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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
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

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