A-17. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

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A-17. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity [Numbers in thousands]
Sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	Less than a high school diploma		High school graduates, no college(1)		Some college or associate degree						Bachelor's degree and higher(2)
	Aug. 2024	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2024	Aug. 2025	Total		Some college, no degree		Associate degree		Aug. 2024	Aug. 2025
	Aug. 2024	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2024	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2024	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2024	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2024	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2024	Aug. 2025
TOTAL
Civilian labor force	9,418	8,627	36,972	37,070	35,239	35,797	19,386	19,552	15,852	16,245	65,080	67,373
Participation rate	47.9	47.3	57.1	57.3	62.9	62.9	61.0	60.8	65.4	65.5	72.8	71.4
Employed	8,807	8,092	35,508	35,489	33,939	34,570	18,615	18,827	15,324	15,742	63,217	65,343
Employment-population ratio	44.8	44.4	54.8	54.8	60.6	60.7	58.6	58.6	63.3	63.5	70.7	69.3
Unemployed	611	535	1,464	1,582	1,300	1,227	771	724	529	503	1,864	2,030
Unemployment rate	6.5	6.2	4.0	4.3	3.7	3.4	4.0	3.7	3.3	3.1	2.9	3.0

Men
Civilian labor force	6,139	5,633	21,929	22,340	18,122	18,754	10,426	10,821	7,696	7,933	31,743	32,974
Participation rate	60.4	58.9	66.0	66.8	69.0	69.7	67.8	68.6	70.7	71.2	76.1	75.6
Employed	5,791	5,321	21,131	21,440	17,485	18,173	10,050	10,462	7,435	7,710	30,909	32,054
Employment-population ratio	57.0	55.6	63.6	64.1	66.6	67.5	65.4	66.3	68.3	69.2	74.1	73.5
Unemployed	349	312	798	899	637	581	376	358	261	223	833	920
Unemployment rate	5.7	5.5	3.6	4.0	3.5	3.1	3.6	3.3	3.4	2.8	2.6	2.8

Women
Civilian labor force	3,279	2,994	15,043	14,731	17,117	17,043	8,961	8,731	8,156	8,312	33,338	34,399
Participation rate	34.5	34.6	47.8	47.1	57.6	56.7	54.6	53.3	61.2	60.9	69.9	67.9
Employed	3,017	2,770	14,377	14,049	16,454	16,397	8,565	8,365	7,888	8,032	32,307	33,289
Employment-population ratio	31.7	32.0	45.6	44.9	55.3	54.6	52.2	51.1	59.2	58.8	67.7	65.7
Unemployed	262	223	666	682	663	646	396	366	268	280	1,030	1,110
Unemployment rate	8.0	7.5	4.4	4.6	3.9	3.8	4.4	4.2	3.3	3.4	3.1	3.2

White
Civilian labor force	7,392	6,631	28,315	28,033	26,736	27,280	14,492	14,611	12,244	12,669	48,761	49,994
Participation rate	49.6	49.1	56.4	56.5	61.7	61.4	60.0	59.5	63.9	63.8	71.2	69.9
Employed	6,930	6,240	27,270	27,032	25,892	26,472	14,014	14,129	11,878	12,342	47,437	48,717
Employment-population ratio	46.5	46.2	54.3	54.5	59.8	59.6	58.0	57.5	62.0	62.1	69.3	68.1
Unemployed	462	391	1,045	1,001	845	808	478	482	366	327	1,324	1,277
Unemployment rate	6.2	5.9	3.7	3.6	3.2	3.0	3.3	3.3	3.0	2.6	2.7	2.6

Black or African American
Civilian labor force	1,026	1,078	5,635	5,896	5,754	5,430	3,478	3,189	2,277	2,241	6,908	7,183
Participation rate	39.9	40.7	59.3	58.9	68.3	66.9	66.3	64.1	71.6	71.3	78.2	77.6
Employed	935	993	5,316	5,417	5,415	5,084	3,249	2,995	2,166	2,089	6,649	6,776
Employment-population ratio	36.4	37.5	55.9	54.1	64.3	62.6	61.9	60.2	68.1	66.5	75.2	73.2
Unemployed	91	85	318	480	340	346	229	194	111	152	259	406
Unemployment rate	8.9	7.9	5.7	8.1	5.9	6.4	6.6	6.1	4.9	6.8	3.8	5.7

Asian
Civilian labor force	482	370	1,436	1,529	1,271	1,408	595	753	676	655	7,609	8,246
Participation rate	40.0	34.6	57.2	58.2	62.5	67.8	54.3	63.9	72.1	72.9	77.3	75.0
Employed	465	353	1,402	1,500	1,210	1,395	566	742	643	653	7,352	7,966
Employment-population ratio	38.6	32.9	55.9	57.1	59.5	67.2	51.6	63.0	68.6	72.7	74.7	72.5
Unemployed	17	17	33	28	61	13	29	11	32	2	256	280
Unemployment rate	3.5	4.7	2.3	1.8	4.8	0.9	4.9	1.5	4.8	0.3	3.4	3.4

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian labor force	5,627	5,092	9,241	9,692	5,965	6,237	3,359	3,573	2,607	2,664	6,896	7,909
Participation rate	59.2	56.6	69.9	69.1	74.8	74.7	73.6	71.9	76.3	78.8	81.1	79.9
Employed	5,294	4,751	8,871	9,267	5,711	6,059	3,232	3,464	2,479	2,595	6,650	7,643
Employment-population ratio	55.7	52.8	67.1	66.1	71.6	72.6	70.8	69.7	72.6	76.7	78.2	77.2
Unemployed	333	341	370	425	255	178	127	109	128	69	246	266
Unemployment rate	5.9	6.7	4.0	4.4	4.3	2.8	3.8	3.0	4.9	2.6	3.6	3.4
Footnotes (1) Includes people with a high school diploma or equivalent. (2) Includes people with bachelor`s, master`s, professional, and doctoral degrees.
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