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)
	Apr. 2023	Apr. 2024	Apr. 2023	Apr. 2024	Total		Some college, no degree		Associate degree		Apr. 2023	Apr. 2024
	Apr. 2023	Apr. 2024	Apr. 2023	Apr. 2024	Apr. 2023	Apr. 2024	Apr. 2023	Apr. 2024	Apr. 2023	Apr. 2024	Apr. 2023	Apr. 2024
TOTAL
Civilian labor force	9,194	9,117	35,840	36,273	35,685	36,251	20,086	19,824	15,599	16,428	64,050	64,406
Participation rate	46.9	47.5	56.5	56.8	63.0	63.0	60.5	60.9	66.5	65.6	73.2	72.8
Employed	8,705	8,578	34,491	34,890	34,730	35,114	19,560	19,096	15,170	16,018	62,929	63,127
Employment-population ratio	44.4	44.6	54.4	54.6	61.3	61.0	58.9	58.7	64.7	64.0	71.9	71.3
Unemployed	489	539	1,349	1,383	955	1,137	526	728	429	410	1,120	1,279
Unemployment rate	5.3	5.9	3.8	3.8	2.7	3.1	2.6	3.7	2.8	2.5	1.7	2.0

Men
Civilian labor force	5,956	5,895	21,199	21,479	18,325	18,657	10,927	10,697	7,398	7,960	32,054	31,534
Participation rate	59.2	60.0	65.8	65.5	68.8	69.2	67.1	67.6	71.6	71.4	77.3	76.0
Employed	5,676	5,574	20,385	20,645	17,804	18,045	10,618	10,314	7,187	7,732	31,453	30,845
Employment-population ratio	56.4	56.8	63.2	62.9	66.9	66.9	65.2	65.2	69.6	69.3	75.8	74.4
Unemployed	280	321	813	834	521	612	310	383	211	228	601	689
Unemployment rate	4.7	5.4	3.8	3.9	2.8	3.3	2.8	3.6	2.9	2.9	1.9	2.2

Women
Civilian labor force	3,238	3,222	14,641	14,794	17,360	17,594	9,158	9,127	8,202	8,468	31,995	32,872
Participation rate	33.9	34.3	47.0	47.6	57.8	57.5	54.1	54.6	62.5	61.0	69.6	69.9
Employed	3,029	3,003	14,105	14,246	16,926	17,069	8,942	8,782	7,984	8,286	31,476	32,282
Employment-population ratio	31.8	32.0	45.3	45.9	56.4	55.8	52.9	52.6	60.9	59.7	68.4	68.6
Unemployed	209	218	536	549	434	526	216	344	218	181	519	590
Unemployment rate	6.4	6.8	3.7	3.7	2.5	3.0	2.4	3.8	2.7	2.1	1.6	1.8

White
Civilian labor force	7,210	7,064	27,317	27,547	27,304	27,507	15,249	14,757	12,055	12,750	48,636	49,023
Participation rate	49.2	48.9	55.6	56.3	61.8	61.3	59.6	58.9	64.8	64.3	71.9	71.7
Employed	6,835	6,696	26,478	26,610	26,607	26,687	14,885	14,255	11,722	12,431	47,857	48,065
Employment-population ratio	46.6	46.4	53.9	54.4	60.2	59.5	58.2	56.9	63.1	62.7	70.8	70.3
Unemployed	375	367	839	938	697	820	364	501	333	319	779	958
Unemployment rate	5.2	5.2	3.1	3.4	2.6	3.0	2.4	3.4	2.8	2.5	1.6	2.0

Black or African American
Civilian labor force	1,100	1,129	5,564	5,674	5,575	5,749	3,278	3,460	2,297	2,289	6,681	6,540
Participation rate	38.1	41.3	60.1	58.6	68.0	69.7	63.7	68.7	75.2	71.2	78.8	76.5
Employed	1,018	1,038	5,185	5,335	5,428	5,557	3,174	3,310	2,254	2,247	6,560	6,402
Employment-population ratio	35.2	38.0	56.0	55.1	66.2	67.3	61.7	65.7	73.9	69.9	77.4	74.9
Unemployed	82	91	379	339	147	192	104	149	43	43	121	138
Unemployment rate	7.5	8.0	6.8	6.0	2.6	3.3	3.2	4.3	1.9	1.9	1.8	2.1

Asian
Civilian labor force	478	512	1,408	1,545	1,314	1,418	696	674	618	744	7,158	7,057
Participation rate	41.4	44.6	53.2	53.5	66.1	67.0	64.1	65.6	68.6	68.3	76.5	75.6
Employed	461	487	1,362	1,506	1,286	1,370	689	645	597	725	6,976	6,928
Employment-population ratio	39.9	42.3	51.5	52.1	64.7	64.7	63.5	62.7	66.3	66.6	74.6	74.2
Unemployed	17	26	45	40	27	48	7	29	21	19	182	130
Unemployment rate	3.5	5.0	3.2	2.6	2.1	3.4	1.0	4.4	3.3	2.5	2.5	1.8

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian labor force	5,343	5,438	8,311	8,653	5,822	6,221	3,576	3,748	2,246	2,474	6,672	7,034
Participation rate	58.4	58.5	69.4	69.5	72.4	75.1	71.6	75.7	73.7	74.3	78.9	79.4
Employed	5,119	5,090	7,965	8,293	5,631	6,019	3,462	3,616	2,169	2,403	6,520	6,847
Employment-population ratio	55.9	54.7	66.5	66.6	70.0	72.7	69.3	73.0	71.2	72.2	77.1	77.3
Unemployed	225	348	346	360	191	203	114	132	76	71	152	187
Unemployment rate	4.2	6.4	4.2	4.2	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.5	3.4	2.9	2.3	2.7
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 03, 2024