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 2025	July 2026	July 2025	July 2026	July 2025	July 2026	July 2025	July 2026
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	273,785	275,282	124,462	123,887	131,481	133,864	17,843	17,531
Civilian labor force	171,646	170,235	87,478	86,002	76,672	76,909	7,496	7,324
Participation rate	62.7	61.8	70.3	69.4	58.3	57.5	42.0	41.8
Employed	163,799	162,800	84,106	82,739	73,404	73,666	6,288	6,394
Employment-population ratio	59.8	59.1	67.6	66.8	55.8	55.0	35.2	36.5
Unemployed	7,847	7,435	3,372	3,263	3,268	3,243	1,207	929
Unemployment rate	4.6	4.4	3.9	3.8	4.3	4.2	16.1	12.7
Not in labor force	102,140	105,047	36,984	37,885	54,809	56,955	10,347	10,207

White
Civilian noninstitutional population	207,569	202,529	95,826	92,653	98,955	97,950	12,788	11,926
Civilian labor force	129,515	123,822	66,982	63,509	56,728	54,963	5,805	5,350
Participation rate	62.4	61.1	69.9	68.5	57.3	56.1	45.4	44.9
Employed	124,367	119,055	64,734	61,395	54,671	52,925	4,962	4,735
Employment-population ratio	59.9	58.8	67.6	66.3	55.2	54.0	38.8	39.7
Unemployed	5,149	4,766	2,249	2,114	2,057	2,037	843	615
Unemployment rate	4.0	3.8	3.4	3.3	3.6	3.7	14.5	11.5
Not in labor force	78,054	78,707	28,844	29,144	42,227	42,988	6,983	6,576

Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	35,818	35,500	15,234	14,919	17,901	17,922	2,682	2,659
Civilian labor force	22,314	21,922	10,415	10,139	10,948	10,804	951	979
Participation rate	62.3	61.8	68.4	68.0	61.2	60.3	35.5	36.8
Employed	20,543	20,427	9,675	9,508	10,145	10,146	723	773
Employment-population ratio	57.4	57.5	63.5	63.7	56.7	56.6	26.9	29.1
Unemployed	1,771	1,495	740	631	802	658	229	206
Unemployment rate	7.9	6.8	7.1	6.2	7.3	6.1	24.1	21.1
Not in labor force	13,504	13,578	4,820	4,780	6,953	7,118	1,731	1,679

Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	19,313	20,627	8,518	9,028	9,664	10,459	1,131	1,140
Civilian labor force	12,647	13,507	6,476	6,870	5,881	6,366	290	271
Participation rate	65.5	65.5	76.0	76.1	60.9	60.9	25.7	23.8
Employed	12,123	12,947	6,244	6,627	5,624	6,086	255	235
Employment-population ratio	62.8	62.8	73.3	73.4	58.2	58.2	22.6	20.6
Unemployed	524	560	231	243	257	280	36	37
Unemployment rate	4.1	4.1	3.6	3.5	4.4	4.4	12.2	13.5
Not in labor force	6,666	7,120	2,043	2,158	3,783	4,093	840	869

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	51,514	52,923	23,359	23,518	23,377	24,628	4,778	4,777
Civilian labor force	34,585	35,278	18,448	18,436	14,348	15,245	1,789	1,597
Participation rate	67.1	66.7	79.0	78.4	61.4	61.9	37.4	33.4
Employed	32,807	33,619	17,723	17,705	13,662	14,531	1,421	1,383
Employment-population ratio	63.7	63.5	75.9	75.3	58.4	59.0	29.7	29.0
Unemployed	1,778	1,659	725	731	686	714	368	214
Unemployment rate	5.1	4.7	3.9	4.0	4.8	4.7	20.6	13.4
Not in labor force	16,930	17,645	4,911	5,082	9,030	9,383	2,989	3,180
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 07, 2026