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)
	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2026	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2026	Total		Some college, no degree		Associate degree		Aug. 2025	Aug. 2026
	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2026	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2026	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2026	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2026	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2026	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2026
TOTAL
Civilian labor force	8,627	7,841	37,070	36,358	35,797	35,703	19,552	19,403	16,245	16,300	67,373	67,663
Participation rate	47.3	44.5	57.3	56.4	62.9	61.2	60.8	59.1	65.5	63.9	71.4	71.0
Employed	8,092	7,522	35,489	34,770	34,570	34,320	18,827	18,511	15,742	15,809	65,343	65,653
Employment-population ratio	44.4	42.7	54.8	53.9	60.7	58.9	58.6	56.4	63.5	62.0	69.3	68.8
Unemployed	535	319	1,582	1,588	1,227	1,383	724	893	503	491	2,030	2,010
Unemployment rate	6.2	4.1	4.3	4.4	3.4	3.9	3.7	4.6	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0

Men
Civilian labor force	5,633	4,971	22,340	21,649	18,754	18,399	10,821	10,565	7,933	7,834	32,974	32,693
Participation rate	58.9	56.1	66.8	65.2	69.7	67.8	68.6	66.3	71.2	70.0	75.6	75.0
Employed	5,321	4,753	21,440	20,747	18,173	17,692	10,462	10,080	7,710	7,613	32,054	31,731
Employment-population ratio	55.6	53.6	64.1	62.5	67.5	65.2	66.3	63.2	69.2	68.0	73.5	72.8
Unemployed	312	218	899	902	581	707	358	485	223	221	920	962
Unemployment rate	5.5	4.4	4.0	4.2	3.1	3.8	3.3	4.6	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9

Women
Civilian labor force	2,994	2,869	14,731	14,709	17,043	17,304	8,731	8,839	8,312	8,466	34,399	34,970
Participation rate	34.6	32.7	47.1	47.0	56.7	55.5	53.3	52.4	60.9	59.2	67.9	67.5
Employed	2,770	2,769	14,049	14,023	16,397	16,627	8,365	8,431	8,032	8,196	33,289	33,922
Employment-population ratio	32.0	31.6	44.9	44.8	54.6	53.3	51.1	50.0	58.8	57.3	65.7	65.5
Unemployed	223	101	682	686	646	677	366	407	280	270	1,110	1,048
Unemployment rate	7.5	3.5	4.6	4.7	3.8	3.9	4.2	4.6	3.4	3.2	3.2	3.0

White
Civilian labor force	6,631	5,662	28,033	26,810	27,280	26,422	14,611	13,906	12,669	12,515	49,994	48,689
Participation rate	49.1	46.5	56.5	55.5	61.4	59.6	59.5	56.9	63.8	63.0	69.9	68.9
Employed	6,240	5,444	27,032	25,807	26,472	25,598	14,129	13,422	12,342	12,176	48,717	47,288
Employment-population ratio	46.2	44.7	54.5	53.4	59.6	57.8	57.5	54.9	62.1	61.3	68.1	66.9
Unemployed	391	218	1,001	1,003	808	823	482	484	327	340	1,277	1,401
Unemployment rate	5.9	3.8	3.6	3.7	3.0	3.1	3.3	3.5	2.6	2.7	2.6	2.9

Black or African American
Civilian labor force	1,078	909	5,896	5,837	5,430	5,295	3,189	3,327	2,241	1,968	7,183	6,980
Participation rate	40.7	36.1	58.9	59.3	66.9	65.8	64.1	65.9	71.3	65.7	77.6	75.3
Employed	993	841	5,417	5,445	5,084	4,965	2,995	3,082	2,089	1,883	6,776	6,703
Employment-population ratio	37.5	33.4	54.1	55.3	62.6	61.7	60.2	61.1	66.5	62.8	73.2	72.3
Unemployed	85	68	480	393	346	329	194	245	152	85	406	276
Unemployment rate	7.9	7.4	8.1	6.7	6.4	6.2	6.1	7.4	6.8	4.3	5.7	4.0

Asian
Civilian labor force	370	428	1,529	1,543	1,408	1,526	753	749	655	777	8,246	8,761
Participation rate	34.6	33.3	58.2	56.8	67.8	63.3	63.9	58.5	72.9	68.8	75.0	76.5
Employed	353	418	1,500	1,515	1,395	1,459	742	696	653	763	7,966	8,512
Employment-population ratio	32.9	32.5	57.1	55.7	67.2	60.6	63.0	54.4	72.7	67.5	72.5	74.3
Unemployed	17	10	28	29	13	67	11	52	2	14	280	249
Unemployment rate	4.7	2.4	1.8	1.9	0.9	4.4	1.5	7.0	0.3	1.8	3.4	2.8

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian labor force	5,092	4,736	9,692	9,484	6,237	6,572	3,573	3,474	2,664	3,097	7,909	8,842
Participation rate	56.6	55.7	69.1	68.9	74.7	72.9	71.9	69.5	78.8	77.3	79.9	80.5
Employed	4,751	4,587	9,267	9,057	6,059	6,292	3,464	3,291	2,595	3,002	7,643	8,535
Employment-population ratio	52.8	53.9	66.1	65.8	72.6	69.8	69.7	65.8	76.7	74.9	77.2	77.7
Unemployed	341	149	425	427	178	280	109	184	69	96	266	307
Unemployment rate	6.7	3.1	4.4	4.5	2.8	4.3	3.0	5.3	2.6	3.1	3.4	3.5
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: September 04, 2026