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)
	Nov. 2024	Nov. 2025	Nov. 2024	Nov. 2025	Total		Some college, no degree		Associate degree		Nov. 2024	Nov. 2025
	Nov. 2024	Nov. 2025	Nov. 2024	Nov. 2025	Nov. 2024	Nov. 2025	Nov. 2024	Nov. 2025	Nov. 2024	Nov. 2025	Nov. 2024	Nov. 2025
TOTAL
Civilian labor force	9,115	8,915	35,977	37,147	35,875	36,377	19,352	19,839	16,523	16,538	65,854	67,218
Participation rate	47.4	46.9	56.8	57.9	62.9	62.1	60.5	60.2	65.9	64.5	72.5	72.2
Employed	8,619	8,354	34,378	35,559	34,654	35,165	18,547	19,097	16,108	16,068	64,328	65,345
Employment-population ratio	44.8	43.9	54.3	55.4	60.7	60.0	57.9	58.0	64.3	62.6	70.9	70.2
Unemployed	496	562	1,599	1,588	1,221	1,212	806	741	415	470	1,525	1,872
Unemployment rate	5.4	6.3	4.4	4.3	3.4	3.3	4.2	3.7	2.5	2.8	2.3	2.8

Men
Civilian labor force	5,993	5,750	21,711	22,234	18,450	18,860	10,199	10,669	8,252	8,191	31,985	32,728
Participation rate	59.5	57.7	66.3	66.7	68.8	68.9	66.1	67.3	72.4	71.2	76.1	75.7
Employed	5,734	5,389	20,718	21,306	17,864	18,236	9,819	10,279	8,045	7,957	31,295	31,878
Employment-population ratio	57.0	54.1	63.2	63.9	66.6	66.6	63.7	64.8	70.6	69.2	74.5	73.8
Unemployed	258	361	993	928	587	625	380	390	207	235	691	850
Unemployment rate	4.3	6.3	4.6	4.2	3.2	3.3	3.7	3.7	2.5	2.9	2.2	2.6

Women
Civilian labor force	3,122	3,165	14,266	14,913	17,425	17,517	9,154	9,170	8,271	8,347	33,868	34,489
Participation rate	34.0	34.9	46.7	48.4	57.6	56.1	55.2	53.7	60.5	59.0	69.5	69.1
Employed	2,885	2,965	13,660	14,253	16,791	16,930	8,728	8,819	8,063	8,111	33,033	33,467
Employment-population ratio	31.4	32.7	44.8	46.2	55.5	54.2	52.6	51.6	59.0	57.3	67.7	67.1
Unemployed	237	201	606	660	634	587	426	351	208	236	835	1,022
Unemployment rate	7.6	6.3	4.2	4.4	3.6	3.4	4.7	3.8	2.5	2.8	2.5	3.0

White
Civilian labor force	7,360	6,863	27,618	28,158	27,089	27,402	14,139	14,727	12,950	12,675	49,283	49,826
Participation rate	49.6	48.7	56.5	57.3	61.3	60.3	57.9	58.4	65.4	62.7	71.2	70.5
Employed	6,999	6,522	26,604	27,160	26,219	26,597	13,574	14,255	12,645	12,342	48,319	48,602
Employment-population ratio	47.2	46.3	54.4	55.3	59.3	58.5	55.6	56.5	63.9	61.0	69.8	68.8
Unemployed	361	340	1,015	997	870	805	565	472	305	333	964	1,223
Unemployment rate	4.9	5.0	3.7	3.5	3.2	2.9	4.0	3.2	2.4	2.6	2.0	2.5

Black or African American
Civilian labor force	935	1,300	5,355	5,878	5,821	5,717	3,604	3,443	2,217	2,275	7,150	6,973
Participation rate	37.5	44.0	57.2	59.1	70.2	68.2	70.4	66.5	69.9	70.9	77.0	78.7
Employed	852	1,120	4,966	5,415	5,549	5,461	3,417	3,258	2,132	2,203	6,883	6,678
Employment-population ratio	34.2	38.0	53.0	54.5	66.9	65.1	66.8	62.9	67.2	68.7	74.2	75.4
Unemployed	82	180	389	463	271	256	187	184	85	72	267	296
Unemployment rate	8.8	13.8	7.3	7.9	4.7	4.5	5.2	5.4	3.8	3.1	3.7	4.2

Asian
Civilian labor force	406	374	1,577	1,660	1,317	1,486	678	724	639	761	7,387	8,268
Participation rate	35.5	33.2	57.9	60.3	61.8	65.3	60.4	63.5	63.4	67.0	76.0	75.5
Employed	393	367	1,521	1,622	1,285	1,431	660	690	624	741	7,145	8,010
Employment-population ratio	34.4	32.5	55.8	58.9	60.3	62.9	58.8	60.5	62.0	65.2	73.5	73.1
Unemployed	13	8	57	38	32	55	17	34	15	20	242	258
Unemployment rate	3.2	2.0	3.6	2.3	2.4	3.7	2.6	4.7	2.3	2.6	3.3	3.1

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian labor force	5,560	5,033	8,839	9,723	6,049	6,876	3,380	4,032	2,669	2,843	7,283	7,887
Participation rate	59.8	58.1	69.0	70.3	74.1	73.9	71.1	73.4	78.4	74.7	79.1	80.8
Employed	5,267	4,782	8,488	9,264	5,794	6,651	3,210	3,867	2,584	2,784	7,084	7,708
Employment-population ratio	56.7	55.2	66.3	66.9	71.0	71.5	67.5	70.4	75.9	73.1	77.0	79.0
Unemployed	293	251	351	459	255	225	170	165	85	59	199	179
Unemployment rate	5.3	5.0	4.0	4.7	4.2	3.3	5.0	4.1	3.2	2.1	2.7	2.3
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: December 16, 2025