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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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Demographic Characteristics (CPS)
This page contains information about national labor force statistics with demographic characteristics available from the Current Population Survey (CPS). Data on the labor force characteristics of employed and unemployed persons, plus hours of work and earnings, also are available.
Demographic labor force information for States, counties, and cities are available separately from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. Contact LAUS staff for state or city data.
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Age
Labor force, employment, and unemployment statistics by age group. See also Older workers and Youth.
- Database: Retrieve historical LN data series
- Annual table: Employment status by detailed age group, sex, and race (PDF) (XLSX)
- Monthly table: Employment status by detailed age group, sex, and race (PDF)
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- Chart: Employment-population ratio and labor force participation rate by age (August 2017)
- Articles:
Certifications and licenses
Labor force, employment, and unemployment statistics for persons with or without certifications and licenses—credentials that demonstrate a level of skill or knowledge needed to perform a specific type of job. These non-degree credentials are distinct from educational attainment. Questions to identify persons with professional certifications and licenses were added to the Current Population Survey (CPS) in January 2015.
- Frequently asked questions about data on certifications and licenses
- Annual tables: Latest annual averages
(These are estimates for the nation as a whole; data are not tabulated for states or local areas.)- Certification and licensing status by employment status (PDF) (XLSX)
- Employment status by certification and licensing status and selected characteristics (PDF) (XLSX)
- Certification and licensing status of the employed by selected characteristics (PDF) (XLSX)
- Certification and licensing status of the employed by industry and class of worker (PDF) (XLSX)
- Certification and licensing status of the employed by occupation (PDF) (XLSX)
- Median weekly earnings by certification and licensing status and selected characteristics (PDF) (XLSX)
- Median weekly earnings by certification and licensing status and occupation (PDF) (XLSX)
- Previous years:
- 2021 annual averages (tables)
- 2020 annual averages (tables)
- 2019 annual averages (tables)
- 2018 annual averages (tables)
- 2017 annual averages (tables)
- 2016 annual averages (analytical highlights and tables)
- 2015 annual averages (analytical highlights and tables, first year available)
- Charts:
- Labor force participation rates are higher for people with professional certifications or licenses (August 2019)
- Workers in healthcare occupations most likely to have certifications or licenses in 2015 (April 2015)
- Why This Counts: New Timely Data on Professional Certifications and Licenses (April 2015)
- Articles:
- Looking for Foreign Labor Certification (hiring foreign workers for employment in the U.S.)? See the U.S. Department of Labor.
Disability
Labor force, employment, and unemployment statistics for persons with or without a disability. These are estimates for the nation as a whole; data are not available by state. (Questions to identify persons with a disability were added to the Current Population Survey (CPS) in June 2008.) See also Veterans with a service-connected disability.
- Current monthly data: Employment Situation news release (Monthly), Table A-6
(PDF) (Charts) (Archives) (Schedule) - News release: Labor Force Characteristics of Persons With a Disability (Annual)
(PDF) (Archives) - News release: Persons With a Disability: Barriers to Employment, Types of Assistance, and Other Labor-Related Issues (occasional)
(PDF) (Archives) - Frequently asked questions about disability data
- Database: Retrieve historical Table A-6 data series
- Charts:
- Employment-population ratio for people with a disability increases to 21.3 percent in 2022 (February 2023)
- 45.4 percent of employed people with a disability had flexible work hours in July 2021 (April 2022)
- 19.1 percent of people with a disability were employed in 2021 (March 2022)
- America's recovery: Labor market characteristics of people with a disability (October 2021)
- 17.9 percent of people with a disability employed in 2020 (March 2021)
- Labor force participation rate 20.8 percent for people with a disability in 2019 (August 2020)
- Barriers to employment for people with a disability (July 2020)
