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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-4. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, sex, and age, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race,
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity,
sex, and age		 2024 2025
July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

 205,114 205,222 205,338 205,444 205,521 205,598 207,088 207,147 207,221 207,291 207,377 207,472 207,569

Civilian labor force

 127,863 127,924 128,126 127,746 127,710 127,827 128,988 128,548 128,769 129,149 128,538 128,514 128,628

Participation rate

 62.3 62.3 62.4 62.2 62.1 62.2 62.3 62.1 62.1 62.3 62.0 61.9 62.0

Employed

 123,012 123,045 123,445 122,901 122,856 123,213 124,431 123,726 123,993 124,198 123,605 123,899 123,864

Employment-population ratio

 60.0 60.0 60.1 59.8 59.8 59.9 60.1 59.7 59.8 59.9 59.6 59.7 59.7

Unemployed

 4,852 4,878 4,681 4,845 4,854 4,614 4,557 4,822 4,776 4,952 4,934 4,615 4,764

Unemployment rate

 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.7

Not in labor force

 77,251 77,298 77,212 77,699 77,811 77,770 78,100 78,599 78,452 78,142 78,839 78,958 78,941

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 66,311 66,292 66,375 66,431 66,289 66,244 66,794 66,365 66,454 66,754 66,593 66,664 66,741

Participation rate

 70.1 70.0 70.1 70.1 69.9 69.8 69.9 69.4 69.5 69.8 69.6 69.6 69.6

Employed

 64,003 63,925 64,101 64,078 63,965 64,087 64,721 64,049 64,217 64,276 64,200 64,415 64,414

Employment-population ratio

 67.6 67.5 67.7 67.6 67.5 67.6 67.7 67.0 67.1 67.2 67.1 67.3 67.2

Unemployed

 2,309 2,367 2,274 2,353 2,324 2,156 2,073 2,316 2,237 2,478 2,392 2,250 2,327

Unemployment rate

 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.1 3.5 3.4 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.5

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 56,525 56,753 56,670 56,425 56,462 56,502 57,063 57,060 57,193 57,326 56,923 57,000 57,008

Participation rate

 57.8 58.0 57.9 57.6 57.6 57.6 57.8 57.8 57.9 58.0 57.6 57.6 57.6

Employed

 54,585 54,850 54,921 54,578 54,545 54,607 55,195 55,117 55,307 55,440 55,047 55,244 55,259

Employment-population ratio

 55.8 56.1 56.1 55.7 55.7 55.7 55.9 55.8 56.0 56.1 55.7 55.9 55.8

Unemployed

 1,940 1,903 1,749 1,847 1,916 1,895 1,868 1,943 1,887 1,887 1,876 1,756 1,749

Unemployment rate

 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.1

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 5,027 4,879 5,082 4,890 4,959 5,082 5,131 5,123 5,122 5,069 5,023 4,850 4,879

Participation rate

 39.5 38.4 39.9 38.4 39.0 40.0 40.0 39.9 40.0 39.5 39.2 37.9 38.2

Employed

 4,424 4,270 4,423 4,245 4,346 4,519 4,516 4,560 4,470 4,482 4,358 4,241 4,191

Employment-population ratio

 34.8 33.6 34.8 33.4 34.2 35.5 35.2 35.6 34.9 35.0 34.0 33.1 32.8

Unemployed

 603 608 658 645 613 563 616 562 653 587 665 609 688

Unemployment rate

 12.0 12.5 13.0 13.2 12.4 11.1 12.0 11.0 12.7 11.6 13.2 12.6 14.1


BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

 35,017 35,053 35,092 35,128 35,161 35,194 35,621 35,653 35,687 35,719 35,751 35,784 35,818

Civilian labor force

 22,109 21,974 22,052 22,086 21,952 21,971 22,260 22,340 22,196 22,185 22,174 22,161 22,071

