A-15. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, sex, and age

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A-15. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, sex, and age [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	Total		Men, 20 years and over		Women, 20 years and over		Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Employment status, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	May 2023	May 2024	May 2023	May 2024	May 2023	May 2024	May 2023	May 2024
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	266,618	268,248	121,565	121,844	127,845	128,830	17,208	17,574
Civilian labor force	166,702	167,576	85,576	85,283	74,941	75,723	6,185	6,570
Participation rate	62.5	62.5	70.4	70.0	58.6	58.8	35.9	37.4
Employed	161,002	161,341	82,810	82,225	72,634	73,338	5,558	5,777
Employment-population ratio	60.4	60.1	68.1	67.5	56.8	56.9	32.3	32.9
Unemployed	5,700	6,235	2,765	3,057	2,307	2,385	628	793
Unemployment rate	3.4	3.7	3.2	3.6	3.1	3.1	10.1	12.1
Not in labor force	99,916	100,672	35,989	36,561	52,904	53,106	11,023	11,004

White
Civilian noninstitutional population	204,345	204,917	94,584	94,522	97,250	97,688	12,510	12,707
Civilian labor force	127,111	127,207	66,450	65,804	55,878	56,340	4,784	5,062
Participation rate	62.2	62.1	70.3	69.6	57.5	57.7	38.2	39.8
Employed	123,247	123,061	64,521	63,762	54,379	54,787	4,347	4,512
Employment-population ratio	60.3	60.1	68.2	67.5	55.9	56.1	34.7	35.5
Unemployed	3,864	4,145	1,928	2,042	1,499	1,553	437	550
Unemployment rate	3.0	3.3	2.9	3.1	2.7	2.8	9.1	10.9
Not in labor force	77,233	77,711	28,134	28,719	41,372	41,347	7,727	7,645

Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	34,613	34,949	14,778	14,852	17,304	17,483	2,531	2,613
Civilian labor force	21,878	21,999	10,103	10,164	11,058	11,016	717	818
Participation rate	63.2	62.9	68.4	68.4	63.9	63.0	28.3	31.3
Employed	20,662	20,672	9,536	9,506	10,491	10,459	635	706
Employment-population ratio	59.7	59.1	64.5	64.0	60.6	59.8	25.1	27.0
Unemployed	1,216	1,327	567	658	567	557	82	112
Unemployment rate	5.6	6.0	5.6	6.5	5.1	5.1	11.4	13.6
Not in labor force	12,735	12,950	4,675	4,688	6,246	6,467	1,814	1,795

Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	17,511	17,993	7,794	8,064	8,751	8,950	967	980
Civilian labor force	11,348	11,734	5,868	6,101	5,230	5,355	250	278
Participation rate	64.8	65.2	75.3	75.7	59.8	59.8	25.9	28.4
Employed	11,034	11,395	5,695	5,948	5,119	5,211	219	236
Employment-population ratio	63.0	63.3	73.1	73.8	58.5	58.2	22.7	24.1
Unemployed	315	339	173	153	111	144	31	42
Unemployment rate	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.5	2.1	2.7	12.3	15.1
Not in labor force	6,163	6,259	1,926	1,963	3,520	3,595	717	702

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	47,380	48,764	21,531	22,039	21,475	22,141	4,374	4,584
Civilian labor force	31,612	32,750	17,113	17,597	13,120	13,549	1,379	1,604
Participation rate	66.7	67.2	79.5	79.8	61.1	61.2	31.5	35.0
Employed	30,471	31,259	16,512	16,847	12,707	13,046	1,253	1,366
Employment-population ratio	64.3	64.1	76.7	76.4	59.2	58.9	28.6	29.8
Unemployed	1,140	1,492	601	750	413	503	126	238
Unemployment rate	3.6	4.6	3.5	4.3	3.1	3.7	9.2	14.9
Not in labor force	15,768	16,014	4,419	4,441	8,355	8,593	2,995	2,980
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: June 07, 2024