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	Dec. 2024	Dec. 2025	Dec. 2024	Dec. 2025	Dec. 2024	Dec. 2025	Dec. 2024	Dec. 2025
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	269,638	274,816	122,480	124,981	129,518	132,034	17,640	17,801
Civilian labor force	167,746	170,723	85,558	87,251	75,961	77,358	6,227	6,113
Participation rate	62.2	62.1	69.9	69.8	58.6	58.6	35.3	34.3
Employed	161,294	163,720	82,378	83,874	73,359	74,572	5,556	5,275
Employment-population ratio	59.8	59.6	67.3	67.1	56.6	56.5	31.5	29.6
Unemployed	6,452	7,003	3,179	3,377	2,602	2,787	671	839
Unemployment rate	3.8	4.1	3.7	3.9	3.4	3.6	10.8	13.7
Not in labor force	101,892	104,094	36,923	37,730	53,557	54,675	11,412	11,688

White
Civilian noninstitutional population	205,598	208,058	94,842	96,087	98,036	99,236	12,720	12,734
Civilian labor force	127,352	128,066	66,039	66,473	56,522	56,986	4,791	4,607
Participation rate	61.9	61.6	69.6	69.2	57.7	57.4	37.7	36.2
Employed	122,986	123,518	63,838	64,157	54,816	55,349	4,333	4,011
Employment-population ratio	59.8	59.4	67.3	66.8	55.9	55.8	34.1	31.5
Unemployed	4,366	4,548	2,202	2,316	1,706	1,637	458	596
Unemployment rate	3.4	3.6	3.3	3.5	3.0	2.9	9.6	12.9
Not in labor force	78,245	79,992	28,802	29,615	41,515	42,250	7,928	8,127

Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	35,194	35,995	14,958	15,320	17,598	17,994	2,639	2,682
Civilian labor force	21,822	22,539	10,137	10,577	10,928	11,154	757	809
Participation rate	62.0	62.6	67.8	69.0	62.1	62.0	28.7	30.2
Employed	20,593	20,978	9,587	9,888	10,386	10,406	620	684
Employment-population ratio	58.5	58.3	64.1	64.5	59.0	57.8	23.5	25.5
Unemployed	1,229	1,562	550	689	542	748	137	125
Unemployment rate	5.6	6.9	5.4	6.5	5.0	6.7	18.1	15.5
Not in labor force	13,372	13,456	4,821	4,743	6,669	6,840	1,882	1,873

Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	18,174	19,788	8,093	8,873	9,022	9,799	1,059	1,115
Civilian labor force	11,626	12,997	6,017	6,698	5,348	6,003	261	297
Participation rate	64.0	65.7	74.3	75.5	59.3	61.3	24.6	26.6
Employed	11,242	12,557	5,833	6,491	5,176	5,797	233	269
Employment-population ratio	61.9	63.5	72.1	73.2	57.4	59.2	22.0	24.1
Unemployed	383	441	183	207	172	206	28	28
Unemployment rate	3.3	3.4	3.0	3.1	3.2	3.4	10.6	9.4
Not in labor force	6,548	6,790	2,076	2,175	3,673	3,797	798	819

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	49,483	52,080	22,371	23,641	22,478	23,655	4,634	4,784
Civilian labor force	33,315	34,856	17,815	18,643	14,001	14,806	1,499	1,407
Participation rate	67.3	66.9	79.6	78.9	62.3	62.6	32.3	29.4
Employed	31,627	33,166	17,056	17,812	13,280	14,158	1,291	1,196
Employment-population ratio	63.9	63.7	76.2	75.3	59.1	59.9	27.9	25.0
Unemployed	1,687	1,690	759	831	720	648	208	211
Unemployment rate	5.1	4.8	4.3	4.5	5.1	4.4	13.9	15.0
Not in labor force	16,169	17,224	4,556	4,998	8,478	8,849	3,135	3,377
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: January 09, 2026