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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		 2025 2026
May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

 207,377 207,472 207,569 207,675 207,788 - 207,980 208,058 202,423 202,426 202,436 202,448 202,468

Civilian labor force

 128,490 128,474 128,596 128,374 128,560 - 128,477 128,617 123,997 123,986 123,841 123,673 123,868

Participation rate

 62.0 61.9 62.0 61.8 61.9 - 61.8 61.8 61.3 61.2 61.2 61.1 61.2

Employed

 123,567 123,844 123,821 123,565 123,739 - 123,517 123,778 119,412 119,402 119,371 119,071 119,133

Employment-population ratio

 59.6 59.7 59.7 59.5 59.6 - 59.4 59.5 59.0 59.0 59.0 58.8 58.8

Unemployed

 4,923 4,630 4,775 4,808 4,821 - 4,960 4,838 4,585 4,584 4,470 4,602 4,735

Unemployment rate

 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.7 - 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.8

Not in labor force

 78,887 78,998 78,973 79,301 79,228 - 79,503 79,441 78,426 78,441 78,595 78,775 78,600

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 66,581 66,645 66,729 66,905 66,725 - 66,683 66,700 63,834 63,768 63,724 63,399 63,656

Participation rate

 69.6 69.6 69.6 69.8 69.5 - 69.4 69.4 68.9 68.9 68.8 68.5 68.7

Employed

 64,193 64,387 64,398 64,468 64,369 - 64,311 64,411 61,734 61,574 61,684 61,199 61,344

Employment-population ratio

 67.1 67.2 67.2 67.2 67.1 - 67.0 67.0 66.7 66.5 66.6 66.1 66.2

Unemployed

 2,388 2,259 2,331 2,438 2,356 - 2,371 2,289 2,100 2,194 2,040 2,200 2,312

Unemployment rate

 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.5 - 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.6

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 56,905 56,993 57,002 56,725 57,003 - 56,993 57,008 55,661 55,682 55,596 55,698 55,649

Participation rate

 57.6 57.6 57.6 57.3 57.5 - 57.5 57.4 56.9 56.9 56.8 56.9 56.8

Employed

 55,034 55,230 55,243 54,920 55,082 - 55,051 55,178 53,748 53,874 53,721 53,876 53,776

Employment-population ratio

 55.7 55.8 55.8 55.5 55.6 - 55.5 55.6 54.9 55.1 54.9 55.1 54.9

Unemployed

 1,871 1,763 1,759 1,805 1,921 - 1,943 1,831 1,913 1,808 1,875 1,821 1,873

Unemployment rate

 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.4 - 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.4

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 5,004 4,836 4,864 4,743 4,831 - 4,801 4,909 4,502 4,536 4,521 4,577 4,563

Participation rate

 39.1 37.8 38.0 37.1 37.8 - 37.7 38.5 37.5 37.8 37.7 38.2 38.1

Employed

 4,339 4,227 4,179 4,177 4,288 - 4,155 4,190 3,929 3,955 3,966 3,996 4,012

Employment-population ratio

 33.9 33.0 32.7 32.7 33.6 - 32.6 32.9 32.7 33.0 33.1 33.3 33.5

Unemployed

 664 609 685 565 543 - 646 719 572 581 555 581 551

Unemployment rate

 13.3 12.6 14.1 11.9 11.2 - 13.5 14.6 12.7 12.8 12.3 12.7 12.1


BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

 35,751 35,784 35,818 35,854 35,892 - 35,961 35,995 35,364 35,388 35,411 35,434 35,455

Civilian labor force

 22,184 22,181 22,095 22,445 22,598 - 22,948 22,728 22,160 22,286 22,195 22,044 21,996

Participation rate

 62.1 62.0 61.7 62.6 63.0 - 63.8 63.1 62.7 63.0 62.7 62.2 62.0

Employed

 20,833 20,653 20,495 20,749 20,892 - 21,065 21,024 20,553 20,579 20,621 20,442 20,543

Employment-population ratio

 58.3 57.7 57.2 57.9 58.2 - 58.6 58.4 58.1 58.2 58.2 57.7 57.9

Unemployed

 1,351 1,528 1,601 1,697 1,706 - 1,884 1,704 1,607 1,707 1,574 1,602 1,453

Unemployment rate

 6.1 6.9 7.2 7.6 7.6 - 8.2 7.5 7.3 7.7 7.1 7.3 6.6

Not in labor force

 13,567 13,604 13,723 13,409 13,294 - 13,013 13,267 13,204 13,102 13,216 13,390 13,459

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,410 10,473 10,353 10,644 10,594 - 10,776 10,669 10,148 10,113 10,057 10,167 10,093

Participation rate

 68.5 68.8 68.0 69.8 69.4 - 70.4 69.6 68.3 68.0 67.6 68.3 67.8

Employed

 9,865 9,751 9,630 9,893 9,889 - 9,969 9,938 9,402 9,407 9,328 9,464 9,445

Employment-population ratio

 64.9 64.1 63.2 64.9 64.8 - 65.1 64.9 63.3 63.3 62.7 63.6 63.4

Unemployed

 546 722 723 751 705 - 807 731 747 706 729 703 648

Unemployment rate

 5.2 6.9 7.0 7.1 6.7 - 7.5 6.9 7.4 7.0 7.3 6.9 6.4

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 11,022 10,898 10,958 11,016 11,106 - 11,238 11,222 11,177 11,369 11,308 11,076 11,116

Participation rate

 61.7 60.9 61.2 61.5 61.9 - 62.5 62.4 62.6 63.7 63.3 61.9 62.1

Employed

 10,328 10,251 10,252 10,265 10,275 - 10,440 10,403 10,459 10,565 10,617 10,358 10,499

