Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
Sept.
2017		 Aug.
2018		 Sept.
2018		 Sept.
2017		 May
2018		 June
2018		 July
2018		 Aug.
2018		 Sept.
2018

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

 255,562 258,066 258,290 255,562 257,454 257,642 257,843 258,066 258,290

Civilian labor force

 161,049 161,909 161,958 161,082 161,539 162,140 162,245 161,776 161,926

Participation rate

 63.0 62.7 62.7 63.0 62.7 62.9 62.9 62.7 62.7

Employed

 154,494 155,539 156,191 154,324 155,474 155,576 155,965 155,542 155,962

Employment-population ratio

 60.5 60.3 60.5 60.4 60.4 60.4 60.5 60.3 60.4

Unemployed

 6,556 6,370 5,766 6,759 6,065 6,564 6,280 6,234 5,964

Unemployment rate

 4.1 3.9 3.6 4.2 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.7

Not in labor force

 94,513 96,157 96,332 94,480 95,915 95,502 95,598 96,290 96,364

Persons who currently want a job

 5,415 5,534 5,070 5,626 5,183 5,258 5,163 5,389 5,237

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 123,516 124,816 124,928 123,516 124,509 124,604 124,704 124,816 124,928

Civilian labor force

 85,516 86,212 85,815 85,519 86,157 86,056 85,950 85,854 85,856

Participation rate

 69.2 69.1 68.7 69.2 69.2 69.1 68.9 68.8 68.7

Employed

 82,119 83,062 82,814 81,902 82,784 82,522 82,684 82,545 82,645

Employment-population ratio

 66.5 66.5 66.3 66.3 66.5 66.2 66.3 66.1 66.2

Unemployed

 3,397 3,150 3,002 3,617 3,373 3,534 3,266 3,309 3,211

Unemployment rate

 4.0 3.7 3.5 4.2 3.9 4.1 3.8 3.9 3.7

Not in labor force

 37,999 38,604 39,113 37,996 38,352 38,548 38,754 38,962 39,072

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 115,020 116,328 116,437 115,020 116,017 116,115 116,220 116,328 116,437

Civilian labor force

 82,633 83,140 83,115 82,561 83,234 83,115 83,058 83,030 83,063

Participation rate

 71.8 71.5 71.4 71.8 71.7 71.6 71.5 71.4 71.3

Employed

 79,662 80,409 80,458 79,393 80,329 80,013 80,240 80,134 80,225

Employment-population ratio

 69.3 69.1 69.1 69.0 69.2 68.9 69.0 68.9 68.9

Unemployed

 2,972 2,731 2,658 3,168 2,905 3,102 2,818 2,895 2,837

Unemployment rate

 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.4

Not in labor force

 32,387 33,188 33,322 32,459 32,783 33,001 33,162 33,298 33,374

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 132,047 133,250 133,362 132,047 132,944 133,038 133,139 133,250 133,362

Civilian labor force

 75,533 75,697 76,142 75,563 75,382 76,084 76,295 75,922 76,070

Participation rate

 57.2 56.8 57.1 57.2 56.7 57.2 57.3 57.0 57.0

Employed

 72,375 72,477 73,378 72,422 72,690 73,054 73,281 72,997 73,317

Employment-population ratio

 54.8 54.4 55.0 54.8 54.7 54.9 55.0 54.8 55.0

Unemployed

 3,158 3,220 2,765 3,142 2,692 3,030 3,013 2,925 2,753

Unemployment rate

 4.2 4.3 3.6 4.2 3.6 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.6

Not in labor force

 56,514 57,553 57,220 56,484 57,562 56,954 56,844 57,328 57,292

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 123,781 124,983 125,091 123,781 124,674 124,771 124,875 124,983 125,091

Civilian labor force

 72,670 72,782 73,280 72,497 72,493 73,139 73,285 73,154 73,039

Participation rate

 58.7 58.2 58.6 58.6 58.1 58.6 58.7 58.5 58.4

Employed

 69,820 69,880 70,858 69,692 70,077 70,419 70,598 70,529 70,656

Employment-population ratio

 56.4 55.9 56.6 56.3 56.2 56.4 56.5 56.4 56.5

Unemployed

 2,849 2,902 2,422 2,804 2,415 2,720 2,687 2,625 2,383

Unemployment rate

 3.9 4.0 3.3 3.9 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.3

Not in labor force

 51,111 52,201 51,811 51,284 52,181 51,633 51,590 51,829 52,052

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population

 16,761 16,755 16,762 16,761 16,763 16,755 16,748 16,755 16,762

Civilian labor force

 5,746 5,987 5,562 6,024 5,812 5,886 5,902 5,592 5,824

Participation rate

 34.3 35.7 33.2 35.9 34.7 35.1 35.2 33.4 34.7

Employed

 5,011 5,250 4,876 5,238 5,068 5,144 5,127 4,879 5,081

Employment-population ratio

 29.9 31.3 29.1 31.3 30.2 30.7 30.6 29.1 30.3

Unemployed

 735 737 686 786 745 743 775 714 743

Unemployment rate

 12.8 12.3 12.3 13.0 12.8 12.6 13.1 12.8 12.8

Not in labor force

 11,015 10,767 11,199 10,737 10,951 10,869 10,846 11,163 10,938

Footnotes
 (1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

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

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Last Modified Date: October 05, 2018