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)
	June 2024	June 2025	June 2024	June 2025	Total		Some college, no degree		Associate degree		June 2024	June 2025
	June 2024	June 2025	June 2024	June 2025	June 2024	June 2025	June 2024	June 2025	June 2024	June 2025	June 2024	June 2025
TOTAL
Civilian labor force	9,346	9,228	35,951	36,289	35,473	36,102	19,214	19,321	16,259	16,780	64,855	66,266
Participation rate	48.0	47.3	56.6	56.7	62.5	62.7	60.2	60.4	65.5	65.6	72.3	71.5
Employed	8,849	8,753	34,494	34,916	34,244	34,951	18,451	18,656	15,793	16,295	63,198	64,486
Employment-population ratio	45.4	44.8	54.3	54.5	60.3	60.7	57.8	58.3	63.6	63.7	70.4	69.5
Unemployed	497	475	1,457	1,373	1,229	1,151	763	665	466	486	1,657	1,779
Unemployment rate	5.3	5.1	4.1	3.8	3.5	3.2	4.0	3.4	2.9	2.9	2.6	2.7

Men
Civilian labor force	5,968	5,990	21,347	21,877	18,538	18,740	10,596	10,568	7,942	8,172	31,995	32,382
Participation rate	60.7	59.5	65.8	65.9	69.0	69.3	67.6	67.7	70.9	71.4	76.0	75.2
Employed	5,669	5,739	20,552	21,075	17,961	18,211	10,191	10,244	7,771	7,967	31,221	31,482
Employment-population ratio	57.7	57.0	63.3	63.5	66.8	67.3	65.0	65.6	69.3	69.6	74.2	73.1
Unemployed	299	251	795	802	576	530	405	324	171	205	774	900
Unemployment rate	5.0	4.2	3.7	3.7	3.1	2.8	3.8	3.1	2.2	2.5	2.4	2.8

Women
Civilian labor force	3,378	3,238	14,604	14,413	16,936	17,361	8,618	8,753	8,317	8,608	32,859	33,883
Participation rate	35.0	34.3	47.0	46.7	56.7	56.9	53.1	53.5	61.0	61.0	69.0	68.2
Employed	3,179	3,014	13,942	13,841	16,282	16,740	8,260	8,412	8,022	8,328	31,977	33,004
Employment-population ratio	32.9	31.9	44.9	44.9	54.5	54.9	50.9	51.4	58.8	59.0	67.1	66.5
Unemployed	199	224	662	572	653	621	358	341	295	280	883	879
Unemployment rate	5.9	6.9	4.5	4.0	3.9	3.6	4.2	3.9	3.6	3.3	2.7	2.6

White
Civilian labor force	7,182	7,187	27,352	27,405	26,654	27,231	14,121	14,241	12,532	12,990	49,232	49,648
Participation rate	49.5	49.6	55.9	55.9	60.6	61.1	58.1	58.6	63.8	64.2	71.0	70.2
Employed	6,822	6,877	26,441	26,562	25,840	26,397	13,633	13,779	12,207	12,618	48,121	48,447
Employment-population ratio	47.0	47.4	54.0	54.2	58.8	59.2	56.1	56.6	62.1	62.4	69.4	68.5
Unemployed	360	310	910	843	814	835	488	462	326	372	1,112	1,202
Unemployment rate	5.0	4.3	3.3	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.5	3.2	2.6	2.9	2.3	2.4

Black or African American
Civilian labor force	1,187	1,126	5,653	5,807	5,779	5,685	3,447	3,322	2,332	2,364	6,533	6,689
Participation rate	42.0	39.4	58.9	58.6	69.3	68.0	68.2	66.5	71.2	70.1	76.8	75.7
Employed	1,094	1,040	5,237	5,377	5,513	5,454	3,254	3,180	2,258	2,274	6,293	6,365
Employment-population ratio	38.7	36.4	54.5	54.3	66.1	65.2	64.3	63.7	68.9	67.4	74.0	72.0
Unemployed	92	86	416	430	267	232	192	142	74	90	241	324
Unemployment rate	7.8	7.6	7.4	7.4	4.6	4.1	5.6	4.3	3.2	3.8	3.7	4.8

Asian
Civilian labor force	500	383	1,489	1,531	1,502	1,542	736	781	766	761	7,282	8,035
Participation rate	43.6	36.8	54.9	58.1	69.1	68.0	64.4	64.1	74.3	72.6	76.1	74.9
Employed	478	370	1,463	1,501	1,452	1,495	709	749	743	746	7,018	7,813
Employment-population ratio	41.7	35.6	53.9	57.0	66.8	66.0	62.0	61.5	72.1	71.1	73.4	72.8
Unemployed	22	13	26	29	50	47	28	32	23	15	265	222
Unemployment rate	4.3	3.4	1.8	1.9	3.4	3.0	3.8	4.1	3.0	2.0	3.6	2.8

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian labor force	5,543	5,507	8,876	9,320	5,992	6,445	3,543	3,552	2,449	2,892	7,137	7,441
Participation rate	59.3	58.3	69.6	69.0	74.7	75.4	75.3	74.2	73.9	77.1	80.0	77.8
Employed	5,271	5,236	8,538	8,989	5,739	6,251	3,396	3,450	2,343	2,801	6,957	7,246
Employment-population ratio	56.4	55.4	67.0	66.5	71.6	73.2	72.2	72.0	70.7	74.6	78.0	75.8
Unemployed	272	271	338	332	253	194	147	102	106	92	180	195
Unemployment rate	4.9	4.9	3.8	3.6	4.2	3.0	4.1	2.9	4.3	3.2	2.5	2.6
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: July 03, 2025