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	Aug. 2019	Aug. 2020	Aug. 2019	Aug. 2020	Aug. 2019	Aug. 2020	Aug. 2019	Aug. 2020
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	259,432	260,558	117,040	117,672	125,705	126,336	16,687	16,550
Civilian labor force	164,019	160,966	83,939	82,554	73,756	72,415	6,324	5,998
Participation rate	63.2	61.8	71.7	70.2	58.7	57.3	37.9	36.2
Employed	157,816	147,224	81,272	76,178	70,983	65,997	5,560	5,049
Employment-population ratio	60.8	56.5	69.4	64.7	56.5	52.2	33.3	30.5
Unemployed	6,203	13,742	2,667	6,376	2,773	6,418	763	949
Unemployment rate	3.8	8.5	3.2	7.7	3.8	8.9	12.1	15.8
Not in labor force	95,413	99,592	33,101	35,118	51,949	53,921	10,363	10,552

White
Civilian noninstitutional population	200,953	201,417	92,061	92,347	96,652	96,934	12,240	12,137
Civilian labor force	126,920	124,491	66,119	64,909	55,839	54,837	4,962	4,746
Participation rate	63.2	61.8	71.8	70.3	57.8	56.6	40.5	39.1
Employed	122,439	115,205	64,252	60,577	53,798	50,557	4,389	4,070
Employment-population ratio	60.9	57.2	69.8	65.6	55.7	52.2	35.9	33.5
Unemployed	4,481	9,286	1,867	4,331	2,042	4,279	573	676
Unemployment rate	3.5	7.5	2.8	6.7	3.7	7.8	11.5	14.2
Not in labor force	74,033	76,927	25,942	27,438	40,813	42,097	7,278	7,391

Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	33,081	33,386	13,905	14,077	16,717	16,897	2,459	2,413
Civilian labor force	20,645	20,199	9,546	9,331	10,346	10,141	753	727
Participation rate	62.4	60.5	68.7	66.3	61.9	60.0	30.6	30.1
Employed	19,503	17,551	9,005	8,125	9,858	8,870	639	556
Employment-population ratio	59.0	52.6	64.8	57.7	59.0	52.5	26.0	23.0
Unemployed	1,143	2,648	540	1,206	488	1,271	114	171
Unemployment rate	5.5	13.1	5.7	12.9	4.7	12.5	15.2	23.5
Not in labor force	12,435	13,187	4,359	4,746	6,371	6,756	1,706	1,686

Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	16,433	16,597	7,167	7,352	8,254	8,346	1,012	899
Civilian labor force	10,554	10,627	5,400	5,491	4,923	4,950	231	187
Participation rate	64.2	64.0	75.4	74.7	59.6	59.3	22.8	20.8
Employed	10,248	9,491	5,255	4,957	4,797	4,388	196	146
Employment-population ratio	62.4	57.2	73.3	67.4	58.1	52.6	19.4	16.3
Unemployed	306	1,136	145	534	126	562	35	40
Unemployment rate	2.9	10.7	2.7	9.7	2.6	11.4	15.2	21.6
Not in labor force	5,879	5,969	1,766	1,861	3,332	3,396	781	712

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	43,630	44,300	19,697	20,006	19,935	20,272	3,998	4,022
Civilian labor force	29,065	28,901	15,726	15,763	12,034	11,831	1,305	1,307
Participation rate	66.6	65.2	79.8	78.8	60.4	58.4	32.6	32.5
Employed	27,849	25,859	15,244	14,261	11,494	10,547	1,111	1,051
Employment-population ratio	63.8	58.4	77.4	71.3	57.7	52.0	27.8	26.1
Unemployed	1,216	3,042	482	1,502	540	1,284	194	256
Unemployment rate	4.2	10.5	3.1	9.5	4.5	10.9	14.9	19.6
Not in labor force	14,565	15,399	3,971	4,243	7,901	8,441	2,692	2,716
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: September 04, 2020