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	Mar. 2024	Mar. 2025	Mar. 2024	Mar. 2025	Mar. 2024	Mar. 2025	Mar. 2024	Mar. 2025
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	267,884	273,023	121,685	124,082	128,659	131,080	17,540	17,862
Civilian labor force	167,960	170,653	85,656	87,135	75,945	77,153	6,359	6,366
Participation rate	62.7	62.5	70.4	70.2	59.0	58.9	36.3	35.6
Employed	161,356	163,412	82,457	83,485	73,304	74,398	5,595	5,528
Employment-population ratio	60.2	59.9	67.8	67.3	57.0	56.8	31.9	31.0
Unemployed	6,604	7,242	3,199	3,650	2,642	2,754	764	837
Unemployment rate	3.9	4.2	3.7	4.2	3.5	3.6	12.0	13.2
Not in labor force	99,924	102,369	36,029	36,946	52,714	53,927	11,181	11,496

White
Civilian noninstitutional population	204,752	207,221	94,449	95,642	97,608	98,758	12,694	12,821
Civilian labor force	127,640	128,796	66,098	66,564	56,614	57,333	4,928	4,900
Participation rate	62.3	62.2	70.0	69.6	58.0	58.1	38.8	38.2
Employed	123,175	123,888	63,906	64,087	54,849	55,489	4,420	4,312
Employment-population ratio	60.2	59.8	67.7	67.0	56.2	56.2	34.8	33.6
Unemployed	4,465	4,908	2,193	2,477	1,765	1,844	508	588
Unemployment rate	3.5	3.8	3.3	3.7	3.1	3.2	10.3	12.0
Not in labor force	77,112	78,425	28,351	29,078	40,995	41,426	7,767	7,921

Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	34,883	35,687	14,826	15,173	17,454	17,835	2,603	2,678
Civilian labor force	22,124	22,166	10,303	10,522	11,014	10,860	807	785
Participation rate	63.4	62.1	69.5	69.3	63.1	60.9	31.0	29.3
Employed	20,689	20,787	9,624	9,836	10,416	10,325	649	626
Employment-population ratio	59.3	58.2	64.9	64.8	59.7	57.9	24.9	23.4
Unemployed	1,435	1,380	679	686	598	535	159	159
Unemployment rate	6.5	6.2	6.6	6.5	5.4	4.9	19.6	20.3
Not in labor force	12,759	13,520	4,523	4,651	6,441	6,976	1,795	1,893

Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	17,781	19,241	7,976	8,613	8,806	9,541	999	1,087
Civilian labor force	11,442	12,688	5,968	6,603	5,264	5,864	211	221
Participation rate	64.3	65.9	74.8	76.7	59.8	61.5	21.1	20.3
Employed	11,157	12,258	5,813	6,376	5,146	5,676	198	206
Employment-population ratio	62.7	63.7	72.9	74.0	58.4	59.5	19.8	19.0
Unemployed	285	430	155	227	117	189	13	15
Unemployment rate	2.5	3.4	2.6	3.4	2.2	3.2	6.0	6.7
Not in labor force	6,339	6,553	2,008	2,010	3,542	3,677	788	866

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	48,565	51,083	21,950	23,147	22,051	23,170	4,563	4,766
Civilian labor force	32,459	34,398	17,512	18,350	13,473	14,445	1,473	1,604
Participation rate	66.8	67.3	79.8	79.3	61.1	62.3	32.3	33.6
Employed	30,948	32,592	16,781	17,449	12,847	13,768	1,321	1,375
Employment-population ratio	63.7	63.8	76.4	75.4	58.3	59.4	29.0	28.8
Unemployed	1,510	1,806	732	900	627	677	152	229
Unemployment rate	4.7	5.2	4.2	4.9	4.7	4.7	10.3	14.3
Not in labor force	16,106	16,685	4,438	4,798	8,578	8,725	3,090	3,162
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: April 04, 2025