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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    May 2022

	Name	May 2022	Apr 2022	May 2021	Units
	White
	Civilian noninstitutional population	203,039	202,982	201,743	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	125,772	125,664	123,915	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	61.9	61.9	61.4	%
	Employed	121,724	121,606	117,626	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	60.0	59.9	58.3	%
	Unemployed	4,048	4,058	6,289	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	3.2	3.2	5.1	%
	Not in Labor Force	77,267	77,319	77,828	Thous. of Persons
	Men, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	65,653	65,540	64,544	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	70.1	70.0	69.7	%
	Employed	63,620	63,521	61,273	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	67.9	67.8	66.2	%
	Unemployed	2,033	2,020	3,271	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	3.1	3.1	5.1	%
	Women, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	55,315	55,215	54,669	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	57.1	57.0	56.3	%
	Employed	53,731	53,656	52,072	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	55.5	55.4	53.6	%
	Unemployed	1,583	1,559	2,597	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	2.9	2.8	4.8	%
	Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
	Civilian labor force	4,804	4,909	4,702	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	38.5	39.4	39.0	%
	Employed	4,373	4,429	4,281	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	35.1	35.5	35.5	%
	Unemployed	431	480	421	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	9.0	9.8	9.0	%
	Black or African American
	Civilian noninstitutional population	34,079	34,055	33,572	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	21,475	21,209	20,489	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	63.0	62.3	61.0	%
	Employed	20,141	19,963	18,617	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	59.1	58.6	55.5	%
	Unemployed	1,335	1,246	1,872	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	6.2	5.9	9.1	%
	Not in Labor Force	12,604	12,846	13,083	Thous. of Persons
	Men, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	9,983	9,969	9,468	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	68.9	68.9	66.7	%
	Employed	9,416	9,360	8,549	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	65.0	64.7	60.3	%
	Unemployed	566	608	920	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	5.7	6.1	9.7	%
	Women, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	10,731	10,555	10,321	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	62.7	61.7	60.7	%
	Employed	10,102	10,022	9,461	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	59.0	58.6	55.7	%
	Unemployed	629	533	860	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	5.9	5.0	8.3	%
	Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
	Civilian labor force	762	686	700	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	30.8	27.7	29.3	%
	Employed	622	581	608	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	25.1	23.5	25.4	%
	Unemployed	140	104	92	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	18.3	15.2	13.2	%

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