Participation rate

 63.1 62.7 62.8 62.9 62.4 62.4 62.5 62.7 62.2 62.1 62.0 61.9 61.6

Employed

 20,724 20,630 20,790 20,821 20,556 20,640 20,874 21,002 20,826 20,787 20,843 20,650 20,484

Employment-population ratio

 59.2 58.9 59.2 59.3 58.5 58.6 58.6 58.9 58.4 58.2 58.3 57.7 57.2

Unemployed

 1,385 1,344 1,262 1,266 1,396 1,331 1,386 1,339 1,370 1,399 1,332 1,511 1,587

Unemployment rate

 6.3 6.1 5.7 5.7 6.4 6.1 6.2 6.0 6.2 6.3 6.0 6.8 7.2

Not in labor force

 12,908 13,079 13,040 13,042 13,208 13,223 13,361 13,313 13,491 13,534 13,577 13,623 13,747

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,367 10,156 10,342 10,330 10,267 10,207 10,451 10,347 10,511 10,504 10,409 10,473 10,346

Participation rate

 69.7 68.2 69.3 69.2 68.7 68.2 69.0 68.3 69.3 69.2 68.5 68.8 67.9

Employed

 9,681 9,556 9,809 9,745 9,655 9,631 9,728 9,773 9,870 9,917 9,869 9,752 9,623

Employment-population ratio

 65.1 64.2 65.8 65.3 64.6 64.4 64.2 64.5 65.1 65.3 64.9 64.1 63.2

Unemployed

 686 599 533 585 612 576 723 574 641 587 540 721 723

Unemployment rate

 6.6 5.9 5.2 5.7 6.0 5.6 6.9 5.5 6.1 5.6 5.2 6.9 7.0

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 11,021 11,073 10,941 10,993 10,953 10,986 11,133 11,174 10,857 10,923 11,016 10,883 10,941

Participation rate

 62.9 63.2 62.3 62.6 62.3 62.4 62.5 62.7 60.9 61.2 61.7 60.9 61.1

Employed

 10,418 10,462 10,356 10,444 10,301 10,388 10,534 10,566 10,300 10,260 10,332 10,248 10,247

Employment-population ratio

 59.5 59.7 59.0 59.5 58.6 59.0 59.2 59.3 57.8 57.5 57.8 57.3 57.2

Unemployed

 603 611 585 549 651 598 598 607 557 663 684 634 694

Unemployment rate

 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.0 5.9 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.1 6.1 6.2 5.8 6.3

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 722 745 769 764 733 778 677 820 828 759 749 806 783

Participation rate

 27.5 28.4 29.3 29.0 27.8 29.5 25.3 30.6 30.9 28.3 27.9 30.0 29.2

Employed

 625 612 625 632 600 621 612 662 655 610 641 651 614

Employment-population ratio

 23.8 23.3 23.7 24.0 22.8 23.5 22.9 24.8 24.5 22.8 23.9 24.3 22.9

Unemployed

 97 133 145 132 133 157 64 157 172 149 108 155 170

Unemployment rate

 13.4 17.9 18.8 17.3 18.1 20.2 9.5 19.2 20.8 19.6 14.4 19.2 21.7


ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

 17,971 17,973 17,902 18,107 18,213 18,174 19,111 19,097 19,241 19,272 19,291 19,294 19,313

Civilian labor force

 11,804 11,740 11,664 11,835 11,759 11,680 12,359 12,512 12,653 12,717 12,708 12,633 12,530

Participation rate

 65.7 65.3 65.2 65.4 64.6 64.3 64.7 65.5 65.8 66.0 65.9 65.5 64.9

Employed

 11,371 11,257 11,185 11,370 11,318 11,267 11,906 12,113 12,213 12,332 12,247 12,186 12,036

