HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-15. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, sex, and age
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race,
and Hispanic
or Latino ethnicity		 Total Men, 20 years and
over		 Women, 20 years and
over		 Both sexes, 16 to 19
years
Apr.
2012		 Apr.
2013		 Apr.
2012		 Apr.
2013		 Apr.
2012		 Apr.
2013		 Apr.
2012		 Apr.
2013

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

 242,784 245,175 108,396 109,736 117,353 118,612 17,034 16,827

Civilian labor force

 153,905 154,739 78,839 79,551 69,643 69,833 5,423 5,355

Participation rate

 63.4 63.1 72.7 72.5 59.3 58.9 31.8 31.8

Employed

 141,995 143,724 73,010 74,042 64,822 65,533 4,163 4,149

Employment-population ratio

 58.5 58.6 67.4 67.5 55.2 55.3 24.4 24.7

Unemployed

 11,910 11,014 5,829 5,509 4,820 4,300 1,260 1,206

Unemployment rate

 7.7 7.1 7.4 6.9 6.9 6.2 23.2 22.5

Not in labor force

 88,879 90,436 29,557 30,184 47,711 48,778 11,611 11,473

White

Civilian noninstitutional population

 192,893 194,041 87,593 88,303 92,609 93,210 12,691 12,528

Civilian labor force

 122,997 123,048 64,212 64,441 54,421 54,300 4,365 4,307

Participation rate

 63.8 63.4 73.3 73.0 58.8 58.3 34.4 34.4

Employed

 114,313 115,231 59,975 60,450 50,919 51,374 3,419 3,408

Employment-population ratio

 59.3 59.4 68.5 68.5 55.0 55.1 26.9 27.2

Unemployed

 8,684 7,817 4,237 3,992 3,502 2,926 946 899

Unemployment rate

 7.1 6.4 6.6 6.2 6.4 5.4 21.7 20.9

Not in labor force

 69,896 70,993 23,382 23,861 38,188 38,910 8,326 8,221

Black or African American

Civilian noninstitutional population

 29,824 30,290 12,136 12,420 15,026 15,290 2,663 2,580

Civilian labor force

 18,227 18,532 8,133 8,326 9,459 9,543 635 663

Participation rate

 61.1 61.2 67.0 67.0 62.9 62.4 23.9 25.7

Employed

 15,940 16,240 7,018 7,287 8,503 8,531 419 422

Employment-population ratio

 53.4 53.6 57.8 58.7 56.6 55.8 15.7 16.3

Unemployed

 2,286 2,292 1,114 1,039 956 1,012 216 241

Unemployment rate

 12.5 12.4 13.7 12.5 10.1 10.6 34.1 36.4

Not in labor force

 11,597 11,758 4,003 4,093 5,567 5,747 2,027 1,918

Asian

Civilian noninstitutional population

 12,774 13,244 5,535 5,790 6,437 6,666 803 788

Civilian labor force

 7,965 8,456 4,133 4,392 3,690 3,891 142 174

Participation rate

 62.4 63.9 74.7 75.8 57.3 58.4 17.7 22.1

Employed

 7,553 8,025 3,921 4,174 3,507 3,693 126 157

Employment-population ratio

 59.1 60.6 70.8 72.1 54.5 55.4 15.6 20.0

Unemployed

 412 431 212 217 184 197 16 17

Unemployment rate

 5.2 5.1 5.1 4.9 5.0 5.1 11.5 9.7

Not in labor force

 4,809 4,788 1,402 1,399 2,747 2,776 661 613

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Civilian noninstitutional population

 36,546 37,320 16,444 16,828 16,449 16,845 3,652 3,647

Civilian labor force

 24,201 24,475 13,284 13,640 9,826 9,796 1,092 1,039

Participation rate

 66.2 65.6 80.8 81.1 59.7 58.2 29.9 28.5

Employed

 21,839 22,412 12,146 12,602 8,886 9,062 807 748

Employment-population ratio

 59.8 60.1 73.9 74.9 54.0 53.8 22.1 20.5

Unemployed

 2,362 2,063 1,138 1,037 939 734 285 291

Unemployment rate

 9.8 8.4 8.6 7.6 9.6 7.5 26.1 28.0

Not in labor force

 12,345 12,845 3,161 3,188 6,623 7,048 2,560 2,608

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: May 03, 2013