E-11. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex, age, and race

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E-11. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex, age, and race [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, sex, and age	Total		White		Black or African American		Asian
Employment status, sex, and age	1st 2024	1st 2025	1st 2024	1st 2025	1st 2024	1st 2025	1st 2024	1st 2025
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	267,712	272,851	204,679	207,152	34,848	35,653	17,832	19,150
Civilian labor force	167,224	170,194	126,979	128,483	22,037	22,184	11,472	12,485
Participation rate	62.5	62.4	62.0	62.0	63.2	62.2	64.3	65.2
Employed	160,440	162,768	122,290	123,416	20,734	20,794	11,129	12,053
Unemployed	6,784	7,427	4,689	5,068	1,303	1,391	343	432
Unemployment rate	4.1	4.4	3.7	3.9	5.9	6.3	3.0	3.5
Not in labor force	100,487	102,657	77,700	78,669	12,811	13,469	6,360	6,665

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	130,520	133,092	100,895	102,158	16,108	16,496	8,492	9,090
Civilian labor force	88,402	89,985	68,228	68,911	10,627	10,771	6,063	6,631
Participation rate	67.7	67.6	67.6	67.5	66.0	65.3	71.4	72.9
Employed	84,535	85,782	65,522	66,042	9,909	10,004	5,875	6,390
Unemployed	3,867	4,203	2,706	2,869	719	767	188	240
Unemployment rate	4.4	4.7	4.0	4.2	6.8	7.1	3.1	3.6
Not in labor force	42,118	43,107	32,668	33,247	5,481	5,725	2,429	2,459

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	121,612	123,998	94,418	95,606	14,812	15,158	7,968	8,534
Civilian labor force	85,368	86,859	65,840	66,491	10,267	10,412	5,986	6,511
Participation rate	70.2	70.0	69.7	69.5	69.3	68.7	75.1	76.3
Employed	81,915	83,093	63,413	63,913	9,615	9,719	5,806	6,284
Unemployed	3,453	3,767	2,428	2,577	651	693	180	226
Unemployment rate	4.0	4.3	3.7	3.9	6.3	6.7	3.0	3.5
Not in labor force	36,244	37,139	28,577	29,115	4,546	4,747	1,982	2,023

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	137,191	139,760	103,784	104,994	18,740	19,157	9,340	10,060
Civilian labor force	78,822	80,209	58,752	59,572	11,410	11,413	5,409	5,854
Participation rate	57.5	57.4	56.6	56.7	60.9	59.6	57.9	58.2
Employed	75,906	76,985	56,768	57,373	10,825	10,790	5,254	5,663
Unemployed	2,917	3,224	1,983	2,199	585	623	155	191
Unemployment rate	3.7	4.0	3.4	3.7	5.1	5.5	2.9	3.3
Not in labor force	58,369	59,551	45,032	45,422	7,330	7,744	3,931	4,206

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	128,581	130,993	97,575	98,721	17,440	17,819	8,837	9,494
Civilian labor force	75,774	77,150	56,466	57,179	11,000	11,047	5,299	5,768
Participation rate	58.9	58.9	57.9	57.9	63.1	62.0	60.0	60.8
Employed	73,171	74,285	54,705	55,261	10,465	10,469	5,153	5,588
Unemployed	2,604	2,865	1,761	1,919	536	578	146	180
Unemployment rate	3.4	3.7	3.1	3.4	4.9	5.2	2.8	3.1
Not in labor force	52,807	53,843	41,110	41,542	6,439	6,773	3,537	3,726

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	17,519	17,860	12,686	12,825	2,596	2,676	1,027	1,122
Civilian labor force	6,083	6,185	4,673	4,813	770	726	186	206
Participation rate	34.7	34.6	36.8	37.5	29.7	27.1	18.1	18.4
Employed	5,355	5,390	4,172	4,241	654	606	170	181
Unemployed	727	795	501	572	117	120	17	26
Unemployment rate	12.0	12.9	10.7	11.9	15.1	16.6	8.9	12.4
Not in labor force	11,436	11,675	8,013	8,012	1,826	1,950	841	916
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. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: April 04, 2025