Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex, age, and race : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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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 age	Total		White		Black or African American		Asian
Employment status, sex, and age	2020	2021	2020	2021	2020	2021	2020	2021
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	260,329	261,445	201,306	201,881	33,344	33,613	16,467	16,521
Civilian labor force	160,742	161,204	124,431	124,145	20,177	20,482	10,331	10,545
Participation rate	61.7	61.7	61.8	61.5	60.5	60.9	62.7	63.8
Employed	147,795	152,581	115,341	118,291	17,873	18,726	9,437	10,016
Employment-population ratio	56.8	58.4	57.3	58.6	53.6	55.7	57.3	60.6
Unemployed	12,947	8,623	9,090	5,854	2,304	1,756	894	529
Unemployment rate	8.1	5.3	7.3	4.7	11.4	8.6	8.7	5.0
Not in labor force	99,587	100,241	76,875	77,737	13,167	13,131	6,136	5,976

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	125,922	126,487	98,456	98,741	15,250	15,389	7,708	7,751
Civilian labor force	85,204	85,505	67,171	67,036	9,542	9,775	5,468	5,566
Participation rate	67.7	67.6	68.2	67.9	62.6	63.5	70.9	71.8
Employed	78,560	80,829	62,446	63,814	8,392	8,875	5,041	5,292
Employment-population ratio	62.4	63.9	63.4	64.6	55.0	57.7	65.4	68.3
Unemployed	6,644	4,676	4,725	3,222	1,150	900	427	275
Unemployment rate	7.8	5.5	7.0	4.8	12.1	9.2	7.8	4.9
Not in labor force	40,718	40,983	31,285	31,705	5,708	5,614	2,240	2,184

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	117,549	118,174	92,283	92,612	14,053	14,207	7,260	7,316
Civilian labor force	82,345	82,518	64,903	64,695	9,220	9,442	5,371	5,469
Participation rate	70.1	69.8	70.3	69.9	65.6	66.5	74.0	74.7
Employed	76,227	78,216	60,570	61,737	8,150	8,597	4,957	5,208
Employment-population ratio	64.8	66.2	65.6	66.7	58.0	60.5	68.3	71.2
Unemployed	6,118	4,302	4,334	2,957	1,069	845	414	260
Unemployment rate	7.4	5.2	6.7	4.6	11.6	8.9	7.7	4.8
Not in labor force	35,204	35,656	27,380	27,918	4,833	4,765	1,889	1,847

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	134,407	134,958	102,850	103,140	18,094	18,224	8,759	8,770
Civilian labor force	75,538	75,699	57,260	57,109	10,635	10,707	4,863	4,978
Participation rate	56.2	56.1	55.7	55.4	58.8	58.8	55.5	56.8
Employed	69,234	71,752	52,895	54,476	9,481	9,851	4,396	4,725
Employment-population ratio	51.5	53.2	51.4	52.8	52.4	54.1	50.2	53.9
Unemployed	6,304	3,948	4,365	2,632	1,155	857	467	254
Unemployment rate	8.3	5.2	7.6	4.6	10.9	8.0	9.6	5.1
Not in labor force	58,869	59,259	45,590	46,032	7,459	7,517	3,896	3,792

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	126,213	126,819	96,872	97,202	16,873	17,018	8,286	8,301
Civilian labor force	72,677	72,724	55,060	54,800	10,238	10,317	4,783	4,885
Participation rate	57.6	57.3	56.8	56.4	60.7	60.6	57.7	58.8
Employed	66,873	69,099	51,048	52,389	9,176	9,525	4,330	4,642
Employment-population ratio	53.0	54.5	52.7	53.9	54.4	56.0	52.3	55.9
Unemployed	5,804	3,625	4,013	2,411	1,062	791	454	243
Unemployment rate	8.0	5.0	7.3	4.4	10.4	7.7	9.5	5.0
Not in labor force	53,536	54,094	41,812	42,403	6,635	6,701	3,503	3,416

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	16,567	16,453	12,151	12,067	2,419	2,389	921	904
Civilian labor force	5,720	5,962	4,467	4,651	720	724	177	191
Participation rate	34.5	36.2	36.8	38.5	29.8	30.3	19.2	21.2
Employed	4,695	5,266	3,723	4,164	546	604	151	166
Employment-population ratio	28.3	32.0	30.6	34.5	22.6	25.3	16.4	18.4
Unemployed	1,025	696	744	486	173	120	26	25
Unemployment rate	17.9	11.7	16.6	10.5	24.1	16.6	14.9	13.1
Not in labor force	10,846	10,491	7,683	7,417	1,699	1,665	744	713
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 20, 2022