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	Jan. 2025	Jan. 2026	Jan. 2025	Jan. 2026	Jan. 2025	Jan. 2026	Jan. 2025	Jan. 2026
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	272,685	274,982	123,918	125,065	130,908	132,124	17,859	17,793
Civilian labor force	169,814	171,031	86,808	87,447	77,020	77,733	5,986	5,850
Participation rate	62.3	62.2	70.1	69.9	58.8	58.8	33.5	32.9
Employed	162,347	163,090	82,954	83,552	74,136	74,510	5,257	5,028
Employment-population ratio	59.5	59.3	66.9	66.8	56.6	56.4	29.4	28.3
Unemployed	7,467	7,941	3,854	3,895	2,884	3,223	728	823
Unemployment rate	4.4	4.6	4.4	4.5	3.7	4.1	12.2	14.1
Not in labor force	102,871	103,951	37,110	37,617	53,888	54,391	11,873	11,943

White
Civilian noninstitutional population	207,088	208,120	95,573	96,122	98,686	99,275	12,829	12,723
Civilian labor force	128,282	128,232	66,565	66,690	56,973	57,126	4,745	4,416
Participation rate	61.9	61.6	69.6	69.4	57.7	57.5	37.0	34.7
Employed	123,231	122,959	64,034	64,049	55,040	55,080	4,157	3,830
Employment-population ratio	59.5	59.1	67.0	66.6	55.8	55.5	32.4	30.1
Unemployed	5,051	5,273	2,530	2,640	1,933	2,046	588	587
Unemployment rate	3.9	4.1	3.8	4.0	3.4	3.6	12.4	13.3
Not in labor force	78,806	79,888	29,008	29,432	41,714	42,149	8,084	8,307

Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	35,621	36,028	15,144	15,335	17,804	18,011	2,673	2,682
Civilian labor force	22,131	22,558	10,400	10,504	11,108	11,288	623	765
Participation rate	62.1	62.6	68.7	68.5	62.4	62.7	23.3	28.5
Employed	20,704	20,890	9,625	9,665	10,510	10,589	569	636
Employment-population ratio	58.1	58.0	63.6	63.0	59.0	58.8	21.3	23.7
Unemployed	1,427	1,668	775	840	598	699	54	129
Unemployment rate	6.4	7.4	7.5	8.0	5.4	6.2	8.7	16.8
Not in labor force	13,489	13,470	4,744	4,831	6,695	6,723	2,050	1,917

Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	19,111	19,659	8,484	8,796	9,474	9,784	1,152	1,079
Civilian labor force	12,283	12,910	6,367	6,671	5,716	5,987	200	253
Participation rate	64.3	65.7	75.0	75.8	60.3	61.2	17.4	23.4
Employed	11,815	12,356	6,103	6,441	5,539	5,708	174	208
Employment-population ratio	61.8	62.9	71.9	73.2	58.5	58.3	15.1	19.2
Unemployed	467	554	264	231	177	279	26	45
Unemployment rate	3.8	4.3	4.2	3.5	3.1	4.7	13.0	17.8
Not in labor force	6,828	6,749	2,117	2,125	3,759	3,798	952	826

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	50,869	52,188	23,045	23,695	23,069	23,708	4,756	4,785
Civilian labor force	33,983	35,123	18,258	18,763	14,233	14,918	1,492	1,442
Participation rate	66.8	67.3	79.2	79.2	61.7	62.9	31.4	30.1
Employed	32,099	33,223	17,305	17,868	13,546	14,176	1,249	1,179
Employment-population ratio	63.1	63.7	75.1	75.4	58.7	59.8	26.3	24.6
Unemployed	1,884	1,900	954	895	687	742	243	263
Unemployment rate	5.5	5.4	5.2	4.8	4.8	5.0	16.3	18.2
Not in labor force	16,886	17,065	4,786	4,932	8,836	8,790	3,264	3,343
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.

Last Modified Date: February 11, 2026