Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-8. Unemployment rates by age, sex, and marital status, seasonally adjusted
[Percent]
| Age, sex, and marital status |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
| 4th |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
AGE AND SEX |
|
Total, 16 years and over |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
- |
16 to 19 years |
10.8 |
10.5 |
10.3 |
11.8 |
12.1 |
12.0 |
12.1 |
13.7 |
13.0 |
12.9 |
13.6 |
14.1 |
- |
16 to 17 years |
9.6 |
9.7 |
10.3 |
12.1 |
13.0 |
12.2 |
13.0 |
13.8 |
13.2 |
15.0 |
14.3 |
15.0 |
- |
18 to 19 years |
11.6 |
10.9 |
10.3 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
11.5 |
13.8 |
12.9 |
11.6 |
13.3 |
13.8 |
- |
20 years and over |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
- |
20 to 24 years |
7.0 |
6.9 |
5.9 |
7.0 |
6.7 |
6.8 |
7.4 |
7.5 |
7.7 |
7.9 |
8.2 |
8.8 |
- |
25 years and over |
2.9 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
- |
25 to 54 years |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
- |
25 to 34 years |
3.9 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
4.5 |
- |
35 to 44 years |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
- |
45 to 54 years |
2.6 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
- |
55 years and over |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
- |
|
|
Men, 16 years and over |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
- |
16 to 19 years |
11.5 |
11.6 |
10.8 |
13.3 |
13.1 |
13.2 |
13.5 |
14.9 |
14.4 |
13.5 |
15.6 |
14.9 |
- |
16 to 17 years |
12.1 |
12.0 |
10.4 |
13.6 |
15.0 |
13.8 |
14.2 |
15.0 |
14.9 |
14.9 |
15.2 |
17.4 |
- |
18 to 19 years |
11.6 |
11.4 |
10.7 |
13.3 |
12.5 |
12.9 |
12.9 |
15.2 |
14.3 |
12.7 |
15.6 |
13.8 |
- |
20 years and over |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
- |
20 to 24 years |
7.3 |
7.6 |
6.7 |
8.0 |
7.1 |
7.3 |
7.7 |
7.9 |
8.8 |
9.1 |
9.1 |
9.2 |
- |
25 years and over |
2.9 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
- |
25 to 54 years |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
- |
25 to 34 years |
3.9 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
4.4 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
4.7 |
- |
35 to 44 years |
2.4 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
- |
45 to 54 years |
2.5 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
- |
55 years and over |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
- |
|
|
Women, 16 years and over |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
- |
16 to 19 years |
10.0 |
9.4 |
9.8 |
10.3 |
11.1 |
10.7 |
10.6 |
12.5 |
11.7 |
12.2 |
11.6 |
13.3 |
- |
16 to 17 years |
7.3 |
7.5 |
10.2 |
10.6 |
11.1 |
10.7 |
11.9 |
12.6 |
11.5 |
15.1 |
13.5 |
12.9 |
- |
18 to 19 years |
11.6 |
10.4 |
9.9 |
10.1 |
10.8 |
10.5 |
10.1 |
12.4 |
11.4 |
10.5 |
10.9 |
13.8 |
- |
20 years and over |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
- |
20 to 24 years |
6.6 |
6.1 |
5.2 |
5.8 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
7.2 |
8.3 |
- |
25 years and over |
3.0 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
- |
25 to 54 years |
3.2 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
- |
25 to 34 years |
3.9 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
- |
35 to 44 years |
2.9 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
- |
45 to 54 years |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
- |
55 years and over |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
- |
|
|
MARITAL STATUS |
|
Married men, spouse present |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
- |
Married women, spouse present |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
- |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Data for the fourth quarter of 2025 were not produced. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown; therefore, reliable estimates for the fourth quarter of 2025 could not be produced.
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Last Modified Date:
January 09, 2026
United States Department of Labor
