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	3rd 2017	3rd 2018	3rd 2017	3rd 2018	3rd 2017	3rd 2018	3rd 2017	3rd 2018
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	255,357	258,066	199,082	200,356	32,296	32,810	15,371	16,009
Civilian labor force	161,274	162,534	125,549	125,934	20,226	20,548	9,911	10,265
Participation rate	63.2	63.0	63.1	62.9	62.6	62.6	64.5	64.1
Employed	154,180	156,245	120,750	121,624	18,701	19,221	9,528	9,930
Unemployed	7,094	6,289	4,798	4,310	1,525	1,327	383	335
Unemployment rate	4.4	3.9	3.8	3.4	7.5	6.5	3.9	3.3
Not in labor force	94,082	95,533	73,534	74,422	12,070	12,262	5,460	5,744

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	123,413	124,816	97,296	98,002	14,737	14,988	7,188	7,462
Civilian labor force	85,787	86,376	67,963	68,193	9,642	9,762	5,243	5,407
Participation rate	69.5	69.2	69.9	69.6	65.4	65.1	72.9	72.5
Employed	82,193	83,235	65,533	66,037	8,871	9,124	5,042	5,225
Unemployed	3,595	3,142	2,430	2,156	771	638	201	182
Unemployment rate	4.2	3.6	3.6	3.2	8.0	6.5	3.8	3.4
Not in labor force	37,626	38,440	29,334	29,810	5,095	5,226	1,945	2,056

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	114,918	116,328	91,013	91,737	13,488	13,749	6,748	7,014
Civilian labor force	82,588	83,263	65,474	65,728	9,260	9,403	5,126	5,310
Participation rate	71.9	71.6	71.9	71.6	68.6	68.4	76.0	75.7
Employed	79,458	80,555	63,351	63,869	8,609	8,856	4,934	5,138
Unemployed	3,130	2,708	2,123	1,858	650	547	192	173
Unemployment rate	3.8	3.3	3.2	2.8	7.0	5.8	3.7	3.3
Not in labor force	32,331	33,065	25,539	26,010	4,229	4,346	1,622	1,704

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	131,943	133,250	101,786	102,354	17,560	17,822	8,183	8,547
Civilian labor force	75,487	76,157	57,586	57,741	10,584	10,786	4,668	4,858
Participation rate	57.2	57.2	56.6	56.4	60.3	60.5	57.0	56.8
Employed	71,987	73,010	55,217	55,588	9,830	10,097	4,486	4,705
Unemployed	3,500	3,147	2,369	2,154	754	689	181	153
Unemployment rate	4.6	4.1	4.1	3.7	7.1	6.4	3.9	3.1
Not in labor force	56,456	57,093	44,200	44,612	6,976	7,036	3,516	3,688

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	123,679	124,983	95,730	96,312	16,297	16,566	7,747	8,064
Civilian labor force	72,281	73,022	55,187	55,296	10,126	10,386	4,545	4,760
Participation rate	58.4	58.4	57.6	57.4	62.1	62.7	58.7	59.0
Employed	69,172	70,238	53,071	53,394	9,458	9,764	4,377	4,621
Unemployed	3,109	2,784	2,116	1,901	668	622	168	139
Unemployment rate	4.3	3.8	3.8	3.4	6.6	6.0	3.7	2.9
Not in labor force	51,398	51,961	40,543	41,017	6,171	6,180	3,202	3,304

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	16,759	16,755	12,339	12,307	2,511	2,495	876	931
Civilian labor force	6,406	6,249	4,887	4,911	840	759	240	195
Participation rate	38.2	37.3	39.6	39.9	33.5	30.4	27.3	20.9
Employed	5,551	5,452	4,328	4,360	634	602	217	171
Unemployed	856	797	559	550	206	158	23	23
Unemployment rate	13.4	12.8	11.4	11.2	24.5	20.8	9.5	12.0
Not in labor force	10,353	10,506	7,452	7,396	1,671	1,736	637	736
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: October 05, 2018

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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