- People with a disability more likely to request changes in workplace than those with no disability (May 2020)
- Unemployment rate for people with a disability declines to 7.3 percent in 2019 (March 2020)
- Employment characteristics of people with a disability in 2018 (October 2019)
- Employment of people with a disability in 2018 (March 2019)
- Labor force characteristics of people with a disability, Spotlight on Statistics (October 2018)
- Employment of workers with a disability in 2017 (June 2018)
- Workers with a disability more concentrated in service occupations than those with no disability (October 2017)
- Unemployment rate of people with a disability 10.5 percent in 2016 (June 2017)
- Celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month (October 2016)
- 17.5 percent of people with a disability employed in 2015 (June 2016)
- People with a disability less likely to have completed a bachelor's degree (July 2015)
- Largest proportion of workers with a disability work in education and health services in 2014 (June 2015)
- Almost 60% of people with a disability age 25 and older had a high school education or less in 2013 (October 2014)
- Employment of people with disabilities in 2013 (June 2014)
- Workers with a disability more likely to be in production and transportation occupations (June 2014)
- Labor force characteristics of persons with a disability in 2012 (June 2013)
- Barriers to employment for persons with a disability (May 2013)
- People with a disability in 2012: a visual essay (April 2013) (PDF)
- Unemployment among persons with a disability, 2011 (June 2012)
- Employment of persons with a disability, 2011 (June 2012)
- Labor force characteristics of persons with a disability in 2010 (June 2011)
- Employment among persons with a disability by age, 2009 (August 2010)
- Articles:
- The development of questions on disability for the Current Population Survey (April 2014) (PDF)
- Working paper: Discussion and presentation of the disability test results from the Current Population Survey (August 2006) - testing disability questions in the February 2006 CPS (Abstract) (PDF)
- Working paper: Designing questions to identify people with disabilities in labor force surveys (August 2005) - early development work on disability questions for the CPS (Abstract) (PDF)
- Census Bureau report: Evaluation report covering disability (January 2007) - testing done in the 2006 American Community Survey (ACS) (PDF, Census Bureau's 2006 ACS Content Test Report Series, report P.4)
- The lack of a disability measure in today's Current Population Survey (June 2001) (PDF)
- Disability tables, 2008–09 (prior to publication in the Employment Situation news release)
Educational attainment
Labor force, employment, and unemployment statistics by educational attainment for persons age 25 and older. (Learn how we define educational attainment.) See also Earnings by education, School enrollment and Certifications and licenses.
- Database: Retrieve historical data series
- Top series from Table A-4
- More options to retrieve historical LN data series (must select age 25 and over)
- Annual table: Employment status by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic ethnicity (PDF) (XLSX)
- Monthly table: Employment status by educational attainment (PDF)
- Charts:
- Employment differences of men and women narrow with educational attainment (July 2023)
- 72.3 percent of 2018 bachelor's degree recipients were employed in October 2018 (May 2019)
- Foreign-born workers with a bachelor's degree and higher earned more than native born in 2018 (May 2019)
- Rising educational attainment among Blacks or African Americans in the labor force, 1992 to 2018 (February 2019)
- Profile of the labor force by educational attainment, Spotlight on Statistics (August 2017)
- Educational attainment and occupation groups by race and ethnicity in 2014 (November 2015)
- Educational attainment, employment, and unemployment among African Americans (February 2015)
- The job market for recent college graduates in the United States (April 2013)
- Educational attainment of women in the labor force, 1970–2010 (December 2011)
- Back to College, Spotlight on Statistics (September 2010), includes CPS and other BLS survey data
- Articles:
Families and marital status
See also Women, including additional tables on parents, families, and marital status in the annual report on Women in the Labor Force: A Databook.
Employment, unemployment, and labor force participation in families
- News release: Employment Characteristics of Families (Annual)
(PDF) (Archives) - Database: Retrieve historical data series
- Looking for estimates of wives who earn more than their husbands?