Employment-population ratio

 63.3 62.6 62.5 62.8 62.1 62.0 62.3 63.4 63.5 64.0 63.5 63.2 62.3

Unemployed

 432 483 478 466 441 413 453 399 441 385 461 447 494

Unemployment rate

 3.7 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.2 3.5 3.0 3.6 3.5 3.9

Not in labor force

 6,167 6,233 6,238 6,272 6,454 6,494 6,752 6,585 6,588 6,555 6,583 6,661 6,783


HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

 48,966 49,071 49,180 49,286 49,385 49,483 50,869 50,977 51,083 51,191 51,297 51,406 51,514

Civilian labor force

 32,951 33,252 33,129 33,003 33,039 33,415 33,997 34,083 34,330 34,446 34,452 34,318 34,500

Participation rate

 67.3 67.8 67.4 67.0 66.9 67.5 66.8 66.9 67.2 67.3 67.2 66.8 67.0

Employed

 31,200 31,448 31,441 31,315 31,297 31,702 32,373 32,301 32,578 32,650 32,682 32,686 32,773

Employment-population ratio

 63.7 64.1 63.9 63.5 63.4 64.1 63.6 63.4 63.8 63.8 63.7 63.6 63.6

Unemployed

 1,751 1,803 1,688 1,688 1,743 1,713 1,623 1,782 1,752 1,795 1,770 1,632 1,727

Unemployment rate

 5.3 5.4 5.1 5.1 5.3 5.1 4.8 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.1 4.8 5.0

Not in labor force

 16,015 15,819 16,051 16,283 16,345 16,068 16,873 16,895 16,753 16,745 16,845 17,088 17,014

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 17,702 17,813 17,698 17,756 17,716 17,885 18,249 18,150 18,301 18,410 18,431 18,455 18,435

Participation rate

 80.0 80.3 79.6 79.7 79.4 79.9 79.2 78.6 79.1 79.4 79.3 79.2 78.9

Employed

 16,921 16,977 16,979 17,049 16,941 17,162 17,518 17,314 17,476 17,488 17,610 17,694 17,652

Employment-population ratio

 76.5 76.5 76.4 76.5 75.9 76.7 76.0 75.0 75.5 75.4 75.7 75.9 75.6

Unemployed

 781 836 719 706 775 723 731 836 825 921 821 761 782

Unemployment rate

 4.4 4.7 4.1 4.0 4.4 4.0 4.0 4.6 4.5 5.0 4.5 4.1 4.2

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 13,709 13,938 13,888 13,759 13,879 13,985 14,204 14,347 14,398 14,512 14,473 14,305 14,450

Participation rate

 61.7 62.6 62.2 61.5 61.9 62.2 61.6 62.1 62.1 62.5 62.2 61.3 61.8

Employed

 12,967 13,240 13,224 13,046 13,154 13,241 13,564 13,621 13,732 13,846 13,742 13,668 13,797

Employment-population ratio

 58.3 59.4 59.2 58.3 58.6 58.9 58.8 58.9 59.3 59.6 59.1 58.6 59.0

Unemployed

 742 699 665 713 724 744 640 726 666 666 731 637 652

Unemployment rate

 5.4 5.0 4.8 5.2 5.2 5.3 4.5 5.1 4.6 4.6 5.0 4.5 4.5

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 1,540 1,501 1,543 1,487 1,445 1,545 1,544 1,586 1,631 1,523 1,549 1,558 1,616

Participation rate

 33.5 32.6 33.4 32.2 31.2 33.3 32.5 33.3 34.2 31.9 32.4 32.6 33.8

Employed

 1,312 1,232 1,238 1,220 1,201 1,298 1,291 1,366 1,370 1,316 1,330 1,324 1,323

Employment-population ratio

 28.5 26.7 26.8 26.4 26.0 28.0 27.2 28.7 28.8 27.6 27.9 27.7 27.7

Unemployed

 228 269 304 268 244 247 252 220 261 208 218 234 292

Unemployment rate

 14.8 17.9 19.7 18.0 16.9 16.0 16.3 13.8 16.0 13.6 14.1 15.0 18.1


Footnotes
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation.

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. People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: August 01, 2025