Labor Force Participation Rates by Race/Ethnicity
 
White
Hispanic
Black
Asian/Pacific Islander
Native American
Other Race or Two or More Races
All
State
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Alabama
51.1%
65.8%
53.9%
81.5%
58.7%
57.7%
52.9%
79.4%
57.2%
56.4%
48.9%
58.6%
53.2%
64.4%
Alaska
67.4%
75.2%
76.5%
84.2%
67.6%
83.9%
71.5%
82.4%
56.0%
63.0%
77.0%
77.7%
67.2%
75.0%
Arizona
53.8%
62.7%
56.0%
70.8%
62.0%
64.1%
58.3%
72.7%
53.1%
54.7%
57.7%
66.0%
54.8%
65.0%
Arkansas
52.8%
64.3%
59.0%
79.1%
60.2%
57.4%
56.6%
79.8%
50.4%
66.5%
50.2%
59.7%
54.2%
64.3%
California
56.3%
67.9%
58.1%
75.3%
58.6%
58.8%
58.3%
69.7%
50.6%
57.1%
61.6%
68.5%
57.5%
70.2%
Colorado
63.4%
74.3%
62.3%
75.2%
65.0%
66.2%
61.0%
78.5%
59.4%
58.8%
68.9%
71.3%
63.3%
74.1%
Connecticut
61.7%
72.6%
65.5%
75.8%
69.3%
70.5%
64.4%
78.5%
70.8%
60.1%
68.2%
73.0%
63.1%
73.0%
Delaware
57.5%
66.7%
60.6%
79.0%
64.5%
64.9%
58.4%
74.4%
60.8%
75.8%
66.6%
77.9%
59.4%
67.8%
District of Columbia
75.4%
82.2%
71.7%
84.1%
55.6%
59.4%
74.0%
75.4%
66.8%
86.0%
65.2%
70.9%
65.1%
71.9%
Florida
51.4%
60.9%
58.7%
73.2%
64.1%
62.1%
58.8%
72.8%
52.2%
62.4%
61.6%
63.8%
55.2%
64.1%
Georgia
55.2%
68.7%
58.7%
82.1%
63.2%
63.5%
55.0%
75.4%
63.7%
63.4%
58.2%
68.1%
58.0%
68.6%
Hawaii
57.1%
72.8%
63.2%
75.0%
69.5%
86.0%
58.6%
68.4%
25.6%
68.5%
64.3%
70.7%
59.6%
71.0%
Idaho
57.3%
68.6%
62.5%
76.8%
71.0%
51.8%
56.2%
78.6%
47.4%
62.2%
52.5%
67.8%
57.6%
69.4%
Illinois
61.2%
71.6%
61.8%
79.5%
61.1%
57.4%
59.1%
75.3%
56.5%
73.9%
63.0%
69.8%
61.2%
71.1%
Indiana
58.7%
69.8%
59.0%
78.4%
62.4%
59.6%
53.2%
72.0%
54.0%
62.3%
60.3%
58.7%
59.0%
69.3%
Iowa
63.0%
72.0%
67.7%
79.5%
60.5%
63.5%
62.4%
74.4%
53.3%
60.7%
68.6%
63.7%
63.1%
72.0%
Kansas
61.6%
72.8%
64.4%
80.3%
65.4%
62.9%
57.8%
75.7%
60.0%
69.8%
66.4%
61.0%
62.0%
72.8%
Kentucky
54.1%
64.4%
61.7%
80.3%
62.2%
59.6%
54.3%
76.6%
53.6%
48.4%
57.6%
61.3%
54.9%
64.6%
Louisiana
54.5%
68.9%
58.2%
78.1%
60.4%
57.2%
57.4%
76.2%
45.8%
73.0%
57.7%
61.6%
56.6%
65.9%
Maine
60.3%
67.4%
58.7%
67.5%
60.9%
63.6%
51.8%
80.1%
48.5%
61.1%
61.5%
64.4%
60.2%
67.4%
Maryland
62.2%
73.0%
70.9%
86.7%
69.2%
68.8%
64.7%
75.9%
58.9%
59.5%
67.7%
73.4%
65.1%
73.2%
Massachusetts
63.0%
72.3%
62.2%
70.8%
67.1%
70.4%
62.2%
75.4%
55.6%
57.5%
68.5%
69.3%
63.2%
72.2%
Michigan
57.1%
66.6%
62.7%
73.9%
58.1%
54.2%
52.9%
75.8%
54.0%
56.0%
59.4%
62.2%
57.4%
65.4%
Minnesota
66.4%
74.2%
67.5%
83.3%
66.7%
68.9%
64.6%
77.5%
59.5%
58.3%
70.9%
66.4%
66.4%
74.2%
Mississippi
51.6%
65.4%
50.0%
69.2%
59.0%
56.9%
60.6%
76.3%
56.1%
63.8%
48.6%
57.0%
54.4%
62.6%
Missouri
59.1%
68.7%
62.1%
75.6%
63.2%
61.5%
59.2%
75.1%
52.2%
61.6%
61.8%
62.9%
59.7%
68.1%
