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

Monthly, Not Seasonally Adjusted

	Name	Sep 2025	Aug 2025	Sep 2024	Units
	White
	Civilian noninstitutional population	207,788 Thousands of Persons	207,675 Thousands of Persons	205,338 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	128,595 Thousands of Persons	128,535 Thousands of Persons	128,149 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	61.9 Percent	61.9 Percent	62.4 Percent	%
	Employed	123,958 Thousands of Persons	123,515 Thousands of Persons	123,659 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	59.7 Percent	59.5 Percent	60.2 Percent	%
	Unemployed	4,637 Thousands of Persons	5,020 Thousands of Persons	4,490 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	3.6 Percent	3.9 Percent	3.5 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	79,193 Thousands of Persons	79,140 Thousands of Persons	77,189 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Men, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	66,806 Thousands of Persons	66,948 Thousands of Persons	66,445 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	69.6 Percent	69.8 Percent	70.2 Percent	%
	Employed	64,628 Thousands of Persons	64,582 Thousands of Persons	64,353 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	67.4 Percent	67.4 Percent	67.9 Percent	%
	Unemployed	2,178 Thousands of Persons	2,366 Thousands of Persons	2,091 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	3.3 Percent	3.5 Percent	3.1 Percent	%
	Women, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	57,165 Thousands of Persons	56,529 Thousands of Persons	56,837 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	57.7 Percent	57.1 Percent	58.1 Percent	%
	Employed	55,237 Thousands of Persons	54,464 Thousands of Persons	55,096 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	55.8 Percent	55.0 Percent	56.3 Percent	%
	Unemployed	1,928 Thousands of Persons	2,064 Thousands of Persons	1,741 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	3.4 Percent	3.7 Percent	3.1 Percent	%
	Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
	Civilian labor force	4,624 Thousands of Persons	5,059 Thousands of Persons	4,867 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	36.2 Percent	39.6 Percent	38.3 Percent	%
	Employed	4,093 Thousands of Persons	4,469 Thousands of Persons	4,209 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	32.1 Percent	35.0 Percent	33.1 Percent	%
	Unemployed	531 Thousands of Persons	589 Thousands of Persons	657 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	11.5 Percent	11.7 Percent	13.5 Percent	%
	Black or African American
	Civilian noninstitutional population	35,892 Thousands of Persons	35,854 Thousands of Persons	35,092 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	22,510 Thousands of Persons	22,525 Thousands of Persons	21,974 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	62.7 Percent	62.8 Percent	62.6 Percent	%
	Employed	20,868 Thousands of Persons	20,714 Thousands of Persons	20,780 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	58.1 Percent	57.8 Percent	59.2 Percent	%
	Unemployed	1,642 Thousands of Persons	1,811 Thousands of Persons	1,194 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	7.3 Percent	8.0 Percent	5.4 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	13,382 Thousands of Persons	13,329 Thousands of Persons	13,118 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Men, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	10,594 Thousands of Persons	10,672 Thousands of Persons	10,355 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	69.4 Percent	70.0 Percent	69.4 Percent	%
	Employed	9,928 Thousands of Persons	9,929 Thousands of Persons	9,849 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	65.0 Percent	65.1 Percent	66.0 Percent	%
	Unemployed	667 Thousands of Persons	744 Thousands of Persons	506 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	6.3 Percent	7.0 Percent	4.9 Percent	%
	Women, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	11,071 Thousands of Persons	11,026 Thousands of Persons	10,906 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	61.7 Percent	61.5 Percent	62.1 Percent	%
	Employed	10,252 Thousands of Persons	10,167 Thousands of Persons	10,346 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	57.1 Percent	56.7 Percent	59.0 Percent	%
	Unemployed	819 Thousands of Persons	858 Thousands of Persons	560 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	7.4 Percent	7.8 Percent	5.1 Percent	%
	Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
	Civilian labor force	845 Thousands of Persons	828 Thousands of Persons	713 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	31.5 Percent	30.9 Percent	27.1 Percent	%
	Employed	689 Thousands of Persons	618 Thousands of Persons	585 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	25.7 Percent	23.0 Percent	22.2 Percent	%
	Unemployed	156 Thousands of Persons	209 Thousands of Persons	128 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	18.5 Percent	25.3 Percent	18.0 Percent	%
	Asian
	Civilian noninstitutional population	19,519 Thousands of Persons	19,408 Thousands of Persons	17,902 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	12,756 Thousands of Persons	12,688 Thousands of Persons	11,682 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	65.4 Percent	65.4 Percent	65.3 Percent	%
	Employed	12,197 Thousands of Persons	12,213 Thousands of Persons	11,206 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	62.5 Percent	62.9 Percent	62.6 Percent	%
	Unemployed	559 Thousands of Persons	475 Thousands of Persons	476 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	4.4 Percent	3.7 Percent	4.1 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	6,763 Thousands of Persons	6,720 Thousands of Persons	6,220 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons