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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
Labor force status flows by sex, May 2024 [Numbers in thousands]
Status in previous month Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Status in current month Total Status in current month Total
Employed Unemployed Not in
labor force		 Other
outflows(1)		 Employed Unemployed Not in
labor force		 Other
outflows(1)

Total, 16 years and over

Employed

 155,322 1,491 4,750 26 161,590 154,969 1,547 4,948 26 161,491

Unemployed

 1,767 2,670 1,455 2 5,894 1,766 3,123 1,601 2 6,492

Not in labor force

 4,191 2,065 94,117 209 100,582 4,286 1,970 93,619 209 100,083

Other inflows(2)

 61 8 350 - 419 63 8 347 - 419

Total

 161,341 6,235 100,672 237 - 161,083 6,649 100,516 237 -

Men, 16 years and over

Employed

 81,971 922 2,280 15 85,187 81,825 971 2,396 15 85,208

Unemployed

 1,071 1,540 673 1 3,285 1,000 1,761 739 1 3,500

Not in labor force

 2,001 1,052 39,069 100 42,222 2,021 1,005 38,860 100 41,986

Other inflows(2)

 34 1 170 - 204 36 1 168 - 204

Total

 85,076 3,515 42,191 116 - 84,882 3,737 42,163 116 -

Women, 16 years and over

Employed

 73,352 569 2,471 11 76,403 73,144 576 2,552 11 76,283

Unemployed

 696 1,130 782 1 2,609 765 1,363 862 1 2,991

Not in labor force

 2,190 1,014 55,048 109 58,361 2,265 965 54,759 109 58,098

Other inflows(2)

 27 8 180 - 214 28 8 179 - 214

Total

 76,265 2,720 58,481 121 - 76,201 2,912 58,353 121 -

Footnotes
(1) Includes estimated deaths and adjustments to estimated population totals.
(2) Includes persons just turning 16 and adjustments to estimated population totals.

- Data not defined. For example, the cell at the intersection of "Other inflows" and "Other outflows" is not defined because one cannot simultaneously be classified as both.
SOURCE: Research series from the Current Population Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 

Last Modified Date: June 07, 2024