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

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

HOUSEHOLD DATA
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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
Employment status, sex, and age	1st 2021	1st 2022	1st 2021	1st 2022	1st 2021	1st 2022	1st 2021	1st 2022
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	260,924	263,324	201,612	202,875	33,511	34,004	16,514	16,829
Civilian labor force	159,880	163,608	123,501	125,821	20,137	20,981	10,356	10,719
Participation rate	61.3	62.1	61.3	62.0	60.1	61.7	62.7	63.7
Employed	149,466	156,889	116,268	121,281	18,131	19,551	9,741	10,384
Unemployed	10,414	6,719	7,233	4,540	2,006	1,430	615	335
Unemployment rate	6.5	4.1	5.9	3.6	10.0	6.8	5.9	3.1
Not in labor force	101,044	99,716	78,111	77,054	13,374	13,023	6,158	6,111

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	126,227	128,296	98,605	99,954	15,339	15,677	7,741	7,993
Civilian labor force	84,673	87,056	66,529	68,145	9,616	10,118	5,494	5,667
Participation rate	67.1	67.9	67.5	68.2	62.7	64.5	71.0	70.9
Employed	78,859	83,246	62,369	65,485	8,574	9,380	5,197	5,477
Unemployed	5,814	3,810	4,159	2,660	1,043	738	297	190
Unemployment rate	6.9	4.4	6.3	3.9	10.8	7.3	5.4	3.4
Not in labor force	41,554	41,240	32,077	31,809	5,723	5,559	2,247	2,326

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	117,905	119,669	92,467	93,603	14,154	14,451	7,283	7,563
Civilian labor force	81,924	84,147	64,359	65,862	9,318	9,770	5,403	5,570
Participation rate	69.5	70.3	69.6	70.4	65.8	67.6	74.2	73.6
Employed	76,560	80,666	60,523	63,435	8,338	9,099	5,119	5,387
Unemployed	5,364	3,481	3,835	2,428	980	671	284	183
Unemployment rate	6.5	4.1	6.0	3.7	10.5	6.9	5.3	3.3
Not in labor force	35,981	35,522	28,108	27,740	4,836	4,681	1,880	1,993

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	134,697	135,028	103,007	102,921	18,172	18,327	8,773	8,836
Civilian labor force	75,207	76,552	56,972	57,676	10,521	10,863	4,862	5,052
Participation rate	55.8	56.7	55.3	56.0	57.9	59.3	55.4	57.2
Employed	70,607	73,643	53,899	55,796	9,558	10,171	4,544	4,907
Unemployed	4,600	2,909	3,073	1,880	963	693	318	145
Unemployment rate	6.1	3.8	5.4	3.3	9.2	6.4	6.5	2.9
Not in labor force	59,490	58,476	46,035	45,246	7,652	7,463	3,911	3,784

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	126,549	126,631	97,059	96,805	16,963	17,081	8,307	8,422
Civilian labor force	72,413	73,666	54,784	55,395	10,156	10,553	4,789	4,958
Participation rate	57.2	58.2	56.4	57.2	59.9	61.8	57.7	58.9
Employed	68,144	71,041	51,969	53,704	9,244	9,927	4,478	4,818
Unemployed	4,269	2,625	2,815	1,691	912	626	311	140
Unemployment rate	5.9	3.6	5.1	3.1	9.0	5.9	6.5	2.8
Not in labor force	54,136	52,965	42,275	41,411	6,806	6,528	3,518	3,463

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	16,470	17,024	12,086	12,468	2,395	2,472	925	845
Civilian labor force	5,543	5,794	4,358	4,564	663	659	164	191
Participation rate	33.7	34.0	36.1	36.6	27.7	26.6	17.7	22.6
Employed	4,763	5,182	3,776	4,143	549	525	144	179
Unemployed	781	612	582	422	113	133	20	12
Unemployment rate	14.1	10.6	13.4	9.2	17.1	20.3	12.4	6.3
Not in labor force	10,927	11,230	7,728	7,903	1,732	1,813	761	654
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 01, 2022