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

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
Employment status, sex, and age	1st 2020	1st 2021	1st 2020	1st 2021	1st 2020	1st 2021	1st 2020	1st 2021
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	259,629	260,924	200,969	201,612	33,211	33,511	16,339	16,514
Civilian labor force	163,423	159,880	126,401	123,501	20,663	20,137	10,447	10,356
Participation rate	62.9	61.3	62.9	61.3	62.2	60.1	63.9	62.7
Employed	156,726	149,466	121,796	116,268	19,292	18,131	10,106	9,741
Unemployed	6,697	10,414	4,605	7,233	1,372	2,006	341	615
Unemployment rate	4.1	6.5	3.6	5.9	6.6	10.0	3.3	5.9
Not in labor force	96,206	101,044	74,569	78,111	12,548	13,374	5,892	6,158

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	125,576	126,227	98,287	98,605	15,185	15,339	7,646	7,741
Civilian labor force	86,280	84,673	67,964	66,529	9,705	9,616	5,544	5,494
Participation rate	68.7	67.1	69.1	67.5	63.9	62.7	72.5	71.0
Employed	82,514	78,859	65,279	62,369	8,985	8,574	5,385	5,197
Unemployed	3,766	5,814	2,685	4,159	720	1,043	159	297
Unemployment rate	4.4	6.9	4.0	6.3	7.4	10.8	2.9	5.4
Not in labor force	39,295	41,554	30,322	32,077	5,480	5,723	2,102	2,247

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	117,182	117,905	92,096	92,467	13,979	14,154	7,202	7,283
Civilian labor force	83,526	81,924	65,828	64,359	9,388	9,318	5,445	5,403
Participation rate	71.3	69.5	71.5	69.6	67.2	65.8	75.6	74.2
Employed	80,133	76,560	63,403	60,523	8,741	8,338	5,287	5,119
Unemployed	3,393	5,364	2,425	3,835	646	980	157	284
Unemployment rate	4.1	6.5	3.7	6.0	6.9	10.5	2.9	5.3
Not in labor force	33,656	35,981	26,268	28,108	4,592	4,836	1,757	1,880

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	134,053	134,697	102,683	103,007	18,026	18,172	8,693	8,773
Civilian labor force	77,143	75,207	58,436	56,972	10,958	10,521	4,903	4,862
Participation rate	57.5	55.8	56.9	55.3	60.8	57.9	56.4	55.4
Employed	74,212	70,607	56,517	53,899	10,307	9,558	4,721	4,544
Unemployed	2,931	4,600	1,920	3,073	652	963	182	318
Unemployment rate	3.8	6.1	3.3	5.4	5.9	9.2	3.7	6.5
Not in labor force	56,911	59,490	44,246	46,035	7,068	7,652	3,790	3,911

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	125,842	126,549	96,689	97,059	16,797	16,963	8,230	8,307
Civilian labor force	74,292	72,413	56,209	54,784	10,584	10,156	4,831	4,789
Participation rate	59.0	57.2	58.1	56.4	63.0	59.9	58.7	57.7
Employed	71,702	68,144	54,509	51,969	10,016	9,244	4,651	4,478
Unemployed	2,591	4,269	1,700	2,815	567	912	179	311
Unemployment rate	3.5	5.9	3.0	5.1	5.4	9.0	3.7	6.5
Not in labor force	51,550	54,136	40,481	42,275	6,213	6,806	3,400	3,518

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	16,606	16,470	12,184	12,086	2,435	2,395	907	925
Civilian labor force	5,605	5,543	4,364	4,358	692	663	172	164
Participation rate	33.8	33.7	35.8	36.1	28.4	27.7	19.0	17.7
Employed	4,891	4,763	3,884	3,776	534	549	167	144
Unemployed	714	781	480	582	158	113	5	20
Unemployment rate	12.7	14.1	11.0	13.4	22.8	17.1	2.8	12.4
Not in labor force	11,001	10,927	7,820	7,728	1,743	1,732	735	761
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 02, 2021