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Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
Characteristic Number of
unemployed persons
(in thousands)
Unemployment rates
Feb.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024
Feb.
2023
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

5,962 6,124 6,458 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.9

16 to 19 years

711 679 803 11.1 13.1 11.4 11.9 10.6 12.5

16 to 17 years

218 254 290 9.0 14.7 11.4 13.1 10.0 12.5

18 to 19 years

482 415 499 12.0 12.5 11.5 11.2 10.8 12.2

20 years and over

5,251 5,445 5,655 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5

20 to 24 years

1,103 921 1,097 6.9 7.0 6.6 6.4 5.9 7.2

25 years and over

4,258 4,602 4,655 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2

25 to 54 years

3,256 3,480 3,544 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.3

25 to 34 years

1,459 1,467 1,607 3.9 4.2 3.9 4.2 3.9 4.3

35 to 44 years

938 1,110 1,078 2.6 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.9

45 to 54 years

858 903 859 2.6 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.6

55 years and over

973 1,110 1,081 2.6 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.8

Men, 16 years and over

3,203 3,473 3,398 3.6 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.8

16 to 19 years

398 413 396 12.3 14.6 12.2 12.5 13.2 12.3

16 to 17 years

130 190 124 11.4 16.3 13.3 15.2 15.1 11.6

18 to 19 years

271 230 272 12.8 14.2 11.7 11.3 12.1 12.5

20 years and over

2,805 3,060 3,002 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.5

20 to 24 years

646 551 610 8.0 7.8 7.1 6.4 7.0 7.9

25 years and over

2,258 2,583 2,474 2.9 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.2

25 to 54 years

1,747 1,913 1,896 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.3

25 to 34 years

782 784 840 3.9 4.6 4.2 4.4 4.0 4.2

35 to 44 years

532 652 597 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.0

45 to 54 years

434 477 459 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6

55 years and over

511 669 577 2.5 2.7 3.3 2.9 3.2 2.8

Women, 16 years and over

2,759 2,650 3,060 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.9

16 to 19 years

313 266 408 9.9 11.7 10.6 11.1 8.2 12.7

16 to 17 years

88 65 166 6.9 13.1 9.5 11.2 5.0 13.1

18 to 19 years

210 185 227 11.1 10.8 11.2 11.1 9.6 11.8

20 years and over

2,446 2,385 2,653 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.5

20 to 24 years

457 369 487 5.9 6.2 6.1 6.4 4.9 6.4

25 years and over

2,000 2,019 2,182 3.0 2.9 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.2

25 to 54 years

1,509 1,567 1,648 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.3

25 to 34 years

678 683 767 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.9 3.9 4.4

35 to 44 years

407 458 481 2.4 2.9 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.8

45 to 54 years

425 426 401 2.8 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.8 2.6

55 years and over

479 441 520 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.5 2.9

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

877 999 879 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 1.9

Married women, spouse present(1)

782 773 766 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.2 2.0 2.0

Women who maintain families(2)

514 567 583 5.0 4.6 4.8 4.7 5.4 5.5

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers(3)

4,886 4,936 5,356 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.9

Part-time workers(4)

1,128 1,212 1,131 4.0 4.6 3.9 3.8 4.2 3.9

Footnotes
(1) Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to persons in both opposite-sex and same-sex married couples. Prior to January 2020, referred to persons in opposite-sex married couples only.
(2) Data are not seasonally adjusted. Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to female householders residing with one or more family members, but not a spouse of either sex. Prior to January 2020, referred to female householders residing with one or more family members, but not an opposite-sex spouse.
(3) Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs.
(4) Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from part-time jobs.

NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: March 08, 2024