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	May 2024	May 2025	May 2024	May 2025	May 2024	May 2025	May 2024	May 2025
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	268,248	273,385	121,844	124,261	128,830	131,268	17,574	17,856
Civilian labor force	167,576	170,216	85,283	87,032	75,723	76,861	6,570	6,323
Participation rate	62.5	62.3	70.0	70.0	58.8	58.6	37.4	35.4
Employed	161,341	163,401	82,225	83,836	73,338	74,073	5,777	5,492
Employment-population ratio	60.1	59.8	67.5	67.5	56.9	56.4	32.9	30.8
Unemployed	6,235	6,815	3,057	3,196	2,385	2,787	793	831
Unemployment rate	3.7	4.0	3.6	3.7	3.1	3.6	12.1	13.1
Not in labor force	100,672	103,169	36,561	37,229	53,106	54,407	11,004	11,533

White
Civilian noninstitutional population	204,917	207,377	94,522	95,724	97,688	98,846	12,707	12,807
Civilian labor force	127,207	128,277	65,804	66,533	56,340	56,799	5,062	4,945
Participation rate	62.1	61.9	69.6	69.5	57.7	57.5	39.8	38.6
Employed	123,061	123,650	63,762	64,299	54,787	55,065	4,512	4,285
Employment-population ratio	60.1	59.6	67.5	67.2	56.1	55.7	35.5	33.5
Unemployed	4,145	4,627	2,042	2,234	1,553	1,733	550	660
Unemployment rate	3.3	3.6	3.1	3.4	2.8	3.1	10.9	13.3
Not in labor force	77,711	79,100	28,719	29,191	41,347	42,047	7,645	7,862

Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	34,949	35,751	14,852	15,203	17,483	17,867	2,613	2,681
Civilian labor force	21,999	22,189	10,164	10,416	11,016	11,042	818	731
Participation rate	62.9	62.1	68.4	68.5	63.0	61.8	31.3	27.3
Employed	20,672	20,876	9,506	9,876	10,459	10,371	706	630
Employment-population ratio	59.1	58.4	64.0	65.0	59.8	58.0	27.0	23.5
Unemployed	1,327	1,313	658	541	557	671	112	101
Unemployment rate	6.0	5.9	6.5	5.2	5.1	6.1	13.6	13.8
Not in labor force	12,950	13,562	4,688	4,787	6,467	6,825	1,795	1,951

Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	17,993	19,291	8,064	8,605	8,950	9,613	980	1,074
Civilian labor force	11,734	12,686	6,101	6,561	5,355	5,873	278	251
Participation rate	65.2	65.8	75.7	76.3	59.8	61.1	28.4	23.4
Employed	11,395	12,250	5,948	6,341	5,211	5,681	236	229
Employment-population ratio	63.3	63.5	73.8	73.7	58.2	59.1	24.1	21.3
Unemployed	339	435	153	220	144	192	42	23
Unemployment rate	2.9	3.4	2.5	3.4	2.7	3.3	15.1	9.0
Not in labor force	6,259	6,605	1,963	2,044	3,595	3,740	702	822

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	48,764	51,297	22,039	23,251	22,141	23,272	4,584	4,773
Civilian labor force	32,750	34,413	17,597	18,435	13,549	14,464	1,604	1,514
Participation rate	67.2	67.1	79.8	79.3	61.2	62.2	35.0	31.7
Employed	31,259	32,781	16,847	17,685	13,046	13,781	1,366	1,314
Employment-population ratio	64.1	63.9	76.4	76.1	58.9	59.2	29.8	27.5
Unemployed	1,492	1,632	750	750	503	682	238	200
Unemployment rate	4.6	4.7	4.3	4.1	3.7	4.7	14.9	13.2
Not in labor force	16,014	16,884	4,441	4,816	8,593	8,808	2,980	3,260
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: June 06, 2025