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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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
2025 2026
June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

273,585 273,785 274,001 274,226 - 274,633 274,816 274,676 274,766 274,858 274,955 275,054 275,166

Civilian labor force

170,380 170,412 170,750 171,261 - 171,541 171,495 170,465 170,483 170,087 169,995 170,078 169,358

Participation rate

62.3 62.2 62.3 62.5 - 62.5 62.4 62.1 62.0 61.9 61.8 61.8 61.5

Employed

163,327 163,140 163,370 163,656 - 163,760 163,992 163,097 162,912 162,848 162,622 162,771 162,264

Employment-population ratio

59.7 59.6 59.6 59.7 - 59.6 59.7 59.4 59.3 59.2 59.1 59.2 59.0

Unemployed

7,054 7,272 7,380 7,605 - 7,781 7,503 7,368 7,571 7,239 7,373 7,307 7,094

Unemployment rate

4.1 4.3 4.3 4.4 - 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2

Not in labor force

103,205 103,373 103,251 102,964 - 103,092 103,321 104,211 104,283 104,771 104,959 104,976 105,808

People who currently want a job

6,032 6,186 6,347 5,943 - 6,139 6,208 5,838 5,974 6,040 6,111 6,187 6,045


Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

133,449 133,546 133,651 133,760 - 133,957 134,046 132,546 132,586 132,627 132,670 132,714 132,763

Civilian labor force

90,458 90,360 90,804 90,685 - 90,739 90,780 89,200 89,101 88,846 88,936 89,138 88,690

Participation rate

67.8 67.7 67.9 67.8 - 67.7 67.7 67.3 67.2 67.0 67.0 67.2 66.8

Employed

86,558 86,375 86,834 86,652 - 86,616 86,812 85,348 85,210 85,111 85,007 85,172 84,854

Employment-population ratio

64.9 64.7 65.0 64.8 - 64.7 64.8 64.4 64.3 64.2 64.1 64.2 63.9

Unemployed

3,901 3,985 3,970 4,033 - 4,123 3,968 3,852 3,891 3,736 3,929 3,966 3,836

Unemployment rate

4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 - 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.3

Not in labor force

42,990 43,186 42,847 43,075 - 43,218 43,266 43,345 43,485 43,780 43,734 43,576 44,073


Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

124,361 124,462 124,571 124,684 - 124,889 124,981 123,570 123,612 123,657 123,704 123,760 123,822

Civilian labor force

87,256 87,160 87,686 87,491 - 87,628 87,638 86,096 86,006 85,796 85,791 85,982 85,690

Participation rate

70.2 70.0 70.4 70.2 - 70.2 70.1 69.7 69.6 69.4 69.4 69.5 69.2

Employed

83,862 83,696 84,129 83,945 - 84,043 84,199 82,783 82,591 82,562 82,353 82,539 82,333

Employment-population ratio

67.4 67.2 67.5 67.3 - 67.3 67.4 67.0 66.8 66.8 66.6 66.7 66.5

Unemployed

3,394 3,464 3,557 3,546 - 3,585 3,439 3,313 3,415 3,235 3,438 3,443 3,356

Unemployment rate

3.9 4.0 4.1 4.1 - 4.1 3.9 3.8 4.0 3.8 4.0 4.0 3.9

Not in labor force

37,105 37,302 36,885 37,193 - 37,261 37,344 37,474 37,606 37,860 37,913 37,778 38,133


Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

140,136 140,239 140,350 140,466 - 140,676 140,770 142,130 142,180 142,231 142,284 142,340 142,403

Civilian labor force

79,922 80,052 79,946 80,577 - 80,802 80,715 81,265 81,382 81,241 81,059 80,940 80,668

Participation rate

57.0 57.1 57.0 57.4 - 57.4 57.3 57.2 57.2 57.1 57.0 56.9 56.6

Employed

76,769 76,765 76,536 77,004 - 77,144 77,180 77,749 77,702 77,737 77,615 77,599 77,410

Employment-population ratio

54.8 54.7 54.5 54.8 - 54.8 54.8 54.7 54.7 54.7 54.5 54.5 54.4

Unemployed

3,153 3,287 3,410 3,572 - 3,658 3,535 3,515 3,680 3,503 3,444 3,341 3,258

Unemployment rate

3.9 4.1 4.3 4.4 - 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.5 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.0

Not in labor force

60,214 60,187 60,404 59,889 - 59,873 60,055 60,865 60,798 60,991 61,225 61,400 61,735


Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

131,374 131,481 131,597 131,717 - 131,935 132,034 133,489 133,541 133,593 133,648 133,715 133,789

Civilian labor force

76,863 77,008 76,854 77,303 - 77,442 77,351 78,128 78,183 78,007 77,898 77,827 77,448

Participation rate

58.5 58.6 58.4 58.7 - 58.7 58.6 58.5 58.5 58.4 58.3 58.2 57.9

Employed

74,110 74,150 73,895 74,102 - 74,302 74,306 74,925 74,965 74,861 74,872 74,882 74,618

Employment-population ratio

56.4 56.4 56.2 56.3 - 56.3 56.3 56.1 56.1 56.0 56.0 56.0 55.8

Unemployed

2,753 2,857 2,959 3,201 - 3,140 3,044 3,203 3,218 3,146 3,026 2,945 2,830

Unemployment rate

3.6 3.7 3.9 4.1 - 4.1 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.7

Not in labor force

54,512 54,473 54,743 54,414 - 54,493 54,683 55,361 55,358 55,587 55,750 55,889 56,341


Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

17,850 17,843 17,833 17,824 - 17,808 17,801 17,617 17,613 17,608 17,603 17,579 17,555

Civilian labor force

6,262 6,244 6,210 6,467 - 6,470 6,506 6,241 6,294 6,284 6,307 6,269 6,221

Participation rate

35.1 35.0 34.8 36.3 - 36.3 36.6 35.4 35.7 35.7 35.8 35.7 35.4

Employed

5,355 5,294 5,346 5,609 - 5,415 5,486 5,390 5,357 5,425 5,397 5,350 5,313

Employment-population ratio

30.0 29.7 30.0 31.5 - 30.4 30.8 30.6 30.4 30.8 30.7 30.4 30.3

Unemployed

906 950 864 858 - 1,056 1,020 851 937 858 910 919 907

Unemployment rate

14.5 15.2 13.9 13.3 - 16.3 15.7 13.6 14.9 13.7 14.4 14.7 14.6

Not in labor force

11,588 11,599 11,623 11,357 - 11,338 11,295 11,376 11,319 11,324 11,297 11,309 11,334

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: July 02, 2026