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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)
June
2024
May
2025
June
2025
June
2024
Feb.
2025
Mar.
2025
Apr.
2025
May
2025
June
2025

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

268,438 273,385 273,585 268,438 272,847 273,023 273,197 273,385 273,585

Civilian labor force

169,007 170,216 171,343 168,005 170,359 170,591 171,135 170,510 170,380

Participation rate

63.0 62.3 62.6 62.6 62.4 62.5 62.6 62.4 62.3

Employed

161,774 163,401 163,883 161,155 163,307 163,508 163,969 163,273 163,366

Employment-population ratio

60.3 59.8 59.9 60.0 59.9 59.9 60.0 59.7 59.7

Unemployed

7,233 6,815 7,460 6,849 7,052 7,083 7,166 7,237 7,015

Unemployment rate

4.3 4.0 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1

Not in labor force

99,431 103,169 102,242 100,434 102,487 102,431 102,062 102,875 103,204

People who currently want a job

5,655 6,567 6,455 5,256 5,893 5,915 5,672 5,991 6,030

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

130,875 133,351 133,449 130,875 133,089 133,175 133,260 133,351 133,449

Civilian labor force

89,900 90,249 91,247 89,140 89,987 90,244 90,693 90,392 90,461

Participation rate

68.7 67.7 68.4 68.1 67.6 67.8 68.1 67.8 67.8

Employed

86,182 86,565 87,272 85,446 86,226 86,443 86,733 86,486 86,575

Employment-population ratio

65.9 64.9 65.4 65.3 64.8 64.9 65.1 64.9 64.9

Unemployed

3,719 3,685 3,975 3,694 3,761 3,800 3,960 3,906 3,886

Unemployment rate

4.1 4.1 4.4 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.3 4.3

Not in labor force

40,974 43,102 42,202 41,734 43,102 42,932 42,567 42,959 42,988

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

121,929 124,261 124,361 121,929 123,996 124,082 124,166 124,261 124,361

Civilian labor force

85,994 87,032 87,428 85,862 86,594 86,887 87,309 87,087 87,250

Participation rate

70.5 70.0 70.3 70.4 69.8 70.0 70.3 70.1 70.2

Employed

82,865 83,836 84,147 82,600 83,311 83,563 83,858 83,704 83,872

Employment-population ratio

68.0 67.5 67.7 67.7 67.2 67.3 67.5 67.4 67.4

Unemployed

3,129 3,196 3,281 3,261 3,283 3,324 3,451 3,383 3,378

Unemployment rate

3.6 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.9

Not in labor force

35,935 37,229 36,933 36,067 37,402 37,195 36,857 37,174 37,111

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

137,564 140,033 140,136 137,564 139,758 139,848 139,937 140,033 140,136

Civilian labor force

79,107 79,967 80,095 78,864 80,372 80,348 80,442 80,118 79,920

Participation rate

57.5 57.1 57.2 57.3 57.5 57.5 57.5 57.2 57.0

Employed

75,592 76,836 76,611 75,709 77,081 77,065 77,236 76,787 76,791

Employment-population ratio

55.0 54.9 54.7 55.0 55.2 55.1 55.2 54.8 54.8

Unemployed

3,515 3,130 3,484 3,155 3,291 3,283 3,206 3,331 3,129

Unemployment rate

4.4 3.9 4.4 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.2 3.9

Not in labor force

58,457 60,067 60,041 58,699 59,385 59,500 59,495 59,915 60,216

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

128,922 131,268 131,374 128,922 130,991 131,080 131,167 131,268 131,374

Civilian labor force

75,336 76,861 76,552 75,616 77,115 76,997 77,241 76,968 76,865

Participation rate

58.4 58.6 58.3 58.7 58.9 58.7 58.9 58.6 58.5

Employed

72,339 74,073 73,630 72,828 74,205 74,159 74,379 73,979 74,134

Employment-population ratio

56.1 56.4 56.0 56.5 56.6 56.6 56.7 56.4 56.4

Unemployed

2,997 2,787 2,923 2,788 2,910 2,838 2,862 2,989 2,732

Unemployment rate

4.0 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.6

Not in labor force

53,585 54,407 54,822 53,306 53,876 54,082 53,926 54,300 54,509

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population

17,588 17,856 17,850 17,588 17,860 17,862 17,863 17,856 17,850

Civilian labor force

7,676 6,323 7,363 6,527 6,650 6,707 6,585 6,456 6,265

Participation rate

43.6 35.4 41.2 37.1 37.2 37.6 36.9 36.2 35.1

Employed

6,569 5,492 6,107 5,727 5,792 5,786 5,732 5,590 5,361

Employment-population ratio

37.3 30.8 34.2 32.6 32.4 32.4 32.1 31.3 30.0

Unemployed

1,107 831 1,256 800 858 921 853 866 905

Unemployment rate

14.4 13.1 17.1 12.3 12.9 13.7 13.0 13.4 14.4

Not in labor force

9,912 11,533 10,487 11,061 11,210 11,154 11,279 11,400 11,584

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.

Last Modified Date: July 03, 2025