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)
	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026	Total		Some college, no degree		Associate degree		Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026
	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026
TOTAL
Civilian labor force	8,746	8,218	36,329	36,154	36,592	36,534	19,921	19,768	16,671	16,765	66,785	67,677
Participation rate	46.6	45.1	56.4	56.6	63.6	62.3	62.0	60.4	65.5	64.6	72.4	71.9
Employed	8,087	7,628	34,634	34,229	35,218	35,149	19,102	18,916	16,116	16,233	65,111	65,625
Employment-population ratio	43.1	41.8	53.7	53.6	61.2	59.9	59.5	57.8	63.3	62.5	70.6	69.7
Unemployed	659	590	1,695	1,925	1,374	1,384	819	852	555	532	1,675	2,052
Unemployment rate	7.5	7.2	4.7	5.3	3.8	3.8	4.1	4.3	3.3	3.2	2.5	3.0

Men
Civilian labor force	5,579	5,047	21,990	21,343	18,630	18,893	10,362	10,623	8,267	8,269	32,542	32,660
Participation rate	57.9	55.9	65.7	65.5	68.9	68.6	66.8	67.5	71.8	70.2	75.9	75.5
Employed	5,189	4,722	20,947	20,101	17,931	18,188	9,962	10,158	7,969	8,030	31,716	31,741
Employment-population ratio	53.8	52.3	62.6	61.7	66.3	66.1	64.2	64.5	69.2	68.1	74.0	73.4
Unemployed	390	326	1,044	1,242	699	705	401	465	298	239	826	919
Unemployment rate	7.0	6.5	4.7	5.8	3.8	3.7	3.9	4.4	3.6	2.9	2.5	2.8

Women
Civilian labor force	3,167	3,170	14,338	14,811	17,962	17,641	9,558	9,145	8,403	8,496	34,244	35,017
Participation rate	34.7	34.4	46.2	47.3	58.8	56.7	57.6	53.9	60.2	59.9	69.3	68.8
Employed	2,898	2,906	13,687	14,128	17,287	16,962	9,141	8,758	8,147	8,204	33,395	33,884
Employment-population ratio	31.7	31.6	44.1	45.2	56.6	54.5	55.1	51.6	58.4	57.9	67.6	66.6
Unemployed	269	264	651	682	675	679	418	387	257	292	849	1,133
Unemployment rate	8.5	8.3	4.5	4.6	3.8	3.9	4.4	4.2	3.1	3.4	2.5	3.2

White
Civilian labor force	6,937	5,939	27,386	26,894	27,840	26,703	14,838	14,061	13,002	12,642	49,793	49,010
Participation rate	49.0	46.2	55.5	56.0	62.1	60.4	60.0	58.2	64.8	63.1	70.9	70.0
Employed	6,457	5,613	26,240	25,615	26,843	25,878	14,230	13,576	12,613	12,302	48,626	47,737
Employment-population ratio	45.6	43.7	53.2	53.3	59.9	58.5	57.5	56.2	62.9	61.4	69.3	68.1
Unemployed	481	326	1,147	1,279	997	825	608	485	389	341	1,167	1,273
Unemployment rate	6.9	5.5	4.2	4.8	3.6	3.1	4.1	3.4	3.0	2.7	2.3	2.6

Black or African American
Civilian labor force	950	1,096	5,673	5,397	5,756	5,866	3,365	3,443	2,391	2,423	7,094	6,874
Participation rate	36.3	40.2	58.0	57.3	69.8	69.0	69.9	67.6	69.7	71.0	77.1	77.6
Employed	840	953	5,337	4,909	5,429	5,528	3,182	3,210	2,247	2,318	6,904	6,555
Employment-population ratio	32.1	34.9	54.6	52.1	65.9	65.0	66.1	63.1	65.5	68.0	75.1	74.0
Unemployed	110	143	335	488	327	338	183	233	144	105	190	318
Unemployment rate	11.6	13.0	5.9	9.0	5.7	5.8	5.4	6.8	6.0	4.3	2.7	4.6

Asian
Civilian labor force	494	555	1,529	1,602	1,450	1,584	750	827	699	758	7,972	8,823
Participation rate	42.1	42.7	55.8	58.2	67.8	65.2	71.0	62.6	64.8	68.2	76.7	75.8
Employed	478	527	1,491	1,552	1,437	1,474	743	774	694	700	7,711	8,501
Employment-population ratio	40.7	40.5	54.4	56.3	67.3	60.7	70.3	58.6	64.3	63.1	74.2	73.0
Unemployed	16	28	38	51	13	110	8	53	5	57	261	322
Unemployment rate	3.3	5.0	2.5	3.2	0.9	7.0	1.0	6.4	0.7	7.6	3.3	3.6

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian labor force	5,185	4,702	9,070	9,597	6,373	6,969	3,735	3,909	2,638	3,061	7,808	8,324
Participation rate	58.3	55.9	68.1	70.0	74.1	73.3	74.0	72.0	74.2	74.9	79.0	81.1
Employed	4,847	4,380	8,639	9,126	6,077	6,684	3,553	3,720	2,524	2,965	7,544	7,988
Employment-population ratio	54.5	52.0	64.9	66.6	70.7	70.3	70.4	68.5	71.0	72.6	76.3	77.8
Unemployed	338	323	431	472	296	285	182	189	114	96	264	335
Unemployment rate	6.5	6.9	4.8	4.9	4.6	4.1	4.9	4.8	4.3	3.1	3.4	4.0
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: March 06, 2026