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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
7. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status,
sex, race, and Hispanic
or Latino ethnicity
2017
Less than a
high school
diploma
High school
graduates,
no college(1)
Some college or associate degreeBachelor's degree and higher
TotalSome college,
no degree
Associate
degree
Total(2)Bachelor's
degree
only
Advanced
degree

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

22,63862,19257,26135,21122,05074,83847,05627,782

Civilian labor force

10,34335,87437,69622,33915,35755,24634,48020,766

Participation rate

45.757.765.863.469.673.873.374.7

Employed

9,66834,21036,28221,44014,84253,97133,62020,351

Employment-population ratio

42.755.063.460.967.372.171.473.3

Unemployed

6741,6641,4148995151,275860415

Unemployment rate

6.54.63.84.03.42.32.52.0

Men

Civilian noninstitutional population

11,22030,94826,31016,8139,49735,57922,28813,291

Civilian labor force

6,52920,94419,00311,8117,19327,78117,54510,236

Participation rate

58.267.772.270.275.778.178.777.0

Employed

6,12920,01318,32411,3556,96927,17217,13710,035

Employment-population ratio

54.664.769.667.573.476.476.975.5

Unemployed

401931679456223608408200

Unemployment rate

6.14.43.63.93.12.22.32.0

Women

Civilian noninstitutional population

11,41831,24430,95118,39912,55339,25924,76814,491

Civilian labor force

3,81314,93018,69310,5288,16527,46516,93510,531

Participation rate

33.447.860.457.265.070.068.472.7

Employed

3,54014,19717,95810,0857,87326,79916,48310,316

Employment-population ratio

31.045.458.054.862.768.366.571.2

Unemployed

273733735443292667452215

Unemployment rate

7.24.93.94.23.62.42.72.0

White

Civilian noninstitutional population

17,22948,90445,28427,51817,76659,48537,76521,719

Civilian labor force

8,15127,83729,36617,12712,23943,56327,60715,957

Participation rate

47.356.964.862.268.973.273.173.5

Employed

7,69026,71028,38816,51511,87242,66226,98615,676

Employment-population ratio

44.654.662.760.066.871.771.572.2

Unemployed

4611,127978612366902621281

Unemployment rate

5.74.13.33.63.02.12.21.8

Black or African American

Civilian noninstitutional population

3,2188,8637,9395,2122,7266,4784,1042,375

Civilian labor force

1,1865,3025,5503,5502,0005,0553,1791,876

Participation rate

36.959.869.968.173.478.077.579.0

Employed

1,0384,8895,2303,3351,8944,8743,0501,823

Employment-population ratio

32.355.265.964.069.575.274.376.8

Unemployed

14841232121510618212953

Unemployment rate

12.57.85.86.15.33.64.02.8

Asian

Civilian noninstitutional population

1,2372,4912,0761,1928847,3274,1393,188

Civilian labor force

5031,5151,4207886325,4092,8812,528

Participation rate

40.760.868.466.171.573.869.679.3

Employed

4811,4741,3757646115,2612,8002,460

Employment-population ratio

38.959.266.264.169.171.867.777.2

Unemployed

22414524211488168

Unemployment rate

4.42.73.23.03.42.72.82.7

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Civilian noninstitutional population

9,72810,0127,2204,5662,6545,8804,1521,728

Civilian labor force

5,7556,9675,4063,3932,0134,6613,2471,414

Participation rate

59.269.674.974.375.879.378.281.8

Employed

5,4626,6425,1963,2581,9374,5253,1391,386

Employment-population ratio

56.166.372.071.473.077.075.680.2

Unemployed

2933252101347613610729

Unemployment rate

5.14.73.94.03.82.93.32.0

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: January 16, 2019