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)
	May 2022	May 2023	May 2022	May 2023	Total		Some college, no degree		Associate degree		May 2022	May 2023
	May 2022	May 2023	May 2022	May 2023	May 2022	May 2023	May 2022	May 2023	May 2022	May 2023	May 2022	May 2023
TOTAL
Civilian labor force	9,399	9,381	36,088	36,087	35,739	35,277	20,542	19,790	15,198	15,487	62,162	64,067
Participation rate	45.0	46.9	56.8	56.9	63.4	62.9	61.3	60.6	66.4	66.0	73.2	73.0
Employed	8,975	8,907	34,826	34,767	34,600	34,203	19,823	19,130	14,777	15,074	61,069	62,857
Employment-population ratio	43.0	44.6	54.8	54.9	61.4	61.0	59.2	58.6	64.6	64.2	71.9	71.6
Unemployed	425	474	1,262	1,320	1,139	1,073	719	660	420	413	1,093	1,210
Unemployment rate	4.5	5.1	3.5	3.7	3.2	3.0	3.5	3.3	2.8	2.7	1.8	1.9

Men
Civilian labor force	6,113	6,052	21,397	21,307	18,609	18,259	11,221	10,905	7,388	7,354	30,634	31,899
Participation rate	56.5	59.4	66.6	66.3	70.0	68.8	68.3	67.4	72.7	70.9	76.8	76.7
Employed	5,850	5,782	20,737	20,556	18,012	17,707	10,820	10,549	7,191	7,159	30,060	31,276
Employment-population ratio	54.0	56.7	64.5	63.9	67.7	66.7	65.9	65.2	70.8	69.0	75.4	75.2
Unemployed	263	270	660	751	597	552	400	357	197	196	574	623
Unemployment rate	4.3	4.5	3.1	3.5	3.2	3.0	3.6	3.3	2.7	2.7	1.9	2.0

Women
Civilian labor force	3,287	3,329	14,691	14,780	17,130	17,017	9,321	8,885	7,810	8,133	31,528	32,167
Participation rate	32.7	34.0	46.7	47.3	57.5	57.6	54.7	54.0	61.4	62.1	70.0	69.6
Employed	3,125	3,125	14,090	14,211	16,588	16,496	9,002	8,581	7,586	7,915	31,009	31,580
Employment-population ratio	31.1	31.9	44.8	45.5	55.7	55.8	52.8	52.1	59.6	60.4	68.8	68.3
Unemployed	162	204	602	569	542	521	319	304	223	218	519	587
Unemployment rate	4.9	6.1	4.1	3.9	3.2	3.1	3.4	3.4	2.9	2.7	1.6	1.8

White
Civilian labor force	7,282	7,329	27,437	27,271	27,471	27,037	15,537	15,077	11,934	11,961	47,688	48,823
Participation rate	46.6	48.8	55.7	55.8	62.0	61.9	59.7	59.9	65.3	64.6	72.2	71.7
Employed	6,979	7,021	26,602	26,416	26,731	26,316	15,055	14,665	11,676	11,651	46,908	47,959
Employment-population ratio	44.6	46.7	54.0	54.0	60.4	60.3	57.9	58.3	63.9	62.9	71.0	70.4
Unemployed	304	308	835	855	740	721	482	411	258	310	781	864
Unemployment rate	4.2	4.2	3.0	3.1	2.7	2.7	3.1	2.7	2.2	2.6	1.6	1.8

Black or African American
Civilian labor force	1,150	1,190	5,749	5,748	5,511	5,388	3,480	3,195	2,032	2,193	6,124	6,618
Participation rate	37.4	41.1	60.0	60.8	69.1	66.3	67.5	62.8	72.0	72.2	77.5	79.0
Employed	1,078	1,083	5,415	5,377	5,190	5,154	3,294	3,010	1,895	2,144	5,955	6,438
Employment-population ratio	35.1	37.4	56.5	56.9	65.0	63.4	63.9	59.2	67.2	70.5	75.4	76.8
Unemployed	72	107	334	371	322	234	185	185	136	49	168	179
Unemployment rate	6.2	9.0	5.8	6.4	5.8	4.3	5.3	5.8	6.7	2.3	2.7	2.7

Asian
Civilian labor force	460	441	1,429	1,544	1,350	1,396	680	690	670	706	6,697	6,949
Participation rate	37.6	40.9	58.1	56.5	67.7	66.4	65.2	63.2	70.4	69.8	75.3	75.6
Employed	443	420	1,408	1,529	1,320	1,343	664	679	656	664	6,578	6,792
Employment-population ratio	36.2	39.0	57.3	55.9	66.2	63.8	63.7	62.2	68.9	65.6	73.9	73.9
Unemployed	16	21	20	15	30	53	16	12	14	42	119	157
Unemployment rate	3.6	4.7	1.4	1.0	2.2	3.8	2.4	1.7	2.1	5.9	1.8	2.3

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian labor force	5,352	5,324	8,259	8,490	5,679	5,632	3,601	3,455	2,078	2,177	6,202	6,888
Participation rate	56.1	57.1	70.2	70.5	72.3	72.1	72.9	72.3	71.4	71.6	80.3	80.9
Employed	5,143	5,125	8,009	8,208	5,474	5,435	3,452	3,319	2,022	2,116	6,073	6,762
Employment-population ratio	53.9	54.9	68.1	68.1	69.7	69.5	69.9	69.5	69.4	69.6	78.6	79.4
Unemployed	209	199	251	282	206	197	149	136	56	61	129	126
Unemployment rate	3.9	3.7	3.0	3.3	3.6	3.5	4.2	3.9	2.7	2.8	2.1	1.8
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: June 02, 2023