HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-17. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
[Numbers in thousands]
Sex, race, and Hispanic
or Latino ethnicity		 Less than a
high school
diploma		 High school
graduates,
no college(1)		 Some college or associate degree Bachelor's
degree
and higher(2)
Apr.
2012		 Apr.
2013		 Apr.
2012		 Apr.
2013		 Total Some college,
no degree		 Associate
degree		 Apr.
2012		 Apr.
2013
Apr.
2012		 Apr.
2013		 Apr.
2012		 Apr.
2013		 Apr.
2012		 Apr.
2013

TOTAL

Civilian labor force

 11,490 11,072 36,812 36,224 36,966 37,058 22,610 22,602 14,355 14,456 48,075 49,663

Participation rate

 45.7 45.1 59.3 58.7 68.6 67.8 66.1 65.3 72.9 72.2 76.4 75.9

Employed

 10,069 9,810 33,959 33,614 34,270 34,820 20,805 21,102 13,465 13,718 46,310 47,888

Employment-population ratio

 40.1 39.9 54.7 54.5 63.6 63.7 60.9 61.0 68.4 68.6 73.6 73.2

Unemployed

 1,421 1,262 2,852 2,610 2,696 2,238 1,806 1,500 890 738 1,765 1,775

Unemployment rate

 12.4 11.4 7.7 7.2 7.3 6.0 8.0 6.6 6.2 5.1 3.7 3.6

Men

Civilian labor force

 7,100 7,158 20,877 20,469 18,360 18,576 11,706 11,963 6,654 6,613 24,644 25,402

Participation rate

 57.6 58.3 69.3 68.4 74.9 74.4 73.4 72.8 77.6 77.4 80.7 80.5

Employed

 6,287 6,381 19,178 18,877 16,991 17,423 10,757 11,137 6,234 6,287 23,776 24,484

Employment-population ratio

 51.0 51.9 63.6 63.1 69.3 69.8 67.4 67.8 72.7 73.6 77.8 77.6

Unemployed

 813 778 1,699 1,592 1,369 1,153 949 827 420 326 869 918

Unemployment rate

 11.4 10.9 8.1 7.8 7.5 6.2 8.1 6.9 6.3 4.9 3.5 3.6

Women

Civilian labor force

 4,390 3,914 15,935 15,755 18,606 18,482 10,905 10,639 7,701 7,844 23,431 24,261

Participation rate

 34.3 31.9 49.9 49.6 63.4 62.3 59.8 58.5 69.3 68.4 72.3 71.6

Employed

 3,782 3,429 14,781 14,737 17,279 17,396 10,048 9,965 7,231 7,432 22,534 23,403

Employment-population ratio

 29.6 27.9 46.3 46.4 58.9 58.6 55.1 54.8 65.0 64.8 69.6 69.0

Unemployed

 609 485 1,154 1,018 1,326 1,086 857 674 470 412 897 858

Unemployment rate

 13.9 12.4 7.2 6.5 7.1 5.9 7.9 6.3 6.1 5.3 3.8 3.5

White

Civilian labor force

 9,224 8,690 29,445 29,028 29,427 29,291 17,654 17,502 11,772 11,789 38,826 39,945

Participation rate

 47.1 46.1 58.8 58.5 68.1 67.0 65.2 63.9 73.0 72.1 76.0 75.5

Employed

 8,144 7,832 27,319 27,129 27,566 27,703 16,443 16,462 11,123 11,240 37,473 38,628

Employment-population ratio

 41.6 41.5 54.6 54.6 63.8 63.3 60.7 60.1 69.0 68.8 73.4 73.0

Unemployed

 1,081 858 2,125 1,899 1,860 1,588 1,211 1,039 649 549 1,353 1,316

Unemployment rate

 11.7 9.9 7.2 6.5 6.3 5.4 6.9 5.9 5.5 4.7 3.5 3.3

Black or African American

Civilian labor force

 1,277 1,399 4,986 4,843 4,979 5,180 3,387 3,534 1,592 1,645 4,163 4,209

Participation rate

 36.9 38.6 60.9 58.9 70.8 72.5 69.8 72.2 73.1 73.1 80.4 79.4

Employed

 1,020 1,084 4,402 4,295 4,398 4,707 2,967 3,180 1,431 1,527 3,956 3,976

Employment-population ratio

 29.5 29.9 53.7 52.2 62.6 65.9 61.2 65.0 65.7 67.8 76.4 75.0

Unemployed

 256 315 584 548 581 473 420 355 161 118 207 233

Unemployment rate

 20.1 22.5 11.7 11.3 11.7 9.1 12.4 10.0 10.1 7.2 5.0 5.5

Asian

Civilian labor force

 545 501 1,298 1,276 1,218 1,341 691 730 527 610 4,223 4,505

Participation rate

 44.3 42.7 59.5 60.3 66.6 70.1 64.7 68.1 69.2 72.7 76.0 75.1

Employed

 519 462 1,238 1,229 1,120 1,269 621 695 499 574 4,056 4,328

Employment-population ratio

 42.1 39.4 56.8 58.0 61.2 66.4 58.1 64.8 65.5 68.4 73.0 72.1

Unemployed

 26 39 59 47 98 71 70 36 28 36 166 177

Unemployment rate

 4.8 7.8 4.6 3.7 8.1 5.3 10.1 4.9 5.3 5.9 3.9 3.9

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Civilian labor force

 5,980 5,885 6,153 6,162 4,552 4,492 2,940 2,955 1,613 1,537 3,265 3,614

Participation rate

 60.5 60.8 71.9 69.1 77.3 74.4 75.9 73.5 79.9 76.2 79.9 80.7

Employed

 5,317 5,347 5,631 5,747 4,219 4,262 2,732 2,792 1,487 1,470 3,152 3,454

Employment-population ratio

 53.8 55.2 65.8 64.4 71.6 70.6 70.6 69.4 73.7 72.9 77.1 77.1

Unemployed

 664 538 521 415 333 231 207 164 126 67 112 159

Unemployment rate

 11.1 9.1 8.5 6.7 7.3 5.1 7.1 5.5 7.8 4.4 3.4 4.4

Footnotes
 (1) Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
(2) Includes persons with bachelor`s, master`s, professional, and doctoral degrees.

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