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
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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)
	Apr. 2021	Apr. 2022	Apr. 2021	Apr. 2022	Total		Some college, no degree		Associate degree		Apr. 2021	Apr. 2022
	Apr. 2021	Apr. 2022	Apr. 2021	Apr. 2022	Apr. 2021	Apr. 2022	Apr. 2021	Apr. 2022	Apr. 2021	Apr. 2022	Apr. 2021	Apr. 2022
TOTAL
Civilian labor force	9,039	9,300	34,768	36,498	35,627	35,628	20,372	20,056	15,254	15,572	60,786	61,702
Participation rate	44.3	44.9	55.4	56.8	63.2	63.5	61.1	61.0	66.2	67.0	72.1	72.9
Employed	8,205	8,808	32,451	35,168	33,622	34,586	19,147	19,361	14,475	15,225	58,757	60,579
Employment-population ratio	40.2	42.5	51.7	54.7	59.7	61.7	57.5	58.9	62.8	65.5	69.7	71.6
Unemployed	835	492	2,317	1,330	2,005	1,042	1,225	694	780	347	2,030	1,123
Unemployment rate	9.2	5.3	6.7	3.6	5.6	2.9	6.0	3.5	5.1	2.2	3.3	1.8

Men
Civilian labor force	5,862	6,070	20,760	21,661	18,199	18,452	10,878	10,975	7,321	7,477	29,914	30,510
Participation rate	55.7	56.2	65.5	66.6	69.6	70.2	67.5	68.4	72.9	73.0	76.3	76.7
Employed	5,362	5,747	19,329	20,909	17,148	17,881	10,214	10,612	6,934	7,270	28,896	29,899
Employment-population ratio	50.9	53.2	61.0	64.3	65.6	68.0	63.4	66.1	69.1	71.0	73.7	75.2
Unemployed	500	324	1,431	752	1,051	570	664	364	387	207	1,018	610
Unemployment rate	8.5	5.3	6.9	3.5	5.8	3.1	6.1	3.3	5.3	2.8	3.4	2.0

Women
Civilian labor force	3,177	3,229	14,008	14,837	17,428	17,176	9,494	9,080	7,934	8,095	30,872	31,192
Participation rate	32.2	32.5	45.1	46.8	57.7	57.6	55.2	54.0	61.0	62.2	68.5	69.6
Employed	2,843	3,061	13,122	14,259	16,474	16,705	8,933	8,750	7,541	7,955	29,861	30,679
Employment-population ratio	28.8	30.9	42.2	44.9	54.5	56.0	51.9	52.1	58.0	61.2	66.3	68.4
Unemployed	335	168	886	578	954	471	561	331	393	140	1,012	513
Unemployment rate	10.5	5.2	6.3	3.9	5.5	2.7	5.9	3.6	5.0	1.7	3.3	1.6

White
Civilian labor force	7,106	7,313	26,693	27,803	27,505	27,347	15,332	15,200	12,173	12,148	46,873	47,415
Participation rate	45.6	46.8	54.7	55.8	62.3	62.3	59.8	59.7	65.9	65.9	71.2	72.0
Employed	6,554	6,948	25,174	26,904	26,173	26,653	14,527	14,759	11,646	11,894	45,475	46,650
Employment-population ratio	42.1	44.4	51.6	54.0	59.3	60.7	56.6	58.0	63.0	64.6	69.1	70.8
Unemployed	552	365	1,519	899	1,332	694	805	441	527	254	1,398	764
Unemployment rate	7.8	5.0	5.7	3.2	4.8	2.5	5.3	2.9	4.3	2.1	3.0	1.6

Black or African American
Civilian labor force	1,001	1,087	5,444	5,642	5,394	5,500	3,399	3,315	1,995	2,185	5,984	6,241
Participation rate	36.3	36.3	57.8	59.1	66.5	68.6	65.7	66.2	67.7	72.5	76.7	78.4
Employed	795	1,002	4,871	5,324	4,972	5,224	3,135	3,121	1,836	2,104	5,679	6,090
Employment-population ratio	28.8	33.5	51.7	55.8	61.3	65.1	60.6	62.3	62.4	69.8	72.8	76.5
Unemployed	206	85	573	318	423	276	264	195	159	81	305	151
Unemployment rate	20.5	7.8	10.5	5.6	7.8	5.0	7.8	5.9	7.9	3.7	5.1	2.4

Asian
Civilian labor force	476	430	1,434	1,597	1,226	1,377	669	743	556	633	6,342	6,453
Participation rate	39.9	36.6	54.2	60.3	64.0	65.9	62.3	64.8	66.1	67.3	73.4	74.4
Employed	461	419	1,284	1,547	1,117	1,348	609	716	508	631	6,119	6,285
Employment-population ratio	38.6	35.6	48.5	58.4	58.3	64.6	56.7	62.5	60.4	67.1	70.8	72.5
Unemployed	15	11	151	50	108	29	60	27	48	2	223	168
Unemployment rate	3.2	2.5	10.5	3.1	8.8	2.1	9.0	3.6	8.7	0.3	3.5	2.6

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian labor force	5,275	5,268	7,480	8,220	5,728	5,660	3,439	3,333	2,289	2,327	5,924	6,317
Participation rate	56.3	56.3	67.1	69.3	73.5	73.7	73.2	72.7	74.1	75.2	78.4	79.8
Employed	4,839	5,012	6,976	7,943	5,298	5,484	3,156	3,196	2,142	2,289	5,685	6,189
Employment-population ratio	51.7	53.5	62.6	67.0	68.0	71.4	67.1	69.7	69.3	74.0	75.2	78.2
Unemployed	436	256	504	278	430	176	283	138	147	38	239	128
Unemployment rate	8.3	4.9	6.7	3.4	7.5	3.1	8.2	4.1	6.4	1.6	4.0	2.0
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: May 06, 2022