These data are available from the U.S. Census Bureau in table F-22. - Charts:
- Unemployment in families lower in 2022 than before COVID-19 pandemic (May 2023)
- Labor force participation of mothers and fathers little changed in 2021, remains lower than in 2019 (April 2022)
- Labor force participation declines for mothers and fathers in 2020 (April 2021)
- 4.9 percent of families had an unemployed person in 2019, a historical low (April 2020)
- 5.2 percent of families had an unemployed person in 2018 (April 2019)
- Married mothers less likely to participate in labor force in 2017 than other moms (April 2018)
- Employment in families with children in 2016 (April 2017)
- Husband and wife employed in 48 percent of married-couple families in 2015 (May 2016)
- Labor force participation of fathers in 2014 (June 2015)
- 80.1 percent of families had at least one employed family member in 2014 (April 2015)
- Working wives in married-couple families, 1967–2011 (June 2014)
- Proportion of families with an unemployed member decreased to 9.6 percent in 2013 (April 2014)
- Median weekly earnings by sex, marital status, and presence and age of own children under 18 in 2012 (December 2013)
- Working mothers in 2012 (May 2013)
- Employment characteristics of families, 2012 (April 2013)
- Unemployment among families, 2011 (May 2012)
- Employment status of parents, 2011 (April 2012)
- Families with an employed mother, 1994–2010 (May 2011)
- Employment characteristics of families, 2010 (March 2011)
- Employment and unemployment of fathers without spouses (June 2010)
- Families with unemployed members in 2009 (June 2010)
- Labor force participation rates among mothers, March 1975–2008 (May 2010)
- Labor force participation of women and mothers, 2008 (October 2009)
- Labor force participation of mothers with infants in 2008 (May 2009)
- Wives earning more than their husbands, 1967–2006 (January 2009)
- Labor force participation of mothers, 1975–2007 (January 2009)
- Labor force status of families: a visual essay (July/August 2007) (PDF)
- Article: Trends in labor force participation of married mothers of infants (February 2007) (PDF)
Employment and unemployment statistics for married men and women
- Monthly tables:
Unemployment statistics by marital status
- Monthly table: Unemployment levels and rates by marital status, sex, race, and Hispanic ethnicity (PDF)
- Annual table: Unemployment levels and rates by marital status, sex, race, and Hispanic ethnicity (PDF) (XLSX)
Foreign-born workers
Labor force, employment, and unemployment statistics by foreign- and native-born status (nativity). (Learn how we define foreign born and native born.)
- Current monthly data: Employment Situation news release (Monthly), Table A-7
(PDF) (Charts) (Archives) (Schedule) - News release: Labor Force Characteristics of Foreign-Born Workers (Annual)
(PDF) (Archives) - Database: Retrieve historical Table A-7 data series
- Charts:
- Foreign-born workers were a record high 18.1 percent of the U.S. civilian labor force in 2022 (June 2023)
- Unemployment rates for foreign- and native-born workers in 2021 remained higher than in 2019 (June 2022)
- 17.0 percent of U.S. labor force in 2020 was foreign born, down from 17.4 percent in 2019 (June 2021)
- Foreign-born workers made up 17.4 percent of labor force in 2019 (May 2020)
- Foreign-born workers with a bachelor's degree and higher earned more than native born in 2018 (May 2019)
- Foreign-born labor force nearly half Hispanic and one-quarter Asian in 2017 (May 2018)
- Foreign-born workers made 83.1 percent of the earnings of their native-born counterparts in 2016 (May 2017)
- Foreign born more likely than native born to work in service occupations (June 2016)
- Foreign born make up 28 percent of labor force in Pacific states (May 2016)
- Foreign born represented 16.5 percent of the U.S. labor force in 2014, up from 14.8 percent in 2005 (May 2015)
- Earnings of foreign born were 79.9 percent of native born in 2013 (May 2014)
- Foreign-born workers in the U.S. labor force, Spotlight on Statistics (July 2013), includes CPS and other BLS survey data
- Labor force participation rates of the foreign born and native born, 2008–2012 (May 2013)
- National Hispanic Heritage Month, Spotlight on Statistics (September 2012), includes CPS and other BLS survey data
- Education and occupations of the foreign born in 2011 (June 2012)
- Employed foreign-born and native-born persons by occupation, 2010 (June 2011)
- Unemployment rates for foreign-born workers, 2009 (March 2010)
- Foreign-born workers by region, 2008 (March 2009)
- Unemployment and foreign-born workers, 2008 (March 2009)
- Occupations and foreign-born workers in 2007 (April 2008)
- Educational attainment of foreign born labor force, 2007 (April 2008)
- Second-generation Americans, age, and the labor force, 2005 (October 2006)
- Foreign-born workforce, 2004: a visual essay (PDF)
- Articles:
- Looking for Foreign Labor Certification (hiring foreign-born workers for employment in the U.S., including H-1B visas)? See the U.S. Department of Labor.
Older workers
See also Age.
Labor force, employment, and unemployment statistics by single year of age for persons age 55 and older are available on request. Contact the Current Population Survey staff to obtain these data.
