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)
	June 2019	June 2020	June 2019	June 2020	Total		Some college, no degree		Associate degree		June 2019	June 2020
	June 2019	June 2020	June 2019	June 2020	June 2019	June 2020	June 2019	June 2020	June 2019	June 2020	June 2019	June 2020
TOTAL
Civilian labor force	10,181	8,537	35,906	33,324	37,216	36,615	21,261	21,097	15,956	15,518	58,066	61,339
Participation rate	46.1	43.9	57.5	54.8	64.7	63.8	61.6	61.7	69.3	66.8	73.3	72.1
Employed	9,713	7,218	34,586	29,355	36,109	32,643	20,602	18,614	15,507	14,029	56,780	57,043
Employment-population ratio	44.0	37.1	55.4	48.3	62.8	56.9	59.7	54.4	67.3	60.4	71.7	67.1
Unemployed	467	1,319	1,319	3,969	1,107	3,972	659	2,483	448	1,489	1,286	4,296
Unemployment rate	4.6	15.4	3.7	11.9	3.0	10.8	3.1	11.8	2.8	9.6	2.2	7.0

Men
Civilian labor force	6,527	5,342	21,076	20,259	19,024	18,955	11,251	11,512	7,773	7,444	29,039	30,230
Participation rate	59.1	54.2	67.0	65.8	71.5	70.1	68.9	68.2	75.7	73.1	78.1	76.8
Employed	6,269	4,627	20,338	18,021	18,551	17,056	10,979	10,262	7,572	6,794	28,482	28,302
Employment-population ratio	56.8	47.0	64.6	58.5	69.7	63.0	67.2	60.8	73.8	66.8	76.6	71.9
Unemployed	258	715	738	2,239	473	1,899	272	1,250	201	650	557	1,928
Unemployment rate	3.9	13.4	3.5	11.0	2.5	10.0	2.4	10.9	2.6	8.7	1.9	6.4

Women
Civilian labor force	3,654	3,195	14,829	13,065	18,193	17,659	10,009	9,585	8,183	8,074	29,027	31,109
Participation rate	33.1	33.2	47.9	43.5	58.8	58.2	55.1	55.4	64.1	61.9	69.0	68.1
Employed	3,444	2,592	14,248	11,334	17,558	15,586	9,623	8,352	7,935	7,235	28,298	28,741
Employment-population ratio	31.2	27.0	46.0	37.8	56.8	51.3	53.0	48.2	62.1	55.5	67.3	62.9
Unemployed	210	603	581	1,731	634	2,073	387	1,233	248	839	730	2,367
Unemployment rate	5.7	18.9	3.9	13.2	3.5	11.7	3.9	12.9	3.0	10.4	2.5	7.6

White
Civilian labor force	8,078	6,705	27,938	25,957	28,792	28,418	16,290	15,889	12,502	12,530	45,015	47,604
Participation rate	48.2	46.0	57.1	54.9	63.7	63.0	60.5	60.4	68.2	66.6	72.5	71.3
Employed	7,746	5,804	27,049	23,265	28,027	25,613	15,853	14,195	12,173	11,418	43,997	44,420
Employment-population ratio	46.2	39.8	55.3	49.2	62.0	56.7	58.9	53.9	66.4	60.7	70.8	66.6
Unemployed	332	900	889	2,693	765	2,805	436	1,694	329	1,111	1,018	3,184
Unemployment rate	4.1	13.4	3.2	10.4	2.7	9.9	2.7	10.7	2.6	8.9	2.3	6.7

Black or African American
Civilian labor force	1,155	1,038	5,283	4,996	5,582	5,556	3,336	3,611	2,245	1,945	5,468	5,705
Participation rate	37.2	35.1	58.7	54.8	68.0	68.0	64.5	66.9	74.0	70.3	76.7	75.3
Employed	1,051	836	4,949	4,171	5,347	4,764	3,185	3,054	2,162	1,710	5,339	5,195
Employment-population ratio	33.8	28.3	55.0	45.7	65.2	58.3	61.6	56.6	71.3	61.8	74.9	68.5
Unemployed	104	202	335	825	235	792	152	557	83	235	128	510
Unemployment rate	9.0	19.5	6.3	16.5	4.2	14.3	4.6	15.4	3.7	12.1	2.3	8.9

Asian
Civilian labor force	507	457	1,385	1,257	1,469	1,176	773	677	696	499	6,221	6,380
Participation rate	40.1	40.7	55.4	50.6	69.7	60.0	68.9	62.9	70.7	56.4	75.0	73.7
Employed	494	294	1,366	919	1,419	1,016	739	585	680	431	6,114	5,890
Employment-population ratio	39.1	26.2	54.6	37.0	67.4	51.8	65.8	54.3	69.2	48.7	73.7	68.0
Unemployed	13	163	19	337	50	161	34	93	15	68	108	491
Unemployment rate	2.6	35.6	1.3	26.8	3.4	13.7	4.5	13.7	2.2	13.6	1.7	7.7

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian labor force	5,963	4,841	7,383	7,176	5,593	5,935	3,510	3,560	2,083	2,375	5,136	6,128
Participation rate	58.7	54.9	69.9	67.8	75.8	73.9	75.3	71.9	76.5	77.0	77.8	77.5
Employed	5,744	4,117	7,173	6,243	5,397	5,150	3,402	3,058	1,995	2,092	4,972	5,569
Employment-population ratio	56.5	46.7	67.9	59.0	73.1	64.1	73.0	61.7	73.2	67.9	75.3	70.5
Unemployed	218	725	210	933	196	785	108	502	88	283	165	560
Unemployment rate	3.7	15.0	2.8	13.0	3.5	13.2	3.1	14.1	4.2	11.9	3.2	9.1
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: July 02, 2020