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	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	128,553 Thousands of Persons	128,386 Thousands of Persons	128,126 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	61.9 Percent	61.8 Percent	62.4 Percent	%
	Employed	123,731 Thousands of Persons	123,581 Thousands of Persons	123,445 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	59.5 Percent	59.5 Percent	60.1 Percent	%
	Unemployed	4,822 Thousands of Persons	4,806 Thousands of Persons	4,681 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	3.8 Percent	3.7 Percent	3.7 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	79,235 Thousands of Persons	79,289 Thousands of Persons	77,212 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Men, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	66,717 Thousands of Persons	66,931 Thousands of Persons	66,375 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	69.5 Percent	69.8 Percent	70.1 Percent	%
	Employed	64,355 Thousands of Persons	64,482 Thousands of Persons	64,101 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	67.1 Percent	67.3 Percent	67.7 Percent	%
	Unemployed	2,362 Thousands of Persons	2,450 Thousands of Persons	2,274 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	3.5 Percent	3.7 Percent	3.4 Percent	%
	Women, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	56,994 Thousands of Persons	56,703 Thousands of Persons	56,670 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	57.5 Percent	57.3 Percent	57.9 Percent	%
	Employed	55,073 Thousands of Persons	54,911 Thousands of Persons	54,921 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	55.6 Percent	55.5 Percent	56.1 Percent	%
	Unemployed	1,922 Thousands of Persons	1,792 Thousands of Persons	1,749 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	3.4 Percent	3.2 Percent	3.1 Percent	%
	Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
	Civilian labor force	4,841 Thousands of Persons	4,752 Thousands of Persons	5,082 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	37.9 Percent	37.2 Percent	39.9 Percent	%
	Employed	4,303 Thousands of Persons	4,188 Thousands of Persons	4,423 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	33.7 Percent	32.8 Percent	34.8 Percent	%
	Unemployed	538 Thousands of Persons	564 Thousands of Persons	658 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	11.1 Percent	11.9 Percent	13.0 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	22,582 Thousands of Persons	22,431 Thousands of Persons	22,052 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	62.9 Percent	62.6 Percent	62.8 Percent	%
	Employed	20,885 Thousands of Persons	20,744 Thousands of Persons	20,790 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	58.2 Percent	57.9 Percent	59.2 Percent	%
	Unemployed	1,697 Thousands of Persons	1,687 Thousands of Persons	1,262 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	7.5 Percent	7.5 Percent	5.7 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	13,309 Thousands of Persons	13,423 Thousands of Persons	13,040 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Men, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	10,590 Thousands of Persons	10,646 Thousands of Persons	10,342 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	69.4 Percent	69.8 Percent	69.3 Percent	%
	Employed	9,889 Thousands of Persons	9,893 Thousands of Persons	9,809 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	64.8 Percent	64.9 Percent	65.8 Percent	%
	Unemployed	701 Thousands of Persons	753 Thousands of Persons	533 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	6.6 Percent	7.1 Percent	5.2 Percent	%
	Women, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	11,099 Thousands of Persons	11,000 Thousands of Persons	10,941 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	61.9 Percent	61.4 Percent	62.3 Percent	%
	Employed	10,269 Thousands of Persons	10,260 Thousands of Persons	10,356 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	57.2 Percent	57.3 Percent	59.0 Percent	%
	Unemployed	830 Thousands of Persons	739 Thousands of Persons	585 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	7.5 Percent	6.7 Percent	5.3 Percent	%
	Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
	Civilian labor force	894 Thousands of Persons	785 Thousands of Persons	769 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	33.3 Percent	29.3 Percent	29.3 Percent	%
	Employed	727 Thousands of Persons	590 Thousands of Persons	625 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	27.1 Percent	22.0 Percent	23.7 Percent	%
	Unemployed	167 Thousands of Persons	195 Thousands of Persons	145 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	18.6 Percent	24.8 Percent	18.8 Percent	%