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	Mar. 2025	Mar. 2026	Mar. 2025	Mar. 2026	Mar. 2025	Mar. 2026	Mar. 2025	Mar. 2026
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	273,023	274,858	124,082	123,657	131,080	133,593	17,862	17,608
Civilian labor force	170,653	170,102	87,135	85,931	77,153	78,181	6,366	5,990
Participation rate	62.5	61.9	70.2	69.5	58.9	58.5	35.6	34.0
Employed	163,412	162,764	83,485	82,429	74,398	75,125	5,528	5,211
Employment-population ratio	59.9	59.2	67.3	66.7	56.8	56.2	31.0	29.6
Unemployed	7,242	7,337	3,650	3,503	2,754	3,055	837	779
Unemployment rate	4.2	4.3	4.2	4.1	3.6	3.9	13.2	13.0
Not in labor force	102,369	104,756	36,946	37,726	53,927	55,413	11,496	11,618

White
Civilian noninstitutional population	207,221	202,436	95,642	92,588	98,758	97,853	12,821	11,995
Civilian labor force	128,796	123,915	66,564	63,831	57,333	55,763	4,900	4,321
Participation rate	62.2	61.2	69.6	68.9	58.1	57.0	38.2	36.0
Employed	123,888	119,335	64,087	61,584	55,489	53,929	4,312	3,821
Employment-population ratio	59.8	58.9	67.0	66.5	56.2	55.1	33.6	31.9
Unemployed	4,908	4,580	2,477	2,246	1,844	1,834	588	500
Unemployment rate	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.5	3.2	3.3	12.0	11.6
Not in labor force	78,425	78,521	29,078	28,758	41,426	42,090	7,921	7,674

Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	35,687	35,411	15,173	14,873	17,835	17,872	2,678	2,666
Civilian labor force	22,166	22,155	10,522	10,067	10,860	11,290	785	799
Participation rate	62.1	62.6	69.3	67.7	60.9	63.2	29.3	30.0
Employed	20,787	20,593	9,836	9,288	10,325	10,651	626	654
Employment-population ratio	58.2	58.2	64.8	62.4	57.9	59.6	23.4	24.5
Unemployed	1,380	1,562	686	778	535	639	159	145
Unemployment rate	6.2	7.1	6.5	7.7	4.9	5.7	20.3	18.1
Not in labor force	13,520	13,256	4,651	4,807	6,976	6,582	1,893	1,867

Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	19,241	21,176	8,613	9,518	9,541	10,501	1,087	1,157
Civilian labor force	12,688	13,897	6,603	7,207	5,864	6,476	221	214
Participation rate	65.9	65.6	76.7	75.7	61.5	61.7	20.3	18.5
Employed	12,258	13,402	6,376	7,002	5,676	6,208	206	192
Employment-population ratio	63.7	63.3	74.0	73.6	59.5	59.1	19.0	16.6
Unemployed	430	495	227	205	189	268	15	22
Unemployment rate	3.4	3.6	3.4	2.8	3.2	4.1	6.7	10.2
Not in labor force	6,553	7,279	2,010	2,311	3,677	4,025	866	943

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	51,083	52,675	23,147	23,391	23,170	24,484	4,766	4,800
Civilian labor force	34,398	35,585	18,350	18,358	14,445	15,714	1,604	1,512
Participation rate	67.3	67.6	79.3	78.5	62.3	64.2	33.6	31.5
Employed	32,592	33,820	17,449	17,588	13,768	14,909	1,375	1,322
Employment-population ratio	63.8	64.2	75.4	75.2	59.4	60.9	28.8	27.5
Unemployed	1,806	1,765	900	770	677	804	229	190
Unemployment rate	5.2	5.0	4.9	4.2	4.7	5.1	14.3	12.6
Not in labor force	16,685	17,091	4,798	5,033	8,725	8,770	3,162	3,288
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. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: April 03, 2026