Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
Nov.
2015		 Oct.
2016		 Nov.
2016		 Nov.
2015		 July
2016		 Aug.
2016		 Sept.
2016		 Oct.
2016		 Nov.
2016

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

 197,377 198,633 198,745 197,377 198,253 198,380 198,509 198,633 198,745

Civilian labor force

 123,534 124,779 124,549 123,496 124,793 124,756 124,873 124,739 124,611

Participation rate

 62.6 62.8 62.7 62.6 62.9 62.9 62.9 62.8 62.7

Employed

 118,503 119,677 119,680 118,115 119,426 119,281 119,427 119,333 119,409

Employment-population ratio

 60.0 60.3 60.2 59.8 60.2 60.1 60.2 60.1 60.1

Unemployed

 5,031 5,102 4,869 5,381 5,367 5,475 5,446 5,406 5,202

Unemployment rate

 4.1 4.1 3.9 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.2

Not in labor force

 73,843 73,854 74,197 73,881 73,460 73,624 73,636 73,894 74,134

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 64,489 65,359 65,096 64,503 65,232 65,226 65,310 65,292 65,163

Participation rate

 71.5 72.0 71.7 71.6 72.0 72.0 72.0 71.9 71.7

Employed

 62,027 62,886 62,716 61,884 62,556 62,546 62,608 62,614 62,651

Employment-population ratio

 68.8 69.3 69.0 68.7 69.1 69.0 69.0 69.0 69.0

Unemployed

 2,462 2,473 2,380 2,619 2,676 2,680 2,703 2,678 2,511

Unemployment rate

 3.8 3.8 3.7 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.9

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 54,906 55,014 55,065 54,638 54,948 54,863 54,888 54,859 54,807

Participation rate

 57.8 57.6 57.6 57.6 57.6 57.5 57.5 57.4 57.4

Employed

 52,860 52,993 53,168 52,466 52,913 52,720 52,809 52,776 52,785

Employment-population ratio

 55.7 55.5 55.6 55.3 55.5 55.3 55.3 55.3 55.2

Unemployed

 2,046 2,021 1,897 2,172 2,035 2,144 2,080 2,082 2,022

Unemployment rate

 3.7 3.7 3.4 4.0 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.7

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 4,139 4,406 4,388 4,355 4,613 4,666 4,674 4,588 4,642

Participation rate

 33.6 35.7 35.5 35.4 37.4 37.8 37.8 37.2 37.6

Employed

 3,616 3,799 3,796 3,765 3,957 4,014 4,010 3,943 3,973

Employment-population ratio

 29.4 30.8 30.7 30.6 32.0 32.5 32.5 31.9 32.2

Unemployed

 523 608 593 590 656 652 663 645 669

Unemployment rate

 12.6 13.8 13.5 13.5 14.2 14.0 14.2 14.1 14.4

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 31,557 32,028 32,068 31,557 31,904 31,945 31,987 32,028 32,068

Civilian labor force

 19,458 19,904 19,916 19,447 19,522 19,768 19,825 19,797 19,859

Participation rate

 61.7 62.1 62.1 61.6 61.2 61.9 62.0 61.8 61.9

Employed

 17,682 18,222 18,361 17,628 17,885 18,165 18,174 18,104 18,258

Employment-population ratio

 56.0 56.9 57.3 55.9 56.1 56.9 56.8 56.5 56.9

Unemployed

 1,776 1,682 1,555 1,819 1,637 1,603 1,650 1,693 1,600

Unemployment rate

 9.1 8.4 7.8 9.4 8.4 8.1 8.3 8.6 8.1

Not in labor force

 12,099 12,124 12,152 12,110 12,382 12,178 12,163 12,231 12,209

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 8,740 9,046 9,009 8,752 8,994 8,947 8,998 9,011 9,016

Participation rate

 66.6 67.8 67.4 66.7 67.7 67.3 67.5 67.5 67.5

Employed

 7,915 8,284 8,355 7,885 8,254 8,264 8,259 8,228 8,322

Employment-population ratio

 60.3 62.1 62.5 60.1 62.1 62.1 62.0 61.7 62.3

Unemployed

 825 762 655 867 740 683 739 783 693

Unemployment rate

 9.4 8.4 7.3 9.9 8.2 7.6 8.2 8.7 7.7

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,047 10,160 10,226 10,009 9,831 10,026 10,066 10,073 10,138

Participation rate

 63.0 62.8 63.2 62.8 61.0 62.2 62.3 62.3 62.6

Employed

 9,247 9,419 9,496 9,218 9,114 9,314 9,362 9,359 9,419

Employment-population ratio

 58.0 58.3 58.7 57.8 56.6 57.8 58.0 57.9 58.2

Unemployed

 801 740 730 791 717 712 704 714 719

Unemployment rate

 8.0 7.3 7.1 7.9 7.3 7.1 7.0 7.1 7.1

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 671 698 681 686 697 795 761 713 705

Participation rate

 26.9 27.7 27.0 27.6 27.7 31.6 30.2 28.3 28.0

Employed

 521 518 510 525 518 587 553 516 517

Employment-population ratio

 20.9 20.6 20.3 21.1 20.6 23.3 22.0 20.5 20.5

Unemployed

 150 180 171 161 179 208 207 196 188

Unemployment rate

 22.4 25.8 25.0 23.5 25.7 26.1 27.2 27.6 26.6

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 14,476 15,344 15,323 14,476 15,211 15,304 15,310 15,344 15,323

Civilian labor force

 9,100 9,717 9,584 9,132 9,651 9,702 9,764 9,807 9,633

Participation rate

 62.9 63.3 62.5 63.1 63.4 63.4 63.8 63.9 62.9

Employed

 8,743 9,393 9,292 8,778 9,281 9,290 9,381 9,470 9,340

Employment-population ratio

 60.4 61.2 60.6 60.6 61.0 60.7 61.3 61.7 61.0

Unemployed

 356 324 292 354 369 412 382 337 293

Unemployment rate

 3.9 3.3 3.0 3.9 3.8 4.2 3.9 3.4 3.0

Not in labor force

 5,377 5,627 5,739 5,344 5,560 5,603 5,547 5,537 5,690

Footnotes
 (1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: December 02, 2016