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	Jun 2026	May 2026	Jun 2025	Units
	White
	Civilian noninstitutional population	202,497 Thousands of Persons	202,468 Thousands of Persons	207,472 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	122,956 Thousands of Persons	123,868 Thousands of Persons	128,474 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	60.7 Percent	61.2 Percent	61.9 Percent	%
	Employed	118,472 Thousands of Persons	119,133 Thousands of Persons	123,844 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	58.5 Percent	58.8 Percent	59.7 Percent	%
	Unemployed	4,484 Thousands of Persons	4,735 Thousands of Persons	4,630 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	3.6 Percent	3.8 Percent	3.6 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	79,541 Thousands of Persons	78,600 Thousands of Persons	78,998 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Men, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	63,087 Thousands of Persons	63,656 Thousands of Persons	66,645 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	68.1 Percent	68.7 Percent	69.6 Percent	%
	Employed	60,881 Thousands of Persons	61,344 Thousands of Persons	64,387 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	65.7 Percent	66.2 Percent	67.2 Percent	%
	Unemployed	2,206 Thousands of Persons	2,312 Thousands of Persons	2,259 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	3.5 Percent	3.6 Percent	3.4 Percent	%
	Women, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	55,346 Thousands of Persons	55,649 Thousands of Persons	56,993 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	56.5 Percent	56.8 Percent	57.6 Percent	%
	Employed	53,622 Thousands of Persons	53,776 Thousands of Persons	55,230 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	54.8 Percent	54.9 Percent	55.8 Percent	%
	Unemployed	1,724 Thousands of Persons	1,873 Thousands of Persons	1,763 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	3.1 Percent	3.4 Percent	3.1 Percent	%
	Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
	Civilian labor force	4,523 Thousands of Persons	4,563 Thousands of Persons	4,836 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	37.9 Percent	38.1 Percent	37.8 Percent	%
	Employed	3,968 Thousands of Persons	4,012 Thousands of Persons	4,227 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	33.2 Percent	33.5 Percent	33.0 Percent	%
	Unemployed	554 Thousands of Persons	551 Thousands of Persons	609 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	12.3 Percent	12.1 Percent	12.6 Percent	%
	Black or African American
	Civilian noninstitutional population	35,477 Thousands of Persons	35,455 Thousands of Persons	35,784 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	21,957 Thousands of Persons	21,996 Thousands of Persons	22,181 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	61.9 Percent	62.0 Percent	62.0 Percent	%
	Employed	20,514 Thousands of Persons	20,543 Thousands of Persons	20,653 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	57.8 Percent	57.9 Percent	57.7 Percent	%
	Unemployed	1,443 Thousands of Persons	1,453 Thousands of Persons	1,528 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	6.6 Percent	6.6 Percent	6.9 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	13,520 Thousands of Persons	13,459 Thousands of Persons	13,604 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Men, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	10,116 Thousands of Persons	10,093 Thousands of Persons	10,473 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	67.9 Percent	67.8 Percent	68.8 Percent	%
	Employed	9,532 Thousands of Persons	9,445 Thousands of Persons	9,751 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	63.9 Percent	63.4 Percent	64.1 Percent	%
	Unemployed	584 Thousands of Persons	648 Thousands of Persons	722 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	5.8 Percent	6.4 Percent	6.9 Percent	%
	Women, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	10,982 Thousands of Persons	11,116 Thousands of Persons	10,898 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	61.3 Percent	62.1 Percent	60.9 Percent	%
	Employed	10,353 Thousands of Persons	10,499 Thousands of Persons	10,251 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	57.8 Percent	58.7 Percent	57.3 Percent	%
	Unemployed	629 Thousands of Persons	617 Thousands of Persons	647 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	5.7 Percent	5.6 Percent	5.9 Percent	%
	Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
	Civilian labor force	859 Thousands of Persons	786 Thousands of Persons	809 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	32.3 Percent	29.5 Percent	30.2 Percent	%
	Employed	629 Thousands of Persons	598 Thousands of Persons	650 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	23.6 Percent	22.5 Percent	24.2 Percent	%
	Unemployed	230 Thousands of Persons	188 Thousands of Persons	158 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	26.8 Percent	23.9 Percent	19.6 Percent	%