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)
	Mar. 2024	Mar. 2025	Mar. 2024	Mar. 2025	Total		Some college, no degree		Associate degree		Mar. 2024	Mar. 2025
	Mar. 2024	Mar. 2025	Mar. 2024	Mar. 2025	Mar. 2024	Mar. 2025	Mar. 2024	Mar. 2025	Mar. 2024	Mar. 2025	Mar. 2024	Mar. 2025
TOTAL
Civilian labor force	8,864	8,986	36,504	36,176	36,198	36,350	19,827	19,649	16,371	16,701	64,820	67,120
Participation rate	46.0	47.7	57.5	56.7	63.3	62.8	61.2	61.2	66.1	64.8	72.8	72.4
Employed	8,349	8,392	34,889	34,576	34,934	35,044	19,053	18,866	15,881	16,178	63,469	65,404
Employment-population ratio	43.4	44.5	54.9	54.2	61.1	60.5	58.8	58.7	64.1	62.8	71.2	70.5
Unemployed	514	594	1,615	1,600	1,264	1,306	774	783	490	523	1,351	1,716
Unemployment rate	5.8	6.6	4.4	4.4	3.5	3.6	3.9	4.0	3.0	3.1	2.1	2.6

Men
Civilian labor force	5,747	5,767	21,726	21,918	18,682	18,535	10,729	10,298	7,953	8,237	31,799	32,919
Participation rate	58.9	59.1	66.5	66.2	69.6	68.8	68.2	67.0	71.5	71.2	76.2	76.0
Employed	5,427	5,397	20,831	20,903	17,994	17,848	10,290	9,924	7,704	7,924	31,090	32,051
Employment-population ratio	55.6	55.3	63.7	63.1	67.0	66.3	65.4	64.6	69.3	68.5	74.5	74.0
Unemployed	320	370	896	1,015	689	688	440	374	249	314	709	868
Unemployment rate	5.6	6.4	4.1	4.6	3.7	3.7	4.1	3.6	3.1	3.8	2.2	2.6

Women
Civilian labor force	3,117	3,219	14,778	14,257	17,516	17,814	9,097	9,351	8,418	8,464	33,021	34,201
Participation rate	32.8	35.4	48.0	46.4	57.8	57.6	54.6	55.8	61.7	59.6	69.7	69.2
Employed	2,923	2,994	14,058	13,673	16,940	17,196	8,763	8,942	8,177	8,254	32,378	33,353
Employment-population ratio	30.8	32.9	45.6	44.5	55.9	55.6	52.6	53.4	59.9	58.1	68.3	67.5
Unemployed	195	225	719	585	576	619	334	409	241	210	642	848
Unemployment rate	6.2	7.0	4.9	4.1	3.3	3.5	3.7	4.4	2.9	2.5	1.9	2.5

White
Civilian labor force	7,012	7,101	27,609	27,427	27,707	27,556	14,951	14,653	12,756	12,902	49,046	50,126
Participation rate	48.3	49.8	56.7	56.1	62.0	61.2	59.5	59.2	65.2	63.6	71.5	71.2
Employed	6,637	6,654	26,552	26,398	26,838	26,699	14,449	14,113	12,389	12,586	48,089	48,958
Employment-population ratio	45.7	46.7	54.5	54.0	60.0	59.3	57.5	57.0	63.3	62.1	70.1	69.5
Unemployed	374	447	1,056	1,029	869	856	502	540	367	316	957	1,168
Unemployment rate	5.3	6.3	3.8	3.8	3.1	3.1	3.4	3.7	2.9	2.5	2.0	2.3

Black or African American
Civilian labor force	965	961	5,843	5,671	5,609	5,745	3,320	3,292	2,288	2,453	6,794	7,001
Participation rate	36.0	37.2	60.6	58.0	68.9	68.8	67.8	68.4	70.7	69.4	77.8	76.4
Employed	871	845	5,411	5,295	5,312	5,419	3,113	3,101	2,199	2,318	6,579	6,784
Employment-population ratio	32.5	32.7	56.1	54.2	65.3	64.9	63.6	64.4	67.9	65.6	75.3	74.0
Unemployed	94	116	432	376	297	327	207	191	90	135	214	218
Unemployment rate	9.7	12.1	7.4	6.6	5.3	5.7	6.2	5.8	3.9	5.5	3.2	3.1

Asian
Civilian labor force	482	492	1,460	1,465	1,418	1,505	671	791	747	714	7,070	8,074
Participation rate	40.5	45.9	54.6	55.6	66.1	69.3	63.7	72.6	68.5	66.1	75.0	75.4
Employed	478	492	1,430	1,418	1,387	1,458	650	777	737	681	6,929	7,798
Employment-population ratio	40.1	45.9	53.4	53.8	64.7	67.2	61.7	71.3	67.6	63.0	73.6	72.8
Unemployed	4	0	30	48	30	47	21	14	9	33	141	276
Unemployment rate	0.9	0.0	2.0	3.2	2.1	3.1	3.1	1.8	1.3	4.6	2.0	3.4

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian labor force	5,202	5,382	8,846	9,223	6,088	6,296	3,601	3,486	2,487	2,810	7,001	7,894
Participation rate	56.1	59.1	70.2	69.9	75.6	73.6	75.3	72.2	76.0	75.4	78.8	79.5
Employed	4,911	5,069	8,445	8,803	5,916	6,076	3,509	3,357	2,407	2,719	6,844	7,646
Employment-population ratio	53.0	55.7	67.1	66.7	73.4	71.0	73.4	69.5	73.6	73.0	77.1	77.0
Unemployed	291	313	402	420	172	220	92	129	80	91	157	248
Unemployment rate	5.6	5.8	4.5	4.6	2.8	3.5	2.6	3.7	3.2	3.2	2.2	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: April 04, 2025