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

Monthly, Not Seasonally Adjusted

	Name	Sep 2026	Aug 2026	Sep 2025	Units
	White
	Civilian noninstitutional population	202,619 Thousands of Persons	202,572 Thousands of Persons	207,788 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	123,650 Thousands of Persons	123,619 Thousands of Persons	128,595 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	61.0 Percent	61.0 Percent	61.9 Percent	%
	Employed	119,404 Thousands of Persons	118,773 Thousands of Persons	123,958 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	58.9 Percent	58.6 Percent	59.7 Percent	%
	Unemployed	4,246 Thousands of Persons	4,846 Thousands of Persons	4,637 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	3.4 Percent	3.9 Percent	3.6 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	78,969 Thousands of Persons	78,953 Thousands of Persons	79,193 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Men, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	63,821 Thousands of Persons	63,594 Thousands of Persons	66,806 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	68.8 Percent	68.6 Percent	69.6 Percent	%
	Employed	61,723 Thousands of Persons	61,301 Thousands of Persons	64,628 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	66.6 Percent	66.1 Percent	67.4 Percent	%
	Unemployed	2,098 Thousands of Persons	2,293 Thousands of Persons	2,178 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	3.3 Percent	3.6 Percent	3.3 Percent	%
	Women, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	55,449 Thousands of Persons	55,143 Thousands of Persons	57,165 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	56.6 Percent	56.3 Percent	57.7 Percent	%
	Employed	53,840 Thousands of Persons	53,214 Thousands of Persons	55,237 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	54.9 Percent	54.3 Percent	55.8 Percent	%
	Unemployed	1,609 Thousands of Persons	1,929 Thousands of Persons	1,928 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	2.9 Percent	3.5 Percent	3.4 Percent	%
	Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
	Civilian labor force	4,380 Thousands of Persons	4,882 Thousands of Persons	4,624 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	36.8 Percent	41.0 Percent	36.2 Percent	%
	Employed	3,841 Thousands of Persons	4,258 Thousands of Persons	4,093 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	32.3 Percent	35.8 Percent	32.1 Percent	%
	Unemployed	539 Thousands of Persons	624 Thousands of Persons	531 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	12.3 Percent	12.8 Percent	11.5 Percent	%
	Black or African American
	Civilian noninstitutional population	35,553 Thousands of Persons	35,526 Thousands of Persons	35,892 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	22,140 Thousands of Persons	21,910 Thousands of Persons	22,510 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	62.3 Percent	61.7 Percent	62.7 Percent	%
	Employed	20,627 Thousands of Persons	20,513 Thousands of Persons	20,868 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	58.0 Percent	57.7 Percent	58.1 Percent	%
	Unemployed	1,513 Thousands of Persons	1,397 Thousands of Persons	1,642 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	6.8 Percent	6.4 Percent	7.3 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	13,413 Thousands of Persons	13,616 Thousands of Persons	13,382 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Men, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	10,183 Thousands of Persons	10,237 Thousands of Persons	10,594 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	68.1 Percent	68.6 Percent	69.4 Percent	%
	Employed	9,602 Thousands of Persons	9,676 Thousands of Persons	9,928 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	64.2 Percent	64.8 Percent	65.0 Percent	%
	Unemployed	580 Thousands of Persons	562 Thousands of Persons	667 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	5.7 Percent	5.5 Percent	6.3 Percent	%
	Women, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	11,093 Thousands of Persons	10,843 Thousands of Persons	11,071 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	61.8 Percent	60.5 Percent	61.7 Percent	%
	Employed	10,328 Thousands of Persons	10,150 Thousands of Persons	10,252 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	57.5 Percent	56.6 Percent	57.1 Percent	%
	Unemployed	766 Thousands of Persons	693 Thousands of Persons	819 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	6.9 Percent	6.4 Percent	7.4 Percent	%
	Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
	Civilian labor force	864 Thousands of Persons	830 Thousands of Persons	845 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	32.6 Percent	31.2 Percent	31.5 Percent	%
	Employed	697 Thousands of Persons	687 Thousands of Persons	689 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	26.3 Percent	25.9 Percent	25.7 Percent	%
	Unemployed	167 Thousands of Persons	142 Thousands of Persons	156 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	19.3 Percent	17.1 Percent	18.5 Percent	%
	Asian
	Civilian noninstitutional population	21,022 Thousands of Persons	20,710 Thousands of Persons	19,519 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	13,787 Thousands of Persons	13,510 Thousands of Persons	12,756 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	65.6 Percent	65.2 Percent	65.4 Percent	%
	Employed	13,392 Thousands of Persons	13,058 Thousands of Persons	12,197 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	63.7 Percent	63.1 Percent	62.5 Percent	%
	Unemployed	395 Thousands of Persons	452 Thousands of Persons	559 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	2.9 Percent	3.3 Percent	4.4 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	7,235 Thousands of Persons	7,199 Thousands of Persons	6,763 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons