HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

50. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by certification and licensing status and

selected characteristics, 2021 annual averages

[Numbers in thousands]

Characteristic

Civilian

noninstitutional

population

Civilian labor force

Not in

labor

force Total

Participation

rate

Employed Unemployed

Total Percent of

population Total Rate

Age

Total, 16 years and over................................. 261,445 161,204 61.7 152,581 58.4 8,623 5.3 100,241

With a certification or license1

........................ 43,579 37,928 87.0 36,871 84.6 1,057 2.8 5,651

With a certification, but no license................ 4,068 3,513 86.3 3,385 83.2 127 3.6 555

With a license2....................................... 39,510 34,415 87.1 33,485 84.8 930 2.7 5,095

Without a certification or license..................... 217,867 123,276 56.6 115,710 53.1 7,566 6.1 94,590

16 to 24 years.......................................... 37,262 20,687 55.5 18,675 50.1 2,013 9.7 16,574

With a certification or license1

..................... 2,183 1,932 88.5 1,840 84.3 92 4.8 250

With a certification, but no license............. 224 190 84.8 179 79.7 11 6.0 34

With a license2

.................................... 1,958 1,742 89.0 1,661 84.8 81 4.6 216

Without a certification or license.................. 35,079 18,755 53.5 16,835 48.0 1,920 10.2 16,324

25 to 54 years.......................................... 126,108 102,867 81.6 97,867 77.6 5,000 4.9 23,241

With a certification or license1..................... 27,883 26,102 93.6 25,420 91.2 682 2.6 1,781

With a certification, but no license............. 2,684 2,484 92.5 2,401 89.5 83 3.3 200

With a license2

.................................... 25,199 23,618 93.7 23,020 91.4 598 2.5 1,581

Without a certification or license.................. 98,225 76,765 78.2 72,447 73.8 4,319 5.6 21,459

55 years and over..................................... 98,075 37,649 38.4 36,039 36.7 1,610 4.3 60,426

With a certification or license1..................... 13,513 9,894 73.2 9,611 71.1 283 2.9 3,619

With a certification, but no license............. 1,160 839 72.3 806 69.5 33 3.9 321

With a license2.................................... 12,353 9,055 73.3 8,804 71.3 250 2.8 3,298

Without a certification or license.................. 84,563 27,756 32.8 26,429 31.3 1,327 4.8 56,807

Sex

Men, 16 years and over................................. 126,487 85,505 67.6 80,829 63.9 4,676 5.5 40,983

With a certification or license1........................ 19,594 17,553 89.6 17,060 87.1 494 2.8 2,041

With a certification, but no license................ 2,253 2,015 89.4 1,946 86.4 69 3.4 238

With a license2....................................... 17,341 15,539 89.6 15,114 87.2 425 2.7 1,803

Without a certification or license..................... 106,893 67,951 63.6 63,769 59.7 4,182 6.2 38,942

Women, 16 years and over............................. 134,958 75,699 56.1 71,752 53.2 3,948 5.2 59,259

With a certification or license1

........................ 23,984 20,374 84.9 19,811 82.6 563 2.8 3,610

With a certification, but no license................ 1,815 1,498 82.5 1,440 79.3 58 3.9 317

With a license2

....................................... 22,169 18,876 85.1 18,371 82.9 505 2.7 3,293

Without a certification or license..................... 110,973 55,325 49.9 51,941 46.8 3,384 6.1 55,648

See footnotes at end of table.

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HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

50. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by certification and licensing status and

selected characteristics, 2021 annual averages — Continued

[Numbers in thousands]

Characteristic

Civilian

noninstitutional

population

Civilian labor force

Not in

labor

force Total

Participation

rate

Employed Unemployed

Total Percent of

population Total Rate

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

White, 16 years and over................................ 201,881 124,145 61.5 118,291 58.6 5,854 4.7 77,737

With a certification or license1

........................ 34,812 30,241 86.9 29,515 84.8 726 2.4 4,571

With a certification, but no license................ 3,157 2,729 86.5 2,648 83.9 81 3.0 428

With a license2....................................... 31,655 27,512 86.9 26,866 84.9 645 2.3 4,144

Without a certification or license..................... 167,069 93,904 56.2 88,776 53.1 5,128 5.5 73,166

Black or African American, 16 years and over. . . . . .. 33,613 20,482 60.9 18,726 55.7 1,756 8.6 13,131

With a certification or license1

........................ 4,893 4,249 86.8 4,043 82.6 206 4.8 644

With a certification, but no license................ 474 397 83.9 372 78.4 26 6.5 77

With a license2....................................... 4,419 3,852 87.2 3,672 83.1 180 4.7 568

Without a certification or license..................... 28,720 16,233 56.5 14,683 51.1 1,551 9.6 12,487

Asian, 16 years and over................................ 16,521 10,545 63.8 10,016 60.6 529 5.0 5,976

With a certification or license1

........................ 2,446 2,193 89.7 2,130 87.1 63 2.9 253

With a certification, but no license................ 294 265 90.3 255 86.9 10 3.7 29

With a license2

....................................... 2,152 1,928 89.6 1,875 87.1 53 2.7 224

Without a certification or license..................... 14,075 8,352 59.3 7,886 56.0 466 5.6 5,723

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over. . . . .. 44,902 29,424 65.5 27,429 61.1 1,995 6.8 15,479

With a certification or license1

........................ 5,069 4,469 88.2 4,297 84.8 171 3.8 600

With a certification, but no license................ 514 437 85.0 418 81.2 20 4.5 77

With a license2....................................... 4,555 4,031 88.5 3,880 85.2 152 3.8 523

Without a certification or license..................... 39,834 24,955 62.6 23,132 58.1 1,823 7.3 14,879

See footnotes at end of table.

