A-1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and over, prior years to date

HOUSEHOLD DATA
HISTORICAL
A-1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and over, 1991 to date
[Numbers in thousands]
Year and month	Civilian noninsti- tutional population	Civilian labor force						Not in labor force
		Number	Percent of population	Employed		Unemployed
		Number	Percent of population	Number	Percent of population	Number	Percent of labor force
1991	190,925	126,346	66.2	117,718	61.7	8,628	6.8	64,578
1992	192,805	128,105	66.4	118,492	61.5	9,613	7.5	64,700
1993	194,838	129,200	66.3	120,259	61.7	8,940	6.9	65,638
1994	196,814	131,056	66.6	123,060	62.5	7,996	6.1	65,758
1995	198,584	132,304	66.6	124,900	62.9	7,404	5.6	66,280
1996	200,591	133,943	66.8	126,708	63.2	7,236	5.4	66,647
1997	203,133	136,297	67.1	129,558	63.8	6,739	4.9	66,837
1998	205,220	137,673	67.1	131,463	64.1	6,210	4.5	67,547
1999	207,753	139,368	67.1	133,488	64.3	5,880	4.2	68,385
2000	212,577	142,583	67.1	136,891	64.4	5,692	4.0	69,994
2001	215,092	143,734	66.8	136,933	63.7	6,801	4.7	71,359
2002	217,570	144,863	66.6	136,485	62.7	8,378	5.8	72,707
2003	221,168	146,510	66.2	137,736	62.3	8,774	6.0	74,658
2004	223,357	147,401	66.0	139,252	62.3	8,149	5.5	75,956
2005	226,082	149,320	66.0	141,730	62.7	7,591	5.1	76,762
2006	228,815	151,428	66.2	144,427	63.1	7,001	4.6	77,387
2007	231,867	153,124	66.0	146,047	63.0	7,078	4.6	78,743
2008	233,788	154,287	66.0	145,362	62.2	8,924	5.8	79,501
2009	235,801	154,142	65.4	139,877	59.3	14,265	9.3	81,659
2010	237,830	153,889	64.7	139,064	58.5	14,825	9.6	83,941
2011	239,618	153,617	64.1	139,869	58.4	13,747	8.9	86,001
2012	243,284	154,975	63.7	142,469	58.6	12,506	8.1	88,310
2013	245,679	155,389	63.2	143,929	58.6	11,460	7.4	90,290
2014	247,947	155,922	62.9	146,305	59.0	9,617	6.2	92,025
2015	250,801	157,130	62.7	148,834	59.3	8,296	5.3	93,671
2016	253,538	159,187	62.8	151,436	59.7	7,751	4.9	94,351
2017	255,079	160,320	62.9	153,337	60.1	6,982	4.4	94,759
2018	257,791	162,075	62.9	155,761	60.4	6,314	3.9	95,716
2019	259,175	163,539	63.1	157,538	60.8	6,001	3.7	95,636
2020	260,329	160,742	61.7	147,795	56.8	12,947	8.1	99,587
2021	261,445	161,204	61.7	152,581	58.4	8,623	5.3	100,241
2022	263,973	164,287	62.2	158,291	60.0	5,996	3.6	99,686
2023	266,942	167,116	62.6	161,037	60.3	6,080	3.6	99,826
2024	268,571	168,106	62.6	161,346	60.1	6,761	4.0	100,465
2025	273,653	170,807	62.4	163,493	59.7	7,314	4.3	102,846
Monthly data, seasonally adjusted(1)
2025
February	272,847	170,441	62.5	163,338	59.9	7,104	4.2	102,405
March	273,023	170,641	62.5	163,509	59.9	7,132	4.2	102,382
April	273,197	171,054	62.6	163,898	60.0	7,155	4.2	102,143
May	273,385	170,492	62.4	163,244	59.7	7,248	4.3	102,893
June	273,585	170,380	62.3	163,327	59.7	7,054	4.1	103,205
July	273,785	170,412	62.2	163,140	59.6	7,272	4.3	103,373
August	274,001	170,750	62.3	163,370	59.6	7,380	4.3	103,251
September	274,226	171,261	62.5	163,656	59.7	7,605	4.4	102,964
October	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
November	274,633	171,541	62.5	163,760	59.6	7,781	4.5	103,092
December	274,816	171,495	62.4	163,992	59.7	7,503	4.4	103,321
2026
January	274,676	170,465	62.1	163,097	59.4	7,368	4.3	104,211
February	274,766	170,483	62.0	162,912	59.3	7,571	4.4	104,283
Footnotes (1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation.
NOTE: Revisions to population controls and other changes can affect the comparability of labor force levels over time. January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population estimates. For additional information, see https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop. Annual estimates for 2025 are 11-month averages that exclude October. (Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.) As a result, 2025 annual estimates are not strictly comparable with annual averages for other years.

Last Modified Date: March 06, 2026