- Database: Retrieve historical LN data series
- Annual table: Employment status by detailed age group, sex, and race (PDF) (XLSX)
- Monthly table: Employment status by detailed age group, sex, and race (PDF)
- Charts:
- About 15 percent of workers age 65 and older had been with employer 2 years or less in 2018 (July 2019)
- More seniors working full time, 1977–2007 (August 2008)
- Labor force participation of seniors, 1948–2007 (July 2008)
- Older Workers, Spotlight on Statistics (July 2008), includes CPS and other BLS survey data
- Article: Record unemployment among older workers does not keep them out of the job market (March 2010) (PDF)
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Labor force, employment, and unemployment statistics for whites, blacks or African Americans, Asians, and persons of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. (Learn how we define race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity.) See also Earnings by Demographics.
- Annual report: Labor Force Characteristics by Race and Ethnicity
- Database: Retrieve historical data series
- Top series by race
- Top series by Hispanic ethnicity
- Retrieve historical LN data series
- Time series quick-links (not seasonally adjusted)
- American Indians and Alaska Natives: Monthly data Quarterly data Annual data
- Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders: Monthly data Quarterly data Annual data
- Two or more races: Monthly data Quarterly data Annual data
- Data about Asians - learn more about the estimates and retrieve time series
- Detailed Hispanic or Latino ethnicity groups - learn more about the estimates and retrieve time series
- Data about Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders - learn more about the estimates and retrieve time series
- Annual tables:
- Employment status by race (PDF) (XLSX)
- Employment status by Hispanic ethnicity and detailed ethnic group (PDF) (XLSX)
- Employment by major occupation, race, Hispanic ethnicity, and sex (PDF) (XLSX)
- Hispanic workers by detailed ethnic group, sex, and major occupation (PDF) (XLSX)
- Employment by detailed occupation, race, and Hispanic ethnicity (PDF) (XLSX)
- Employment by detailed industry, race, and Hispanic ethnicity (PDF) (XLSX)
- Monthly table: Employment status by race and Hispanic ethnicity (PDF)
- Charts:
- Expanded data for detailed Hispanic or Latino groups now available (October 2023)
- New monthly and quarterly labor force data for detailed Asian groups (September 2023)
- BLS Now Publishing Monthly and Quarterly Labor Force Data for Detailed Asian Groups (September 2023)
- Labor Force Trends of Asian Americans and Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders (May 2023)
- Employment trends of Asians and Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders (May 2022)
- Unemployment rate for American Indians and Alaska Natives at 7.9 percent in December 2021 (January 2022)
- Employment declined sharply during COVID-19 pandemic for self-employed Asians (May 2021)
- Labor Market Activity of Blacks in the United States, Spotlight on Statistics (February 2020)
- Black women made up 53 percent of the Black labor force in 2018 (February 2019)
- Rising educational attainment among Blacks or African Americans in the labor force, 1992 to 2018 (February 2019)
- Labor market trends for American Indians and Alaska Natives, 2000–17 (November 2018)
- Labor force participation rate of Hispanics at 66.1 percent in 2017 (September 2018)
- 26.8 million Hispanics or Latinos in the U.S. labor force in 2016 (September 2017)
- Unemployment rate and employment-population ratio vary by race and ethnicity (January 2017)
- Educational attainment and occupation groups by race and ethnicity in 2014 (November 2015)
- Hispanics and Latinos in industries and occupations (October 2015)
- Educational attainment, employment, and unemployment among African Americans (February 2015)
- Civilian labor levels for persons of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity by detailed ethnic group, 1990–2013 (October 2014)
- Forty-nine percent of employed Asians in management, professional, and related occupations, 2012 (December 2013)
- Racial and ethnic characteristics of the U.S. labor force in 2012 (November 2013)
- Occupational employment by race and ethnicity, 2011 (October 2012)
- National Hispanic Heritage Month, Spotlight on Statistics (September 2012), includes CPS and other BLS survey data
- Racial and ethnic characteristics of the U.S. labor force, 2011 (September 2012)
- Employed Asians by occupation, 2008–2010 (May 2012)
- Educational attainment and unemployment among Asians in the United States (December 2011)
- Asians in the U.S. labor force, 2008–2010 (December 2011)
- Unemployment rates by race and ethnicity, 1975–2010 (October 2011)
- Earnings and employment by occupation, race, ethnicity, and sex, 2010 (September 2011)
- African American History Month, Spotlight on Statistics (February 2010), includes CPS and other BLS survey data
- Labor force demographics, 2008 (January 2010)
- Blacks, Asians, and Hispanics in the civilian labor force: a visual essay (June 2004) (PDF)
- Articles:
- A profile of American Indians and Alaska Natives in the U.S. labor force (November 2023)
- American Indians and Alaska Natives in the U.S. labor force (November 2019) (PDF)
- Asians in the U.S. labor force: profile of a diverse population (November 2011) (PDF)
- Counting minorities: A brief history and a look at the future, Report on the American Workforce, Chapter 1 (2001) (PDF)
- The diversity of Hispanics in the U.S. work force (August 1993) (PDF)
- The growing presence of Hispanics in the U.S. work force (August, 1988) (PDF)
- CPS questions on race and Hispanic ethnicity were revised in 2003 (PDF)
School enrollment
Labor force, employment, and unemployment statistics for youth ages 16 to 24 by school enrollment status. See also Youth and Educational attainment.
