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Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
Aug.
2022		 July
2023		 Aug.
2023		 Aug.
2022		 Apr.
2023		 May
2023		 June
2023		 July
2023		 Aug.
2023

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

 203,324 204,536 204,645 203,324 204,261 204,345 204,433 204,536 204,645

Civilian labor force

 126,264 128,184 128,092 126,147 127,174 127,273 127,306 127,329 127,976

Participation rate

 62.1 62.7 62.6 62.0 62.3 62.3 62.3 62.3 62.5

Employed

 122,115 123,917 123,531 122,125 123,224 123,112 123,389 123,393 123,571

Employment-population ratio

 60.1 60.6 60.4 60.1 60.3 60.2 60.4 60.3 60.4

Unemployed

 4,148 4,267 4,561 4,022 3,950 4,161 3,917 3,936 4,405

Unemployment rate

 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.4

Not in labor force

 77,061 76,352 76,553 77,177 77,087 77,072 77,127 77,207 76,669

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 65,545 66,599 66,480 65,616 66,299 66,433 66,543 66,414 66,565

Participation rate

 69.9 70.3 70.2 69.9 70.1 70.2 70.3 70.2 70.3

Employed

 63,660 64,674 64,374 63,592 64,363 64,343 64,545 64,423 64,324

Employment-population ratio

 67.9 68.3 68.0 67.8 68.1 68.0 68.2 68.0 67.9

Unemployed

 1,885 1,925 2,106 2,024 1,936 2,089 1,998 1,991 2,241

Unemployment rate

 2.9 2.9 3.2 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.4

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 55,399 55,899 56,243 55,625 55,882 55,950 55,994 56,188 56,451

Participation rate

 57.1 57.4 57.7 57.3 57.5 57.5 57.6 57.7 58.0

Employed

 53,608 54,099 54,361 54,087 54,304 54,323 54,536 54,690 54,826

Employment-population ratio

 55.3 55.6 55.8 55.7 55.9 55.9 56.1 56.2 56.3

Unemployed

 1,791 1,800 1,882 1,538 1,578 1,627 1,458 1,498 1,625

Unemployment rate

 3.2 3.2 3.3 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.9

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 5,320 5,686 5,369 4,907 4,993 4,890 4,769 4,727 4,960

Participation rate

 42.6 45.4 42.9 39.3 39.9 39.1 38.1 37.8 39.6

Employed

 4,848 5,145 4,796 4,446 4,557 4,445 4,308 4,281 4,421

Employment-population ratio

 38.8 41.1 38.3 35.6 36.4 35.5 34.4 34.2 35.3

Unemployed

 472 542 573 460 436 445 461 447 539

Unemployment rate

 8.9 9.5 10.7 9.4 8.7 9.1 9.7 9.5 10.9

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 34,171 34,678 34,714 34,171 34,583 34,613 34,644 34,678 34,714

Civilian labor force

 21,259 21,993 21,837 21,129 21,790 21,874 21,695 21,751 21,746

Participation rate

 62.2 63.4 62.9 61.8 63.0 63.2 62.6 62.7 62.6

Employed

 19,824 20,596 20,613 19,785 20,766 20,641 20,402 20,496 20,596

Employment-population ratio

 58.0 59.4 59.4 57.9 60.0 59.6 58.9 59.1 59.3

Unemployed

 1,436 1,396 1,224 1,344 1,025 1,234 1,292 1,255 1,150

Unemployment rate

 6.8 6.3 5.6 6.4 4.7 5.6 6.0 5.8 5.3

Not in labor force

 12,912 12,686 12,878 13,042 12,793 12,738 12,949 12,927 12,969

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 9,777 10,197 10,182 9,714 10,005 10,084 10,053 10,114 10,131

Participation rate

 67.3 68.9 68.7 66.9 67.8 68.2 68.0 68.3 68.4

Employed

 9,199 9,656 9,678 9,133 9,556 9,519 9,465 9,576 9,620

Employment-population ratio

 63.3 65.2 65.3 62.9 64.7 64.4 64.0 64.7 64.9

Unemployed

 578 542 504 582 449 565 588 538 511

Unemployment rate

 5.9 5.3 5.0 6.0 4.5 5.6 5.9 5.3 5.0

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,654 10,905 10,859 10,640 11,054 11,051 10,886 10,922 10,872

Participation rate

 62.1 62.9 62.6 62.0 63.9 63.9 62.9 63.0 62.7

Employed

 9,947 10,265 10,277 10,017 10,573 10,469 10,300 10,353 10,359

Employment-population ratio

 58.0 59.2 59.2 58.4 61.1 60.5 59.5 59.7 59.7

Unemployed

 707 640 582 624 481 582 586 569 514

Unemployment rate

 6.6 5.9 5.4 5.9 4.4 5.3 5.4 5.2 4.7

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 829 890 796 774 732 740 756 715 742

Participation rate

 33.3 35.1 31.3 31.2 29.0 29.2 29.8 28.2 29.2

Employed

 678 676 658 635 637 653 638 568 617

Employment-population ratio

 27.3 26.6 25.9 25.6 25.2 25.8 25.1 22.3 24.3

Unemployed

 151 215 138 139 95 87 118 148 125

Unemployment rate

 18.2 24.1 17.3 18.0 12.9 11.7 15.6 20.7 16.9

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 16,989 17,600 17,515 16,989 17,557 17,511 17,491 17,600 17,515

Civilian labor force

 11,166 11,636 11,552 11,084 11,396 11,408 11,435 11,556 11,486

Participation rate

 65.7 66.1 66.0 65.2 64.9 65.1 65.4 65.7 65.6

Employed

 10,841 11,343 11,176 10,778 11,073 11,073 11,073 11,288 11,131

Employment-population ratio

 63.8 64.4 63.8 63.4 63.1 63.2 63.3 64.1 63.6

Unemployed

 326 294 376 305 323 335 363 267 355

Unemployment rate

 2.9 2.5 3.3 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.2 2.3 3.1

Not in labor force

 5,823 5,964 5,963 5,906 6,162 6,104 6,056 6,044 6,029

Footnotes
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: September 01, 2023