Employment Situation Summary Table A. Household data, seasonally adjusted
HOUSEHOLD DATA
Summary table A. Household data, seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
| Category |
Dec.
2022 |
Oct.
2023 |
Nov.
2023 |
Dec.
2023 |
Change from:
Nov.
2023-
Dec.
2023 |
Employment status |
|
Civilian noninstitutional population |
264,844 |
267,642 |
267,822 |
267,991 |
169 |
Civilian labor force |
164,998 |
167,723 |
168,127 |
167,451 |
-676 |
Participation rate |
62.3 |
62.7 |
62.8 |
62.5 |
-0.3 |
Employed |
159,300 |
161,280 |
161,866 |
161,183 |
-683 |
Employment-population ratio |
60.1 |
60.3 |
60.4 |
60.1 |
-0.3 |
Unemployed |
5,698 |
6,443 |
6,262 |
6,268 |
6 |
Unemployment rate |
3.5 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
0.0 |
Not in labor force |
99,846 |
99,919 |
99,695 |
100,540 |
845 |
|
Unemployment rates |
|
Total, 16 years and over |
3.5 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
0.0 |
Adult men (20 years and over) |
3.1 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
-0.2 |
Adult women (20 years and over) |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
0.2 |
Teenagers (16 to 19 years) |
10.5 |
13.1 |
11.4 |
11.9 |
0.5 |
White |
3.0 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
0.2 |
Black or African American |
5.7 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
5.2 |
-0.6 |
Asian |
2.4 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
-0.4 |
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity |
4.2 |
4.8 |
4.6 |
5.0 |
0.4 |
|
Total, 25 years and over |
2.8 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
0.1 |
Less than a high school diploma |
5.0 |
5.8 |
6.3 |
6.0 |
-0.3 |
High school graduates, no college |
3.6 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
0.1 |
Some college or associate degree |
3.0 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
0.3 |
Bachelor's degree and higher |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
0.0 |
|
Reason for unemployment |
|
Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs |
2,596 |
3,120 |
3,058 |
3,058 |
0 |
Job leavers |
824 |
801 |
821 |
833 |
12 |
Reentrants |
1,786 |
1,869 |
1,771 |
1,741 |
-30 |
New entrants |
502 |
603 |
582 |
609 |
27 |
|
Duration of unemployment |
|
Less than 5 weeks |
2,218 |
2,269 |
2,069 |
2,191 |
122 |
5 to 14 weeks |
1,645 |
1,836 |
2,060 |
1,791 |
-269 |
15 to 26 weeks |
792 |
1,079 |
931 |
1,104 |
173 |
27 weeks and over |
1,106 |
1,291 |
1,220 |
1,245 |
25 |
|
Employed persons at work part time |
|
Part time for economic reasons |
3,878 |
4,284 |
3,994 |
4,211 |
217 |
Slack work or business conditions |
2,643 |
2,985 |
2,790 |
2,960 |
170 |
Could only find part-time work |
916 |
1,000 |
934 |
964 |
30 |
Part time for noneconomic reasons |
21,537 |
21,576 |
21,879 |
22,458 |
579 |
|
Persons not in the labor force |
|
Marginally attached to the labor force |
1,256 |
1,416 |
1,583 |
1,562 |
-21 |
Discouraged workers |
417 |
419 |
425 |
346 |
-79 |
|
NOTE: Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Detail for the seasonally adjusted 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.
|
Last Modified Date: January 05, 2024
United States Department of Labor
