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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)
June
2024
June
2025
June
2024
June
2025
Total Some college,
no degree
Associate
degree
June
2024
June
2025
June
2024
June
2025
June
2024
June
2025
June
2024
June
2025

TOTAL

Civilian labor force

9,346 9,228 35,951 36,289 35,473 36,102 19,214 19,321 16,259 16,780 64,855 66,266

Participation rate

48.0 47.3 56.6 56.7 62.5 62.7 60.2 60.4 65.5 65.6 72.3 71.5

Employed

8,849 8,753 34,494 34,916 34,244 34,951 18,451 18,656 15,793 16,295 63,198 64,486

Employment-population ratio

45.4 44.8 54.3 54.5 60.3 60.7 57.8 58.3 63.6 63.7 70.4 69.5

Unemployed

497 475 1,457 1,373 1,229 1,151 763 665 466 486 1,657 1,779

Unemployment rate

5.3 5.1 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.2 4.0 3.4 2.9 2.9 2.6 2.7

Men

Civilian labor force

5,968 5,990 21,347 21,877 18,538 18,740 10,596 10,568 7,942 8,172 31,995 32,382

Participation rate

60.7 59.5 65.8 65.9 69.0 69.3 67.6 67.7 70.9 71.4 76.0 75.2

Employed

5,669 5,739 20,552 21,075 17,961 18,211 10,191 10,244 7,771 7,967 31,221 31,482

Employment-population ratio

57.7 57.0 63.3 63.5 66.8 67.3 65.0 65.6 69.3 69.6 74.2 73.1

Unemployed

299 251 795 802 576 530 405 324 171 205 774 900

Unemployment rate

5.0 4.2 3.7 3.7 3.1 2.8 3.8 3.1 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.8

Women

Civilian labor force

3,378 3,238 14,604 14,413 16,936 17,361 8,618 8,753 8,317 8,608 32,859 33,883

Participation rate

35.0 34.3 47.0 46.7 56.7 56.9 53.1 53.5 61.0 61.0 69.0 68.2

Employed

3,179 3,014 13,942 13,841 16,282 16,740 8,260 8,412 8,022 8,328 31,977 33,004

Employment-population ratio

32.9 31.9 44.9 44.9 54.5 54.9 50.9 51.4 58.8 59.0 67.1 66.5

Unemployed

199 224 662 572 653 621 358 341 295 280 883 879

Unemployment rate

5.9 6.9 4.5 4.0 3.9 3.6 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.3 2.7 2.6

White

Civilian labor force

7,182 7,187 27,352 27,405 26,654 27,231 14,121 14,241 12,532 12,990 49,232 49,648

Participation rate

49.5 49.6 55.9 55.9 60.6 61.1 58.1 58.6 63.8 64.2 71.0 70.2

Employed

6,822 6,877 26,441 26,562 25,840 26,397 13,633 13,779 12,207 12,618 48,121 48,447

Employment-population ratio

47.0 47.4 54.0 54.2 58.8 59.2 56.1 56.6 62.1 62.4 69.4 68.5

Unemployed

360 310 910 843 814 835 488 462 326 372 1,112 1,202

Unemployment rate

5.0 4.3 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.2 2.6 2.9 2.3 2.4

Black or African American

Civilian labor force

1,187 1,126 5,653 5,807 5,779 5,685 3,447 3,322 2,332 2,364 6,533 6,689

Participation rate

42.0 39.4 58.9 58.6 69.3 68.0 68.2 66.5 71.2 70.1 76.8 75.7

Employed

1,094 1,040 5,237 5,377 5,513 5,454 3,254 3,180 2,258 2,274 6,293 6,365

Employment-population ratio

38.7 36.4 54.5 54.3 66.1 65.2 64.3 63.7 68.9 67.4 74.0 72.0

Unemployed

92 86 416 430 267 232 192 142 74 90 241 324

Unemployment rate

7.8 7.6 7.4 7.4 4.6 4.1 5.6 4.3 3.2 3.8 3.7 4.8

Asian

Civilian labor force

500 383 1,489 1,531 1,502 1,542 736 781 766 761 7,282 8,035

Participation rate

43.6 36.8 54.9 58.1 69.1 68.0 64.4 64.1 74.3 72.6 76.1 74.9

Employed

478 370 1,463 1,501 1,452 1,495 709 749 743 746 7,018 7,813

Employment-population ratio

41.7 35.6 53.9 57.0 66.8 66.0 62.0 61.5 72.1 71.1 73.4 72.8

Unemployed

22 13 26 29 50 47 28 32 23 15 265 222

Unemployment rate

4.3 3.4 1.8 1.9 3.4 3.0 3.8 4.1 3.0 2.0 3.6 2.8

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Civilian labor force

5,543 5,507 8,876 9,320 5,992 6,445 3,543 3,552 2,449 2,892 7,137 7,441

Participation rate

59.3 58.3 69.6 69.0 74.7 75.4 75.3 74.2 73.9 77.1 80.0 77.8

Employed

5,271 5,236 8,538 8,989 5,739 6,251 3,396 3,450 2,343 2,801 6,957 7,246

Employment-population ratio

56.4 55.4 67.0 66.5 71.6 73.2 72.2 72.0 70.7 74.6 78.0 75.8

Unemployed

272 271 338 332 253 194 147 102 106 92 180 195

Unemployment rate

4.9 4.9 3.8 3.6 4.2 3.0 4.1 2.9 4.3 3.2 2.5 2.6

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: July 03, 2025