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

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)
	Apr. 2025	Apr. 2026	Apr. 2025	Apr. 2026	Total		Some college, no degree		Associate degree		Apr. 2025	Apr. 2026
	Apr. 2025	Apr. 2026	Apr. 2025	Apr. 2026	Apr. 2025	Apr. 2026	Apr. 2025	Apr. 2026	Apr. 2025	Apr. 2026	Apr. 2025	Apr. 2026
TOTAL
Civilian labor force	9,002	8,498	36,631	36,904	36,674	35,490	19,925	19,320	16,749	16,171	66,604	67,301
Participation rate	47.0	45.5	56.9	56.9	63.1	61.4	61.4	59.6	65.2	63.6	72.6	71.7
Employed	8,458	7,965	35,248	35,275	35,411	34,428	19,089	18,610	16,321	15,819	65,070	65,567
Employment-population ratio	44.2	42.7	54.7	54.4	60.9	59.6	58.8	57.4	63.5	62.3	70.9	69.8
Unemployed	544	534	1,383	1,629	1,264	1,062	836	710	428	352	1,533	1,735
Unemployment rate	6.0	6.3	3.8	4.4	3.4	3.0	4.2	3.7	2.6	2.2	2.3	2.6

Men
Civilian labor force	5,696	5,095	22,217	21,781	18,662	18,503	10,457	10,382	8,205	8,121	32,714	32,424
Participation rate	58.3	55.5	66.1	65.7	69.3	68.4	67.9	66.7	71.0	70.6	76.3	75.2
Employed	5,377	4,850	21,357	20,769	18,020	17,891	10,043	9,958	7,977	7,932	31,893	31,566
Employment-population ratio	55.1	52.9	63.6	62.6	66.9	66.1	65.3	64.0	69.0	69.0	74.4	73.2
Unemployed	319	245	860	1,012	642	612	414	424	228	189	821	858
Unemployment rate	5.6	4.8	3.9	4.6	3.4	3.3	4.0	4.1	2.8	2.3	2.5	2.6

Women
Civilian labor force	3,306	3,404	14,414	15,123	18,012	16,987	9,468	8,938	8,544	8,050	33,889	34,877
Participation rate	35.2	35.9	46.8	47.7	57.7	55.3	55.5	53.1	60.4	57.9	69.3	68.7
Employed	3,080	3,115	13,891	14,506	17,391	16,538	9,047	8,651	8,344	7,886	33,177	34,001
Employment-population ratio	32.8	32.8	45.1	45.8	55.8	53.8	53.1	51.4	59.0	56.7	67.9	67.0
Unemployed	225	289	523	617	622	450	422	286	200	164	712	877
Unemployment rate	6.8	8.5	3.6	4.1	3.5	2.6	4.5	3.2	2.3	2.0	2.1	2.5

White
Civilian labor force	7,019	6,354	27,741	26,931	27,552	26,157	14,597	13,909	12,955	12,247	50,084	48,877
Participation rate	49.2	47.8	56.1	55.8	61.2	59.7	59.1	58.0	63.9	61.7	71.6	70.0
Employed	6,633	6,006	26,755	25,973	26,697	25,473	14,068	13,436	12,629	12,037	49,056	47,755
Employment-population ratio	46.4	45.1	54.1	53.8	59.3	58.1	56.9	56.0	62.2	60.7	70.2	68.4
Unemployed	387	348	986	957	855	684	529	474	326	211	1,028	1,122
Unemployment rate	5.5	5.5	3.6	3.6	3.1	2.6	3.6	3.4	2.5	1.7	2.1	2.3

Black or African American
Civilian labor force	1,063	1,066	5,822	5,965	5,981	5,580	3,567	3,235	2,414	2,345	6,591	6,468
Participation rate	38.0	37.0	59.4	59.2	69.8	68.0	69.4	65.0	70.4	72.6	75.4	76.9
Employed	964	946	5,523	5,511	5,665	5,364	3,324	3,103	2,341	2,261	6,364	6,199
Employment-population ratio	34.5	32.8	56.4	54.7	66.1	65.4	64.7	62.3	68.3	70.0	72.8	73.7
Unemployed	99	121	300	454	317	216	244	132	73	84	227	269
Unemployment rate	9.3	11.3	5.1	7.6	5.3	3.9	6.8	4.1	3.0	3.6	3.4	4.2

Asian
Civilian labor force	451	569	1,547	1,431	1,503	1,400	736	768	768	631	8,028	9,043
Participation rate	41.2	45.9	57.4	55.7	67.4	60.5	66.4	58.2	68.4	63.5	75.4	75.2
Employed	440	552	1,520	1,403	1,477	1,362	721	735	756	627	7,808	8,786
Employment-population ratio	40.2	44.5	56.4	54.6	66.3	58.8	65.1	55.6	67.4	63.1	73.3	73.1
Unemployed	11	18	27	28	26	38	15	34	12	4	220	257
Unemployment rate	2.5	3.1	1.7	1.9	1.8	2.7	2.0	4.4	1.5	0.7	2.7	2.8

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian labor force	5,332	4,879	9,263	9,835	6,444	6,636	3,653	3,795	2,791	2,842	7,897	8,235
Participation rate	59.4	56.0	70.0	71.0	73.8	72.3	73.0	71.7	74.8	73.0	79.5	80.2
Employed	5,021	4,667	8,874	9,373	6,158	6,386	3,461	3,601	2,696	2,784	7,725	8,017
Employment-population ratio	55.9	53.5	67.1	67.7	70.5	69.6	69.2	68.1	72.2	71.6	77.7	78.1
Unemployed	311	212	388	462	287	251	192	193	95	57	171	219
Unemployment rate	5.8	4.4	4.2	4.7	4.4	3.8	5.2	5.1	3.4	2.0	2.2	2.7
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: May 08, 2026