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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)
Oct.
2022
Oct.
2023
Oct.
2022
Oct.
2023
Total Some college,
no degree
Associate
degree
Oct.
2022
Oct.
2023
Oct.
2022
Oct.
2023
Oct.
2022
Oct.
2023
Oct.
2022
Oct.
2023

TOTAL

Civilian labor force

9,016 9,176 35,243 35,758 36,169 36,188 20,343 19,853 15,826 16,335 63,458 64,670

Participation rate

46.0 47.3 56.2 57.1 63.3 62.9 61.5 60.6 65.9 65.9 72.9 72.9

Employed

8,534 8,725 33,915 34,377 35,132 35,098 19,735 19,169 15,397 15,929 62,292 63,362

Employment-population ratio

43.5 45.0 54.1 54.9 61.5 61.0 59.6 58.5 64.1 64.3 71.6 71.5

Unemployed

481 451 1,328 1,381 1,037 1,090 608 684 429 405 1,166 1,308

Unemployment rate

5.3 4.9 3.8 3.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.4 2.7 2.5 1.8 2.0

Men

Civilian labor force

5,935 5,931 21,024 21,323 18,239 18,602 10,574 10,536 7,665 8,066 31,772 31,877

Participation rate

58.9 59.1 65.3 66.2 69.2 69.0 67.3 66.7 72.0 72.4 77.1 76.4

Employed

5,641 5,668 20,321 20,455 17,779 18,046 10,317 10,207 7,461 7,838 31,203 31,256

Employment-population ratio

56.0 56.5 63.2 63.5 67.4 67.0 65.7 64.6 70.0 70.3 75.8 74.9

Unemployed

294 263 703 867 461 557 257 329 204 228 568 621

Unemployment rate

5.0 4.4 3.3 4.1 2.5 3.0 2.4 3.1 2.7 2.8 1.8 1.9

Women

Civilian labor force

3,081 3,245 14,220 14,435 17,929 17,585 9,769 9,317 8,161 8,268 31,686 32,793

Participation rate

32.3 34.6 46.6 47.4 58.3 57.5 56.2 54.9 61.0 60.7 69.1 69.9

Employed

2,893 3,057 13,594 13,921 17,353 17,053 9,418 8,962 7,935 8,091 31,088 32,105

Employment-population ratio

30.3 32.6 44.5 45.8 56.4 55.7 54.2 52.8 59.3 59.4 67.8 68.4

Unemployed

188 189 625 514 576 533 351 356 225 177 598 688

Unemployment rate

6.1 5.8 4.4 3.6 3.2 3.0 3.6 3.8 2.8 2.1 1.9 2.1

White

Civilian labor force

7,376 7,327 27,096 27,547 27,679 27,597 15,388 14,940 12,292 12,657 48,351 48,714

Participation rate

48.7 49.0 55.5 56.8 62.4 61.7 60.6 59.3 64.9 64.7 71.8 71.6

Employed

7,022 7,011 26,244 26,640 26,987 26,913 14,987 14,508 12,000 12,405 47,525 47,787

Employment-population ratio

46.4 46.8 53.7 54.9 60.9 60.2 59.0 57.6 63.3 63.4 70.6 70.3

Unemployed

354 317 852 908 693 684 400 432 292 252 826 926

Unemployment rate

4.8 4.3 3.1 3.3 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.9 2.4 2.0 1.7 1.9

Black or African American

Civilian labor force

956 889 5,468 5,437 5,504 5,669 3,265 3,285 2,239 2,384 6,549 6,976

Participation rate

35.4 37.2 58.5 58.7 66.7 67.5 63.7 64.7 71.6 71.6 78.2 77.9

Employed

870 793 5,106 5,074 5,236 5,376 3,101 3,112 2,135 2,265 6,379 6,842

Employment-population ratio

32.2 33.1 54.7 54.8 63.4 64.0 60.5 61.3 68.2 68.0 76.2 76.4

Unemployed

86 96 363 363 268 293 164 173 104 120 170 133

Unemployment rate

9.0 10.8 6.6 6.7 4.9 5.2 5.0 5.3 4.6 5.0 2.6 1.9

Asian

Civilian labor force

369 487 1,403 1,430 1,348 1,329 728 690 620 639 7,003 7,232

Participation rate

36.3 41.7 57.9 54.7 61.8 64.3 62.5 60.9 61.1 68.4 75.6 76.8

Employed

359 474 1,373 1,394 1,311 1,280 703 650 608 630 6,854 7,039

Employment-population ratio

35.3 40.6 56.7 53.4 60.1 62.0 60.3 57.4 59.9 67.5 74.0 74.7

Unemployed

11 13 31 35 37 48 26 40 12 9 149 193

Unemployment rate

2.8 2.6 2.2 2.5 2.8 3.6 3.5 5.7 1.9 1.4 2.1 2.7

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Civilian labor force

5,472 5,404 8,305 8,824 5,830 6,022 3,459 3,427 2,371 2,595 6,171 6,270

Participation rate

58.1 58.1 68.1 69.3 74.1 73.4 71.4 71.3 78.4 76.2 79.8 79.5

Employed

5,214 5,201 8,029 8,487 5,657 5,816 3,361 3,293 2,296 2,524 6,038 6,116

Employment-population ratio

55.3 56.0 65.9 66.7 71.9 70.8 69.4 68.5 75.9 74.1 78.1 77.5

Unemployed

258 202 276 337 173 206 98 134 75 71 133 154

Unemployment rate

4.7 3.7 3.3 3.8 3.0 3.4 2.8 3.9 3.2 2.7 2.2 2.5

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: November 03, 2023