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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-10. Unemployment rates by age, sex, and marital status, seasonally adjusted
[Percent]
Age, sex, and marital status 2023 2024
Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

3.6 3.5 3.4 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.9

16 to 19 years

11.1 9.9 9.3 10.3 11.2 11.3 12.3 11.8 13.1 11.4 11.9 10.6 12.5

16 to 17 years

9.0 9.3 9.6 9.7 11.3 11.3 11.9 12.8 14.7 11.4 13.1 10.0 12.5

18 to 19 years

12.0 10.3 9.6 10.6 10.7 11.5 12.7 11.1 12.5 11.5 11.2 10.8 12.2

20 years and over

3.3 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5

20 to 24 years

6.9 6.5 5.4 6.3 6.1 6.7 7.1 7.0 7.0 6.6 6.4 5.9 7.2

25 years and over

3.0 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2

25 to 54 years

3.1 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.3

25 to 34 years

3.9 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.9 4.0 4.2 3.9 4.2 3.9 4.3

35 to 44 years

2.6 2.6 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.9

45 to 54 years

2.6 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.8 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.6

55 years and over

2.6 2.6 2.4 2.8 2.6 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.8


Men, 16 years and over

3.6 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.8

16 to 19 years

12.3 10.4 9.4 10.7 12.7 13.2 13.8 12.7 14.6 12.2 12.5 13.2 12.3

16 to 17 years

11.4 9.7 8.8 8.3 14.1 13.3 12.1 15.4 16.3 13.3 15.2 15.1 11.6

18 to 19 years

12.8 10.7 10.3 11.5 10.9 13.0 15.2 11.4 14.2 11.7 11.3 12.1 12.5

20 years and over

3.3 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.5

20 to 24 years

8.0 7.0 6.1 7.1 6.8 7.2 8.4 8.3 7.8 7.1 6.4 7.0 7.9

25 years and over

2.9 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.2

25 to 54 years

3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.3

25 to 34 years

3.9 4.1 4.1 3.9 4.0 3.8 3.9 4.6 4.6 4.2 4.4 4.0 4.2

35 to 44 years

2.7 2.8 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.0

45 to 54 years

2.5 2.1 2.4 2.7 2.5 2.7 2.8 3.1 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6

55 years and over

2.5 2.8 2.3 2.9 3.0 2.2 2.8 2.5 2.7 3.3 2.9 3.2 2.8


Women, 16 years and over

3.5 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.9

16 to 19 years

9.9 9.4 9.3 10.0 9.7 9.6 10.7 10.8 11.7 10.6 11.1 8.2 12.7

16 to 17 years

6.9 8.9 10.4 10.9 8.9 9.5 11.8 10.1 13.1 9.5 11.2 5.0 13.1

18 to 19 years

11.1 9.8 8.8 9.6 10.4 10.1 10.3 10.8 10.8 11.2 11.1 9.6 11.8

20 years and over

3.3 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.5

20 to 24 years

5.9 6.1 4.8 5.5 5.4 6.2 5.8 5.6 6.2 6.1 6.4 4.9 6.4

25 years and over

3.0 2.8 2.9 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.9 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.2

25 to 54 years

3.1 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.2 2.9 3.0 2.8 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.3

25 to 34 years

3.9 3.5 3.6 4.0 3.9 3.4 3.9 3.3 3.7 3.5 3.9 3.9 4.4

35 to 44 years

2.4 2.3 3.0 3.1 3.5 3.2 2.9 2.5 2.9 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.8

45 to 54 years

2.8 2.8 2.5 2.6 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.8 2.6

55 years and over

2.7 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.1 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.5 2.9


MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

1.9 1.9 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.7 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 1.9

Married women, spouse present(1)

2.1 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.2 2.0 2.0

Footnotes
(1) Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to persons in both opposite-sex and same-sex married couples. Prior to January 2020, referred to persons in opposite-sex married couples only.

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: March 08, 2024