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	Apr. 2023	Apr. 2024	Apr. 2023	Apr. 2024	Apr. 2023	Apr. 2024	Apr. 2023	Apr. 2024
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	266,443	268,066	121,488	121,763	127,761	128,742	17,194	17,561
Civilian labor force	166,221	167,484	85,396	85,347	74,818	75,901	6,007	6,236
Participation rate	62.4	62.5	70.3	70.1	58.6	59.0	34.9	35.5
Employed	161,075	161,590	82,743	82,424	72,824	73,579	5,508	5,587
Employment-population ratio	60.5	60.3	68.1	67.7	57.0	57.2	32.0	31.8
Unemployed	5,146	5,894	2,653	2,923	1,994	2,322	499	649
Unemployment rate	3.1	3.5	3.1	3.4	2.7	3.1	8.3	10.4
Not in labor force	100,222	100,582	36,092	36,416	52,943	52,841	11,187	11,326

White
Civilian noninstitutional population	204,261	204,831	94,547	94,483	97,210	97,645	12,505	12,703
Civilian labor force	126,873	127,369	66,340	65,960	55,825	56,561	4,709	4,848
Participation rate	62.1	62.2	70.2	69.8	57.4	57.9	37.7	38.2
Employed	123,300	123,298	64,496	63,887	54,463	54,995	4,340	4,416
Employment-population ratio	60.4	60.2	68.2	67.6	56.0	56.3	34.7	34.8
Unemployed	3,574	4,071	1,844	2,073	1,361	1,565	369	433
Unemployment rate	2.8	3.2	2.8	3.1	2.4	2.8	7.8	8.9
Not in labor force	77,388	77,463	28,206	28,524	41,385	41,084	7,797	7,855

Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	34,583	34,918	14,766	14,839	17,290	17,469	2,527	2,609
Civilian labor force	21,756	22,021	9,986	10,187	11,082	11,012	688	822
Participation rate	62.9	63.1	67.6	68.6	64.1	63.0	27.2	31.5
Employed	20,809	20,892	9,540	9,670	10,658	10,538	611	684
Employment-population ratio	60.2	59.8	64.6	65.2	61.6	60.3	24.2	26.2
Unemployed	947	1,128	447	517	423	474	77	138
Unemployment rate	4.4	5.1	4.5	5.1	3.8	4.3	11.2	16.8
Not in labor force	12,827	12,897	4,780	4,652	6,209	6,458	1,839	1,787

Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	17,557	17,816	7,812	8,011	8,831	8,867	914	938
Civilian labor force	11,319	11,485	5,880	5,966	5,248	5,345	191	173
Participation rate	64.5	64.5	75.3	74.5	59.4	60.3	20.9	18.5
Employed	11,017	11,182	5,689	5,823	5,145	5,190	183	169
Employment-population ratio	62.7	62.8	72.8	72.7	58.3	58.5	20.1	18.0
Unemployed	302	302	191	143	103	155	8	4
Unemployment rate	2.7	2.6	3.2	2.4	2.0	2.9	4.1	2.6
Not in labor force	6,238	6,331	1,933	2,045	3,583	3,521	723	765

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	47,288	48,667	21,491	21,995	21,433	22,097	4,363	4,575
Civilian labor force	31,506	32,757	16,970	17,548	13,071	13,655	1,465	1,554
Participation rate	66.6	67.3	79.0	79.8	61.0	61.8	33.6	34.0
Employed	30,234	31,296	16,316	16,821	12,583	13,078	1,335	1,397
Employment-population ratio	63.9	64.3	75.9	76.5	58.7	59.2	30.6	30.5
Unemployed	1,273	1,462	654	727	489	577	130	157
Unemployment rate	4.0	4.5	3.9	4.1	3.7	4.2	8.9	10.1
Not in labor force	15,782	15,910	4,521	4,447	8,362	8,442	2,899	3,022
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 03, 2024