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)
	Sept. 2023	Sept. 2024	Sept. 2023	Sept. 2024	Total		Some college, no degree		Associate degree		Sept. 2023	Sept. 2024
	Sept. 2023	Sept. 2024	Sept. 2023	Sept. 2024	Sept. 2023	Sept. 2024	Sept. 2023	Sept. 2024	Sept. 2023	Sept. 2024	Sept. 2023	Sept. 2024
TOTAL
Civilian labor force	9,287	9,355	36,416	36,408	36,016	35,990	19,970	19,929	16,046	16,061	64,285	65,527
Participation rate	47.5	48.1	57.2	57.0	62.9	63.3	60.7	61.3	65.7	65.9	73.5	72.9
Employed	8,865	8,802	34,993	35,031	34,976	34,808	19,306	19,189	15,670	15,619	62,946	64,073
Employment-population ratio	45.3	45.3	54.9	54.8	61.1	61.2	58.7	59.0	64.2	64.1	71.9	71.3
Unemployed	422	553	1,423	1,377	1,041	1,182	665	740	376	442	1,340	1,454
Unemployment rate	4.5	5.9	3.9	3.8	2.9	3.3	3.3	3.7	2.3	2.8	2.1	2.2

Men
Civilian labor force	6,000	6,149	21,772	21,632	18,474	18,640	10,645	10,702	7,829	7,938	31,919	31,886
Participation rate	59.6	60.7	66.6	66.1	69.0	69.9	67.4	68.3	71.2	72.1	77.3	76.0
Employed	5,749	5,862	20,895	20,820	17,963	18,053	10,287	10,327	7,676	7,725	31,201	31,192
Employment-population ratio	57.1	57.9	63.9	63.6	67.1	67.7	65.2	65.9	69.8	70.2	75.6	74.3
Unemployed	251	287	877	812	511	587	358	375	153	212	717	694
Unemployment rate	4.2	4.7	4.0	3.8	2.8	3.1	3.4	3.5	2.0	2.7	2.2	2.2

Women
Civilian labor force	3,287	3,206	14,644	14,776	17,542	17,350	9,325	9,227	8,217	8,123	32,367	33,641
Participation rate	34.6	34.4	47.2	47.4	57.5	57.4	54.6	54.8	61.3	60.7	70.0	70.3
Employed	3,116	2,939	14,098	14,211	17,013	16,755	9,019	8,861	7,994	7,894	31,744	32,881
Employment-population ratio	32.8	31.6	45.5	45.6	55.8	55.5	52.8	52.6	59.6	59.0	68.7	68.7
Unemployed	172	266	546	566	530	595	307	366	223	229	622	760
Unemployment rate	5.2	8.3	3.7	3.8	3.0	3.4	3.3	4.0	2.7	2.8	1.9	2.3

White
Civilian labor force	7,350	7,415	27,941	27,782	27,388	27,251	15,054	14,995	12,334	12,255	48,716	49,276
Participation rate	49.6	49.7	56.6	56.4	61.4	61.8	59.4	60.0	64.1	64.2	72.4	71.7
Employed	7,025	7,020	26,996	26,843	26,708	26,438	14,607	14,503	12,101	11,935	47,750	48,258
Employment-population ratio	47.4	47.0	54.7	54.5	59.9	59.9	57.6	58.0	62.9	62.5	71.0	70.2
Unemployed	324	395	945	939	680	813	447	493	233	320	966	1,018
Unemployment rate	4.4	5.3	3.4	3.4	2.5	3.0	3.0	3.3	1.9	2.6	2.0	2.1

Black or African American
Civilian labor force	1,000	1,063	5,476	5,503	5,721	5,961	3,325	3,521	2,396	2,441	6,745	6,912
Participation rate	39.3	43.2	58.8	58.0	68.1	70.5	65.3	68.4	72.4	73.8	77.5	77.1
Employed	941	950	5,122	5,195	5,468	5,698	3,182	3,341	2,286	2,356	6,592	6,738
Employment-population ratio	36.9	38.6	55.0	54.7	65.0	67.4	62.5	64.9	69.0	71.3	75.7	75.2
Unemployed	59	113	354	309	253	264	143	179	110	84	153	174
Unemployment rate	5.9	10.7	6.5	5.6	4.4	4.4	4.3	5.1	4.6	3.4	2.3	2.5

Asian
Civilian labor force	479	420	1,472	1,576	1,401	1,217	724	606	677	611	7,176	7,423
Participation rate	38.9	37.2	56.8	58.7	66.9	60.7	62.3	55.1	72.6	67.5	76.5	76.6
Employed	468	403	1,433	1,524	1,359	1,151	697	566	662	585	7,006	7,216
Employment-population ratio	38.1	35.7	55.3	56.7	64.9	57.4	60.0	51.4	71.1	64.6	74.7	74.4
Unemployed	11	18	39	52	42	67	28	40	15	26	171	208
Unemployment rate	2.2	4.2	2.6	3.3	3.0	5.5	3.8	6.7	2.1	4.3	2.4	2.8

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian labor force	5,478	5,672	8,603	8,958	6,153	6,078	3,573	3,483	2,580	2,594	6,533	7,023
Participation rate	59.3	59.7	68.6	69.6	74.7	74.0	73.9	72.7	75.9	75.8	81.4	80.7
Employed	5,249	5,398	8,270	8,633	5,978	5,845	3,461	3,337	2,517	2,508	6,356	6,806
Employment-population ratio	56.8	56.8	65.9	67.1	72.6	71.1	71.6	69.6	74.1	73.3	79.2	78.2
Unemployed	228	274	333	325	175	232	112	146	63	86	177	217
Unemployment rate	4.2	4.8	3.9	3.6	2.8	3.8	3.1	4.2	2.4	3.3	2.7	3.1
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: October 04, 2024