Releases > Employment Situation > Release Tables > Current Population Survey (Household Data) > Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

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    Jan 1954    

 

 

    May 2020

	Name	May 2020	Apr 2020	May 2019	Units
	White
	Civilian noninstitutional population	201,154	201,082	200,658	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	122,552	120,795	126,042	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	60.9	60.1	62.8	%
	Employed	107,761	104,083	122,269	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	53.6	51.8	60.9	%
	Unemployed	14,792	16,713	3,773	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	12.1	13.8	3.0	%
	Not in Labor Force	78,602	80,287	74,616	Thous. of Persons
	Men, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	64,294	63,595	66,179	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	69.7	69.0	72.0	%
	Employed	57,633	55,863	64,412	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	62.5	60.6	70.1	%
	Unemployed	6,661	7,732	1,767	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	10.4	12.2	2.7	%
	Women, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	54,129	53,581	55,457	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	55.9	55.4	57.5	%
	Employed	47,194	45,735	53,957	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	48.8	47.3	55.9	%
	Unemployed	6,935	7,846	1,500	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	12.8	14.6	2.7	%
	Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
	Civilian labor force	4,129	3,620	4,407	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	34.0	29.8	36.0	%
	Employed	2,934	2,485	3,900	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	24.1	20.4	31.8	%
	Unemployed	1,196	1,135	507	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	29.0	31.3	11.5	%
	Black or African American
	Civilian noninstitutional population	33,294	33,267	32,984	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	19,815	19,425	20,547	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	59.5	58.4	62.3	%
	Employed	16,530	16,248	19,335	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	49.6	48.8	58.6	%
	Unemployed	3,285	3,177	1,212	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	16.6	16.4	5.9	%
	Not in Labor Force	13,479	13,841	12,437	Thous. of Persons
	Men, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	8,979	8,856	9,444	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	64.0	63.2	68.2	%
	Employed	7,606	7,431	8,887	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	54.2	53.0	64.2	%
	Unemployed	1,373	1,425	557	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	15.3	16.1	5.9	%
	Women, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	10,065	9,997	10,446	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	59.7	59.4	62.7	%
	Employed	8,439	8,413	9,949	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	50.1	50.0	59.7	%
	Unemployed	1,627	1,584	497	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	16.2	15.8	4.8	%
	Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
	Civilian labor force	771	573	657	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	31.8	23.6	26.7	%
	Employed	485	405	499	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	20.0	16.7	20.3	%
	Unemployed	285	168	158	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	37.0	29.4	24.0	%
	Asian
	Civilian noninstitutional population	16,385	16,363	16,361	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	9,932	9,893	10,290	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	60.6	60.5	62.9	%
	Employed	8,462	8,476	10,049	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	51.6	51.8	61.4	%
	Unemployed	1,470	1,418	240	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	14.8	14.3	2.3	%
	Not in Labor Force	6,453	6,470	6,072	Thous. of Persons

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