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

Monthly, Seasonally Adjusted (population data is not adjusted for seasonal variation; not seasonally adjusted version used)

	Name	Apr 2026	Mar 2026	Apr 2025	Units
	White
	Civilian noninstitutional population	202,448 Thousands of Persons	202,436 Thousands of Persons	207,291 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	123,673 Thousands of Persons	123,841 Thousands of Persons	129,020 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	61.1 Percent	61.2 Percent	62.2 Percent	%
	Employed	119,071 Thousands of Persons	119,371 Thousands of Persons	124,094 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	58.8 Percent	59.0 Percent	59.9 Percent	%
	Unemployed	4,602 Thousands of Persons	4,470 Thousands of Persons	4,926 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	3.7 Percent	3.6 Percent	3.8 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	78,775 Thousands of Persons	78,595 Thousands of Persons	78,272 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Men, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	63,399 Thousands of Persons	63,724 Thousands of Persons	66,709 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	68.5 Percent	68.8 Percent	69.7 Percent	%
	Employed	61,199 Thousands of Persons	61,684 Thousands of Persons	64,245 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	66.1 Percent	66.6 Percent	67.1 Percent	%
	Unemployed	2,200 Thousands of Persons	2,040 Thousands of Persons	2,465 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	3.5 Percent	3.2 Percent	3.7 Percent	%
	Women, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	55,698 Thousands of Persons	55,596 Thousands of Persons	57,270 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	56.9 Percent	56.8 Percent	58.0 Percent	%
	Employed	53,876 Thousands of Persons	53,721 Thousands of Persons	55,393 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	55.1 Percent	54.9 Percent	56.1 Percent	%
	Unemployed	1,821 Thousands of Persons	1,875 Thousands of Persons	1,878 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	3.3 Percent	3.4 Percent	3.3 Percent	%
	Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
	Civilian labor force	4,577 Thousands of Persons	4,521 Thousands of Persons	5,040 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	38.2 Percent	37.7 Percent	39.3 Percent	%
	Employed	3,996 Thousands of Persons	3,966 Thousands of Persons	4,457 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	33.3 Percent	33.1 Percent	34.8 Percent	%
	Unemployed	581 Thousands of Persons	555 Thousands of Persons	584 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	12.7 Percent	12.3 Percent	11.6 Percent	%
	Black or African American
	Civilian noninstitutional population	35,434 Thousands of Persons	35,411 Thousands of Persons	35,719 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	22,044 Thousands of Persons	22,195 Thousands of Persons	22,198 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	62.2 Percent	62.7 Percent	62.1 Percent	%
	Employed	20,442 Thousands of Persons	20,621 Thousands of Persons	20,779 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	57.7 Percent	58.2 Percent	58.2 Percent	%
	Unemployed	1,602 Thousands of Persons	1,574 Thousands of Persons	1,419 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	7.3 Percent	7.1 Percent	6.4 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	13,390 Thousands of Persons	13,216 Thousands of Persons	13,521 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Men, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	10,167 Thousands of Persons	10,057 Thousands of Persons	10,505 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	68.3 Percent	67.6 Percent	69.2 Percent	%
	Employed	9,464 Thousands of Persons	9,328 Thousands of Persons	9,912 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	63.6 Percent	62.7 Percent	65.3 Percent	%
	Unemployed	703 Thousands of Persons	729 Thousands of Persons	593 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	6.9 Percent	7.3 Percent	5.6 Percent	%
	Women, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	11,076 Thousands of Persons	11,308 Thousands of Persons	10,929 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	61.9 Percent	63.3 Percent	61.2 Percent	%
	Employed	10,358 Thousands of Persons	10,617 Thousands of Persons	10,257 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	57.9 Percent	59.4 Percent	57.5 Percent	%
	Unemployed	718 Thousands of Persons	691 Thousands of Persons	671 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	6.5 Percent	6.1 Percent	6.1 Percent	%
	Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
	Civilian labor force	801 Thousands of Persons	830 Thousands of Persons	765 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	30.0 Percent	31.1 Percent	28.5 Percent	%
	Employed	619 Thousands of Persons	676 Thousands of Persons	610 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	23.2 Percent	25.4 Percent	22.8 Percent	%
	Unemployed	182 Thousands of Persons	154 Thousands of Persons	155 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	22.7 Percent	18.5 Percent	20.2 Percent	%