Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, sex, and age	Not seasonally adjusted			Seasonally adjusted(1)
Employment status, sex, and age	Oct. 2025	Sept. 2026	Oct. 2026	Oct. 2025	June 2026	July 2026	Aug. 2026	Sept. 2026	Oct. 2026
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	-	275,554	275,682	-	275,166	275,282	275,415	275,554	275,682
Civilian labor force	-	170,298	170,906	-	169,358	169,094	169,777	170,262	170,683
Participation rate	-	61.8	62.0	-	61.5	61.4	61.6	61.8	61.9
Employed	-	163,439	164,183	-	162,264	162,177	162,746	163,152	163,615
Employment-population ratio	-	59.3	59.6	-	59.0	58.9	59.1	59.2	59.3
Unemployed	-	6,859	6,724	-	7,094	6,916	7,031	7,109	7,068
Unemployment rate	-	4.0	3.9	-	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.1
Not in labor force	-	105,256	104,775	-	105,808	106,189	105,638	105,292	104,999
People who currently want a job	-	5,631	5,709	-	6,045	5,920	5,747	5,790	6,024

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	-	132,938	132,995	-	132,763	132,816	132,876	132,938	132,995
Civilian labor force	-	89,356	89,496	-	88,690	88,739	89,259	89,363	89,547
Participation rate	-	67.2	67.3	-	66.8	66.8	67.2	67.2	67.3
Employed	-	85,728	85,963	-	84,854	84,978	85,337	85,495	85,721
Employment-population ratio	-	64.5	64.6	-	63.9	64.0	64.2	64.3	64.5
Unemployed	-	3,627	3,533	-	3,836	3,761	3,922	3,867	3,826
Unemployment rate	-	4.1	3.9	-	4.3	4.2	4.4	4.3	4.3
Not in labor force	-	43,582	43,500	-	44,073	44,077	43,617	43,575	43,448

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	-	124,034	124,104	-	123,822	123,887	123,959	124,034	124,104
Civilian labor force	-	86,219	86,452	-	85,690	85,690	86,028	86,109	86,383
Participation rate	-	69.5	69.7	-	69.2	69.2	69.4	69.4	69.6
Employed	-	83,054	83,324	-	82,333	82,352	82,585	82,725	82,990
Employment-population ratio	-	67.0	67.1	-	66.5	66.5	66.6	66.7	66.9
Unemployed	-	3,165	3,128	-	3,356	3,338	3,444	3,384	3,393
Unemployment rate	-	3.7	3.6	-	3.9	3.9	4.0	3.9	3.9
Not in labor force	-	37,814	37,651	-	38,133	38,198	37,931	37,925	37,720

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	-	142,616	142,686	-	142,403	142,467	142,540	142,616	142,686
Civilian labor force	-	80,942	81,411	-	80,668	80,354	80,518	80,899	81,136
Participation rate	-	56.8	57.1	-	56.6	56.4	56.5	56.7	56.9
Employed	-	77,710	78,219	-	77,410	77,199	77,409	77,657	77,894
Employment-population ratio	-	54.5	54.8	-	54.4	54.2	54.3	54.5	54.6
Unemployed	-	3,232	3,191	-	3,258	3,155	3,109	3,242	3,242
Unemployment rate	-	4.0	3.9	-	4.0	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0
Not in labor force	-	61,674	61,276	-	61,735	62,112	62,021	61,716	61,551

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	-	134,034	134,115	-	133,789	133,864	133,948	134,034	134,115
Civilian labor force	-	77,848	78,269	-	77,448	77,283	77,495	77,677	77,888
Participation rate	-	58.1	58.4	-	57.9	57.7	57.9	58.0	58.1
Employed	-	75,067	75,526	-	74,618	74,445	74,788	74,892	75,105
Employment-population ratio	-	56.0	56.3	-	55.8	55.6	55.8	55.9	56.0
Unemployed	-	2,781	2,743	-	2,830	2,838	2,708	2,785	2,783
Unemployment rate	-	3.6	3.5	-	3.7	3.7	3.5	3.6	3.6
Not in labor force	-	56,186	55,846	-	56,341	56,581	56,452	56,357	56,227

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	-	17,486	17,463	-	17,555	17,531	17,508	17,486	17,463
Civilian labor force	-	6,230	6,185	-	6,221	6,121	6,254	6,476	6,412
Participation rate	-	35.6	35.4	-	35.4	34.9	35.7	37.0	36.7
Employed	-	5,317	5,332	-	5,313	5,380	5,373	5,535	5,520
Employment-population ratio	-	30.4	30.5	-	30.3	30.7	30.7	31.7	31.6
Unemployed	-	913	853	-	907	740	880	941	892
Unemployment rate	-	14.7	13.8	-	14.6	12.1	14.1	14.5	13.9
Not in labor force	-	11,256	11,278	-	11,334	11,410	11,255	11,010	11,051
Footnotes (1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

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Last Modified Date: November 06, 2026