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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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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
20192020201920202019202020192020

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

259,175260,329200,827201,30633,03633,34416,35116,467

Civilian labor force

163,539160,742126,600124,43120,63220,17710,46010,331

Participation rate

63.161.763.061.862.560.564.062.7

Employed

157,538147,795122,441115,34119,38117,87310,1799,437

Employment-population ratio

60.856.861.057.358.753.662.357.3

Unemployed

6,00112,9474,1599,0901,2512,304280894

Unemployment rate

3.78.13.37.36.111.42.78.7

Not in labor force

95,63699,58774,22776,87512,40413,1675,8916,136

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

125,353125,92298,22098,45615,10215,2507,6667,708

Civilian labor force

86,68785,20468,36767,1719,7909,5425,5025,468

Participation rate

69.267.769.668.264.862.671.870.9

Employed

83,46078,56066,10062,4469,1458,3925,3535,041

Employment-population ratio

66.662.467.363.460.655.069.865.4

Unemployed

3,2276,6442,2664,7256451,150149427

Unemployment rate

3.77.83.37.06.612.12.77.8

Not in labor force

38,66740,71829,85331,2855,3125,7082,1642,240

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

116,908117,54991,99392,28313,88114,0537,1897,260

Civilian labor force

83,73782,34566,03764,9039,4549,2205,3965,371

Participation rate

71.670.171.870.368.165.675.174.0

Employed

80,91776,22764,07060,5708,8838,1505,2574,957

Employment-population ratio

69.264.869.665.664.058.073.168.3

Unemployed

2,8196,1181,9674,3345711,069140414

Unemployment rate

3.47.43.06.76.011.62.67.7

Not in labor force

33,17235,20425,95627,3804,4264,8331,7921,889

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

133,822134,407102,607102,85017,93418,0948,6858,759

Civilian labor force

76,85275,53858,23357,26010,84210,6354,9584,863

Participation rate

57.456.256.855.760.558.857.155.5

Employed

74,07869,23456,34152,89510,2369,4814,8264,396

Employment-population ratio

55.451.554.951.457.152.455.650.2

Unemployed

2,7746,3041,8934,3656071,155132467

Unemployment rate

3.68.33.27.65.610.92.79.6

Not in labor force

56,97058,86944,37445,5907,0927,4593,7273,896

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

125,574126,21396,58796,87216,69316,8738,1858,286

Civilian labor force

73,90672,67755,96855,06010,43710,2384,8524,783

Participation rate

58.957.657.956.862.560.759.357.7

Employed

71,47066,87354,30451,0489,9109,1764,7294,330

Employment-population ratio

56.953.056.252.759.454.457.852.3

Unemployed

2,4355,8041,6644,0135271,062124454

Unemployment rate

3.38.03.07.35.110.42.59.5

Not in labor force

51,66853,53640,61941,8126,2566,6353,3323,503

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population

16,69316,56712,24712,1512,4632,419978921

Civilian labor force

5,8965,7204,5944,467741720211177

Participation rate

35.334.537.536.830.129.821.619.2

Employed

5,1504,6954,0673,723588546194151

Employment-population ratio

30.928.333.230.623.922.619.816.4

Unemployed

7461,0255287441531731726

Unemployment rate

12.717.911.516.620.724.18.214.9

Not in labor force

10,79610,8467,6537,6831,7221,699767744

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: January 22, 2021