Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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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	2021
	Less than a high school diploma	High school graduates, no college(1)	Some college or associate degree			Bachelor's degree and higher
	Less than a high school diploma	High school graduates, no college(1)	Total	Some college, no degree	Associate degree	Total(2)	Bachelor's degree only	Advanced degree
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	20,003	63,234	56,654	33,550	23,104	84,292	52,378	31,914
Civilian labor force	9,007	34,994	35,688	20,370	15,318	60,827	37,599	23,229
Participation rate	45.0	55.3	63.0	60.7	66.3	72.2	71.8	72.8
Employed	8,263	32,821	33,855	19,247	14,608	58,966	36,289	22,677
Employment-population ratio	41.3	51.9	59.8	57.4	63.2	70.0	69.3	71.1
Unemployed	744	2,173	1,833	1,123	710	1,861	1,310	551
Unemployment rate	8.3	6.2	5.1	5.5	4.6	3.1	3.5	2.4
Men
Civilian noninstitutional population	10,318	32,029	26,132	16,045	10,087	39,309	24,600	14,709
Civilian labor force	5,853	20,936	18,185	10,842	7,343	29,965	18,954	11,010
Participation rate	56.7	65.4	69.6	67.6	72.8	76.2	77.0	74.9
Employed	5,409	19,650	17,255	10,258	6,996	29,062	18,302	10,760
Employment-population ratio	52.4	61.3	66.0	63.9	69.4	73.9	74.4	73.2
Unemployed	444	1,287	931	584	347	902	652	250
Unemployment rate	7.6	6.1	5.1	5.4	4.7	3.0	3.4	2.3
Women
Civilian noninstitutional population	9,685	31,204	30,522	17,505	13,018	44,983	27,778	17,205
Civilian labor force	3,154	14,058	17,502	9,528	7,975	30,863	18,645	12,218
Participation rate	32.6	45.1	57.3	54.4	61.3	68.6	67.1	71.0
Employed	2,855	13,172	16,600	8,988	7,612	29,904	17,987	11,917
Employment-population ratio	29.5	42.2	54.4	51.3	58.5	66.5	64.8	69.3
Unemployed	300	886	902	539	363	959	658	301
Unemployment rate	9.5	6.3	5.2	5.7	4.5	3.1	3.5	2.5
White
Civilian noninstitutional population	15,282	49,015	44,550	26,028	18,522	65,692	41,393	24,299
Civilian labor force	7,203	26,831	27,636	15,485	12,151	46,681	29,458	17,224
Participation rate	47.1	54.7	62.0	59.5	65.6	71.1	71.2	70.9
Employed	6,681	25,408	26,375	14,730	11,646	45,378	28,531	16,848
Employment-population ratio	43.7	51.8	59.2	56.6	62.9	69.1	68.9	69.3
Unemployed	522	1,423	1,260	755	505	1,303	927	376
Unemployment rate	7.3	5.3	4.6	4.9	4.2	2.8	3.1	2.2
Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	2,780	9,499	7,986	5,106	2,880	7,895	4,959	2,937
Civilian labor force	942	5,436	5,302	3,304	1,998	6,042	3,767	2,276
Participation rate	33.9	57.2	66.4	64.7	69.4	76.5	76.0	77.5
Employed	799	4,896	4,899	3,041	1,859	5,779	3,583	2,197
Employment-population ratio	28.8	51.5	61.4	59.6	64.5	73.2	72.2	74.8
Unemployed	143	540	403	263	139	263	184	79
Unemployment rate	15.2	9.9	7.6	8.0	7.0	4.4	4.9	3.5
Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	1,061	2,625	1,991	1,108	883	8,664	4,675	3,990
Civilian labor force	424	1,421	1,298	718	580	6,499	3,319	3,180
Participation rate	40.0	54.1	65.2	64.8	65.7	75.0	71.0	79.7
Employed	395	1,306	1,223	674	549	6,277	3,176	3,101
Employment-population ratio	37.2	49.8	61.4	60.8	62.2	72.4	67.9	77.7
Unemployed	30	115	75	44	31	221	143	78
Unemployment rate	7.0	8.1	5.8	6.1	5.4	3.4	4.3	2.5
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	9,279	11,463	7,851	4,761	3,090	7,432	5,174	2,259
Civilian labor force	5,304	7,722	5,654	3,384	2,270	5,880	4,064	1,816
Participation rate	57.2	67.4	72.0	71.1	73.5	79.1	78.5	80.4
Employed	4,919	7,222	5,309	3,175	2,134	5,652	3,888	1,764
Employment-population ratio	53.0	63.0	67.6	66.7	69.0	76.0	75.2	78.1
Unemployed	384	500	345	209	137	228	176	53
Unemployment rate	7.2	6.5	6.1	6.2	6.0	3.9	4.3	2.9
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 20, 2022