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Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
Mar.
2023		 Feb.
2024		 Mar.
2024		 Mar.
2023		 Nov.
2023		 Dec.
2023		 Jan.
2024		 Feb.
2024		 Mar.
2024

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

 204,186 204,677 204,752 204,186 204,949 205,022 204,608 204,677 204,752

Civilian labor force

 126,976 126,960 127,640 126,956 127,773 127,226 126,962 127,040 127,596

Participation rate

 62.2 62.0 62.3 62.2 62.3 62.1 62.1 62.1 62.3

Employed

 122,698 122,180 123,175 122,846 123,550 122,802 122,663 122,685 123,286

Employment-population ratio

 60.1 59.7 60.2 60.2 60.3 59.9 60.0 59.9 60.2

Unemployed

 4,278 4,779 4,465 4,110 4,223 4,424 4,299 4,356 4,310

Unemployment rate

 3.4 3.8 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4

Not in labor force

 77,210 77,717 77,112 77,230 77,177 77,796 77,646 77,637 77,156

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 66,467 65,748 66,098 66,309 66,695 66,405 65,869 65,685 65,963

Participation rate

 70.3 69.6 70.0 70.2 70.3 70.0 69.8 69.6 69.8

Employed

 64,180 63,315 63,906 64,287 64,559 64,208 63,674 63,658 64,029

Employment-population ratio

 67.9 67.1 67.7 68.0 68.1 67.7 67.5 67.4 67.8

Unemployed

 2,288 2,433 2,193 2,022 2,136 2,197 2,195 2,027 1,933

Unemployment rate

 3.4 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.1 2.9

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 55,812 56,629 56,614 55,706 56,130 55,844 56,219 56,454 56,489

Participation rate

 57.4 58.0 58.0 57.3 57.5 57.2 57.6 57.9 57.9

Employed

 54,203 54,791 54,849 54,046 54,609 54,175 54,615 54,646 54,677

Employment-population ratio

 55.8 56.2 56.2 55.6 56.0 55.5 56.0 56.0 56.0

Unemployed

 1,609 1,838 1,765 1,660 1,521 1,669 1,604 1,808 1,811

Unemployment rate

 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.7 3.0 2.9 3.2 3.2

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 4,696 4,583 4,928 4,940 4,947 4,976 4,874 4,902 5,145

Participation rate

 37.6 36.1 38.8 39.5 39.5 39.7 38.4 38.6 40.5

Employed

 4,316 4,075 4,420 4,513 4,382 4,418 4,374 4,381 4,580

Employment-population ratio

 34.5 32.1 34.8 36.1 35.0 35.3 34.5 34.5 36.1

Unemployed

 381 508 508 427 565 558 500 520 565

Unemployment rate

 8.1 11.1 10.3 8.7 11.4 11.2 10.3 10.6 11.0

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 34,550 34,849 34,883 34,550 34,821 34,853 34,813 34,849 34,883

Civilian labor force

 22,062 22,084 22,124 22,111 22,171 22,094 22,051 22,190 22,170

Participation rate

 63.9 63.4 63.4 64.0 63.7 63.4 63.3 63.7 63.6

Employed

 20,938 20,810 20,689 20,974 20,886 20,952 20,887 20,950 20,746

Employment-population ratio

 60.6 59.7 59.3 60.7 60.0 60.1 60.0 60.1 59.5

Unemployed

 1,124 1,274 1,435 1,138 1,285 1,143 1,164 1,240 1,424

Unemployment rate

 5.1 5.8 6.5 5.1 5.8 5.2 5.3 5.6 6.4

Not in labor force

 12,488 12,765 12,759 12,439 12,650 12,759 12,762 12,659 12,713

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,353 10,300 10,303 10,358 10,299 10,294 10,266 10,344 10,317

Participation rate

 70.2 69.5 69.5 70.2 69.3 69.2 69.4 69.8 69.6

Employed

 9,776 9,615 9,624 9,811 9,648 9,821 9,717 9,709 9,677

Employment-population ratio

 66.3 64.9 64.9 66.5 64.9 66.0 65.7 65.5 65.3

Unemployed

 577 685 679 547 651 473 548 636 640

Unemployment rate

 5.6 6.6 6.6 5.3 6.3 4.6 5.3 6.1 6.2

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,991 11,048 11,014 10,982 11,067 11,014 10,967 11,050 10,999

Participation rate

 63.6 63.3 63.1 63.6 63.6 63.2 62.9 63.4 63.0

Employed

 10,541 10,563 10,416 10,506 10,533 10,486 10,445 10,568 10,387

Employment-population ratio

 61.0 60.6 59.7 60.8 60.5 60.2 59.9 60.6 59.5

Unemployed

 450 485 598 477 534 528 521 482 612

Unemployment rate

 4.1 4.4 5.4 4.3 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.4 5.6

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 718 737 807 771 805 786 819 796 854

Participation rate

 28.5 28.4 31.0 30.6 31.5 30.7 31.6 30.7 32.8

Employed

 621 632 649 657 705 644 724 673 682

Employment-population ratio

 24.6 24.3 24.9 26.1 27.6 25.2 27.9 25.9 26.2

Unemployed

 97 105 159 114 100 142 95 122 171

Unemployment rate

 13.5 14.2 19.6 14.8 12.4 18.0 11.6 15.4 20.1

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 17,545 17,784 17,781 17,545 17,769 17,896 17,930 17,784 17,781

Civilian labor force

 11,421 11,479 11,442 11,374 11,548 11,436 11,559 11,472 11,403

Participation rate

 65.1 64.5 64.3 64.8 65.0 63.9 64.5 64.5 64.1

Employed

 11,104 11,084 11,157 11,056 11,144 11,084 11,223 11,081 11,113

Employment-population ratio

 63.3 62.3 62.7 63.0 62.7 61.9 62.6 62.3 62.5

Unemployed

 317 395 285 318 404 353 336 390 290

Unemployment rate

 2.8 3.4 2.5 2.8 3.5 3.1 2.9 3.4 2.5

Not in labor force

 6,123 6,305 6,339 6,170 6,221 6,459 6,372 6,312 6,379

Footnotes
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: April 05, 2024