A-17. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-17. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity [Numbers in thousands]
Sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	Less than a high school diploma		High school graduates, no college(1)		Some college or associate degree						Bachelor's degree and higher(2)
	July 2017	July 2018	July 2017	July 2018	Total		Some college, no degree		Associate degree		July 2017	July 2018
	July 2017	July 2018	July 2017	July 2018	July 2017	July 2018	July 2017	July 2018	July 2017	July 2018	July 2017	July 2018
TOTAL
Civilian labor force	10,403	10,047	35,451	36,368	37,485	37,533	22,212	21,625	15,272	15,908	55,465	56,771
Participation rate	46.5	46.1	57.4	57.6	65.4	65.4	63.3	63.2	68.7	68.6	73.4	73.2
Employed	9,695	9,573	33,852	34,900	36,033	36,305	21,312	20,820	14,721	15,484	54,000	55,330
Employment-population ratio	43.4	44.0	54.8	55.3	62.9	63.2	60.8	60.8	66.2	66.8	71.5	71.4
Unemployed	708	474	1,599	1,468	1,451	1,229	900	804	551	424	1,465	1,441
Unemployment rate	6.8	4.7	4.5	4.0	3.9	3.3	4.1	3.7	3.6	2.7	2.6	2.5

Men
Civilian labor force	6,590	6,498	20,837	21,312	18,985	18,981	11,812	11,349	7,174	7,633	27,816	28,615
Participation rate	59.9	59.3	67.6	67.7	71.7	71.6	70.1	69.6	74.5	74.8	77.8	78.1
Employed	6,183	6,242	19,937	20,563	18,387	18,472	11,400	11,018	6,987	7,453	27,205	28,001
Employment-population ratio	56.2	57.0	64.7	65.4	69.4	69.7	67.6	67.6	72.5	73.0	76.1	76.4
Unemployed	407	256	900	750	599	510	411	330	187	179	612	614
Unemployment rate	6.2	3.9	4.3	3.5	3.2	2.7	3.5	2.9	2.6	2.4	2.2	2.1

Women
Civilian labor force	3,813	3,549	14,614	15,055	18,499	18,552	10,401	10,276	8,098	8,276	27,649	28,155
Participation rate	33.6	32.8	47.2	47.5	60.0	60.0	57.1	57.3	64.3	63.8	69.5	68.9
Employed	3,512	3,331	13,915	14,337	17,647	17,833	9,912	9,802	7,734	8,031	26,795	27,328
Employment-population ratio	30.9	30.8	45.0	45.3	57.3	57.7	54.4	54.7	61.4	61.9	67.4	66.8
Unemployed	301	218	699	718	853	719	489	474	364	245	853	827
Unemployment rate	7.9	6.1	4.8	4.8	4.6	3.9	4.7	4.6	4.5	3.0	3.1	2.9

White
Civilian labor force	8,149	7,824	27,419	28,138	29,300	29,226	17,103	16,681	12,197	12,545	43,755	44,230
Participation rate	48.1	47.6	56.6	56.8	64.6	64.4	62.4	62.3	68.0	67.6	72.7	72.4
Employed	7,698	7,483	26,368	27,150	28,251	28,425	16,480	16,170	11,771	12,255	42,681	43,100
Employment-population ratio	45.4	45.5	54.4	54.8	62.3	62.7	60.1	60.4	65.6	66.0	70.9	70.6
Unemployed	451	341	1,051	987	1,049	802	623	511	425	290	1,074	1,130
Unemployment rate	5.5	4.4	3.8	3.5	3.6	2.7	3.6	3.1	3.5	2.3	2.5	2.6

Black or African American
Civilian labor force	1,158	1,157	5,312	5,405	5,414	5,502	3,436	3,356	1,978	2,146	5,211	5,441
Participation rate	36.9	37.7	59.8	60.2	69.1	69.0	67.1	66.3	72.7	73.7	78.3	76.8
Employed	1,008	1,077	4,892	5,043	5,113	5,164	3,207	3,113	1,906	2,050	5,012	5,296
Employment-population ratio	32.1	35.1	55.1	56.2	65.2	64.8	62.6	61.5	70.1	70.4	75.3	74.7
Unemployed	150	79	420	362	301	338	230	242	71	96	199	145
Unemployment rate	12.9	6.9	7.9	6.7	5.6	6.1	6.7	7.2	3.6	4.5	3.8	2.7

Asian
Civilian labor force	572	537	1,525	1,516	1,322	1,404	776	762	546	642	5,400	5,773
Participation rate	43.0	43.1	60.4	59.1	66.6	68.1	66.2	67.0	67.1	69.6	74.6	74.5
Employed	523	505	1,479	1,462	1,269	1,373	752	747	516	627	5,254	5,635
Employment-population ratio	39.3	40.6	58.6	57.0	63.9	66.7	64.2	65.6	63.4	67.9	72.6	72.7
Unemployed	49	32	46	53	54	31	24	15	30	16	146	138
Unemployment rate	8.6	5.9	3.0	3.5	4.1	2.2	3.1	2.0	5.5	2.4	2.7	2.4

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian labor force	5,834	5,546	6,735	7,652	5,498	5,614	3,287	3,548	2,211	2,065	4,776	4,855
Participation rate	59.8	57.9	68.7	70.4	74.2	73.9	73.1	74.9	75.8	72.3	80.9	80.6
Employed	5,543	5,371	6,454	7,351	5,250	5,433	3,160	3,438	2,090	1,995	4,610	4,733
Employment-population ratio	56.8	56.0	65.8	67.6	70.8	71.5	70.3	72.6	71.6	69.8	78.1	78.6
Unemployed	291	175	281	301	248	180	127	110	121	70	165	122
Unemployment rate	5.0	3.2	4.2	3.9	4.5	3.2	3.9	3.1	5.5	3.4	3.5	2.5
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: April 18, 2023