Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
Characteristic	Number of unemployed people (in thousands)			Unemployment rates
Characteristic	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026
AGE AND SEX
Total, 16 years and over	7,104	7,368	7,571	4.2	-	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.4
16 to 19 years	862	851	937	13.0	-	16.3	15.7	13.6	14.9
16 to 17 years	380	374	383	16.0	-	17.2	18.0	16.3	16.3
18 to 19 years	480	481	547	11.2	-	15.6	14.4	12.2	13.8
20 years and over	6,242	6,516	6,634	3.8	-	4.1	3.9	4.0	4.0
20 to 24 years	1,294	1,116	1,178	8.3	-	8.3	8.2	7.0	7.4
25 years and over	4,980	5,411	5,524	3.4	-	3.7	3.5	3.6	3.7
25 to 54 years	3,830	4,114	4,205	3.5	-	3.9	3.7	3.8	3.9
25 to 34 years	1,673	1,878	1,812	4.4	-	4.9	4.3	4.9	4.8
35 to 44 years	1,243	1,236	1,263	3.3	-	3.4	3.5	3.3	3.3
45 to 54 years	915	1,000	1,130	2.8	-	3.2	3.1	3.0	3.4
55 years and over	1,123	1,271	1,294	2.9	-	3.1	3.0	3.2	3.3

Men, 16 years and over	3,809	3,852	3,891	4.2	-	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.4
16 to 19 years	481	539	475	14.2	-	17.3	16.8	17.4	15.4
16 to 17 years	213	239	187	17.9	-	18.0	19.2	20.6	17.1
18 to 19 years	276	302	292	12.4	-	17.1	15.5	15.5	14.3
20 years and over	3,327	3,313	3,415	3.8	-	4.1	3.9	3.8	4.0
20 to 24 years	779	568	671	9.7	-	9.1	9.4	7.1	8.3
25 years and over	2,573	2,757	2,806	3.3	-	3.7	3.4	3.5	3.6
25 to 54 years	1,992	2,059	2,073	3.4	-	3.8	3.5	3.6	3.6
25 to 34 years	858	929	971	4.3	-	4.7	3.9	4.6	4.8
35 to 44 years	627	675	610	3.1	-	3.4	3.3	3.4	3.1
45 to 54 years	506	454	492	2.9	-	3.3	3.1	2.7	2.9
55 years and over	581	699	733	2.8	-	3.2	3.1	3.4	3.5

Women, 16 years and over	3,295	3,515	3,680	4.1	-	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.5
16 to 19 years	380	312	462	11.7	-	15.4	14.6	10.0	14.4
16 to 17 years	168	135	196	14.2	-	16.4	16.8	11.8	15.6
18 to 19 years	204	179	255	9.9	-	14.2	13.3	9.0	13.2
20 years and over	2,915	3,203	3,218	3.8	-	4.1	3.9	4.1	4.1
20 to 24 years	515	548	507	6.8	-	7.4	6.9	7.0	6.5
25 years and over	2,407	2,654	2,718	3.5	-	3.7	3.6	3.8	3.9
25 to 54 years	1,838	2,056	2,132	3.6	-	4.0	3.9	4.0	4.1
25 to 34 years	815	949	842	4.6	-	5.2	4.6	5.3	4.7
35 to 44 years	615	561	653	3.5	-	3.4	3.7	3.1	3.6
45 to 54 years	408	545	637	2.6	-	3.2	3.1	3.4	4.0
55 years and over	551	577	572	3.0	-	2.9	3.0	3.1	3.1

MARITAL STATUS
Married men, spouse present(1)	1,016	1,009	1,019	2.2	-	2.4	2.1	2.2	2.2
Married women, spouse present(1)	952	1,116	1,136	2.5	-	2.7	2.6	2.9	2.9
Women who maintain families(2)	617	609	601	5.7	-	6.2	5.7	5.5	5.5

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS
Full-time workers(3)	5,814	5,961	6,059	4.1	-	4.5	4.3	4.2	4.3
Part-time workers(4)	1,312	1,437	1,545	4.4	-	4.8	4.6	4.8	5.1
Footnotes (1) Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to people in both opposite-sex and same-sex married couples. Prior to January 2020, referred to people 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 people 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 people 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. January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population estimates. For additional information, see https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

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Last Modified Date: March 06, 2026