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	Nov. 2024	Nov. 2025	Nov. 2024	Nov. 2025	Nov. 2024	Nov. 2025	Nov. 2024	Nov. 2025
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	269,463	274,633	122,398	124,889	129,428	131,935	17,636	17,808
Civilian labor force	168,164	171,467	85,908	87,584	76,149	77,725	6,107	6,158
Participation rate	62.4	62.4	70.2	70.1	58.8	58.9	34.6	34.6
Employed	161,456	164,066	82,745	84,157	73,386	74,736	5,325	5,173
Employment-population ratio	59.9	59.7	67.6	67.4	56.7	56.6	30.2	29.0
Unemployed	6,708	7,401	3,164	3,427	2,762	2,990	782	985
Unemployment rate	4.0	4.3	3.7	3.9	3.6	3.8	12.8	16.0
Not in labor force	101,299	103,165	36,490	37,305	53,280	54,210	11,529	11,650

White
Civilian noninstitutional population	205,521	207,980	94,805	96,045	97,995	99,191	12,722	12,744
Civilian labor force	127,617	128,310	66,242	66,611	56,666	57,160	4,709	4,539
Participation rate	62.1	61.7	69.9	69.4	57.8	57.6	37.0	35.6
Employed	123,117	123,701	64,086	64,409	54,894	55,352	4,137	3,940
Employment-population ratio	59.9	59.5	67.6	67.1	56.0	55.8	32.5	30.9
Unemployed	4,500	4,609	2,156	2,202	1,772	1,808	572	599
Unemployment rate	3.5	3.6	3.3	3.3	3.1	3.2	12.1	13.2
Not in labor force	77,904	79,670	28,563	29,434	41,329	42,030	8,013	8,205

Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	35,161	35,961	14,943	15,303	17,582	17,976	2,636	2,682
Civilian labor force	21,938	22,941	10,255	10,763	10,974	11,272	709	905
Participation rate	62.4	63.8	68.6	70.3	62.4	62.7	26.9	33.8
Employed	20,588	21,109	9,666	9,981	10,336	10,487	586	642
Employment-population ratio	58.6	58.7	64.7	65.2	58.8	58.3	22.2	23.9
Unemployed	1,350	1,832	589	783	638	785	123	264
Unemployment rate	6.2	8.0	5.7	7.3	5.8	7.0	17.3	29.1
Not in labor force	13,223	13,020	4,688	4,540	6,608	6,704	1,927	1,777

Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	18,213	19,836	8,114	8,896	9,078	9,808	1,021	1,132
Civilian labor force	11,724	13,052	6,067	6,764	5,453	5,993	204	295
Participation rate	64.4	65.8	74.8	76.0	60.1	61.1	19.9	26.0
Employed	11,288	12,593	5,855	6,527	5,251	5,812	182	254
Employment-population ratio	62.0	63.5	72.2	73.4	57.8	59.3	17.8	22.5
Unemployed	436	459	212	237	202	181	22	40
Unemployment rate	3.7	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.7	3.0	10.6	13.7
Not in labor force	6,489	6,784	2,047	2,132	3,625	3,815	817	837

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	49,385	51,971	22,325	23,587	22,431	23,602	4,629	4,783
Civilian labor force	33,097	35,081	17,694	18,658	13,979	14,967	1,424	1,456
Participation rate	67.0	67.5	79.3	79.1	62.3	63.4	30.8	30.4
Employed	31,435	33,401	16,972	17,871	13,273	14,325	1,190	1,205
Employment-population ratio	63.7	64.3	76.0	75.8	59.2	60.7	25.7	25.2
Unemployed	1,662	1,680	722	787	706	642	234	251
Unemployment rate	5.0	4.8	4.1	4.2	5.1	4.3	16.4	17.2
Not in labor force	16,288	16,891	4,631	4,929	8,451	8,634	3,205	3,327
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: December 16, 2025