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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
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
4th
2024		 4th
2025		 4th
2024		 4th
2025		 4th
2024		 4th
2025		 4th
2024		 4th
2025

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

 269,463 - 205,521 - 35,161 - 18,165 -

Civilian labor force

 168,160 - 127,597 - 21,979 - 11,719 -

Participation rate

 62.4 - 62.1 - 62.5 - 64.5 -

Employed

 161,563 - 123,141 - 20,701 - 11,292 -

Unemployed

 6,597 - 4,456 - 1,279 - 428 -

Unemployment rate

 3.9 - 3.5 - 5.8 - 3.6 -

Not in labor force

 101,303 - 77,925 - 13,182 - 6,445 -

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 131,371 - 101,302 - 16,260 - 8,578 -

Civilian labor force

 88,971 - 68,641 - 10,621 - 6,154 -

Participation rate

 67.7 - 67.8 - 65.3 - 71.7 -

Employed

 85,401 - 66,167 - 9,978 - 5,940 -

Unemployed

 3,570 - 2,474 - 643 - 214 -

Unemployment rate

 4.0 - 3.6 - 6.1 - 3.5 -

Not in labor force

 42,400 - 32,661 - 5,639 - 2,424 -

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 122,398 - 94,804 - 14,943 - 8,093 -

Civilian labor force

 85,890 - 66,247 - 10,250 - 6,046 -

Participation rate

 70.2 - 69.9 - 68.6 - 74.7 -

Employed

 82,748 - 64,086 - 9,681 - 5,841 -

Unemployed

 3,142 - 2,161 - 569 - 205 -

Unemployment rate

 3.7 - 3.3 - 5.6 - 3.4 -

Not in labor force

 36,508 - 28,557 - 4,693 - 2,046 -

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 138,092 - 104,219 - 18,901 - 9,587 -

Civilian labor force

 79,189 - 58,955 - 11,358 - 5,565 -

Participation rate

 57.3 - 56.6 - 60.1 - 58.1 -

Employed

 76,162 - 56,973 - 10,722 - 5,351 -

Unemployed

 3,027 - 1,982 - 636 - 214 -

Unemployment rate

 3.8 - 3.4 - 5.6 - 3.8 -

Not in labor force

 58,903 - 45,264 - 7,543 - 4,022 -

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 129,429 - 97,995 - 17,582 - 9,065 -

Civilian labor force

 76,131 - 56,625 - 10,988 - 5,447 -

Participation rate

 58.8 - 57.8 - 62.5 - 60.1 -

Employed

 73,437 - 54,882 - 10,404 - 5,245 -

Unemployed

 2,693 - 1,743 - 583 - 202 -

Unemployment rate

 3.5 - 3.1 - 5.3 - 3.7 -

Not in labor force

 53,298 - 41,370 - 6,594 - 3,618 -

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population

 17,636 - 12,722 - 2,636 - 1,007 -

Civilian labor force

 6,139 - 4,725 - 741 - 225 -

Participation rate

 34.8 - 37.1 - 28.1 - 22.4 -

Employed

 5,378 - 4,173 - 615 - 205 -

Unemployed

 761 - 552 - 126 - 20 -

Unemployment rate

 12.4 - 11.7 - 17.1 - 9.0 -

Not in labor force

 11,497 - 7,997 - 1,895 - 782 -

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. Annual estimates for 2025 are 11-month averages that exclude October. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown. Data for the fourth quarter of 2025 were not produced. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown; therefore, reliable estimates for the fourth quarter of 2025 could not be produced.

 

Last Modified Date: January 09, 2026