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	Sept. 2020	Sept. 2021	Sept. 2020	Sept. 2021	Sept. 2020	Sept. 2021	Sept. 2020	Sept. 2021
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	260,742	261,766	117,763	118,337	126,429	126,982	16,551	16,447
Civilian labor force	160,073	161,392	82,248	82,865	72,129	72,784	5,695	5,743
Participation rate	61.4	61.7	69.8	70.0	57.1	57.3	34.4	34.9
Employed	147,796	154,026	76,468	79,230	66,547	69,699	4,781	5,097
Employment-population ratio	56.7	58.8	64.9	67.0	52.6	54.9	28.9	31.0
Unemployed	12,277	7,366	5,781	3,635	5,582	3,085	914	647
Unemployment rate	7.7	4.6	7.0	4.4	7.7	4.2	16.0	11.3
Not in labor force	100,670	100,373	35,515	35,472	54,299	54,198	10,856	10,704

White
Civilian noninstitutional population	201,515	202,057	92,396	92,704	96,982	97,293	12,136	12,060
Civilian labor force	124,095	124,134	64,919	64,939	54,696	54,690	4,481	4,505
Participation rate	61.6	61.4	70.3	70.0	56.4	56.2	36.9	37.4
Employed	115,603	119,154	60,904	62,471	50,917	52,666	3,782	4,016
Employment-population ratio	57.4	59.0	65.9	67.4	52.5	54.1	31.2	33.3
Unemployed	8,492	4,980	4,014	2,467	3,779	2,024	699	489
Unemployment rate	6.8	4.0	6.2	3.8	6.9	3.7	15.6	10.9
Not in labor force	77,420	77,923	27,477	27,765	42,287	42,603	7,655	7,555

Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	33,420	33,673	14,094	14,238	16,915	17,050	2,410	2,386
Civilian labor force	19,907	20,588	9,133	9,394	10,102	10,451	672	743
Participation rate	59.6	61.1	64.8	66.0	59.7	61.3	27.9	31.1
Employed	17,609	19,063	8,031	8,696	9,026	9,725	552	642
Employment-population ratio	52.7	56.6	57.0	61.1	53.4	57.0	22.9	26.9
Unemployed	2,298	1,524	1,102	698	1,076	726	120	101
Unemployment rate	11.5	7.4	12.1	7.4	10.7	6.9	17.8	13.5
Not in labor force	13,513	13,086	4,961	4,844	6,813	6,599	1,738	1,643

Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	16,668	16,540	7,300	7,345	8,393	8,303	975	893
Civilian labor force	10,507	10,683	5,413	5,533	4,880	4,964	214	186
Participation rate	63.0	64.6	74.1	75.3	58.1	59.8	22.0	20.8
Employed	9,581	10,245	4,971	5,281	4,416	4,794	194	170
Employment-population ratio	57.5	61.9	68.1	71.9	52.6	57.7	19.9	19.0
Unemployed	926	438	442	252	464	170	20	16
Unemployment rate	8.8	4.1	8.2	4.6	9.5	3.4	9.6	8.5
Not in labor force	6,162	5,857	1,887	1,811	3,514	3,338	760	707

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	44,388	45,083	20,046	20,375	20,314	20,646	4,028	4,062
Civilian labor force	28,771	29,577	15,833	16,369	11,602	11,938	1,336	1,270
Participation rate	64.8	65.6	79.0	80.3	57.1	57.8	33.2	31.3
Employed	25,897	27,813	14,529	15,488	10,326	11,277	1,042	1,048
Employment-population ratio	58.3	61.7	72.5	76.0	50.8	54.6	25.9	25.8
Unemployed	2,874	1,764	1,303	881	1,276	661	295	222
Unemployment rate	10.0	6.0	8.2	5.4	11.0	5.5	22.1	17.5
Not in labor force	15,617	15,506	4,213	4,006	8,712	8,708	2,692	2,792
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: October 08, 2021