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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)

   

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    Jan 1954    
 
 
    Apr 2024
Name Apr 2024 Mar 2024 Apr 2023 Units
White
Civilian noninstitutional population 		204,831 Thousands of Persons 204,752 Thousands of Persons 204,261 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Civilian labor force 		127,708 Thousands of Persons 127,596 Thousands of Persons 127,241 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		62.3 Percent 62.3 Percent 62.3 Percent %
Employed 		123,229 Thousands of Persons 123,286 Thousands of Persons 123,263 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio 		60.2 Percent 60.2 Percent 60.3 Percent %
Unemployed 		4,479 Thousands of Persons 4,310 Thousands of Persons 3,978 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate 		3.5 Percent 3.4 Percent 3.1 Percent %
Not in Labor Force 		77,123 Thousands of Persons 77,156 Thousands of Persons 77,021 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force 		65,982 Thousands of Persons 65,963 Thousands of Persons 66,361 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		69.8 Percent 69.8 Percent 70.2 Percent %
Employed 		63,801 Thousands of Persons 64,029 Thousands of Persons 64,399 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio 		67.5 Percent 67.8 Percent 68.1 Percent %
Unemployed 		2,181 Thousands of Persons 1,933 Thousands of Persons 1,962 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate 		3.3 Percent 2.9 Percent 3.0 Percent %
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force 		56,622 Thousands of Persons 56,489 Thousands of Persons 55,904 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		58.0 Percent 57.9 Percent 57.5 Percent %
Employed 		54,843 Thousands of Persons 54,677 Thousands of Persons 54,331 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio 		56.2 Percent 56.0 Percent 55.9 Percent %
Unemployed 		1,779 Thousands of Persons 1,811 Thousands of Persons 1,573 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate 		3.1 Percent 3.2 Percent 2.8 Percent %
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force 		5,103 Thousands of Persons 5,145 Thousands of Persons 4,976 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		40.2 Percent 40.5 Percent 39.8 Percent %
Employed 		4,584 Thousands of Persons 4,580 Thousands of Persons 4,533 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio 		36.1 Percent 36.1 Percent 36.2 Percent %
Unemployed 		519 Thousands of Persons 565 Thousands of Persons 443 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate 		10.2 Percent 11.0 Percent 8.9 Percent %
Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population 		34,918 Thousands of Persons 34,883 Thousands of Persons 34,583 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Civilian labor force 		22,051 Thousands of Persons 22,170 Thousands of Persons 21,763 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		63.2 Percent 63.6 Percent 62.9 Percent %
Employed 		20,812 Thousands of Persons 20,746 Thousands of Persons 20,713 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio 		59.6 Percent 59.5 Percent 59.9 Percent %
Unemployed 		1,239 Thousands of Persons 1,424 Thousands of Persons 1,050 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate 		5.6 Percent 6.4 Percent 4.8 Percent %
Not in Labor Force 		12,867 Thousands of Persons 12,713 Thousands of Persons 12,820 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force 		10,194 Thousands of Persons 10,317 Thousands of Persons 9,978 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		68.7 Percent 69.6 Percent 67.6 Percent %
Employed 		9,661 Thousands of Persons 9,677 Thousands of Persons 9,519 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio 		65.1 Percent 65.3 Percent 64.5 Percent %
Unemployed 		533 Thousands of Persons 640 Thousands of Persons 458 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate 		5.2 Percent 6.2 Percent 4.6 Percent %
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force 		10,991 Thousands of Persons 10,999 Thousands of Persons 11,051 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		62.9 Percent 63.0 Percent 63.9 Percent %
Employed 		10,442 Thousands of Persons 10,387 Thousands of Persons 10,557 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio 		59.8 Percent 59.5 Percent 61.1 Percent %
Unemployed 		548 Thousands of Persons 612 Thousands of Persons 495 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate 		5.0 Percent 5.6 Percent 4.5 Percent %
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force 		867 Thousands of Persons 854 Thousands of Persons 734 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		33.2 Percent 32.8 Percent 29.0 Percent %
Employed 		709 Thousands of Persons 682 Thousands of Persons 636 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio 		27.2 Percent 26.2 Percent 25.2 Percent %
Unemployed 		158 Thousands of Persons 171 Thousands of Persons 97 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate 		18.2 Percent 20.1 Percent 13.2 Percent %
   

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