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	Mar 2026	Feb 2026	Mar 2025	Units
	White
	Civilian noninstitutional population	202,436 Thousands of Persons	202,426 Thousands of Persons	207,221 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	123,841 Thousands of Persons	123,986 Thousands of Persons	128,694 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	61.2 Percent	61.2 Percent	62.1 Percent	%
	Employed	119,371 Thousands of Persons	119,402 Thousands of Persons	123,896 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	59.0 Percent	59.0 Percent	59.8 Percent	%
	Unemployed	4,470 Thousands of Persons	4,584 Thousands of Persons	4,798 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	3.6 Percent	3.7 Percent	3.7 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	78,595 Thousands of Persons	78,441 Thousands of Persons	78,526 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Men, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	63,724 Thousands of Persons	63,768 Thousands of Persons	66,444 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	68.8 Percent	68.9 Percent	69.5 Percent	%
	Employed	61,684 Thousands of Persons	61,574 Thousands of Persons	64,181 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	66.6 Percent	66.5 Percent	67.1 Percent	%
	Unemployed	2,040 Thousands of Persons	2,194 Thousands of Persons	2,263 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	3.2 Percent	3.4 Percent	3.4 Percent	%
	Women, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	55,596 Thousands of Persons	55,682 Thousands of Persons	57,150 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	56.8 Percent	56.9 Percent	57.9 Percent	%
	Employed	53,721 Thousands of Persons	53,874 Thousands of Persons	55,265 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	54.9 Percent	55.1 Percent	56.0 Percent	%
	Unemployed	1,875 Thousands of Persons	1,808 Thousands of Persons	1,885 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	3.4 Percent	3.2 Percent	3.3 Percent	%
	Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
	Civilian labor force	4,521 Thousands of Persons	4,536 Thousands of Persons	5,100 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	37.7 Percent	37.8 Percent	39.8 Percent	%
	Employed	3,966 Thousands of Persons	3,955 Thousands of Persons	4,449 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	33.1 Percent	33.0 Percent	34.7 Percent	%
	Unemployed	555 Thousands of Persons	581 Thousands of Persons	651 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	12.3 Percent	12.8 Percent	12.8 Percent	%
	Black or African American
	Civilian noninstitutional population	35,411 Thousands of Persons	35,388 Thousands of Persons	35,687 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	22,195 Thousands of Persons	22,286 Thousands of Persons	22,205 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	62.7 Percent	63.0 Percent	62.2 Percent	%
	Employed	20,621 Thousands of Persons	20,579 Thousands of Persons	20,824 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	58.2 Percent	58.2 Percent	58.4 Percent	%
	Unemployed	1,574 Thousands of Persons	1,707 Thousands of Persons	1,382 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	7.1 Percent	7.7 Percent	6.2 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	13,216 Thousands of Persons	13,102 Thousands of Persons	13,481 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Men, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	10,057 Thousands of Persons	10,113 Thousands of Persons	10,513 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	67.6 Percent	68.0 Percent	69.3 Percent	%
	Employed	9,328 Thousands of Persons	9,407 Thousands of Persons	9,871 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	62.7 Percent	63.3 Percent	65.1 Percent	%
	Unemployed	729 Thousands of Persons	706 Thousands of Persons	642 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	7.3 Percent	7.0 Percent	6.1 Percent	%
	Women, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	11,308 Thousands of Persons	11,369 Thousands of Persons	10,863 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	63.3 Percent	63.7 Percent	60.9 Percent	%
	Employed	10,617 Thousands of Persons	10,565 Thousands of Persons	10,297 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	59.4 Percent	59.2 Percent	57.7 Percent	%
	Unemployed	691 Thousands of Persons	804 Thousands of Persons	566 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	6.1 Percent	7.1 Percent	5.2 Percent	%
	Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
	Civilian labor force	830 Thousands of Persons	804 Thousands of Persons	829 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	31.1 Percent	30.2 Percent	31.0 Percent	%
	Employed	676 Thousands of Persons	606 Thousands of Persons	656 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	25.4 Percent	22.8 Percent	24.5 Percent	%
	Unemployed	154 Thousands of Persons	197 Thousands of Persons	174 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	18.5 Percent	24.5 Percent	20.9 Percent	%