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	Aug. 2024	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2024	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2024	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2024	Aug. 2025
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	268,856	274,001	122,118	124,571	129,125	131,597	17,612	17,833
Civilian labor force	168,763	171,035	85,816	87,779	76,216	76,636	6,731	6,620
Participation rate	62.8	62.4	70.3	70.5	59.0	58.2	38.2	37.1
Employed	161,348	163,288	82,552	84,280	73,014	73,300	5,782	5,707
Employment-population ratio	60.0	59.6	67.6	67.7	56.5	55.7	32.8	32.0
Unemployed	7,415	7,747	3,264	3,498	3,202	3,336	949	913
Unemployment rate	4.4	4.5	3.8	4.0	4.2	4.4	14.1	13.8
Not in labor force	100,092	102,966	36,302	36,792	52,909	54,961	10,881	11,213

White
Civilian noninstitutional population	205,222	207,675	94,662	95,883	97,840	99,016	12,719	12,777
Civilian labor force	128,107	128,535	66,277	66,948	56,606	56,529	5,223	5,059
Participation rate	62.4	61.9	70.0	69.8	57.9	57.1	41.1	39.6
Employed	123,013	123,515	64,002	64,582	54,432	54,464	4,579	4,469
Employment-population ratio	59.9	59.5	67.6	67.4	55.6	55.0	36.0	35.0
Unemployed	5,094	5,020	2,275	2,366	2,175	2,064	644	589
Unemployment rate	4.0	3.9	3.4	3.5	3.8	3.7	12.3	11.7
Not in labor force	77,115	79,140	28,385	28,935	41,233	42,487	7,496	7,718

Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	35,053	35,854	14,896	15,252	17,531	17,920	2,626	2,682
Civilian labor force	22,045	22,525	10,178	10,672	11,078	11,026	789	828
Participation rate	62.9	62.8	68.3	70.0	63.2	61.5	30.0	30.9
Employed	20,618	20,714	9,590	9,929	10,381	10,167	647	618
Employment-population ratio	58.8	57.8	64.4	65.1	59.2	56.7	24.6	23.0
Unemployed	1,427	1,811	588	744	696	858	142	209
Unemployment rate	6.5	8.0	5.8	7.0	6.3	7.8	18.0	25.3
Not in labor force	13,009	13,329	4,718	4,580	6,453	6,895	1,837	1,855

Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	17,973	19,408	7,986	8,580	9,000	9,707	987	1,122
Civilian labor force	11,817	12,688	6,056	6,514	5,500	5,929	261	246
Participation rate	65.7	65.4	75.8	75.9	61.1	61.1	26.4	21.9
Employed	11,309	12,213	5,816	6,315	5,288	5,696	205	202
Employment-population ratio	62.9	62.9	72.8	73.6	58.7	58.7	20.8	18.0
Unemployed	508	475	240	199	213	233	55	43
Unemployment rate	4.3	3.7	4.0	3.1	3.9	3.9	21.2	17.6
Not in labor force	6,156	6,720	1,929	2,066	3,500	3,778	726	876

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	49,071	51,629	22,179	23,416	22,283	23,434	4,609	4,779
Civilian labor force	33,273	34,568	17,839	18,544	13,904	14,440	1,531	1,585
Participation rate	67.8	67.0	80.4	79.2	62.4	61.6	33.2	33.2
Employed	31,418	32,685	17,004	17,649	13,175	13,697	1,238	1,339
Employment-population ratio	64.0	63.3	76.7	75.4	59.1	58.5	26.9	28.0
Unemployed	1,856	1,882	834	895	729	742	293	246
Unemployment rate	5.6	5.4	4.7	4.8	5.2	5.1	19.1	15.5
Not in labor force	15,798	17,061	4,340	4,872	8,380	8,994	3,078	3,195
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: September 05, 2025