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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-6. Employed and unemployed full- and part-time workers by sex and age, seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Full- and part-time status,
sex, and age
2025 2026
Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug.

EMPLOYED

Full-time workers

134,468 135,157 - 134,325 135,215 134,441 134,341 134,676 134,252 134,173 133,659 133,553 134,288

Men, 16 years and over

75,866 76,004 - 75,581 76,194 75,207 74,770 74,814 74,401 74,560 74,255 74,264 74,593

Men, 20 years and over

75,171 75,068 - 74,693 75,222 74,278 73,827 73,832 73,344 73,596 73,265 73,291 73,686

Women, 16 years and over

58,381 59,188 - 58,768 59,016 59,245 59,584 59,863 59,830 59,666 59,360 59,179 59,517

Women, 20 years and over

57,861 58,463 - 58,035 58,275 58,533 58,933 59,212 59,291 59,038 58,774 58,683 59,011

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

1,436 1,627 - 1,597 1,718 1,631 1,581 1,633 1,617 1,539 1,621 1,579 1,590

Part-time workers

29,043 28,490 - 29,452 28,712 28,727 28,478 28,290 28,413 28,679 28,626 28,764 28,541

Men, 16 years and over

10,953 10,658 - 11,088 10,669 10,244 10,358 10,319 10,570 10,624 10,601 10,799 10,739

Men, 20 years and over

9,061 8,869 - 9,373 9,009 8,594 8,673 8,750 8,969 8,953 9,066 9,128 8,988

Women, 16 years and over

18,060 17,865 - 18,411 18,080 18,464 18,121 17,989 17,848 18,038 17,977 17,931 17,778

Women, 20 years and over

15,967 15,643 - 16,257 15,927 16,374 16,030 15,762 15,678 15,920 15,831 15,746 15,697

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

4,015 3,978 - 3,822 3,775 3,759 3,775 3,777 3,766 3,806 3,729 3,889 3,857


UNEMPLOYED

Looking for full-time work

5,985 6,226 - 6,329 6,082 5,961 6,059 5,854 5,996 5,897 5,709 5,682 5,749

Men, 16 years and over

3,400 3,439 - 3,530 3,387 3,213 3,282 3,193 3,340 3,298 3,226 3,173 3,375

Men, 20 years and over

3,215 3,185 - 3,238 3,114 2,960 3,056 2,929 3,089 3,046 2,968 2,993 3,122

Women, 16 years and over

2,588 2,794 - 2,796 2,683 2,721 2,794 2,660 2,638 2,592 2,445 2,424 2,382

Women, 20 years and over

2,376 2,623 - 2,562 2,467 2,582 2,593 2,499 2,464 2,425 2,315 2,334 2,188

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

394 417 - 529 501 420 410 427 443 426 426 355 439

Looking for part-time work

1,449 1,328 - 1,501 1,398 1,437 1,545 1,358 1,378 1,418 1,353 1,255 1,304

Men, 16 years and over

602 583 - 640 559 627 635 525 598 677 553 567 565

Men, 20 years and over

374 338 - 395 312 353 395 290 356 405 332 343 334

Women, 16 years and over

836 769 - 861 841 805 897 825 778 753 807 680 733

Women, 20 years and over

590 550 - 585 580 616 638 636 545 517 519 509 524

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

484 440 - 521 506 467 512 432 477 496 502 404 446


UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

Full-time workers

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

Men, 16 years and over

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

Men, 20 years and over

4.1 4.1 - 4.2 4.0 3.8 4.0 3.8 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.1

Women, 16 years and over

4.2 4.5 - 4.5 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.8

Women, 20 years and over

3.9 4.3 - 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.6

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

21.5 20.4 - 24.9 22.6 20.5 20.6 20.7 21.5 21.7 20.8 18.4 21.6

Part-time workers

4.8 4.5 - 4.8 4.6 4.8 5.1 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.5 4.2 4.4

Men, 16 years and over

5.2 5.2 - 5.5 5.0 5.8 5.8 4.8 5.4 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0

Men, 20 years and over

4.0 3.7 - 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.4 3.2 3.8 4.3 3.5 3.6 3.6

Women, 16 years and over

4.4 4.1 - 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.7 4.4 4.2 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.0

Women, 20 years and over

3.6 3.4 - 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.2

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

10.8 10.0 - 12.0 11.8 11.0 11.9 10.3 11.2 11.5 11.9 9.4 10.4

NOTE: Full-time workers are people who usually work 35 hours or more per week; part-time workers are people who usually work less than 35 hours per week. Detail for the data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. 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: September 04, 2026