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	2nd 2017	2nd 2018	2nd 2017	2nd 2018	2nd 2017	2nd 2018	2nd 2017	2nd 2018
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	254,771	257,456	198,777	200,040	32,193	32,704	15,396	15,914
Civilian labor force	160,378	162,107	125,056	126,002	20,087	20,337	9,805	10,058
Participation rate	62.9	63.0	62.9	63.0	62.4	62.2	63.7	63.2
Employed	153,585	155,941	120,452	121,703	18,619	19,098	9,466	9,785
Unemployed	6,792	6,166	4,603	4,298	1,468	1,239	339	273
Unemployment rate	4.2	3.8	3.7	3.4	7.3	6.1	3.5	2.7
Not in labor force	94,393	95,349	73,722	74,039	12,107	12,368	5,592	5,856

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	123,122	124,511	97,142	97,840	14,685	14,936	7,176	7,445
Civilian labor force	85,276	86,421	67,776	68,415	9,515	9,708	5,128	5,356
Participation rate	69.3	69.4	69.8	69.9	64.8	65.0	71.5	71.9
Employed	81,714	83,042	65,315	66,049	8,800	9,029	4,961	5,218
Unemployed	3,562	3,378	2,460	2,365	716	679	166	138
Unemployment rate	4.2	3.9	3.6	3.5	7.5	7.0	3.2	2.6
Not in labor force	37,846	38,090	29,367	29,425	5,170	5,228	2,048	2,088

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	114,629	116,018	90,856	91,567	13,436	13,694	6,739	6,951
Civilian labor force	82,181	83,384	65,379	66,049	9,139	9,310	5,021	5,259
Participation rate	71.7	71.9	72.0	72.1	68.0	68.0	74.5	75.7
Employed	79,105	80,479	63,222	63,999	8,548	8,741	4,870	5,129
Unemployed	3,076	2,905	2,157	2,049	591	569	151	130
Unemployment rate	3.7	3.5	3.3	3.1	6.5	6.1	3.0	2.5
Not in labor force	32,448	32,633	25,477	25,518	4,297	4,384	1,718	1,692

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	131,648	132,945	101,635	102,201	17,508	17,768	8,220	8,469
Civilian labor force	75,102	75,686	57,280	57,587	10,571	10,628	4,677	4,702
Participation rate	57.0	56.9	56.4	56.3	60.4	59.8	56.9	55.5
Employed	71,871	72,899	55,137	55,654	9,819	10,068	4,505	4,567
Unemployed	3,231	2,788	2,143	1,933	752	560	172	135
Unemployment rate	4.3	3.7	3.7	3.4	7.1	5.3	3.7	2.9
Not in labor force	56,547	57,259	44,355	44,614	6,937	7,140	3,543	3,767

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	123,387	124,675	95,578	96,152	16,245	16,510	7,785	7,991
Civilian labor force	72,037	72,673	54,925	55,227	10,148	10,270	4,599	4,609
Participation rate	58.4	58.3	57.5	57.4	62.5	62.2	59.1	57.7
Employed	69,223	70,218	53,068	53,529	9,478	9,775	4,441	4,478
Unemployed	2,814	2,456	1,857	1,698	669	495	158	130
Unemployment rate	3.9	3.4	3.4	3.1	6.6	4.8	3.4	2.8
Not in labor force	51,351	52,001	40,653	40,925	6,097	6,240	3,186	3,382

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	16,755	16,763	12,343	12,321	2,512	2,500	872	972
Civilian labor force	6,160	6,049	4,752	4,726	800	757	184	191
Participation rate	36.8	36.1	38.5	38.4	31.8	30.3	21.1	19.6
Employed	5,257	5,244	4,163	4,175	593	582	155	177
Unemployed	903	806	589	551	207	175	29	13
Unemployment rate	14.7	13.3	12.4	11.7	25.9	23.1	15.7	6.9
Not in labor force	10,594	10,714	7,592	7,595	1,712	1,744	688	781
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: July 06, 2018

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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