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)
	Jan. 2025	Jan. 2026	Jan. 2025	Jan. 2026	Total		Some college, no degree		Associate degree		Jan. 2025	Jan. 2026
	Jan. 2025	Jan. 2026	Jan. 2025	Jan. 2026	Jan. 2025	Jan. 2026	Jan. 2025	Jan. 2026	Jan. 2025	Jan. 2026	Jan. 2025	Jan. 2026
TOTAL
Civilian labor force	9,350	8,991	36,526	37,174	36,123	36,141	19,676	19,597	16,447	16,544	66,215	67,432
Participation rate	47.4	46.4	57.0	57.2	62.9	61.8	60.8	59.7	65.5	64.6	72.3	73.0
Employed	8,706	8,372	34,687	35,244	34,777	34,767	18,840	18,782	15,938	15,984	64,673	65,414
Employment-population ratio	44.1	43.2	54.1	54.2	60.5	59.5	58.2	57.2	63.5	62.5	70.6	70.8
Unemployed	644	619	1,839	1,930	1,345	1,374	836	815	509	559	1,543	2,018
Unemployment rate	6.9	6.9	5.0	5.2	3.7	3.8	4.2	4.2	3.1	3.4	2.3	3.0

Men
Civilian labor force	6,009	5,687	21,802	22,263	18,614	18,666	10,569	10,460	8,046	8,205	32,386	33,027
Participation rate	58.7	57.4	66.0	66.1	68.8	68.1	66.8	66.4	71.5	70.5	76.0	76.7
Employed	5,582	5,310	20,615	21,021	17,943	17,970	10,156	10,034	7,786	7,936	31,653	32,074
Employment-population ratio	54.5	53.6	62.4	62.4	66.3	65.6	64.2	63.7	69.2	68.2	74.3	74.5
Unemployed	427	376	1,186	1,242	672	696	412	426	259	270	733	953
Unemployment rate	7.1	6.6	5.4	5.6	3.6	3.7	3.9	4.1	3.2	3.3	2.3	2.9

Women
Civilian labor force	3,341	3,304	14,725	14,911	17,508	17,475	9,107	9,137	8,401	8,338	33,830	34,405
Participation rate	35.2	34.8	47.4	47.6	57.6	56.3	55.1	53.5	60.7	59.8	69.0	69.8
Employed	3,125	3,062	14,072	14,223	16,835	16,797	8,683	8,748	8,151	8,049	33,020	33,340
Employment-population ratio	32.9	32.3	45.3	45.4	55.4	54.1	52.5	51.2	58.9	57.7	67.3	67.6
Unemployed	216	242	653	688	674	678	424	389	250	289	810	1,064
Unemployment rate	6.5	7.3	4.4	4.6	3.8	3.9	4.7	4.3	3.0	3.5	2.4	3.1

White
Civilian labor force	7,485	6,763	27,545	28,080	27,348	27,358	14,509	14,606	12,840	12,752	49,489	50,214
Participation rate	49.7	47.7	55.9	56.4	61.4	60.5	58.7	58.1	64.8	63.5	71.1	71.4
Employed	6,984	6,340	26,342	26,795	26,423	26,429	13,919	14,072	12,504	12,357	48,467	48,904
Employment-population ratio	46.4	44.7	53.5	53.8	59.3	58.4	56.3	55.9	63.1	61.5	69.7	69.5
Unemployed	501	422	1,203	1,285	926	929	590	534	336	395	1,022	1,310
Unemployment rate	6.7	6.2	4.4	4.6	3.4	3.4	4.1	3.7	2.6	3.1	2.1	2.6

Black or African American
Civilian labor force	1,051	1,267	5,835	5,852	5,700	5,571	3,449	3,258	2,250	2,313	6,825	7,000
Participation rate	38.8	42.7	59.8	58.5	69.0	66.5	68.6	64.5	69.5	69.6	75.3	79.0
Employed	976	1,125	5,409	5,372	5,361	5,269	3,242	3,077	2,119	2,192	6,632	6,656
Employment-population ratio	36.1	37.9	55.4	53.8	64.9	62.9	64.5	60.9	65.4	65.9	73.1	75.1
Unemployed	75	142	426	479	339	302	207	180	131	121	193	344
Unemployment rate	7.1	11.2	7.3	8.2	5.9	5.4	6.0	5.5	5.8	5.2	2.8	4.9

Asian
Civilian labor force	405	502	1,466	1,515	1,471	1,545	751	762	720	783	7,896	8,168
Participation rate	36.3	40.0	56.2	57.5	65.7	66.1	66.9	63.9	64.5	68.4	75.2	76.3
Employed	391	484	1,411	1,454	1,443	1,482	738	731	705	751	7,628	7,886
Employment-population ratio	35.0	38.6	54.1	55.2	64.5	63.4	65.7	61.3	63.2	65.6	72.7	73.6
Unemployed	14	18	55	61	28	63	13	31	15	32	269	282
Unemployment rate	3.5	3.7	3.7	4.0	1.9	4.1	1.7	4.1	2.1	4.1	3.4	3.5

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian labor force	5,678	5,221	9,081	9,874	6,180	6,571	3,575	3,666	2,605	2,906	7,466	7,881
Participation rate	59.5	57.8	69.0	70.4	73.6	72.7	72.3	70.2	75.4	76.2	78.6	81.6
Employed	5,305	4,867	8,584	9,402	5,958	6,306	3,433	3,487	2,526	2,819	7,240	7,616
Employment-population ratio	55.6	53.9	65.2	67.0	70.9	69.8	69.4	66.8	73.1	73.9	76.2	78.8
Unemployed	373	354	497	473	222	265	143	178	79	87	226	265
Unemployment rate	6.6	6.8	5.5	4.8	3.6	4.0	4.0	4.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	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.

Last Modified Date: February 11, 2026