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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    
 
 
    May 2024
Name May 2024 Apr 2024 May 2023 Units
White
Civilian noninstitutional population 		204,917 Thousands of Persons 204,831 Thousands of Persons 204,345 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Civilian labor force 		127,384 Thousands of Persons 127,708 Thousands of Persons 127,282 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		62.2 Percent 62.3 Percent 62.3 Percent %
Employed 		122,922 Thousands of Persons 123,229 Thousands of Persons 123,103 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio 		60.0 Percent 60.2 Percent 60.2 Percent %
Unemployed 		4,462 Thousands of Persons 4,479 Thousands of Persons 4,179 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate 		3.5 Percent 3.5 Percent 3.3 Percent %
Not in Labor Force 		77,533 Thousands of Persons 77,123 Thousands of Persons 77,062 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force 		65,797 Thousands of Persons 65,982 Thousands of Persons 66,430 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		69.6 Percent 69.8 Percent 70.2 Percent %
Employed 		63,588 Thousands of Persons 63,801 Thousands of Persons 64,330 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio 		67.3 Percent 67.5 Percent 68.0 Percent %
Unemployed 		2,208 Thousands of Persons 2,181 Thousands of Persons 2,100 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate 		3.4 Percent 3.3 Percent 3.2 Percent %
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force 		56,441 Thousands of Persons 56,622 Thousands of Persons 55,979 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		57.8 Percent 58.0 Percent 57.6 Percent %
Employed 		54,752 Thousands of Persons 54,843 Thousands of Persons 54,349 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio 		56.0 Percent 56.2 Percent 55.9 Percent %
Unemployed 		1,689 Thousands of Persons 1,779 Thousands of Persons 1,629 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate 		3.0 Percent 3.1 Percent 2.9 Percent %
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force 		5,146 Thousands of Persons 5,103 Thousands of Persons 4,873 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		40.5 Percent 40.2 Percent 39.0 Percent %
Employed 		4,582 Thousands of Persons 4,584 Thousands of Persons 4,424 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio 		36.1 Percent 36.1 Percent 35.4 Percent %
Unemployed 		564 Thousands of Persons 519 Thousands of Persons 450 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate 		11.0 Percent 10.2 Percent 9.2 Percent %
Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population 		34,949 Thousands of Persons 34,918 Thousands of Persons 34,613 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Civilian labor force 		21,986 Thousands of Persons 22,051 Thousands of Persons 21,856 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		62.9 Percent 63.2 Percent 63.1 Percent %
Employed 		20,643 Thousands of Persons 20,812 Thousands of Persons 20,613 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio 		59.1 Percent 59.6 Percent 59.6 Percent %
Unemployed 		1,343 Thousands of Persons 1,239 Thousands of Persons 1,243 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate 		6.1 Percent 5.6 Percent 5.7 Percent %
Not in Labor Force 		12,963 Thousands of Persons 12,867 Thousands of Persons 12,757 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force 		10,150 Thousands of Persons 10,194 Thousands of Persons 10,081 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		68.3 Percent 68.7 Percent 68.2 Percent %
Employed 		9,497 Thousands of Persons 9,661 Thousands of Persons 9,511 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio 		63.9 Percent 65.1 Percent 64.4 Percent %
Unemployed 		654 Thousands of Persons 533 Thousands of Persons 570 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate 		6.4 Percent 5.2 Percent 5.7 Percent %
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force 		10,994 Thousands of Persons 10,991 Thousands of Persons 11,035 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		62.9 Percent 62.9 Percent 63.8 Percent %
Employed 		10,421 Thousands of Persons 10,442 Thousands of Persons 10,449 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio 		59.6 Percent 59.8 Percent 60.4 Percent %
Unemployed 		572 Thousands of Persons 548 Thousands of Persons 587 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate 		5.2 Percent 5.0 Percent 5.3 Percent %
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force 		842 Thousands of Persons 867 Thousands of Persons 740 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Participation rate 		32.2 Percent 33.2 Percent 29.2 Percent %
Employed 		725 Thousands of Persons 709 Thousands of Persons 654 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Employment-Population Ratio 		27.7 Percent 27.2 Percent 25.8 Percent %
Unemployed 		117 Thousands of Persons 158 Thousands of Persons 86 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Unemployment Rate 		13.9 Percent 18.2 Percent 11.6 Percent %
   

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