- News release: College Enrollment and Work Activity of High School and College Graduates (Annual)
(PDF) (Archives) - Monthly table: Employment status by school enrollment, sex, race, and Hispanic ethnicity (PDF)
- Charts:
- Labor force participation rates of college students differ by enrollment status and type of college (May 2023)
- 61.8 percent of recent high school graduates enrolled in college in October 2021 (May 2022)
- 62.7 percent of 2020 high school graduates enrolled in college, down from 66.2 percent in 2019 (April 2021)
- 66.2 percent of 2019 high school graduates enrolled in college in October 2019 (May 2020)
- 72.3 percent of 2018 bachelor's degree recipients were employed in October 2018 (May 2019)
- 77.6 percent of 2017 bachelor's degree recipients were employed in October 2017 (May 2018)
- Female students more likely than male students to participate in labor force in October 2017 (May 2018)
- 69.7 percent of 2016 high school graduates enrolled in college in October 2016 (May 2017)
- Students less likely to work in October 2015 than in the 1980s and 1990s (May 2016)
- Back to school: enrollment and employment in October 2014 (August 2015)
- 38 percent of 2014 high school graduates enrolled in college were in labor force in October 2014 (April 2015)
- 65.9 percent of 2013 high school graduates enrolled in college (May 2014)
- 48.8 percent of recent high school graduates in labor force (April 2013)
- The job market for recent college graduates in the United States (April 2013)
- Labor force participation among students and nonstudents, October 2011 (April 2012)
- School's Out, Spotlight on Statistics (July 2011), includes CPS and other BLS survey data
- High school grads not enrolled in college more likely to be in the labor force (April 2011)
- Summertime school enrollment and employment among teens (June 2010)
- College enrollment up among 2009 high school grads (April 2010)
- 2008 high school grads and college enrollment (April 2009)
- Unemployment rate among recent dropouts, October 2007 (April 2008)
- Recent high school graduates and labor force participation, October 2007 (April 2008)
- Back to School, Spotlight on Statistics (August 2007), includes CPS and other BLS survey data
- Articles:
Veterans
News releases
Current monthly data:
Employment Situation news release (Monthly), Table A-5
(PDF) (Charts) (Archives) (Schedule)
Annual average and supplemental survey data, including service-connected disability:
Employment Situation of Veterans
(PDF) (Archives)
Frequently asked questions about data on veterans
Database
Retrieve historical data series
Veteran status by age and sex (including detail for Gulf War-era II veterans)
Veteran status by period of service and sex
What percentage of people in the labor force are veterans?
