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)
	May 2023	May 2024	May 2023	May 2024	Total		Some college, no degree		Associate degree		May 2023	May 2024
	May 2023	May 2024	May 2023	May 2024	May 2023	May 2024	May 2023	May 2024	May 2023	May 2024	May 2023	May 2024
TOTAL
Civilian labor force	9,381	9,285	36,087	36,391	35,277	35,360	19,790	19,118	15,487	16,242	64,067	64,934
Participation rate	46.9	47.2	56.9	56.9	62.9	62.6	60.6	60.5	66.0	65.4	73.0	72.8
Employed	8,907	8,801	34,767	34,934	34,203	34,328	19,130	18,464	15,074	15,864	62,857	63,667
Employment-population ratio	44.6	44.8	54.9	54.6	61.0	60.8	58.6	58.4	64.2	63.9	71.6	71.3
Unemployed	474	484	1,320	1,456	1,073	1,032	660	655	413	377	1,210	1,267
Unemployment rate	5.1	5.2	3.7	4.0	3.0	2.9	3.3	3.4	2.7	2.3	1.9	2.0

Men
Civilian labor force	6,052	5,910	21,307	21,712	18,259	17,981	10,905	10,206	7,354	7,774	31,899	31,938
Participation rate	59.4	59.5	66.3	65.8	68.8	68.2	67.4	66.4	70.9	70.7	76.7	76.3
Employed	5,782	5,588	20,556	20,847	17,707	17,447	10,549	9,865	7,159	7,582	31,276	31,255
Employment-population ratio	56.7	56.3	63.9	63.2	66.7	66.2	65.2	64.2	69.0	69.0	75.2	74.6
Unemployed	270	321	751	866	552	534	357	342	196	192	623	683
Unemployment rate	4.5	5.4	3.5	4.0	3.0	3.0	3.3	3.3	2.7	2.5	2.0	2.1

Women
Civilian labor force	3,329	3,376	14,780	14,678	17,017	17,379	8,885	8,912	8,133	8,467	32,167	32,996
Participation rate	34.0	34.7	47.3	47.4	57.6	57.7	54.0	54.9	62.1	61.1	69.6	69.6
Employed	3,125	3,212	14,211	14,088	16,496	16,881	8,581	8,599	7,915	8,282	31,580	32,412
Employment-population ratio	31.9	33.0	45.5	45.5	55.8	56.1	52.1	52.9	60.4	59.8	68.3	68.4
Unemployed	204	163	569	591	521	498	304	313	218	186	587	584
Unemployment rate	6.1	4.8	3.9	4.0	3.1	2.9	3.4	3.5	2.7	2.2	1.8	1.8

White
Civilian labor force	7,329	7,203	27,271	27,521	27,037	26,867	15,077	14,401	11,961	12,466	48,823	49,296
Participation rate	48.8	48.9	55.8	56.3	61.9	61.0	59.9	58.8	64.6	63.8	71.7	71.4
Employed	7,021	6,855	26,416	26,565	26,316	26,188	14,665	13,995	11,651	12,192	47,959	48,382
Employment-population ratio	46.7	46.6	54.0	54.4	60.3	59.5	58.3	57.2	62.9	62.4	70.4	70.1
Unemployed	308	347	855	956	721	679	411	406	310	273	864	913
Unemployment rate	4.2	4.8	3.1	3.5	2.7	2.5	2.7	2.8	2.6	2.2	1.8	1.9

Black or African American
Civilian labor force	1,190	1,150	5,748	5,641	5,388	5,595	3,195	3,206	2,193	2,389	6,618	6,746
Participation rate	41.1	39.9	60.8	58.4	66.3	69.0	62.8	67.5	72.2	71.0	79.0	78.5
Employed	1,083	1,056	5,377	5,277	5,154	5,345	3,010	3,022	2,144	2,323	6,438	6,575
Employment-population ratio	37.4	36.6	56.9	54.7	63.4	65.9	59.2	63.6	70.5	69.0	76.8	76.5
Unemployed	107	94	371	364	234	250	185	184	49	66	179	171
Unemployment rate	9.0	8.2	6.4	6.4	4.3	4.5	5.8	5.8	2.3	2.8	2.7	2.5

Asian
Civilian labor force	441	496	1,544	1,688	1,396	1,405	690	624	706	781	6,949	7,077
Participation rate	40.9	43.2	56.5	55.1	66.4	66.9	63.2	60.6	69.8	72.9	75.6	76.2
Employed	420	483	1,529	1,639	1,343	1,360	679	599	664	761	6,792	6,935
Employment-population ratio	39.0	42.2	55.9	53.5	63.8	64.7	62.2	58.2	65.6	71.0	73.9	74.7
Unemployed	21	12	15	49	53	45	12	25	42	20	157	142
Unemployment rate	4.7	2.5	1.0	2.9	3.8	3.2	1.7	4.0	5.9	2.5	2.3	2.0

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian labor force	5,324	5,459	8,490	8,679	5,632	5,985	3,455	3,591	2,177	2,394	6,888	7,337
Participation rate	57.1	57.7	70.5	69.5	72.1	75.1	72.3	75.0	71.6	75.2	80.9	81.3
Employed	5,125	5,196	8,208	8,400	5,435	5,770	3,319	3,462	2,116	2,308	6,762	7,144
Employment-population ratio	54.9	54.9	68.1	67.2	69.5	72.4	69.5	72.3	69.6	72.5	79.4	79.2
Unemployed	199	263	282	279	197	215	136	129	61	86	126	193
Unemployment rate	3.7	4.8	3.3	3.2	3.5	3.6	3.9	3.6	2.8	3.6	1.8	2.6
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: June 07, 2024