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	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	272,847	274,766	123,996	123,612	130,991	133,541	17,860	17,613
Civilian labor force	170,116	170,206	86,634	85,945	77,276	78,384	6,205	5,877
Participation rate	62.3	61.9	69.9	69.5	59.0	58.7	34.7	33.4
Employed	162,544	162,153	82,838	82,038	74,320	75,121	5,386	4,994
Employment-population ratio	59.6	59.0	66.8	66.4	56.7	56.3	30.2	28.4
Unemployed	7,572	8,052	3,796	3,907	2,956	3,263	820	883
Unemployment rate	4.5	4.7	4.4	4.5	3.8	4.2	13.2	15.0
Not in labor force	102,731	104,560	37,362	37,667	53,715	55,157	11,655	11,736

White
Civilian noninstitutional population	207,147	202,426	95,604	92,583	98,719	97,841	12,825	12,002
Civilian labor force	128,371	123,852	66,344	63,730	57,233	55,885	4,795	4,236
Participation rate	62.0	61.2	69.4	68.8	58.0	57.1	37.4	35.3
Employed	123,128	118,878	63,619	61,148	55,254	54,047	4,255	3,683
Employment-population ratio	59.4	58.7	66.5	66.0	56.0	55.2	33.2	30.7
Unemployed	5,243	4,974	2,725	2,582	1,979	1,839	540	553
Unemployment rate	4.1	4.0	4.1	4.1	3.5	3.3	11.3	13.1
Not in labor force	78,776	78,574	29,260	28,852	41,486	41,956	8,029	7,766

Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	35,653	35,388	15,158	14,862	17,819	17,861	2,676	2,665
Civilian labor force	22,256	22,226	10,313	10,081	11,172	11,393	770	751
Participation rate	62.4	62.8	68.0	67.8	62.7	63.8	28.8	28.2
Employed	20,890	20,499	9,695	9,327	10,572	10,602	623	570
Employment-population ratio	58.6	57.9	64.0	62.8	59.3	59.4	23.3	21.4
Unemployed	1,366	1,727	618	754	600	792	147	182
Unemployment rate	6.1	7.8	6.0	7.5	5.4	6.9	19.1	24.2
Not in labor force	13,398	13,162	4,845	4,781	6,647	6,467	1,906	1,914

Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	19,097	21,099	8,504	9,433	9,465	10,486	1,128	1,180
Civilian labor force	12,483	13,867	6,562	7,223	5,724	6,414	197	231
Participation rate	65.4	65.7	77.2	76.6	60.5	61.2	17.5	19.6
Employed	12,086	13,189	6,374	6,935	5,550	6,060	162	194
Employment-population ratio	63.3	62.5	75.0	73.5	58.6	57.8	14.3	16.4
Unemployed	398	678	188	288	174	353	36	37
Unemployment rate	3.2	4.9	2.9	4.0	3.0	5.5	18.2	16.0
Not in labor force	6,614	7,232	1,942	2,210	3,741	4,073	931	949

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	50,977	52,614	23,097	23,363	23,120	24,451	4,761	4,800
Civilian labor force	34,031	35,392	18,128	18,427	14,353	15,488	1,550	1,477
Participation rate	66.8	67.3	78.5	78.9	62.1	63.3	32.6	30.8
Employed	32,109	33,402	17,176	17,471	13,592	14,686	1,342	1,245
Employment-population ratio	63.0	63.5	74.4	74.8	58.8	60.1	28.2	25.9
Unemployed	1,921	1,990	952	957	761	801	209	232
Unemployment rate	5.6	5.6	5.3	5.2	5.3	5.2	13.5	15.7
Not in labor force	16,947	17,222	4,969	4,936	8,767	8,963	3,210	3,323
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: March 06, 2026