Montana
59.7%
68.7%
59.4%
71.5%
69.2%
58.0%
66.3%
47.5%
60.6%
65.7%
65.5%
68.4%
59.9%
68.4%
Nebraska
66.0%
75.5%
68.1%
82.9%
68.1%
67.5%
61.2%
72.2%
57.4%
55.0%
64.2%
75.9%
66.0%
75.6%
Nevada
58.1%
67.0%
62.2%
78.4%
60.9%
64.3%
62.2%
71.1%
59.9%
61.3%
66.6%
70.4%
59.9%
69.9%
New Hampshire
63.8%
72.6%
66.5%
76.4%
73.5%
71.5%
56.0%
82.4%
44.2%
56.4%
64.1%
74.9%
63.7%
72.9%
New Jersey
59.1%
71.3%
63.1%
77.0%
64.3%
63.8%
59.8%
78.7%
48.6%
57.9%
69.1%
74.9%
60.6%
72.1%
New Mexico
53.3%
64.5%
57.9%
66.9%
61.5%
58.4%
58.5%
73.3%
53.8%
53.0%
64.8%
66.6%
55.7%
64.6%
New York
58.9%
68.9%
57.4%
71.8%
60.9%
62.3%
56.3%
71.2%
49.6%
57.0%
60.8%
68.1%
58.8%
68.7%
North Carolina
56.5%
68.5%
59.2%
84.1%
63.2%
62.4%
58.7%
76.0%
52.3%
55.7%
61.6%
61.7%
58.3%
68.5%
North Dakota
64.7%
76.2%
59.2%
86.6%
72.5%
85.6%
74.5%
86.4%
53.3%
60.4%
70.1%
80.5%
64.3%
76.1%
Ohio
58.7%
68.9%
63.8%
73.6%
60.7%
60.2%
57.5%
77.4%
50.9%
52.1%
63.0%
66.2%
59.1%
68.1%
Oklahoma
54.8%
67.9%
59.9%
80.7%
62.1%
59.3%
57.8%
71.3%
58.6%
62.8%
57.2%
66.7%
56.1%
68.0%
Oregon
57.0%
65.6%
64.7%
79.5%
61.5%
62.9%
60.6%
70.5%
54.1%
59.6%
60.0%
63.6%
58.0%
67.1%
Pennsylvania
58.2%
69.0%
57.9%
67.5%
59.7%
55.3%
57.8%
72.2%
62.3%
55.3%
60.8%
64.9%
58.4%
67.6%
Rhode Island
61.8%
70.4%
63.4%
74.9%
70.8%
68.7%
56.3%
74.5%
67.1%
60.1%
64.2%
64.6%
62.3%
70.8%
South Carolina
54.8%
66.4%
57.5%
84.8%
60.9%
60.6%
59.1%
76.9%
50.3%
62.2%
56.3%
66.8%
56.6%
66.0%
South Dakota
65.6%
73.9%
70.1%
78.6%
73.7%
73.4%
58.3%
75.6%
57.1%
51.0%
59.8%
69.9%
65.0%
72.4%
Tennessee
54.7%
66.2%
55.5%
84.6%
63.8%
63.0%
60.0%
77.0%
55.5%
67.0%
53.6%
64.2%
56.3%
66.7%
Texas
57.0%
70.8%
56.6%
75.3%
65.0%
64.4%
59.7%
76.6%
58.5%
67.1%
62.3%
68.9%
58.0%
71.9%
Utah
59.3%
75.6%
64.8%
79.8%
65.3%
73.9%
60.4%
77.3%
55.9%
65.3%
61.9%
72.1%
60.0%
76.0%
Vermont
63.8%
70.6%
75.3%
71.8%
66.0%
65.9%
61.3%
74.7%
47.0%
68.5%
62.8%
63.8%
63.9%
70.5%
Virginia
59.2%
71.1%
69.4%
84.9%
65.2%
66.4%
62.3%
79.9%
53.0%
55.7%
63.5%
69.7%
61.4%
71.7%
Washington
58.4%
69.2%
63.5%
79.3%
61.6%
69.5%
58.4%
74.4%
52.2%
57.3%
64.1%
67.6%
59.0%
70.4%
West Virginia
49.7%
59.9%
48.7%
63.6%
53.2%
46.5%
49.7%
79.5%
36.3%
30.3%
49.6%
53.5%
49.8%
59.4%
Wisconsin
63.7%
71.6%
62.9%
79.3%
62.2%
52.9%
62.9%
72.4%
58.8%
62.0%
63.4%
69.8%
63.5%
71.0%
Wyoming
63.2%
73.7%
61.5%
77.3%
74.6%
78.9%
57.4%
81.2%
57.8%
65.0%
70.5%
77.2%
63.1%
74.0%
United States
57.9%
68.8%
59.1%
75.6%
62.4%
61.6%
58.8%
73.0%
54.9%
59.2%
62.1%
67.4%
58.8%
69.2%
Note: Data are three-year averages (2011–2013). Racial groups are non-Hispanic. Hispanics may be of any race or two or more races.
Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).