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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    Dec 2019

	Name	Dec 2019	Nov 2019	Dec 2018	Units
	White
	Civilian noninstitutional population	201,326	201,254	200,774	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	127,197	127,191	126,546	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	63.2	63.2	63.0	%
	Employed	123,175	123,077	122,209	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	61.2	61.2	60.9	%
	Unemployed	4,022	4,115	4,337	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	3.2	3.2	3.4	%
	Not in Labor Force	74,129	74,063	74,228	Thous. of Persons
	Men, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	66,076	66,204	66,081	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	71.6	71.8	71.9	%
	Employed	64,238	64,247	64,015	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	69.6	69.7	69.6	%
	Unemployed	1,839	1,957	2,066	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	2.8	3.0	3.1	%
	Women, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	56,429	56,299	55,894	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	58.3	58.2	57.9	%
	Employed	54,827	54,666	54,144	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	56.6	56.5	56.1	%
	Unemployed	1,602	1,633	1,750	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	2.8	2.9	3.1	%
	Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
	Civilian labor force	4,692	4,688	4,571	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	38.4	38.3	37.2	%
	Employed	4,111	4,164	4,050	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	33.6	34.0	32.9	%
	Unemployed	581	524	521	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	12.4	11.2	11.4	%
	Black or African American
	Civilian noninstitutional population	33,215	33,184	32,956	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	20,949	20,675	20,422	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	63.1	62.3	62.0	%
	Employed	19,712	19,527	19,082	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	59.3	58.8	57.9	%
	Unemployed	1,238	1,148	1,340	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	5.9	5.6	6.6	%
	Not in Labor Force	12,266	12,509	12,534	Thous. of Persons
	Men, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	9,591	9,504	9,304	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	68.6	68.1	67.3	%
	Employed	9,034	9,019	8,712	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	64.6	64.6	63.0	%
	Unemployed	557	485	592	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	5.8	5.1	6.4	%
	Women, 20 years and over
	Civilian labor force	10,625	10,445	10,309	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	63.3	62.3	61.9	%
	Employed	10,094	9,929	9,727	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	60.1	59.2	58.4	%
	Unemployed	530	516	582	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	5.0	4.9	5.6	%
	Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
	Civilian labor force	734	727	808	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	29.9	29.6	32.5	%
	Employed	583	579	642	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	23.8	23.6	25.8	%
	Unemployed	151	147	166	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	20.6	20.3	20.5	%

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