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

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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	July 2024	July 2025	July 2024	July 2025	July 2024	July 2025	July 2024	July 2025
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	268,644	273,785	122,021	124,462	129,021	131,481	17,602	17,843
Civilian labor force	169,723	171,646	86,388	87,478	75,657	76,672	7,678	7,496
Participation rate	63.2	62.7	70.8	70.3	58.6	58.3	43.6	42.0
Employed	162,038	163,799	83,026	84,106	72,348	73,404	6,664	6,288
Employment-population ratio	60.3	59.8	68.0	67.6	56.1	55.8	37.9	35.2
Unemployed	7,685	7,847	3,362	3,372	3,309	3,268	1,014	1,207
Unemployment rate	4.5	4.6	3.9	3.9	4.4	4.3	13.2	16.1
Not in labor force	98,921	102,140	35,633	36,984	53,364	54,809	9,924	10,347

White
Civilian noninstitutional population	205,114	207,569	94,613	95,826	97,784	98,955	12,717	12,788
Civilian labor force	128,804	129,515	66,534	66,982	56,257	56,728	6,013	5,805
Participation rate	62.8	62.4	70.3	69.9	57.5	57.3	47.3	45.4
Employed	123,595	124,367	64,312	64,734	54,005	54,671	5,279	4,962
Employment-population ratio	60.3	59.9	68.0	67.6	55.2	55.2	41.5	38.8
Unemployed	5,209	5,149	2,222	2,249	2,252	2,057	734	843
Unemployment rate	4.0	4.0	3.3	3.4	4.0	3.6	12.2	14.5
Not in labor force	76,311	78,054	28,079	28,844	41,528	42,227	6,704	6,983

Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	35,017	35,818	14,881	15,234	17,514	17,901	2,622	2,682
Civilian labor force	22,346	22,314	10,445	10,415	11,019	10,948	881	951
Participation rate	63.8	62.3	70.2	68.4	62.9	61.2	33.6	35.5
Employed	20,819	20,543	9,749	9,675	10,331	10,145	739	723
Employment-population ratio	59.5	57.4	65.5	63.5	59.0	56.7	28.2	26.9
Unemployed	1,526	1,771	696	740	688	802	142	229
Unemployment rate	6.8	7.9	6.7	7.1	6.2	7.3	16.1	24.1
Not in labor force	12,671	13,504	4,435	4,820	6,495	6,953	1,741	1,731

Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	17,971	19,313	8,021	8,518	8,984	9,664	966	1,131
Civilian labor force	11,924	12,647	6,097	6,476	5,484	5,881	343	290
Participation rate	66.4	65.5	76.0	76.0	61.0	60.9	35.5	25.7
Employed	11,466	12,123	5,872	6,244	5,296	5,624	298	255
Employment-population ratio	63.8	62.8	73.2	73.3	58.9	58.2	30.8	22.6
Unemployed	459	524	225	231	188	257	45	36
Unemployment rate	3.8	4.1	3.7	3.6	3.4	4.4	13.1	12.2
Not in labor force	6,047	6,666	1,924	2,043	3,500	3,783	623	840

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	48,966	51,514	22,130	23,359	22,234	23,377	4,602	4,778
Civilian labor force	33,011	34,585	17,718	18,448	13,583	14,348	1,711	1,789
Participation rate	67.4	67.1	80.1	79.0	61.1	61.4	37.2	37.4
Employed	31,207	32,807	16,990	17,723	12,807	13,662	1,409	1,421
Employment-population ratio	63.7	63.7	76.8	75.9	57.6	58.4	30.6	29.7
Unemployed	1,805	1,778	728	725	776	686	302	368
Unemployment rate	5.5	5.1	4.1	3.9	5.7	4.8	17.6	20.6
Not in labor force	15,954	16,930	4,412	4,911	8,651	9,030	2,891	2,989
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