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)
	July 2025	July 2026	July 2025	July 2026	Total		Some college, no degree		Associate degree		July 2025	July 2026
	July 2025	July 2026	July 2025	July 2026	July 2025	July 2026	July 2025	July 2026	July 2025	July 2026	July 2025	July 2026
TOTAL
Civilian labor force	8,839	7,922	36,103	36,697	36,031	35,801	19,419	19,840	16,612	15,961	67,011	66,364
Participation rate	47.9	44.4	56.2	56.4	62.7	61.2	60.5	59.8	65.5	63.0	71.4	70.5
Employed	8,365	7,518	34,487	35,202	34,891	34,438	18,779	19,003	16,112	15,435	64,940	64,323
Employment-population ratio	45.4	42.1	53.7	54.1	60.7	58.9	58.5	57.3	63.5	60.9	69.2	68.3
Unemployed	474	404	1,616	1,495	1,140	1,363	640	837	500	526	2,071	2,042
Unemployment rate	5.4	5.1	4.5	4.1	3.2	3.8	3.3	4.2	3.0	3.3	3.1	3.1

Men
Civilian labor force	5,797	5,014	21,744	21,890	18,721	18,375	10,712	10,616	8,009	7,759	32,909	32,131
Participation rate	60.2	56.5	65.4	65.2	69.1	67.5	67.8	66.3	71.0	69.2	75.6	74.6
Employed	5,527	4,777	20,818	20,991	18,210	17,708	10,388	10,193	7,822	7,515	31,935	31,232
Employment-population ratio	57.4	53.9	62.6	62.5	67.2	65.0	65.7	63.6	69.3	67.0	73.4	72.5
Unemployed	270	237	925	900	511	667	324	423	187	244	974	899
Unemployment rate	4.7	4.7	4.3	4.1	2.7	3.6	3.0	4.0	2.3	3.1	3.0	2.8

Women
Civilian labor force	3,041	2,908	14,359	14,806	17,310	17,427	8,707	9,224	8,603	8,202	34,102	34,233
Participation rate	34.5	32.4	46.4	47.0	57.0	55.7	53.4	53.8	61.1	58.1	67.7	67.0
Employed	2,838	2,741	13,669	14,211	16,681	16,730	8,391	8,810	8,290	7,920	33,005	33,090
Employment-population ratio	32.2	30.5	44.1	45.1	54.9	53.5	51.5	51.4	58.9	56.1	65.5	64.7
Unemployed	204	167	690	595	629	696	316	414	313	282	1,097	1,143
Unemployment rate	6.7	5.7	4.8	4.0	3.6	4.0	3.6	4.5	3.6	3.4	3.2	3.3

White
Civilian labor force	6,856	5,671	27,311	26,941	27,403	26,454	14,477	14,250	12,925	12,203	50,122	48,076
Participation rate	50.2	45.9	55.5	55.4	61.4	59.6	59.2	57.7	64.1	61.9	70.1	68.7
Employed	6,494	5,401	26,353	26,077	26,611	25,614	14,039	13,749	12,572	11,865	48,830	46,662
Employment-population ratio	47.5	43.7	53.6	53.6	59.7	57.7	57.4	55.7	62.4	60.2	68.3	66.6
Unemployed	362	270	958	864	792	839	439	501	353	338	1,292	1,414
Unemployment rate	5.3	4.8	3.5	3.2	2.9	3.2	3.0	3.5	2.7	2.8	2.6	2.9

Black or African American
Civilian labor force	1,039	863	5,830	5,934	5,596	5,430	3,228	3,399	2,368	2,032	6,814	6,575
Participation rate	39.4	33.2	58.4	59.6	66.7	65.8	63.9	66.3	70.9	64.9	75.7	74.5
Employed	962	779	5,276	5,514	5,299	5,075	3,054	3,174	2,246	1,901	6,405	6,315
Employment-population ratio	36.6	30.0	52.9	55.4	63.2	61.5	60.5	61.9	67.2	60.7	71.2	71.5
Unemployed	76	84	554	421	296	356	175	225	122	131	409	259
Unemployment rate	7.3	9.7	9.5	7.1	5.3	6.6	5.4	6.6	5.1	6.5	6.0	3.9

Asian
Civilian labor force	381	434	1,476	1,574	1,428	1,509	714	731	714	778	8,118	8,609
Participation rate	35.5	34.5	56.7	57.5	67.4	63.3	64.2	58.1	70.9	69.2	74.6	75.9
Employed	376	423	1,450	1,515	1,403	1,449	708	708	694	741	7,815	8,331
Employment-population ratio	35.1	33.6	55.7	55.4	66.2	60.8	63.7	56.3	68.9	65.9	71.8	73.5
Unemployed	5	12	26	59	25	60	6	23	20	37	303	278
Unemployment rate	1.3	2.6	1.7	3.8	1.8	4.0	0.8	3.1	2.7	4.8	3.7	3.2

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian labor force	5,405	4,677	9,147	9,993	6,331	6,425	3,530	3,559	2,801	2,866	7,765	8,164
Participation rate	58.7	55.6	67.3	69.5	74.4	71.8	73.5	68.9	75.5	75.7	78.8	77.9
Employed	5,127	4,492	8,813	9,600	6,165	6,203	3,452	3,419	2,714	2,784	7,515	7,841
Employment-population ratio	55.7	53.4	64.9	66.8	72.4	69.3	71.9	66.2	73.2	73.6	76.2	74.8
Unemployed	278	185	334	393	165	222	78	140	87	82	250	323
Unemployment rate	5.1	4.0	3.7	3.9	2.6	3.5	2.2	3.9	3.1	2.9	3.2	4.0
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: August 07, 2026