Employment-population ratio

 57.8 57.3 57.3 57.3 57.3 - 58.1 57.8 58.6 59.2 59.4 57.9 58.7

Unemployed

 694 647 706 750 831 - 798 820 717 804 691 718 617

Unemployment rate

 6.3 5.9 6.4 6.8 7.5 - 7.1 7.3 6.4 7.1 6.1 6.5 5.6

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 752 809 784 786 898 - 934 837 835 804 830 801 786

Participation rate

 28.0 30.2 29.2 29.3 33.5 - 34.8 31.2 31.3 30.2 31.1 30.0 29.5

Employed

 641 650 613 590 728 - 656 684 692 606 676 619 598

Employment-population ratio

 23.9 24.2 22.9 22.0 27.1 - 24.4 25.5 26.0 22.8 25.4 23.2 22.5

Unemployed

 111 158 171 196 170 - 278 153 143 197 154 182 188

Unemployment rate

 14.8 19.6 21.8 24.9 18.9 - 29.8 18.3 17.1 24.5 18.5 22.7 23.9


ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

 19,291 19,294 19,313 19,408 19,519 - 19,836 19,788 20,856 21,099 21,176 21,088 20,939

Civilian labor force

 12,709 12,637 12,537 12,624 12,751 - 13,083 13,036 13,828 13,892 13,860 13,806 13,698

Participation rate

 65.9 65.5 64.9 65.0 65.3 - 66.0 65.9 66.3 65.8 65.4 65.5 65.4

Employed

 12,246 12,186 12,043 12,172 12,197 - 12,617 12,565 13,241 13,222 13,348 13,350 13,182

Employment-population ratio

 63.5 63.2 62.4 62.7 62.5 - 63.6 63.5 63.5 62.7 63.0 63.3 63.0

Unemployed

 463 450 495 453 553 - 466 471 588 670 512 456 516

Unemployment rate

 3.6 3.6 3.9 3.6 4.3 - 3.6 3.6 4.2 4.8 3.7 3.3 3.8

Not in labor force

 6,582 6,658 6,776 6,783 6,769 - 6,753 6,752 7,027 7,207 7,317 7,282 7,241


HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

 51,297 51,406 51,514 51,629 51,746 - 51,971 52,080 52,547 52,614 52,675 52,740 52,799

Civilian labor force

 34,419 34,330 34,504 34,594 34,839 - 35,025 35,014 35,403 35,396 35,515 35,407 35,475

Participation rate

 67.1 66.8 67.0 67.0 67.3 - 67.4 67.2 67.4 67.3 67.4 67.1 67.2

Employed

 32,649 32,687 32,769 32,777 32,928 - 33,262 33,286 33,671 33,551 33,794 33,633 33,697

Employment-population ratio

 63.6 63.6 63.6 63.5 63.6 - 64.0 63.9 64.1 63.8 64.2 63.8 63.8

Unemployed

 1,769 1,642 1,734 1,817 1,912 - 1,763 1,728 1,732 1,845 1,722 1,774 1,778

Unemployment rate

 5.1 4.8 5.0 5.3 5.5 - 5.0 4.9 4.9 5.2 4.8 5.0 5.0

Not in labor force

 16,878 17,076 17,011 17,034 16,907 - 16,946 17,066 17,144 17,218 17,160 17,333 17,324

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 18,421 18,448 18,447 18,521 18,586 - 18,700 18,744 18,424 18,455 18,330 18,311 18,407

Participation rate

 79.2 79.2 79.0 79.1 79.2 - 79.3 79.3 79.0 79.0 78.4 78.2 78.5

Employed

 17,600 17,678 17,658 17,639 17,731 - 17,856 17,935 17,700 17,618 17,621 17,542 17,688

Employment-population ratio

 75.7 75.9 75.6 75.3 75.5 - 75.7 75.9 75.9 75.4 75.3 74.9 75.4

Unemployed

 821 770 789 882 855 - 844 809 724 837 709 769 720

Unemployment rate

 4.5 4.2 4.3 4.8 4.6 - 4.5 4.3 3.9 4.5 3.9 4.2 3.9

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 14,450 14,325 14,446 14,525 14,685 - 14,845 14,812 15,473 15,423 15,648 15,512 15,514

Participation rate

 62.1 61.4 61.8 62.0 62.5 - 62.9 62.6 63.4 63.1 63.9 63.3 63.2

Employed

 13,721 13,687 13,792 13,814 13,875 - 14,186 14,140 14,731 14,659 14,857 14,774 14,721

Employment-population ratio

 59.0 58.7 59.0 58.9 59.1 - 60.1 59.8 60.3 60.0 60.7 60.3 60.0

Unemployed

 730 638 654 711 810 - 659 672 742 764 792 738 793

Unemployment rate

 5.1 4.5 4.5 4.9 5.5 - 4.4 4.5 4.8 5.0 5.1 4.8 5.1

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 1,548 1,557 1,610 1,549 1,569 - 1,480 1,458 1,506 1,518 1,537 1,584 1,554

Participation rate

 32.4 32.6 33.7 32.4 32.8 - 30.9 30.5 31.4 31.6 32.0 33.0 32.4

Employed

 1,329 1,322 1,319 1,324 1,322 - 1,220 1,210 1,241 1,274 1,315 1,317 1,288

Employment-population ratio

 27.8 27.7 27.6 27.7 27.7 - 25.5 25.3 25.8 26.5 27.4 27.4 26.9

Unemployed

 219 235 292 225 247 - 260 248 266 245 221 267 265

Unemployment rate

 14.1 15.1 18.1 14.5 15.8 - 17.6 17.0 17.6 16.1 14.4 16.9 17.1


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. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

 

Last Modified Date: June 05, 2026