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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
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)
Apr.
2024
Apr.
2025
Apr.
2024
Apr.
2025
Total Some college,
no degree
Associate
degree
Apr.
2024
Apr.
2025
Apr.
2024
Apr.
2025
Apr.
2024
Apr.
2025
Apr.
2024
Apr.
2025

TOTAL

Civilian labor force

9,117 9,009 36,273 36,619 36,251 36,654 19,824 19,919 16,428 16,735 64,406 66,599

Participation rate

47.5 47.1 56.8 56.9 63.0 63.1 60.9 61.4 65.6 65.2 72.8 72.6

Employed

8,578 8,463 34,890 35,234 35,114 35,390 19,096 19,082 16,018 16,308 63,127 65,068

Employment-population ratio

44.6 44.2 54.6 54.7 61.0 60.9 58.7 58.8 64.0 63.5 71.3 70.9

Unemployed

539 546 1,383 1,385 1,137 1,264 728 837 410 427 1,279 1,531

Unemployment rate

5.9 6.1 3.8 3.8 3.1 3.4 3.7 4.2 2.5 2.6 2.0 2.3

Men

Civilian labor force

5,895 5,702 21,479 22,215 18,657 18,655 10,697 10,454 7,960 8,201 31,534 32,707

Participation rate

60.0 58.4 65.5 66.1 69.2 69.2 67.6 67.9 71.4 71.0 76.0 76.3

Employed

5,574 5,381 20,645 21,352 18,045 18,015 10,314 10,041 7,732 7,974 30,845 31,888

Employment-population ratio

56.8 55.1 62.9 63.6 66.9 66.9 65.2 65.2 69.3 69.0 74.4 74.4

Unemployed

321 321 834 863 612 640 383 413 228 227 689 819

Unemployment rate

5.4 5.6 3.9 3.9 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.9 2.9 2.8 2.2 2.5

Women

Civilian labor force

3,222 3,307 14,794 14,404 17,594 17,999 9,127 9,465 8,468 8,534 32,872 33,892

Participation rate

34.3 35.3 47.6 46.8 57.5 57.7 54.6 55.5 61.0 60.4 69.9 69.3

Employed

3,003 3,082 14,246 13,883 17,069 17,375 8,782 9,041 8,286 8,334 32,282 33,180

Employment-population ratio

32.0 32.9 45.9 45.1 55.8 55.7 52.6 53.0 59.7 59.0 68.6 67.9

Unemployed

218 225 549 522 526 624 344 424 181 200 590 712

Unemployment rate

6.8 6.8 3.7 3.6 3.0 3.5 3.8 4.5 2.1 2.3 1.8 2.1

White

Civilian labor force

7,064 7,027 27,547 27,734 27,507 27,539 14,757 14,598 12,750 12,941 49,023 50,066

Participation rate

48.9 49.2 56.3 56.1 61.3 61.2 58.9 59.0 64.3 63.8 71.7 71.6

Employed

6,696 6,639 26,610 26,746 26,687 26,686 14,255 14,070 12,431 12,616 48,065 49,041

Employment-population ratio

46.4 46.5 54.4 54.1 59.5 59.3 56.9 56.9 62.7 62.2 70.3 70.1

Unemployed

367 389 938 988 820 853 501 528 319 325 958 1,025

Unemployment rate

5.2 5.5 3.4 3.6 3.0 3.1 3.4 3.6 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.0

Black or African American

Civilian labor force

1,129 1,061 5,674 5,820 5,749 5,978 3,460 3,565 2,289 2,414 6,540 6,601

Participation rate

41.3 38.1 58.6 59.4 69.7 69.8 68.7 69.3 71.2 70.4 76.5 75.4

Employed

1,038 963 5,335 5,521 5,557 5,660 3,310 3,320 2,247 2,341 6,402 6,374

Employment-population ratio

38.0 34.5 55.1 56.4 67.3 66.1 65.7 64.6 69.9 68.3 74.9 72.8

Unemployed

91 98 339 299 192 318 149 245 43 73 138 227

Unemployment rate

8.0 9.3 6.0 5.1 3.3 5.3 4.3 6.9 1.9 3.0 2.1 3.4

Asian

Civilian labor force

512 451 1,545 1,544 1,418 1,502 674 735 744 767 7,057 8,031

Participation rate

44.6 41.2 53.5 57.4 67.0 67.5 65.6 66.4 68.3 68.5 75.6 75.4

Employed

487 439 1,506 1,517 1,370 1,476 645 720 725 756 6,928 7,810

Employment-population ratio

42.3 40.1 52.1 56.4 64.7 66.3 62.7 65.1 66.6 67.5 74.2 73.3

Unemployed

26 12 40 27 48 27 29 15 19 12 130 221

Unemployment rate

5.0 2.6 2.6 1.8 3.4 1.8 4.4 2.0 2.5 1.5 1.8 2.8

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Civilian labor force

5,438 5,335 8,653 9,262 6,221 6,442 3,748 3,651 2,474 2,791 7,034 7,895

Participation rate

58.5 59.4 69.5 70.0 75.1 73.7 75.7 72.9 74.3 74.8 79.4 79.5

Employed

5,090 5,023 8,293 8,875 6,019 6,156 3,616 3,460 2,403 2,696 6,847 7,723

Employment-population ratio

54.7 55.9 66.6 67.1 72.7 70.4 73.0 69.1 72.2 72.2 77.3 77.7

Unemployed

348 312 360 387 203 286 132 191 71 95 187 171

Unemployment rate

6.4 5.8 4.2 4.2 3.3 4.4 3.5 5.2 2.9 3.4 2.7 2.2

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: May 02, 2025