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)
	Oct. 2022	Oct. 2023	Oct. 2022	Oct. 2023	Total		Some college, no degree		Associate degree		Oct. 2022	Oct. 2023
	Oct. 2022	Oct. 2023	Oct. 2022	Oct. 2023	Oct. 2022	Oct. 2023	Oct. 2022	Oct. 2023	Oct. 2022	Oct. 2023	Oct. 2022	Oct. 2023
TOTAL
Civilian labor force	9,016	9,176	35,243	35,758	36,169	36,188	20,343	19,853	15,826	16,335	63,458	64,670
Participation rate	46.0	47.3	56.2	57.1	63.3	62.9	61.5	60.6	65.9	65.9	72.9	72.9
Employed	8,534	8,725	33,915	34,377	35,132	35,098	19,735	19,169	15,397	15,929	62,292	63,362
Employment-population ratio	43.5	45.0	54.1	54.9	61.5	61.0	59.6	58.5	64.1	64.3	71.6	71.5
Unemployed	481	451	1,328	1,381	1,037	1,090	608	684	429	405	1,166	1,308
Unemployment rate	5.3	4.9	3.8	3.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.4	2.7	2.5	1.8	2.0

Men
Civilian labor force	5,935	5,931	21,024	21,323	18,239	18,602	10,574	10,536	7,665	8,066	31,772	31,877
Participation rate	58.9	59.1	65.3	66.2	69.2	69.0	67.3	66.7	72.0	72.4	77.1	76.4
Employed	5,641	5,668	20,321	20,455	17,779	18,046	10,317	10,207	7,461	7,838	31,203	31,256
Employment-population ratio	56.0	56.5	63.2	63.5	67.4	67.0	65.7	64.6	70.0	70.3	75.8	74.9
Unemployed	294	263	703	867	461	557	257	329	204	228	568	621
Unemployment rate	5.0	4.4	3.3	4.1	2.5	3.0	2.4	3.1	2.7	2.8	1.8	1.9

Women
Civilian labor force	3,081	3,245	14,220	14,435	17,929	17,585	9,769	9,317	8,161	8,268	31,686	32,793
Participation rate	32.3	34.6	46.6	47.4	58.3	57.5	56.2	54.9	61.0	60.7	69.1	69.9
Employed	2,893	3,057	13,594	13,921	17,353	17,053	9,418	8,962	7,935	8,091	31,088	32,105
Employment-population ratio	30.3	32.6	44.5	45.8	56.4	55.7	54.2	52.8	59.3	59.4	67.8	68.4
Unemployed	188	189	625	514	576	533	351	356	225	177	598	688
Unemployment rate	6.1	5.8	4.4	3.6	3.2	3.0	3.6	3.8	2.8	2.1	1.9	2.1

White
Civilian labor force	7,376	7,327	27,096	27,547	27,679	27,597	15,388	14,940	12,292	12,657	48,351	48,714
Participation rate	48.7	49.0	55.5	56.8	62.4	61.7	60.6	59.3	64.9	64.7	71.8	71.6
Employed	7,022	7,011	26,244	26,640	26,987	26,913	14,987	14,508	12,000	12,405	47,525	47,787
Employment-population ratio	46.4	46.8	53.7	54.9	60.9	60.2	59.0	57.6	63.3	63.4	70.6	70.3
Unemployed	354	317	852	908	693	684	400	432	292	252	826	926
Unemployment rate	4.8	4.3	3.1	3.3	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.9	2.4	2.0	1.7	1.9

Black or African American
Civilian labor force	956	889	5,468	5,437	5,504	5,669	3,265	3,285	2,239	2,384	6,549	6,976
Participation rate	35.4	37.2	58.5	58.7	66.7	67.5	63.7	64.7	71.6	71.6	78.2	77.9
Employed	870	793	5,106	5,074	5,236	5,376	3,101	3,112	2,135	2,265	6,379	6,842
Employment-population ratio	32.2	33.1	54.7	54.8	63.4	64.0	60.5	61.3	68.2	68.0	76.2	76.4
Unemployed	86	96	363	363	268	293	164	173	104	120	170	133
Unemployment rate	9.0	10.8	6.6	6.7	4.9	5.2	5.0	5.3	4.6	5.0	2.6	1.9

Asian
Civilian labor force	369	487	1,403	1,430	1,348	1,329	728	690	620	639	7,003	7,232
Participation rate	36.3	41.7	57.9	54.7	61.8	64.3	62.5	60.9	61.1	68.4	75.6	76.8
Employed	359	474	1,373	1,394	1,311	1,280	703	650	608	630	6,854	7,039
Employment-population ratio	35.3	40.6	56.7	53.4	60.1	62.0	60.3	57.4	59.9	67.5	74.0	74.7
Unemployed	11	13	31	35	37	48	26	40	12	9	149	193
Unemployment rate	2.8	2.6	2.2	2.5	2.8	3.6	3.5	5.7	1.9	1.4	2.1	2.7

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian labor force	5,472	5,404	8,305	8,824	5,830	6,022	3,459	3,427	2,371	2,595	6,171	6,270
Participation rate	58.1	58.1	68.1	69.3	74.1	73.4	71.4	71.3	78.4	76.2	79.8	79.5
Employed	5,214	5,201	8,029	8,487	5,657	5,816	3,361	3,293	2,296	2,524	6,038	6,116
Employment-population ratio	55.3	56.0	65.9	66.7	71.9	70.8	69.4	68.5	75.9	74.1	78.1	77.5
Unemployed	258	202	276	337	173	206	98	134	75	71	133	154
Unemployment rate	4.7	3.7	3.3	3.8	3.0	3.4	2.8	3.9	3.2	2.7	2.2	2.5
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: November 03, 2023