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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
5. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex, age, and race

[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, sex, and ageTotalWhiteBlack or African
American
Asian
20152016201520162015201620152016

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

250,801253,538196,868198,21531,38631,88914,42015,121

Civilian labor force

157,130159,187123,607124,65819,31819,6379,0539,562

Participation rate

62.762.862.862.961.561.662.863.2

Employed

148,834151,436117,944119,31317,47217,9828,7069,213

Employment-population ratio

59.359.759.960.255.756.460.460.9

Unemployed

8,2967,7515,6625,3451,8461,655347349

Unemployment rate

5.34.94.64.39.68.43.83.6

Not in labor force

93,67194,35173,26173,55712,06812,2525,3665,559

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

121,101122,49796,14796,86114,26814,5256,7377,064

Civilian labor force

83,62084,75567,01867,5649,0999,3154,8115,091

Participation rate

69.169.269.769.863.864.171.472.1

Employed

79,13180,56863,89264,6128,1648,4714,6204,915

Employment-population ratio

65.365.866.566.757.258.368.669.6

Unemployed

4,4904,1873,1262,952935845191176

Unemployment rate

5.44.94.74.410.39.14.03.5

Not in labor force

37,48137,74329,12929,2975,1695,2091,9251,973

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

112,671114,02389,86590,57213,03113,2786,3316,640

Civilian labor force

80,73581,75964,71065,1698,7738,9654,7285,000

Participation rate

71.771.772.072.067.367.574.775.3

Employed

76,77678,08461,95962,5757,9388,2284,5524,836

Employment-population ratio

68.168.568.969.160.962.071.972.8

Unemployed

3,9593,6752,7512,594835737176164

Unemployment rate

4.94.54.34.09.58.23.73.3

Not in labor force

31,93632,26325,15525,4034,2584,3131,6031,640

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

129,700131,040100,720101,35417,11817,3657,6838,057

Civilian labor force

73,51074,43256,58957,09510,21810,3214,2424,471

Participation rate

56.756.856.256.359.759.455.255.5

Employed

69,70370,86854,05254,7019,3089,5114,0864,298

Employment-population ratio

53.754.153.754.054.454.853.253.4

Unemployed

3,8073,5642,5372,393911810156172

Unemployment rate

5.24.84.54.28.97.83.73.9

Not in labor force

56,19056,60844,13244,2606,8997,0433,4413,586

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

121,511122,80194,68095,30115,86316,1027,2567,635

Civilian labor force

70,69571,53854,41054,8719,8439,9434,1544,383

Participation rate

58.258.357.557.662.061.857.257.4

Employed

67,32368,38752,16152,7719,0329,2194,0084,218

Employment-population ratio

55.455.755.155.456.957.355.255.2

Unemployed

3,3713,1512,2492,100811724146165

Unemployment rate

4.84.44.13.88.27.33.53.8

Not in labor force

50,81651,26340,27040,4306,0216,1593,1023,252

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population

16,61916,71412,32312,3422,4912,510833846

Civilian labor force

5,7005,8894,4874,618701729172179

Participation rate

34.335.236.437.428.129.020.621.2

Employed

4,7344,9653,8243,967502535147159

Employment-population ratio

28.529.731.032.120.121.317.718.8

Unemployed

9669256626511991942520

Unemployment rate

16.915.714.814.128.426.714.410.9

Not in labor force

10,91910,8247,8367,7241,7901,781661667

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: February 8, 2017