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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
20182019201820192018201920182019

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

257,791259,175200,221200,82732,76133,03615,96116,351

Civilian labor force

162,075163,539125,815126,60020,41420,63210,13710,460

Participation rate

62.963.162.863.062.362.563.564.0

Employed

155,761157,538121,461122,44119,09119,3819,83210,179

Employment-population ratio

60.460.860.761.058.358.761.662.3

Unemployed

6,3146,0014,3544,1591,3221,251304280

Unemployment rate

3.93.73.53.36.56.13.02.7

Not in labor force

95,71695,63674,40774,22712,34712,4045,8255,891

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

124,678125,35397,93398,22014,96415,1027,4717,666

Civilian labor force

86,09686,68768,08268,3679,6949,7905,3465,502

Participation rate

69.169.269.569.664.864.871.671.8

Employed

82,69883,46065,70266,1009,0189,1455,1885,353

Employment-population ratio

66.366.667.167.360.360.669.469.8

Unemployed

3,3983,2272,3802,266676645159149

Unemployment rate

3.93.73.53.37.06.63.02.7

Not in labor force

38,58238,66729,85029,8535,2705,3122,1242,164

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

116,185116,90891,66291,99313,72313,8817,0127,189

Civilian labor force

83,18883,73765,81266,0379,3279,4545,2555,396

Participation rate

71.671.671.871.868.068.174.975.1

Employed

80,21180,91763,71964,0708,7458,8835,1035,257

Employment-population ratio

69.069.269.569.663.764.072.873.1

Unemployed

2,9762,8192,0941,967582571152140

Unemployment rate

3.63.43.23.06.26.02.92.6

Not in labor force

32,99733,17225,84925,9564,3964,4261,7561,792

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

133,112133,822102,289102,60717,79717,9348,4918,685

Civilian labor force

75,97876,85257,73258,23310,72010,8424,7904,958

Participation rate

57.157.456.456.860.260.556.457.1

Employed

73,06374,07855,75956,34110,07310,2364,6444,826

Employment-population ratio

54.955.454.554.956.657.154.755.6

Unemployed

2,9162,7741,9731,893646607146132

Unemployment rate

3.83.63.43.26.05.63.02.7

Not in labor force

57,13456,97044,55644,3747,0777,0923,7003,727

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

124,841125,57496,24296,58716,53916,6938,0228,185

Civilian labor force

73,00273,90655,42655,96810,32410,4374,6994,852

Participation rate

58.558.957.657.962.462.558.659.3

Employed

70,42471,47053,68254,3049,7519,9104,5634,729

Employment-population ratio

56.456.955.856.259.059.456.957.8

Unemployed

2,5782,4351,7431,664573527136124

Unemployment rate

3.53.33.13.05.65.12.92.5

Not in labor force

51,83951,66840,81640,6196,2156,2563,3233,332

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population

16,76516,69312,31812,2472,4992,463928978

Civilian labor force

5,8855,8964,5764,594763741182211

Participation rate

35.135.337.237.530.530.119.621.6

Employed

5,1265,1504,0604,067596588166194

Employment-population ratio

30.630.933.033.223.823.917.919.8

Unemployed

7597465165281671531617

Unemployment rate

12.912.711.311.521.920.78.98.2

Not in labor force

10,87910,7967,7417,6531,7361,722746767

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, 2020