A-15. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, sex, and age

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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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	Jan. 2020	Jan. 2021	Jan. 2020	Jan. 2021	Jan. 2020	Jan. 2021	Jan. 2020	Jan. 2021
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	259,502	260,851	117,110	117,864	125,770	126,507	16,622	16,481
Civilian labor force	163,497	159,234	83,600	81,801	74,320	71,975	5,578	5,458
Participation rate	63.0	61.0	71.4	69.4	59.1	56.9	33.6	33.1
Employed	156,994	148,383	80,358	76,239	71,785	67,538	4,851	4,606
Employment-population ratio	60.5	56.9	68.6	64.7	57.1	53.4	29.2	27.9
Unemployed	6,504	10,851	3,241	5,562	2,535	4,437	727	852
Unemployment rate	4.0	6.8	3.9	6.8	3.4	6.2	13.0	15.6
Not in labor force	96,004	101,618	33,511	36,063	51,450	54,532	11,044	11,023

White
Civilian noninstitutional population	200,918	201,588	92,063	92,451	96,658	97,043	12,196	12,095
Civilian labor force	126,487	123,054	65,925	64,287	56,255	54,489	4,308	4,278
Participation rate	63.0	61.0	71.6	69.5	58.2	56.1	35.3	35.4
Employed	122,058	115,454	63,599	60,252	54,639	51,581	3,821	3,620
Employment-population ratio	60.8	57.3	69.1	65.2	56.5	53.2	31.3	29.9
Unemployed	4,429	7,601	2,326	4,035	1,616	2,908	487	657
Unemployment rate	3.5	6.2	3.5	6.3	2.9	5.3	11.3	15.4
Not in labor force	74,431	78,534	26,139	28,163	40,403	42,553	7,888	7,817

Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	33,184	33,493	13,963	14,144	16,781	16,952	2,440	2,397
Civilian labor force	20,702	20,087	9,351	9,281	10,662	10,152	690	654
Participation rate	62.4	60.0	67.0	65.6	63.5	59.9	28.3	27.3
Employed	19,327	18,124	8,754	8,346	10,049	9,236	524	542
Employment-population ratio	58.2	54.1	62.7	59.0	59.9	54.5	21.5	22.6
Unemployed	1,375	1,963	597	935	613	915	166	113
Unemployment rate	6.6	9.8	6.4	10.1	5.7	9.0	24.0	17.2
Not in labor force	12,482	13,406	4,613	4,863	6,119	6,800	1,750	1,743

Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	16,178	16,423	7,152	7,259	8,141	8,245	885	918
Civilian labor force	10,259	10,231	5,377	5,371	4,710	4,682	172	178
Participation rate	63.4	62.3	75.2	74.0	57.9	56.8	19.5	19.3
Employed	9,932	9,533	5,232	5,066	4,529	4,313	171	154
Employment-population ratio	61.4	58.0	73.2	69.8	55.6	52.3	19.4	16.7
Unemployed	327	698	145	305	181	369	1	24
Unemployment rate	3.2	6.8	2.7	5.7	3.8	7.9	0.5	13.4
Not in labor force	5,920	6,192	1,775	1,888	3,431	3,563	713	741

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	43,742	44,521	19,743	20,112	20,002	20,382	3,997	4,026
Civilian labor force	29,572	28,831	16,096	15,765	12,222	11,782	1,253	1,284
Participation rate	67.6	64.8	81.5	78.4	61.1	57.8	31.4	31.9
Employed	28,066	26,120	15,362	14,363	11,637	10,702	1,066	1,055
Employment-population ratio	64.2	58.7	77.8	71.4	58.2	52.5	26.7	26.2
Unemployed	1,506	2,710	734	1,402	585	1,079	187	229
Unemployment rate	5.1	9.4	4.6	8.9	4.8	9.2	14.9	17.8
Not in labor force	14,170	15,690	3,647	4,348	7,780	8,600	2,744	2,742
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: February 05, 2021