A-3. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex and age, seasonally adjusted

HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-3. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex and age, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, sex, and age	2024	2025
Employment status, sex, and age	Dec.	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	June	July	Aug.	Sept.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population(1)	269,638	272,685	272,847	273,023	273,197	273,385	273,585	273,785	274,001	274,226	-	274,633	274,816
Civilian labor force	168,506	170,696	170,441	170,641	171,054	170,492	170,380	170,412	170,750	171,261	-	171,541	171,495
Participation rate	62.5	62.6	62.5	62.5	62.6	62.4	62.3	62.2	62.3	62.5	-	62.5	62.4
Employed	161,586	163,831	163,338	163,509	163,898	163,244	163,327	163,140	163,370	163,656	-	163,760	163,992
Employment-population ratio	59.9	60.1	59.9	59.9	60.0	59.7	59.7	59.6	59.6	59.7	-	59.6	59.7
Unemployed	6,920	6,865	7,104	7,132	7,155	7,248	7,054	7,272	7,380	7,605	-	7,781	7,503
Unemployment rate	4.1	4.0	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.1	4.3	4.3	4.4	-	4.5	4.4
Not in labor force	101,132	101,989	102,405	102,382	102,143	102,893	103,205	103,373	103,251	102,964	-	103,092	103,321
People who currently want a job	5,524	5,506	5,896	5,910	5,691	6,008	6,032	6,186	6,347	5,943	-	6,139	6,208

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population(1)	131,455	133,010	133,089	133,175	133,260	133,351	133,449	133,546	133,651	133,760	-	133,957	134,046
Civilian labor force	89,304	90,388	90,078	90,306	90,642	90,388	90,458	90,360	90,804	90,685	-	90,739	90,780
Participation rate	67.9	68.0	67.7	67.8	68.0	67.8	67.8	67.7	67.9	67.8	-	67.7	67.7
Employed	85,593	86,700	86,269	86,457	86,691	86,473	86,558	86,375	86,834	86,652	-	86,616	86,812
Employment-population ratio	65.1	65.2	64.8	64.9	65.1	64.8	64.9	64.7	65.0	64.8	-	64.7	64.8
Unemployed	3,711	3,687	3,809	3,849	3,952	3,915	3,901	3,985	3,970	4,033	-	4,123	3,968
Unemployment rate	4.2	4.1	4.2	4.3	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	-	4.5	4.4
Not in labor force	42,151	42,623	43,011	42,869	42,618	42,963	42,990	43,186	42,847	43,075	-	43,218	43,266

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population(1)	122,480	123,918	123,996	124,082	124,166	124,261	124,361	124,462	124,571	124,684	-	124,889	124,981
Civilian labor force	85,954	87,066	86,694	86,965	87,281	87,100	87,256	87,160	87,686	87,491	-	87,628	87,638
Participation rate	70.2	70.3	69.9	70.1	70.3	70.1	70.2	70.0	70.4	70.2	-	70.2	70.1
Employed	82,707	83,776	83,366	83,594	83,835	83,705	83,862	83,696	84,129	83,945	-	84,043	84,199
Employment-population ratio	67.5	67.6	67.2	67.4	67.5	67.4	67.4	67.2	67.5	67.3	-	67.3	67.4
Unemployed	3,247	3,289	3,327	3,371	3,446	3,395	3,394	3,464	3,557	3,546	-	3,585	3,439
Unemployment rate	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.1	4.1	-	4.1	3.9
Not in labor force	36,527	36,852	37,302	37,117	36,885	37,161	37,105	37,302	36,885	37,193	-	37,261	37,344

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population(1)	138,183	139,674	139,758	139,848	139,937	140,033	140,136	140,239	140,350	140,466	-	140,676	140,770
Civilian labor force	79,202	80,308	80,363	80,335	80,411	80,103	79,922	80,052	79,946	80,577	-	80,802	80,715
Participation rate	57.3	57.5	57.5	57.4	57.5	57.2	57.0	57.1	57.0	57.4	-	57.4	57.3
Employed	75,993	77,131	77,068	77,052	77,208	76,771	76,769	76,765	76,536	77,004	-	77,144	77,180
Employment-population ratio	55.0	55.2	55.1	55.1	55.2	54.8	54.8	54.7	54.5	54.8	-	54.8	54.8
Unemployed	3,209	3,177	3,295	3,283	3,203	3,333	3,153	3,287	3,410	3,572	-	3,658	3,535
Unemployment rate	4.1	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.2	3.9	4.1	4.3	4.4	-	4.5	4.4
Not in labor force	58,981	59,366	59,394	59,513	59,525	59,930	60,214	60,187	60,404	59,889	-	59,873	60,055

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population(1)	129,518	130,908	130,991	131,080	131,167	131,268	131,374	131,481	131,597	131,717	-	131,935	132,034
Civilian labor force	75,957	77,167	77,113	76,997	77,218	76,959	76,863	77,008	76,854	77,303	-	77,442	77,351
Participation rate	58.6	58.9	58.9	58.7	58.9	58.6	58.5	58.6	58.4	58.7	-	58.7	58.6
Employed	73,099	74,354	74,199	74,156	74,360	73,970	74,110	74,150	73,895	74,102	-	74,302	74,306
Employment-population ratio	56.4	56.8	56.6	56.6	56.7	56.4	56.4	56.4	56.2	56.3	-	56.3	56.3
Unemployed	2,859	2,812	2,915	2,841	2,859	2,989	2,753	2,857	2,959	3,201	-	3,140	3,044
Unemployment rate	3.8	3.6	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.9	3.6	3.7	3.9	4.1	-	4.1	3.9
Not in labor force	53,561	53,741	53,878	54,082	53,949	54,309	54,512	54,473	54,743	54,414	-	54,493	54,683

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population(1)	17,640	17,859	17,860	17,862	17,863	17,856	17,850	17,843	17,833	17,824	-	17,808	17,801
Civilian labor force	6,595	6,463	6,634	6,679	6,554	6,433	6,262	6,244	6,210	6,467	-	6,470	6,506
Participation rate	37.4	36.2	37.1	37.4	36.7	36.0	35.1	35.0	34.8	36.3	-	36.3	36.6
Employed	5,781	5,701	5,773	5,759	5,704	5,569	5,355	5,294	5,346	5,609	-	5,415	5,486
Employment-population ratio	32.8	31.9	32.3	32.2	31.9	31.2	30.0	29.7	30.0	31.5	-	30.4	30.8
Unemployed	814	763	862	920	850	864	906	950	864	858	-	1,056	1,020
Unemployment rate	12.3	11.8	13.0	13.8	13.0	13.4	14.5	15.2	13.9	13.3	-	16.3	15.7
Not in labor force	11,045	11,395	11,226	11,183	11,309	11,423	11,588	11,599	11,623	11,357	-	11,338	11,295
Footnotes (1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

Last Modified Date: January 09, 2026