A-15. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, sex, and age

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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A-15. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, sex, and age [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	Total		Men, 20 years and over		Women, 20 years and over		Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Employment status, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	Apr. 2020	Apr. 2021	Apr. 2020	Apr. 2021	Apr. 2020	Apr. 2021	Apr. 2020	Apr. 2021
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	259,896	261,103	117,330	118,003	125,991	126,648	16,574	16,451
Civilian labor force	155,830	160,379	80,379	82,275	70,790	72,378	4,661	5,727
Participation rate	60.0	61.4	68.5	69.7	56.2	57.1	28.1	34.8
Employed	133,326	151,160	70,041	77,447	60,124	68,605	3,161	5,108
Employment-population ratio	51.3	57.9	59.7	65.6	47.7	54.2	19.1	31.1
Unemployed	22,504	9,220	10,338	4,828	10,666	3,773	1,500	618
Unemployment rate	14.4	5.7	12.9	5.9	15.1	5.2	32.2	10.8
Not in labor force	104,066	100,723	36,951	35,728	55,202	54,271	11,913	10,725

White
Civilian noninstitutional population	201,082	201,687	92,165	92,512	96,756	97,104	12,161	12,070
Civilian labor force	120,795	123,638	63,595	64,600	53,581	54,576	3,620	4,462
Participation rate	60.1	61.3	69.0	69.8	55.4	56.2	29.8	37.0
Employed	104,083	117,458	55,863	61,269	45,735	52,147	2,485	4,043
Employment-population ratio	51.8	58.2	60.6	66.2	47.3	53.7	20.4	33.5
Unemployed	16,713	6,180	7,732	3,331	7,846	2,429	1,135	420
Unemployment rate	13.8	5.0	12.2	5.2	14.6	4.5	31.3	9.4
Not in labor force	80,287	78,049	28,570	27,913	43,175	42,529	8,541	7,608

Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	33,267	33,551	14,012	14,176	16,830	16,986	2,424	2,390
Civilian labor force	19,425	20,488	8,856	9,450	9,997	10,315	573	723
Participation rate	58.4	61.1	63.2	66.7	59.4	60.7	23.6	30.2
Employed	16,248	18,555	7,431	8,478	8,413	9,487	405	591
Employment-population ratio	48.8	55.3	53.0	59.8	50.0	55.9	16.7	24.7
Unemployed	3,177	1,932	1,425	973	1,584	828	168	132
Unemployment rate	16.4	9.4	16.1	10.3	15.8	8.0	29.4	18.2
Not in labor force	13,841	13,064	5,156	4,726	6,834	6,671	1,851	1,667

Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	16,363	16,532	7,190	7,258	8,239	8,325	934	949
Civilian labor force	9,893	10,294	5,152	5,360	4,597	4,747	145	187
Participation rate	60.5	62.3	71.6	73.9	55.8	57.0	15.5	19.7
Employed	8,476	9,722	4,497	5,092	3,881	4,468	97	163
Employment-population ratio	51.8	58.8	62.5	70.2	47.1	53.7	10.4	17.1
Unemployed	1,418	571	655	268	715	279	47	24
Unemployment rate	14.3	5.6	12.7	5.0	15.6	5.9	32.8	12.9
Not in labor force	6,470	6,238	2,039	1,898	3,642	3,578	789	762

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	43,975	44,719	19,854	20,207	20,117	20,478	4,004	4,035
Civilian labor force	27,752	29,110	15,319	16,094	11,341	11,768	1,092	1,249
Participation rate	63.1	65.1	77.2	79.6	56.4	57.5	27.3	31.0
Employed	22,625	26,922	12,817	14,928	9,090	10,923	719	1,071
Employment-population ratio	51.5	60.2	64.6	73.9	45.2	53.3	18.0	26.5
Unemployed	5,126	2,189	2,502	1,166	2,251	845	373	178
Unemployment rate	18.5	7.5	16.3	7.2	19.8	7.2	34.2	14.3
Not in labor force	16,223	15,609	4,535	4,113	8,776	8,710	2,912	2,786
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. Persons 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: May 07, 2021