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 2025	June 2026	June 2025	June 2026	Total		Some college, no degree		Associate degree		June 2025	June 2026
	June 2025	June 2026	June 2025	June 2026	June 2025	June 2026	June 2025	June 2026	June 2025	June 2026	June 2025	June 2026
TOTAL
Civilian labor force	9,228	8,516	36,289	36,683	36,102	35,227	19,321	19,119	16,780	16,108	66,266	66,347
Participation rate	47.3	44.2	56.7	56.3	62.7	61.0	60.4	59.2	65.6	63.4	71.5	71.1
Employed	8,753	8,112	34,916	35,227	34,951	33,963	18,656	18,350	16,295	15,613	64,486	64,491
Employment-population ratio	44.8	42.1	54.5	54.1	60.7	58.8	58.3	56.8	63.7	61.5	69.5	69.1
Unemployed	475	404	1,373	1,455	1,151	1,264	665	770	486	494	1,779	1,856
Unemployment rate	5.1	4.7	3.8	4.0	3.2	3.6	3.4	4.0	2.9	3.1	2.7	2.8

Men
Civilian labor force	5,990	5,397	21,877	21,591	18,740	18,074	10,568	10,163	8,172	7,911	32,382	32,191
Participation rate	59.5	55.3	65.9	65.4	69.3	67.6	67.7	65.4	71.4	70.6	75.2	74.6
Employed	5,739	5,193	21,075	20,709	18,211	17,418	10,244	9,767	7,967	7,651	31,482	31,293
Employment-population ratio	57.0	53.2	63.5	62.7	67.3	65.1	65.6	62.9	69.6	68.3	73.1	72.6
Unemployed	251	204	802	882	530	656	324	396	205	260	900	899
Unemployment rate	4.2	3.8	3.7	4.1	2.8	3.6	3.1	3.9	2.5	3.3	2.8	2.8

Women
Civilian labor force	3,238	3,120	14,413	15,092	17,361	17,153	8,753	8,957	8,608	8,196	33,883	34,155
Participation rate	34.3	32.8	46.7	47.1	56.9	55.4	53.5	53.4	61.0	57.7	68.2	68.0
Employed	3,014	2,920	13,841	14,518	16,740	16,545	8,412	8,583	8,328	7,962	33,004	33,198
Employment-population ratio	31.9	30.7	44.9	45.3	54.9	53.4	51.4	51.1	59.0	56.1	66.5	66.1
Unemployed	224	200	572	573	621	608	341	374	280	234	879	957
Unemployment rate	6.9	6.4	4.0	3.8	3.6	3.5	3.9	4.2	3.3	2.9	2.6	2.8

White
Civilian labor force	7,187	6,342	27,405	26,558	27,231	26,094	14,241	13,929	12,990	12,165	49,648	47,864
Participation rate	49.6	45.7	55.9	55.0	61.1	59.6	58.6	57.7	64.2	61.9	70.2	68.9
Employed	6,877	6,073	26,562	25,709	26,397	25,254	13,779	13,438	12,618	11,816	48,447	46,704
Employment-population ratio	47.4	43.8	54.2	53.2	59.2	57.7	56.6	55.7	62.4	60.1	68.5	67.3
Unemployed	310	269	843	848	835	839	462	491	372	349	1,202	1,160
Unemployment rate	4.3	4.2	3.1	3.2	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.5	2.9	2.9	2.4	2.4

Black or African American
Civilian labor force	1,126	944	5,807	6,054	5,685	5,360	3,322	3,090	2,364	2,270	6,689	6,583
Participation rate	39.4	32.6	58.6	60.3	68.0	65.8	66.5	63.2	70.1	69.9	75.7	77.1
Employed	1,040	869	5,377	5,592	5,454	5,122	3,180	2,933	2,274	2,190	6,365	6,356
Employment-population ratio	36.4	30.0	54.3	55.7	65.2	62.9	63.7	59.9	67.4	67.4	72.0	74.5
Unemployed	86	76	430	462	232	238	142	158	90	80	324	227
Unemployment rate	7.6	8.0	7.4	7.6	4.1	4.4	4.3	5.1	3.8	3.5	4.8	3.5

Asian
Civilian labor force	383	519	1,531	1,592	1,542	1,446	781	704	761	741	8,035	8,887
Participation rate	36.8	43.4	58.1	56.3	68.0	63.0	64.1	60.7	72.6	65.4	74.9	76.4
Employed	370	508	1,501	1,539	1,495	1,395	749	660	746	736	7,813	8,544
Employment-population ratio	35.6	42.5	57.0	54.5	66.0	60.8	61.5	56.8	71.1	64.9	72.8	73.4
Unemployed	13	11	29	53	47	50	32	45	15	6	222	343
Unemployment rate	3.4	2.1	1.9	3.3	3.0	3.5	4.1	6.4	2.0	0.8	2.8	3.9

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian labor force	5,507	5,006	9,320	9,445	6,445	6,552	3,552	3,657	2,892	2,895	7,441	8,047
Participation rate	58.3	55.4	69.0	68.0	75.4	73.0	74.2	71.0	77.1	75.7	77.8	78.6
Employed	5,236	4,814	8,989	9,091	6,251	6,296	3,450	3,488	2,801	2,808	7,246	7,716
Employment-population ratio	55.4	53.3	66.5	65.4	73.2	70.2	72.0	67.7	74.6	73.5	75.8	75.3
Unemployed	271	192	332	354	194	257	102	169	92	87	195	331
Unemployment rate	4.9	3.8	3.6	3.7	3.0	3.9	2.9	4.6	3.2	3.0	2.6	4.1
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 02, 2026