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	Sept. 2024	Sept. 2025	Sept. 2024	Sept. 2025	Sept. 2024	Sept. 2025	Sept. 2024	Sept. 2025
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	269,080	274,226	122,221	124,684	129,236	131,717	17,623	17,824
Civilian labor force	168,569	171,217	86,045	87,553	76,264	77,476	6,260	6,188
Participation rate	62.6	62.4	70.4	70.2	59.0	58.8	35.5	34.7
Employed	162,046	163,894	83,091	84,252	73,598	74,278	5,357	5,363
Employment-population ratio	60.2	59.8	68.0	67.6	56.9	56.4	30.4	30.1
Unemployed	6,524	7,324	2,955	3,301	2,667	3,198	902	825
Unemployment rate	3.9	4.3	3.4	3.8	3.5	4.1	14.4	13.3
Not in labor force	100,511	103,009	36,175	37,131	52,972	54,241	11,364	11,636

White
Civilian noninstitutional population	205,338	207,788	94,717	95,943	97,899	99,080	12,722	12,765
Civilian labor force	128,149	128,595	66,445	66,806	56,837	57,165	4,867	4,624
Participation rate	62.4	61.9	70.2	69.6	58.1	57.7	38.3	36.2
Employed	123,659	123,958	64,353	64,628	55,096	55,237	4,209	4,093
Employment-population ratio	60.2	59.7	67.9	67.4	56.3	55.8	33.1	32.1
Unemployed	4,490	4,637	2,091	2,178	1,741	1,928	657	531
Unemployment rate	3.5	3.6	3.1	3.3	3.1	3.4	13.5	11.5
Not in labor force	77,189	79,193	28,272	29,137	41,061	41,915	7,856	8,141

Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	35,092	35,892	14,913	15,270	17,549	17,940	2,630	2,682
Civilian labor force	21,974	22,510	10,355	10,594	10,906	11,071	713	845
Participation rate	62.6	62.7	69.4	69.4	62.1	61.7	27.1	31.5
Employed	20,780	20,868	9,849	9,928	10,346	10,252	585	689
Employment-population ratio	59.2	58.1	66.0	65.0	59.0	57.1	22.2	25.7
Unemployed	1,194	1,642	506	667	560	819	128	156
Unemployment rate	5.4	7.3	4.9	6.3	5.1	7.4	18.0	18.5
Not in labor force	13,118	13,382	4,558	4,675	6,643	6,869	1,917	1,837

Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	17,902	19,519	7,987	8,659	8,984	9,770	931	1,091
Civilian labor force	11,682	12,756	5,966	6,505	5,482	6,042	234	209
Participation rate	65.3	65.4	74.7	75.1	61.0	61.8	25.1	19.1
Employed	11,206	12,197	5,749	6,222	5,266	5,797	191	178
Employment-population ratio	62.6	62.5	72.0	71.9	58.6	59.3	20.5	16.3
Unemployed	476	559	216	284	216	245	43	31
Unemployment rate	4.1	4.4	3.6	4.4	3.9	4.0	18.5	14.9
Not in labor force	6,220	6,763	2,021	2,153	3,502	3,728	697	882

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	49,180	51,746	22,229	23,474	22,334	23,491	4,617	4,781
Civilian labor force	33,083	34,800	17,677	18,554	13,912	14,723	1,495	1,524
Participation rate	67.3	67.3	79.5	79.0	62.3	62.7	32.4	31.9
Employed	31,481	32,964	17,039	17,779	13,250	13,906	1,192	1,280
Employment-population ratio	64.0	63.7	76.7	75.7	59.3	59.2	25.8	26.8
Unemployed	1,602	1,837	638	775	662	817	302	244
Unemployment rate	4.8	5.3	3.6	4.2	4.8	5.5	20.2	16.0
Not in labor force	16,097	16,946	4,552	4,920	8,422	8,768	3,122	3,257
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: November 20, 2025