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)
	July 2024	July 2025	July 2024	July 2025	Total		Some college, no degree		Associate degree		July 2024	July 2025
	July 2024	July 2025	July 2024	July 2025	July 2024	July 2025	July 2024	July 2025	July 2024	July 2025	July 2024	July 2025
TOTAL
Civilian labor force	8,997	8,839	36,537	36,103	35,537	36,031	19,273	19,419	16,264	16,612	65,086	67,011
Participation rate	47.9	47.9	56.7	56.2	62.7	62.7	60.4	60.5	65.7	65.5	72.5	71.4
Employed	8,408	8,365	34,832	34,487	34,198	34,891	18,454	18,779	15,744	16,112	63,340	64,940
Employment-population ratio	44.8	45.4	54.1	53.7	60.4	60.7	57.9	58.5	63.6	63.5	70.5	69.2
Unemployed	589	474	1,705	1,616	1,339	1,140	819	640	520	500	1,746	2,071
Unemployment rate	6.5	5.4	4.7	4.5	3.8	3.2	4.2	3.3	3.2	3.0	2.7	3.1

Men
Civilian labor force	5,953	5,797	21,761	21,744	18,403	18,721	10,455	10,712	7,948	8,009	32,100	32,909
Participation rate	61.1	60.2	65.9	65.4	69.3	69.1	67.3	67.8	72.1	71.0	76.5	75.6
Employed	5,607	5,527	20,846	20,818	17,771	18,210	10,093	10,388	7,678	7,822	31,285	31,935
Employment-population ratio	57.5	57.4	63.1	62.6	66.9	67.2	65.0	65.7	69.6	69.3	74.5	73.4
Unemployed	346	270	915	925	632	511	362	324	269	187	815	974
Unemployment rate	5.8	4.7	4.2	4.3	3.4	2.7	3.5	3.0	3.4	2.3	2.5	3.0

Women
Civilian labor force	3,044	3,041	14,776	14,359	17,134	17,310	8,818	8,707	8,316	8,603	32,986	34,102
Participation rate	33.7	34.5	47.1	46.4	57.0	57.0	53.9	53.4	60.6	61.1	69.0	67.7
Employed	2,801	2,838	13,986	13,669	16,427	16,681	8,361	8,391	8,066	8,290	32,056	33,005
Employment-population ratio	31.0	32.2	44.6	44.1	54.6	54.9	51.1	51.5	58.8	58.9	67.0	65.5
Unemployed	243	204	790	690	707	629	457	316	251	313	931	1,097
Unemployment rate	8.0	6.7	5.3	4.8	4.1	3.6	5.2	3.6	3.0	3.6	2.8	3.2

White
Civilian labor force	6,967	6,856	27,889	27,311	26,913	27,403	14,335	14,477	12,578	12,925	49,078	50,122
Participation rate	49.3	50.2	56.1	55.5	61.4	61.4	59.2	59.2	64.0	64.1	71.0	70.1
Employed	6,570	6,494	26,774	26,353	26,009	26,611	13,796	14,039	12,212	12,572	47,785	48,830
Employment-population ratio	46.5	47.5	53.8	53.6	59.3	59.7	57.0	57.4	62.1	62.4	69.2	68.3
Unemployed	396	362	1,115	958	905	792	539	439	366	353	1,292	1,292
Unemployment rate	5.7	5.3	4.0	3.5	3.4	2.9	3.8	3.0	2.9	2.7	2.6	2.6

Black or African American
Civilian labor force	1,030	1,039	5,783	5,830	5,717	5,596	3,392	3,228	2,325	2,368	6,818	6,814
Participation rate	41.3	39.4	59.6	58.4	68.2	66.7	65.3	63.9	73.0	70.9	78.1	75.7
Employed	898	962	5,379	5,276	5,408	5,299	3,183	3,054	2,225	2,246	6,603	6,405
Employment-population ratio	36.0	36.6	55.4	52.9	64.6	63.2	61.3	60.5	69.9	67.2	75.6	71.2
Unemployed	132	76	404	554	308	296	209	175	99	122	215	409
Unemployment rate	12.8	7.3	7.0	9.5	5.4	5.3	6.2	5.4	4.3	5.1	3.1	6.0

Asian
Civilian labor force	481	381	1,410	1,476	1,372	1,428	669	714	702	714	7,460	8,118
Participation rate	41.4	35.5	53.8	56.7	66.5	67.4	62.0	64.2	71.4	70.9	76.7	74.6
Employed	464	376	1,373	1,450	1,306	1,403	629	708	677	694	7,252	7,815
Employment-population ratio	39.9	35.1	52.4	55.7	63.3	66.2	58.3	63.7	68.8	68.9	74.5	71.8
Unemployed	17	5	37	26	66	25	40	6	26	20	208	303
Unemployment rate	3.6	1.3	2.7	1.7	4.8	1.8	6.0	0.8	3.7	2.7	2.8	3.7

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian labor force	5,479	5,405	9,021	9,147	5,913	6,331	3,299	3,530	2,614	2,801	6,981	7,765
Participation rate	59.1	58.7	68.9	67.3	73.8	74.4	72.8	73.5	75.2	75.5	79.7	78.8
Employed	5,155	5,127	8,605	8,813	5,677	6,165	3,161	3,452	2,516	2,714	6,753	7,515
Employment-population ratio	55.6	55.7	65.7	64.9	70.9	72.4	69.8	71.9	72.3	73.2	77.1	76.2
Unemployed	324	278	416	334	236	165	138	78	99	87	228	250
Unemployment rate	5.9	5.1	4.6	3.7	4.0	2.6	4.2	2.2	3.8	3.1	3.3	3.2
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: August 01, 2025