E-11. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex, age, and race

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-11. 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	4th 2012	4th 2013	4th 2012	4th 2013	4th 2012	4th 2013	4th 2012	4th 2013
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	244,169	246,564	193,743	194,831	30,060	30,535	12,936	13,444
Civilian labor force	155,212	154,790	123,664	122,887	18,508	18,458	8,331	8,626
Participation rate	63.6	62.8	63.8	63.1	61.6	60.4	64.4	64.2
Employed	143,549	144,448	115,556	115,742	16,023	16,228	7,836	8,206
Unemployed	11,663	10,343	8,108	7,145	2,485	2,230	496	420
Unemployment rate	7.5	6.7	6.6	5.8	13.4	12.1	5.9	4.9
Not in labor force	88,957	91,774	70,079	71,945	11,553	12,076	4,605	4,818

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	117,808	119,010	94,559	95,131	13,585	13,827	6,081	6,305
Civilian labor force	82,405	82,215	66,904	66,449	8,616	8,659	4,409	4,583
Participation rate	69.9	69.1	70.8	69.8	63.4	62.6	72.5	72.7
Employed	76,109	76,511	62,393	62,391	7,388	7,555	4,170	4,333
Unemployed	6,296	5,704	4,512	4,057	1,228	1,104	239	250
Unemployment rate	7.6	6.9	6.7	6.1	14.3	12.8	5.4	5.5
Not in labor force	35,403	36,795	27,654	28,683	4,969	5,167	1,672	1,721

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	109,203	110,514	88,108	88,772	12,286	12,565	5,661	5,909
Civilian labor force	79,660	79,515	64,697	64,291	8,302	8,336	4,316	4,515
Participation rate	72.9	72.0	73.4	72.4	67.6	66.3	76.3	76.4
Employed	74,084	74,417	60,702	60,649	7,215	7,362	4,097	4,278
Unemployed	5,576	5,099	3,995	3,642	1,087	974	219	236
Unemployment rate	7.0	6.4	6.2	5.7	13.1	11.7	5.1	5.2
Not in labor force	29,543	30,999	23,411	24,481	3,984	4,229	1,344	1,394

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	126,361	127,554	99,184	99,700	16,476	16,708	6,855	7,139
Civilian labor force	72,807	72,576	56,760	56,438	9,892	9,799	3,923	4,043
Participation rate	57.6	56.9	57.2	56.6	60.0	58.6	57.2	56.6
Employed	67,440	67,937	53,164	53,351	8,635	8,673	3,666	3,873
Unemployed	5,367	4,639	3,596	3,088	1,257	1,126	257	170
Unemployment rate	7.4	6.4	6.3	5.5	12.7	11.5	6.5	4.2
Not in labor force	53,554	54,978	42,425	43,262	6,584	6,909	2,932	3,096

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	118,076	119,340	93,041	93,617	15,168	15,433	6,455	6,718
Civilian labor force	70,043	69,896	54,550	54,281	9,537	9,478	3,845	3,969
Participation rate	59.3	58.6	58.6	58.0	62.9	61.4	59.6	59.1
Employed	65,215	65,730	51,316	51,535	8,402	8,440	3,606	3,809
Unemployed	4,829	4,167	3,234	2,746	1,135	1,038	239	159
Unemployment rate	6.9	6.0	5.9	5.1	11.9	10.9	6.2	4.0
Not in labor force	48,033	49,444	38,491	39,337	5,631	5,955	2,611	2,750

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	16,889	16,710	12,594	12,442	2,607	2,536	820	817
Civilian labor force	5,509	5,379	4,417	4,315	669	644	170	143
Participation rate	32.6	32.2	35.1	34.7	25.7	25.4	20.8	17.5
Employed	4,250	4,301	3,538	3,558	406	426	132	119
Unemployed	1,259	1,077	878	757	262	219	38	24
Unemployment rate	22.8	20.0	19.9	17.5	39.2	33.9	22.4	16.9
Not in labor force	11,380	11,331	8,177	8,127	1,938	1,892	650	674
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. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: April 18, 2023