Seasonally adjusted data for veterans and nonveterans
| Labor force | Employment | Unemployment | Not in the labor force |
| Labor force levels | Employment levels | Unemployment levels | Not in the labor force levels |
| Labor force participation rates | Employment-population ratios | Unemployment rates | -- |
Not seasonally adjusted data for veterans and nonveterans by race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
| Population | Labor force | Employment | Unemployment | Not in the labor force |
| Civilian noninstitutional population | Labor force levels | Employment levels | Unemployment levels | Not in the labor force levels |
| -- | Labor force participation rates | Employment-population ratios | Unemployment rates | -- |
Tables
Annual average table: Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and sex (PDF) (XLSX)
Quarterly average table: Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and sex (PDF)
Monthly data table: Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and sex (PDF)
Charts
- Unemployment rate for veterans was unchanged at 2.8 percent in 2023 (June 2024)
- Unemployment rate for Gulf War-era II veterans with a service-connected disability up in 2023 (March 2024)
- Unemployment rates down from pre-pandemic levels for Gulf War-era II veterans in 2022 (March 2023)
- Unemployment rate falls for Gulf War-era II veterans with service-connected disability in 2021 (April 2022)
- Labor force participation rate for veterans was 46.8 percent in October 2021 (November 2021)
- Veterans with a service-connected disability much more likely to work for the federal government (March 2021)
- Gulf War Era Veterans in the Labor Force, Spotlight on Statistics (October 2020)
- Unemployment rate 5.5 percent in 2019 for Gulf War-era II veterans with a disability (March 2020)
- Management, professional, and related occupations most common among veterans and nonveterans (November 2019)
- Labor force participation rate 73.5 percent in 2018 for Gulf War-era II veterans with a disability (March 2019)
- Alaska had highest share of veterans in labor force among states in 2017 (March 2018)
- 31 percent of employed veterans with a disability worked in government in August 2016 (March 2017)
- 43.3 percent of veterans with a service-connected disability were employed in August 2015 (November 2016)
- Unemployment rate for Gulf War-era II veterans 5.8 percent in 2015 (March 2016)
- Employment of veterans by occupation, 2014 (May 2015)
- Veteran unemployment rate decreases to 5.3 percent in 2014 (March 2015)
- Employment and unemployment among all veterans, Gulf-War era II veterans, and nonveterans (November 2014)
- Women veterans ages 25 to 34 had unemployment rate of 9.8 percent in 2013 (September 2014)
- Women veterans in the labor force, Spotlight on Statistics (August 2014)
- U.S. military veterans and nonveterans in the labor force, 2013 (June 2014)
- Unemployment rate for veterans edges down in 2013 (March 2014)
- Unemployment among veterans declines in 2012 (March 2013)
- Veterans in the civilian labor force, 2011 (November 2012)
- Employment Situation of Veterans - 2011 (March 2012)
- Employment of veterans, 2010 (November 2011)
- Unemployment rates of veterans, 2010 (March 2011)
- Demographics of Gulf War-era II veterans (August 2010)
- Employment Situation of Veterans, Spotlight on Statistics (May 2010)
- Charts submitted with Statement on Veterans' Employment (April 2010)
- Disabled veterans and the labor force, August 2009 (March 2010)
- Labor force participation in 2008 of veterans of World War II, Korean War, or Vietnam era (March 2009)
- Unemployment in 2008 and veterans who served since September 2001 (March 2009)
- Employment characteristics of Gulf War-era II veterans in 2006: a visual essay (May 2008)
Articles
- Resilience through two recessions: veterans in the labor market since 2003 (June 2023) (HTML)
- Employment and earnings of recent veterans: data from the CPS (July 2010) (PDF)
- BLS Deputy Commissioner's Statement on Veterans' Employment (April 2010) (PDF) (Slides, including charts)
Special notices and technical documentation
Beginning with data for January 2014, estimates for veterans incorporate updated weighting procedures that more accurately reflect the current demographic composition of the veteran population. The new weighting methodology had little effect on unemployment rates for veterans, regardless of gender or period of service. Learn more about the effect of the January 2014 weighting change on labor force estimates for veterans.
Effective with data for January 2023, estimates for veterans incorporate population controls derived from a new Department of Veterans Affairs Veteran Population Projection Model (VetPop2020). In accordance with usual practice, BLS did not revise estimates for previous years. See also Veteran Population Projection Model.
See also Revised Data from the August 1995 Vietnam Veterans Survey
Volunteering
These statistics reflect persons who volunteered through or for an organization. They come from a special supplemental survey last conducted in September 2015.
NOTICE
The last volunteer supplement and associated BLS news release reflected data collected in September 2015.
The volunteer supplement was sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), now known as AmeriCorps.
Please direct inquiries about newer data to AmeriCorps Staff.