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HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

50. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by certification and licensing status and

selected characteristics, 2021 annual averages — Continued

[Numbers in thousands]

Characteristic

Civilian

noninstitutional

population

Civilian labor force

Not in

labor

force Total

Participation

rate

Employed Unemployed

Total Percent of

population Total Rate

Educational attainment

Total, 25 years and over................................. 224,183 140,516 62.7 133,906 59.7 6,610 4.7 83,667

With a certification or license1

........................ 41,396 35,995 87.0 35,031 84.6 965 2.7 5,400

With a certification, but no license................ 3,844 3,322 86.4 3,207 83.4 116 3.5 521

With a license2....................................... 37,552 32,673 87.0 31,824 84.7 849 2.6 4,879

Without a certification or license..................... 182,787 104,521 57.2 98,875 54.1 5,646 5.4 78,266

Less than a high school diploma.................... 20,003 9,007 45.0 8,263 41.3 744 8.3 10,995

With a certification or license1

..................... 787 641 81.5 602 76.5 39 6.1 146

With a certification, but no license............. 86 67 78.4 62 72.5 5 7.4 19

With a license2.................................... 701 574 81.8 540 76.9 34 6.0 127

Without a certification or license.................. 19,216 8,366 43.5 7,662 39.9 704 8.4 10,850

High school graduates, no college3................. 63,234 34,994 55.3 32,821 51.9 2,173 6.2 28,239

With a certification or license1

..................... 5,545 4,805 86.7 4,608 83.1 197 4.1 740

With a certification, but no license............. 556 469 84.4 447 80.4 22 4.7 87

With a license2

.................................... 4,989 4,335 86.9 4,161 83.4 175 4.0 653

Without a certification or license.................. 57,689 30,190 52.3 28,214 48.9 1,976 6.5 27,499

Some college or associate degree.................. 56,654 35,688 63.0 33,855 59.8 1,833 5.1 20,967

With a certification or license1

..................... 10,883 9,355 86.0 9,010 82.8 345 3.7 1,528

With a certification, but no license............. 1,127 965 85.6 922 81.8 42 4.4 162

With a license2.................................... 9,755 8,390 86.0 8,088 82.9 302 3.6 1,365

Without a certification or license.................. 45,772 26,333 57.5 24,845 54.3 1,488 5.6 19,439

Some college, no degree.......................... 33,550 20,370 60.7 19,247 57.4 1,123 5.5 13,181

With a certification or license1

.................. 5,059 4,350 86.0 4,171 82.4 180 4.1 709

With a certification, but no license........... 590 509 86.4 490 83.0 20 3.8 80

With a license2

................................. 4,470 3,841 85.9 3,681 82.4 160 4.2 629

Without a certification or license................ 28,491 16,019 56.2 15,076 52.9 943 5.9 12,472

Associate degree.................................... 23,104 15,318 66.3 14,608 63.2 710 4.6 7,786

With a certification or license1.................. 5,823 5,005 85.9 4,839 83.1 165 3.3 819

With a certification, but no license........... 538 456 84.8 433 80.5 23 5.0 82

With a license2

................................. 5,286 4,549 86.1 4,407 83.4 142 3.1 737

Without a certification or license................ 17,281 10,313 59.7 9,769 56.5 544 5.3 6,968

Bachelor’s degree and higher........................ 84,292 60,827 72.2 58,966 70.0 1,861 3.1 23,465

With a certification or license1

..................... 24,182 21,195 87.6 20,811 86.1 384 1.8 2,987

With a certification, but no license............. 2,075 1,821 87.8 1,775 85.5 46 2.5 254

With a license2

.................................... 22,107 19,374 87.6 19,036 86.1 337 1.7 2,733

Without a certification or license.................. 60,111 39,633 65.9 38,155 63.5 1,477 3.7 20,478

Bachelor’s degree only............................. 52,378 37,599 71.8 36,289 69.3 1,310 3.5 14,779

With a certification or license1

.................. 11,368 10,005 88.0 9,786 86.1 219 2.2 1,363

With a certification, but no license........... 1,133 999 88.2 973 85.8 26 2.6 134

With a license2................................. 10,234 9,006 88.0 8,814 86.1 192 2.1 1,229

Without a certification or license................ 41,010 27,594 67.3 26,503 64.6 1,091 4.0 13,417

Advanced degree4

.................................. 31,914 23,229 72.8 22,677 71.1 551 2.4 8,686

With a certification or license1.................. 12,814 11,190 87.3 11,025 86.0 165 1.5 1,624

With a certification, but no license........... 942 822 87.3 802 85.2 20 2.4 120

With a license2................................. 11,872 10,368 87.3 10,223 86.1 145 1.4 1,505

Without a certification or license................ 19,100 12,039 63.0 11,652 61.0 387 3.2 7,062

1 A person may have more than one certification or license.

2 Persons with a license may also have a certification.

3

Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.

4

Includes persons with master’s, professional, and doctoral degrees.

NOTE: Certifications are issued by a non-governmental certification body and convey that an individual has the knowledge or skill to perform a

specific job. A license is awarded by a government agency and conveys a legal authority to work in an occupation. 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.

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