

50.2 50.1 51.5 50.9

Unemployed

588 493 585 600

Looking for full-time work

472 330 423 449

Looking for part-time work

116 163 162 152

Unemployment rate

11.7 9.7 10.5 10.7

Not in labor force

3,836 4,093 4,125 4,231

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 20, 2024