- News release: Volunteering in the United States (Discontinued)
(PDF) (Archives) - Charts:
- Volunteer rate down slightly for the year ending in September 2015 (March 2016)
- Volunteering in 2014 (February 2015)
- Volunteering rate at 25.4 percent for year ending September 2013 (February 2014)
- Volunteering declines in 2012 (February 2013)
- Volunteer rate rises in 2011 (February 2012)
- Volunteering in 2010 (January 2011)
- Volunteering on the rise: September 2008–September 2009 (February 2010)
- Most frequent volunteer activities, 2008: fundraising, tutoring, and teaching (January 2009)
- Education and volunteering, 2007 (January 2008)
- Volunteering in 2007 (January 2008)
- Volunteering in the United States, 2005: a visual essay (PDF)
- Article: Volunteerism in the United States (August 2003) (PDF)
Women
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Labor force, employment, and unemployment statistics for women. See also Families and marital status and Earnings by demographics.
- Database: Retrieve historical LN data series
- Annual tables: Complete list
- Monthly and quarterly tables: Complete list
- Annual report: Highlights of Women's Earnings
YearHTMLPDFXLSX
- Annual report: Women in the Labor Force: A Databook
- Charts:
- Percentage of employed women working full time little changed over past 5 decades (December 2017)
- Women's and men's earnings by age in 2016 (August 2017)
- 39 percent of managers in 2015 were women (August 2016)
- Educational attainment and earnings of women (June 2014)
- Women's earnings, 1979–2012 (November 2013)
- Women as a percent of total employed in selected occupations, 2011 (May 2012)
- Employment status of parents, 2011 (April 2012)
- Educational attainment of women in the labor force, 1970–2010 (December 2011)
- Women in the labor force, 2010 (December 2011)
- Women at Work, Spotlight on Statistics (March 2011), includes CPS and other BLS survey data
- Women's earnings and employment by industry, 2009 (February 2011)
- Women in the labor force, 1970–2009 (January 2011)
- Women's-to-men's earnings ratio by age, 2009 (July 2010)
- Labor force participation rates among mothers, March 1975–2008 (May 2010)
- Labor force participation of women and mothers, 2008 (October 2009)
- Labor force participation of mothers with infants in 2008 (May 2009)
- Wives earning more than their husbands, 1967–2006 (January 2009)
- Labor force participation of mothers, 1975–2007 (January 2009)
- Women and employment by industry, 2007 (January 2009)
- Women at work: a visual essay (October 2003) (PDF)
- Articles:
Youth
Labor force, employment, and unemployment statistics for youth ages 16 to 24. See also Age and School Enrollment.
- Database: Retrieve historical LN data series
- News release: Summer Employment and Unemployment Among Youth (Annual)
(PDF) (Archives) - News release: College Enrollment and Work Activity of High School Graduates (Annual)
(PDF) (Archives) - Charts:
- 60.2 percent of youth participated in the labor force in July 2023 (August 2023)
- 55.3 percent of 16- to 24-year-olds employed in July 2022, up from 54.4 percent in July 2021 (August 2022)
- Teenage unemployment rate under 10 percent for the third straight month in July 2021 (August 2021)
- 46.7 percent of 16- to 24-year-olds employed in July 2020, down 9.5 percentage points from July 2019 (August 2020)
- Youth labor force participation rate at 61.8 percent in July 2019, a 9-year high (August 2019)
- 55.0 percent of 16- to 24-year-olds employed in July 2018 (August 2018)
- Summer youth labor force in July 2017 (August 2017)
- Youth unemployment rate, 11.5 percent; employment-population ratio, 53.2 percent in July 2016 (August 2016)
- Summer youth employment in July 2015 (August 2015)
- Youth employment and unemployment, July 2014 (August 2014)
- Youth labor force participation rate in July 2013 same as a year earlier (August 2013)
- Youth employment in summer 2012 (August 2012)
- Youth employment in July 2011 (August 2011)
- School's Out, Spotlight on Statistics (July 2011), includes CPS and other BLS survey data
- Youth unemployment and employment in July 2010 (August 2010)
- Youth unemployment and employment in July 2009 (August 2009)
- Summer 2008 labor force participation of youth (September 2008)
- Unemployment among youth, Summer 2008 (August 2008)
- Articles:
- The early 2000s: a period of declining teen summer employment rates (May 2010) (PDF)
- Youth enrollment and employment during the school year (February 2008) (PDF)
- Declining teen labor force participation (September 2002) (PDF)
- Trends in Youth Employment: Data from the CPS; Report on the Youth Labor Force (November 2000) (PDF)
Last Modified Date: September 13, 2024