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)
	Dec. 2024	Dec. 2025	Dec. 2024	Dec. 2025	Total		Some college, no degree		Associate degree		Dec. 2024	Dec. 2025
	Dec. 2024	Dec. 2025	Dec. 2024	Dec. 2025	Dec. 2024	Dec. 2025	Dec. 2024	Dec. 2025	Dec. 2024	Dec. 2025	Dec. 2024	Dec. 2025
TOTAL
Civilian labor force	9,245	9,042	35,764	36,456	35,634	36,335	19,224	19,675	16,410	16,660	65,676	67,355
Participation rate	47.7	46.9	56.7	57.1	62.6	61.6	59.9	59.5	66.1	64.2	72.1	72.6
Employed	8,684	8,498	34,213	35,003	34,459	35,029	18,494	18,888	15,966	16,141	64,207	65,634
Employment-population ratio	44.8	44.0	54.2	54.8	60.6	59.3	57.7	57.1	64.4	62.2	70.4	70.7
Unemployed	561	544	1,551	1,453	1,174	1,306	730	787	445	519	1,469	1,721
Unemployment rate	6.1	6.0	4.3	4.0	3.3	3.6	3.8	4.0	2.7	3.1	2.2	2.6

Men
Civilian labor force	6,007	5,826	21,257	21,794	18,209	18,836	10,181	10,656	8,028	8,180	32,276	32,918
Participation rate	59.8	57.7	65.3	66.2	68.3	67.9	65.6	66.4	72.2	70.0	75.9	76.2
Employed	5,682	5,467	20,312	20,914	17,603	18,178	9,800	10,266	7,802	7,912	31,571	32,127
Employment-population ratio	56.6	54.1	62.4	63.5	66.1	65.6	63.1	64.0	70.1	67.7	74.2	74.4
Unemployed	325	359	945	880	606	658	381	390	225	268	705	791
Unemployment rate	5.4	6.2	4.4	4.0	3.3	3.5	3.7	3.7	2.8	3.3	2.2	2.4

Women
Civilian labor force	3,238	3,217	14,507	14,662	17,425	17,499	9,043	9,019	8,382	8,480	33,400	34,437
Participation rate	34.7	35.0	47.4	47.3	57.6	55.9	54.6	52.9	61.2	59.5	68.7	69.4
Employed	3,003	3,032	13,901	14,088	16,857	16,851	8,693	8,622	8,163	8,229	32,635	33,507
Employment-population ratio	32.2	32.9	45.4	45.5	55.7	53.8	52.5	50.6	59.6	57.7	67.1	67.5
Unemployed	236	185	605	574	568	648	349	397	219	251	764	930
Unemployment rate	7.3	5.8	4.2	3.9	3.3	3.7	3.9	4.4	2.6	3.0	2.3	2.7

White
Civilian labor force	7,500	7,071	27,312	27,487	27,112	27,426	14,169	14,566	12,943	12,860	49,252	50,096
Participation rate	50.4	48.8	56.1	56.4	61.3	60.1	57.7	57.7	65.8	63.1	70.9	71.0
Employed	7,053	6,717	26,295	26,536	26,281	26,573	13,655	14,080	12,626	12,492	48,307	49,013
Employment-population ratio	47.4	46.3	54.0	54.4	59.4	58.2	55.6	55.7	64.2	61.3	69.6	69.5
Unemployed	446	354	1,017	951	831	853	514	485	317	368	945	1,083
Unemployment rate	6.0	5.0	3.7	3.5	3.1	3.1	3.6	3.3	2.4	2.9	1.9	2.2

Black or African American
Civilian labor force	941	1,180	5,483	5,709	5,527	5,787	3,380	3,474	2,148	2,313	7,091	6,949
Participation rate	36.7	42.8	58.4	57.8	68.1	66.8	67.2	65.6	69.6	68.7	75.5	78.2
Employed	875	1,029	5,101	5,364	5,304	5,445	3,236	3,217	2,068	2,228	6,851	6,644
Employment-population ratio	34.1	37.3	54.3	54.3	65.4	62.9	64.4	60.8	67.0	66.2	73.0	74.8
Unemployed	67	151	382	345	223	342	143	257	80	85	240	305
Unemployment rate	7.1	12.8	7.0	6.0	4.0	5.9	4.2	7.4	3.7	3.7	3.4	4.4

Asian
Civilian labor force	386	374	1,412	1,660	1,364	1,551	734	752	630	799	7,347	8,177
Participation rate	34.9	33.6	55.2	58.8	64.0	66.3	66.7	64.1	61.1	68.5	74.5	75.8
Employed	368	362	1,377	1,615	1,303	1,490	699	727	605	763	7,163	7,952
Employment-population ratio	33.3	32.5	53.8	57.2	61.1	63.7	63.4	62.0	58.7	65.4	72.7	73.8
Unemployed	18	12	35	44	61	60	36	25	25	35	184	225
Unemployment rate	4.7	3.3	2.5	2.7	4.4	3.9	4.9	3.3	4.0	4.4	2.5	2.8

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian labor force	5,741	5,294	8,891	9,454	5,923	6,748	3,202	3,899	2,721	2,850	7,241	7,898
Participation rate	59.9	58.7	69.7	69.1	74.0	73.3	71.0	73.5	77.8	73.1	78.6	80.8
Employed	5,440	4,986	8,480	9,017	5,675	6,542	3,039	3,754	2,635	2,788	7,036	7,706
Employment-population ratio	56.8	55.3	66.5	66.0	70.9	71.1	67.4	70.7	75.3	71.6	76.4	78.9
Unemployed	301	308	411	436	248	206	163	145	86	61	204	192
Unemployment rate	5.2	5.8	4.6	4.6	4.2	3.1	5.1	3.7	3.1	2.2	2.8	2.4
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: January 09, 2026