A-17. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

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)
	Dec. 2019	Dec. 2020	Dec. 2019	Dec. 2020	Total		Some college, no degree		Associate degree		Dec. 2019	Dec. 2020
	Dec. 2019	Dec. 2020	Dec. 2019	Dec. 2020	Dec. 2019	Dec. 2020	Dec. 2019	Dec. 2020	Dec. 2019	Dec. 2020	Dec. 2019	Dec. 2020
TOTAL
Civilian labor force	9,918	9,246	35,923	34,751	37,499	35,714	21,736	20,293	15,763	15,421	60,174	60,174
Participation rate	46.6	45.5	58.2	55.2	64.7	62.6	62.3	60.4	68.4	65.7	73.8	72.1
Employed	9,330	8,288	34,585	32,006	36,516	33,538	21,134	18,925	15,382	14,613	59,096	57,985
Employment-population ratio	43.8	40.8	56.0	50.8	63.0	58.8	60.5	56.3	66.8	62.3	72.5	69.5
Unemployed	588	958	1,337	2,745	983	2,175	602	1,368	381	808	1,079	2,190
Unemployment rate	5.9	10.4	3.7	7.9	2.6	6.1	2.8	6.7	2.4	5.2	1.8	3.6

Men
Civilian labor force	6,256	5,957	21,324	20,740	18,923	17,955	11,400	10,767	7,523	7,188	29,596	29,814
Participation rate	58.1	57.1	68.0	65.2	71.2	68.6	69.0	66.6	74.8	71.8	77.5	76.2
Employed	5,871	5,380	20,573	19,060	18,452	16,828	11,104	10,052	7,348	6,775	29,044	28,777
Employment-population ratio	54.6	51.5	65.6	59.9	69.4	64.3	67.2	62.2	73.1	67.7	76.1	73.5
Unemployed	385	577	751	1,680	471	1,127	295	714	176	413	552	1,036
Unemployment rate	6.2	9.7	3.5	8.1	2.5	6.3	2.6	6.6	2.3	5.7	1.9	3.5

Women
Civilian labor force	3,662	3,289	14,599	14,011	18,576	17,759	10,336	9,526	8,240	8,233	30,578	30,361
Participation rate	34.8	33.3	48.1	45.0	59.3	57.5	56.3	54.6	63.5	61.2	70.6	68.6
Employed	3,459	2,908	14,012	12,946	18,064	16,711	10,030	8,873	8,034	7,838	30,052	29,207
Employment-population ratio	32.8	29.5	46.2	41.6	57.6	54.1	54.6	50.8	61.9	58.3	69.3	66.0
Unemployed	203	381	586	1,065	512	1,048	307	653	206	395	526	1,153
Unemployment rate	5.5	11.6	4.0	7.6	2.8	5.9	3.0	6.9	2.5	4.8	1.7	3.8

White
Civilian labor force	7,833	7,369	27,777	26,982	29,094	27,827	16,547	15,482	12,547	12,345	46,530	46,201
Participation rate	48.5	47.6	57.5	55.0	63.8	61.8	61.2	59.3	67.7	65.3	73.1	71.3
Employed	7,372	6,674	26,946	25,050	28,376	26,255	16,139	14,524	12,238	11,731	45,773	44,654
Employment-population ratio	45.6	43.1	55.8	51.1	62.3	58.3	59.7	55.7	66.0	62.1	71.9	69.0
Unemployed	461	696	831	1,932	718	1,572	409	958	309	614	757	1,547
Unemployment rate	5.9	9.4	3.0	7.2	2.5	5.6	2.5	6.2	2.5	5.0	1.6	3.3

Black or African American
Civilian labor force	1,184	1,117	5,427	4,998	5,461	5,181	3,454	3,208	2,007	1,973	5,876	5,983
Participation rate	38.9	37.3	60.3	54.7	68.1	64.5	65.7	63.4	72.5	66.5	77.2	76.0
Employed	1,092	949	5,050	4,439	5,256	4,761	3,304	2,913	1,952	1,848	5,728	5,707
Employment-population ratio	35.9	31.7	56.1	48.6	65.5	59.3	62.9	57.6	70.5	62.3	75.3	72.5
Unemployed	91	169	378	559	205	420	150	295	56	125	148	276
Unemployment rate	7.7	15.1	7.0	11.2	3.8	8.1	4.3	9.2	2.8	6.3	2.5	4.6

Asian
Civilian labor force	433	376	1,396	1,375	1,415	1,229	818	697	597	531	6,346	6,392
Participation rate	35.9	38.5	59.2	53.3	65.9	62.1	64.6	60.3	67.8	64.6	74.8	72.8
Employed	422	346	1,371	1,263	1,395	1,160	807	660	588	499	6,191	6,098
Employment-population ratio	35.0	35.5	58.1	48.9	65.0	58.6	63.8	57.1	66.8	60.7	72.9	69.4
Unemployed	11	30	25	112	20	69	11	37	9	32	155	295
Unemployment rate	2.6	8.0	1.8	8.1	1.4	5.6	1.3	5.3	1.5	6.0	2.4	4.6

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian labor force	5,587	5,365	7,807	7,751	5,726	5,702	3,520	3,312	2,206	2,390	5,585	5,482
Participation rate	59.6	56.8	71.1	67.7	74.0	72.8	73.1	71.9	75.4	74.3	78.8	77.7
Employed	5,277	4,806	7,560	6,947	5,541	5,267	3,415	3,038	2,126	2,230	5,459	5,192
Employment-population ratio	56.3	50.9	68.9	60.7	71.6	67.3	70.9	65.9	72.7	69.3	77.0	73.6
Unemployed	310	559	247	804	184	435	105	275	79	160	126	290
Unemployment rate	5.5	10.4	3.2	10.4	3.2	7.6	3.0	8.3	3.6	6.7	2.3	5.3
Footnotes (1) Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. (2) Includes persons 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. Persons 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: January 08, 2021