A-17. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

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)
	Sept. 2020	Sept. 2021	Sept. 2020	Sept. 2021	Total		Some college, no degree		Associate degree		Sept. 2020	Sept. 2021
	Sept. 2020	Sept. 2021	Sept. 2020	Sept. 2021	Sept. 2020	Sept. 2021	Sept. 2020	Sept. 2021	Sept. 2020	Sept. 2021	Sept. 2020	Sept. 2021
TOTAL
Civilian labor force	8,946	9,263	35,328	35,261	35,921	35,840	20,505	20,542	15,416	15,298	59,840	60,710
Participation rate	44.2	45.9	55.6	55.7	63.5	63.1	60.6	60.9	67.8	66.2	72.2	72.0
Employed	8,093	8,644	32,284	33,351	33,055	34,273	18,713	19,577	14,342	14,696	57,021	59,213
Employment-population ratio	40.0	42.9	50.8	52.7	58.4	60.3	55.3	58.0	63.1	63.6	68.8	70.3
Unemployed	853	619	3,044	1,910	2,866	1,567	1,792	966	1,074	602	2,818	1,497
Unemployment rate	9.5	6.7	8.6	5.4	8.0	4.4	8.7	4.7	7.0	3.9	4.7	2.5

Men
Civilian labor force	5,863	6,118	21,103	21,127	18,483	18,254	11,255	10,955	7,228	7,299	29,388	29,850
Participation rate	57.1	58.5	65.7	65.7	70.4	69.9	68.2	67.9	74.0	73.3	76.0	76.0
Employed	5,371	5,765	19,363	20,024	17,182	17,460	10,422	10,480	6,760	6,980	28,076	29,135
Employment-population ratio	52.3	55.2	60.3	62.3	65.4	66.9	63.2	64.9	69.2	70.1	72.6	74.2
Unemployed	492	354	1,740	1,103	1,301	794	833	475	468	319	1,313	715
Unemployment rate	8.4	5.8	8.2	5.2	7.0	4.3	7.4	4.3	6.5	4.4	4.5	2.4

Women
Civilian labor force	3,083	3,145	14,225	14,134	17,438	17,586	9,250	9,587	8,188	7,999	30,451	30,861
Participation rate	30.9	32.4	45.2	45.4	57.6	57.2	53.4	54.5	63.1	60.9	68.8	68.6
Employed	2,722	2,879	12,921	13,327	15,874	16,812	8,292	9,097	7,582	7,716	28,946	30,078
Employment-population ratio	27.3	29.6	41.1	42.8	52.4	54.7	47.9	51.7	58.5	58.7	65.4	66.8
Unemployed	361	266	1,304	807	1,564	774	959	491	606	283	1,506	782
Unemployment rate	11.7	8.4	9.2	5.7	9.0	4.4	10.4	5.1	7.4	3.5	4.9	2.5

White
Civilian labor force	7,141	7,363	27,295	26,989	27,816	27,856	15,590	15,758	12,226	12,098	46,531	46,430
Participation rate	46.5	48.4	55.4	55.0	62.6	62.1	59.4	59.9	67.2	65.3	71.6	70.8
Employed	6,497	6,924	25,274	25,773	25,826	26,797	14,393	15,140	11,433	11,657	44,503	45,326
Employment-population ratio	42.3	45.5	51.3	52.5	58.1	59.7	54.8	57.5	62.9	62.9	68.5	69.1
Unemployed	644	439	2,021	1,216	1,991	1,059	1,197	618	793	442	2,029	1,103
Unemployment rate	9.0	6.0	7.4	4.5	7.2	3.8	7.7	3.9	6.5	3.6	4.4	2.4

Black or African American
Civilian labor force	1,023	1,022	5,320	5,507	5,296	5,171	3,252	3,148	2,045	2,023	5,576	6,088
Participation rate	33.7	34.5	56.1	57.6	65.9	66.3	63.5	63.7	70.3	70.6	75.5	76.9
Employed	878	896	4,646	4,989	4,700	4,834	2,858	2,928	1,843	1,906	5,262	5,920
Employment-population ratio	29.0	30.3	49.0	52.2	58.5	62.0	55.8	59.3	63.3	66.5	71.3	74.8
Unemployed	144	126	674	518	596	336	394	219	202	117	314	169
Unemployment rate	14.1	12.3	12.7	9.4	11.3	6.5	12.1	7.0	9.9	5.8	5.6	2.8

Asian
Civilian labor force	406	440	1,415	1,431	1,303	1,334	688	752	615	581	6,386	6,583
Participation rate	39.1	41.5	53.7	54.5	69.3	68.1	66.6	68.4	72.5	67.6	72.7	75.7
Employed	362	417	1,175	1,339	1,186	1,258	615	701	571	556	6,004	6,411
Employment-population ratio	34.9	39.3	44.5	51.0	63.0	64.2	59.5	63.8	67.3	64.7	68.3	73.7
Unemployed	44	23	240	92	117	76	73	51	44	25	382	172
Unemployment rate	10.9	5.2	17.0	6.4	9.0	5.7	10.6	6.8	7.1	4.3	6.0	2.6

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian labor force	5,069	5,317	7,371	7,739	5,771	5,650	3,589	3,457	2,183	2,193	5,866	5,981
Participation rate	56.1	57.8	67.1	67.4	71.9	70.4	70.2	69.6	74.8	71.7	78.3	80.0
Employed	4,613	5,028	6,625	7,265	5,264	5,400	3,278	3,282	1,986	2,118	5,474	5,786
Employment-population ratio	51.0	54.6	60.3	63.3	65.6	67.3	64.1	66.1	68.0	69.3	73.0	77.4
Unemployed	455	289	746	474	507	250	311	175	197	75	392	196
Unemployment rate	9.0	5.4	10.1	6.1	8.8	4.4	8.7	5.1	9.0	3.4	6.7	3.3
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: October 08, 2021