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	Apr. 2021	Apr. 2022	Apr. 2021	Apr. 2022	Apr. 2021	Apr. 2022	Apr. 2021	Apr. 2022
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	261,103	263,559	118,003	119,780	126,648	126,749	16,451	17,030
Civilian labor force	160,379	163,449	82,275	84,157	72,378	73,418	5,727	5,874
Participation rate	61.4	62.0	69.7	70.3	57.1	57.9	34.8	34.5
Employed	151,160	157,991	77,447	81,324	68,605	71,348	5,108	5,319
Employment-population ratio	57.9	59.9	65.6	67.9	54.2	56.3	31.1	31.2
Unemployed	9,220	5,458	4,828	2,834	3,773	2,069	618	555
Unemployment rate	5.7	3.3	5.9	3.4	5.2	2.8	10.8	9.5
Not in labor force	100,723	100,110	35,728	35,623	54,271	53,331	10,725	11,156

White
Civilian noninstitutional population	201,687	202,982	92,512	93,655	97,104	96,861	12,070	12,467
Civilian labor force	123,638	125,320	64,600	65,546	54,576	55,143	4,462	4,630
Participation rate	61.3	61.7	69.8	70.0	56.2	56.9	37.0	37.1
Employed	117,458	121,625	61,269	63,615	52,147	53,794	4,043	4,216
Employment-population ratio	58.2	59.9	66.2	67.9	53.7	55.5	33.5	33.8
Unemployed	6,180	3,694	3,331	1,931	2,429	1,348	420	415
Unemployment rate	5.0	2.9	5.2	2.9	4.5	2.4	9.4	9.0
Not in labor force	78,049	77,663	27,913	28,108	42,529	41,718	7,608	7,837

Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	33,551	34,055	14,176	14,475	16,986	17,107	2,390	2,474
Civilian labor force	20,488	21,176	9,450	9,955	10,315	10,573	723	648
Participation rate	61.1	62.2	66.7	68.8	60.7	61.8	30.2	26.2
Employed	18,555	19,992	8,478	9,343	9,487	10,090	591	558
Employment-population ratio	55.3	58.7	59.8	64.5	55.9	59.0	24.7	22.6
Unemployed	1,932	1,184	973	612	828	482	132	89
Unemployment rate	9.4	5.6	10.3	6.1	8.0	4.6	18.2	13.8
Not in labor force	13,064	12,880	4,726	4,520	6,671	6,534	1,667	1,826

Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	16,532	16,826	7,258	7,540	8,325	8,453	949	833
Civilian labor force	10,294	10,763	5,360	5,584	4,747	5,022	187	157
Participation rate	62.3	64.0	73.9	74.1	57.0	59.4	19.7	18.8
Employed	9,722	10,453	5,092	5,403	4,468	4,899	163	150
Employment-population ratio	58.8	62.1	70.2	71.7	53.7	58.0	17.1	18.1
Unemployed	571	310	268	181	279	123	24	6
Unemployment rate	5.6	2.9	5.0	3.2	5.9	2.4	12.9	4.1
Not in labor force	6,238	6,064	1,898	1,956	3,578	3,432	762	676

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	44,719	45,963	20,207	20,828	20,478	20,892	4,035	4,243
Civilian labor force	29,110	30,311	16,094	16,634	11,768	12,294	1,249	1,384
Participation rate	65.1	65.9	79.6	79.9	57.5	58.8	31.0	32.6
Employed	26,922	29,155	14,928	16,036	10,923	11,859	1,071	1,260
Employment-population ratio	60.2	63.4	73.9	77.0	53.3	56.8	26.5	29.7
Unemployed	2,189	1,156	1,166	598	845	434	178	124
Unemployment rate	7.5	3.8	7.2	3.6	7.2	3.5	14.3	8.9
Not in labor force	15,609	15,652	4,113	4,194	8,710	8,598	2,786	2,859
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: May 06, 2022