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

Monthly, Not Seasonally Adjusted

	Name	Aug 2026	Jul 2026	Aug 2025	Units
	White
	Civilian noninstitutional population	202,572 Thousands of Persons	202,529 Thousands of Persons	207,675 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	123,619 Thousands of Persons	123,822 Thousands of Persons	128,535 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	61.0 Percent	61.1 Percent	61.9 Percent	%
	Employed	118,773 Thousands of Persons	119,055 Thousands of Persons	123,515 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	58.6 Percent	58.8 Percent	59.5 Percent	%
	Unemployed	4,846 Thousands of Persons	4,766 Thousands of Persons	5,020 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	3.9 Percent	3.8 Percent	3.9 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	78,953 Thousands of Persons	78,707 Thousands of Persons	79,140 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Men, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	63,594 Thousands of Persons	63,509 Thousands of Persons	66,948 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	68.6 Percent	68.5 Percent	69.8 Percent	%
	Employed	61,301 Thousands of Persons	61,395 Thousands of Persons	64,582 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	66.1 Percent	66.3 Percent	67.4 Percent	%
	Unemployed	2,293 Thousands of Persons	2,114 Thousands of Persons	2,366 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	3.6 Percent	3.3 Percent	3.5 Percent	%
	Women, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	55,143 Thousands of Persons	54,963 Thousands of Persons	56,529 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	56.3 Percent	56.1 Percent	57.1 Percent	%
	Employed	53,214 Thousands of Persons	52,925 Thousands of Persons	54,464 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	54.3 Percent	54.0 Percent	55.0 Percent	%
	Unemployed	1,929 Thousands of Persons	2,037 Thousands of Persons	2,064 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	3.5 Percent	3.7 Percent	3.7 Percent	%
	Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
	Civilian labor force	4,882 Thousands of Persons	5,350 Thousands of Persons	5,059 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	41.0 Percent	44.9 Percent	39.6 Percent	%
	Employed	4,258 Thousands of Persons	4,735 Thousands of Persons	4,469 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	35.8 Percent	39.7 Percent	35.0 Percent	%
	Unemployed	624 Thousands of Persons	615 Thousands of Persons	589 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	12.8 Percent	11.5 Percent	11.7 Percent	%
	Black or African American
	Civilian noninstitutional population	35,526 Thousands of Persons	35,500 Thousands of Persons	35,854 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	21,910 Thousands of Persons	21,922 Thousands of Persons	22,525 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	61.7 Percent	61.8 Percent	62.8 Percent	%
	Employed	20,513 Thousands of Persons	20,427 Thousands of Persons	20,714 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	57.7 Percent	57.5 Percent	57.8 Percent	%
	Unemployed	1,397 Thousands of Persons	1,495 Thousands of Persons	1,811 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	6.4 Percent	6.8 Percent	8.0 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	13,616 Thousands of Persons	13,578 Thousands of Persons	13,329 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Men, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	10,237 Thousands of Persons	10,139 Thousands of Persons	10,672 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	68.6 Percent	68.0 Percent	70.0 Percent	%
	Employed	9,676 Thousands of Persons	9,508 Thousands of Persons	9,929 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	64.8 Percent	63.7 Percent	65.1 Percent	%
	Unemployed	562 Thousands of Persons	631 Thousands of Persons	744 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	5.5 Percent	6.2 Percent	7.0 Percent	%
	Women, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	10,843 Thousands of Persons	10,804 Thousands of Persons	11,026 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	60.5 Percent	60.3 Percent	61.5 Percent	%
	Employed	10,150 Thousands of Persons	10,146 Thousands of Persons	10,167 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	56.6 Percent	56.6 Percent	56.7 Percent	%
	Unemployed	693 Thousands of Persons	658 Thousands of Persons	858 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	6.4 Percent	6.1 Percent	7.8 Percent	%
	Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
	Civilian labor force	830 Thousands of Persons	979 Thousands of Persons	828 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	31.2 Percent	36.8 Percent	30.9 Percent	%
	Employed	687 Thousands of Persons	773 Thousands of Persons	618 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	25.9 Percent	29.1 Percent	23.0 Percent	%
	Unemployed	142 Thousands of Persons	206 Thousands of Persons	209 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	17.1 Percent	21.1 Percent	25.3 Percent	%
	Asian
	Civilian noninstitutional population	20,710 Thousands of Persons	20,627 Thousands of Persons	19,408 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	13,510 Thousands of Persons	13,507 Thousands of Persons	12,688 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	65.2 Percent	65.5 Percent	65.4 Percent	%
	Employed	13,058 Thousands of Persons	12,947 Thousands of Persons	12,213 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	63.1 Percent	62.8 Percent	62.9 Percent	%
	Unemployed	452 Thousands of Persons	560 Thousands of Persons	475 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	3.3 Percent	4.1 Percent	3.7 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	7,199 Thousands of Persons	7,120 Thousands of Persons	6,720 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons