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)
May
2017		 Apr.
2018		 May
2018		 May
2017		 Jan.
2018		 Feb.
2018		 Mar.
2018		 Apr.
2018		 May
2018

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

 254,767 257,272 257,454 254,767 256,780 256,934 257,097 257,272 257,454

Civilian labor force

 159,979 161,280 161,765 159,729 161,115 161,921 161,763 161,527 161,539

Participation rate

 62.8 62.7 62.8 62.7 62.7 63.0 62.9 62.8 62.7

Employed

 153,407 155,348 156,009 152,892 154,430 155,215 155,178 155,181 155,474

Employment-population ratio

 60.2 60.4 60.6 60.0 60.1 60.4 60.4 60.3 60.4

Unemployed

 6,572 5,932 5,756 6,837 6,684 6,706 6,585 6,346 6,065

Unemployment rate

 4.1 3.7 3.6 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.8

Not in labor force

 94,788 95,992 95,689 95,038 95,665 95,012 95,335 95,745 95,915

Persons who currently want a job

 5,976 5,010 5,696 5,475 5,171 5,131 5,096 5,115 5,183

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 123,120 124,418 124,509 123,120 124,173 124,250 124,331 124,418 124,509

Civilian labor force

 85,007 85,965 86,309 84,852 85,931 86,267 86,169 86,152 86,157

Participation rate

 69.0 69.1 69.3 68.9 69.2 69.4 69.3 69.2 69.2

Employed

 81,572 82,610 83,103 81,272 82,274 82,685 82,630 82,611 82,784

Employment-population ratio

 66.3 66.4 66.7 66.0 66.3 66.5 66.5 66.4 66.5

Unemployed

 3,436 3,355 3,206 3,581 3,658 3,582 3,539 3,541 3,373

Unemployment rate

 4.0 3.9 3.7 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.1 3.9

Not in labor force

 38,113 38,453 38,201 38,268 38,242 37,983 38,162 38,266 38,352

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 114,627 115,921 116,017 114,627 115,669 115,748 115,832 115,921 116,017

Civilian labor force

 82,130 83,225 83,458 81,915 82,928 83,309 83,200 83,199 83,234

Participation rate

 71.6 71.8 71.9 71.5 71.7 72.0 71.8 71.8 71.7

Employed

 79,126 80,242 80,698 78,794 79,705 80,213 80,113 80,111 80,329

Employment-population ratio

 69.0 69.2 69.6 68.7 68.9 69.3 69.2 69.1 69.2

Unemployed

 3,004 2,983 2,761 3,120 3,223 3,096 3,087 3,088 2,905

Unemployment rate

 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.5

Not in labor force

 32,497 32,697 32,559 32,712 32,741 32,440 32,632 32,723 32,783

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 131,647 132,853 132,944 131,647 132,607 132,684 132,766 132,853 132,944

Civilian labor force

 74,972 75,314 75,456 74,877 75,183 75,654 75,594 75,375 75,382

Participation rate

 56.9 56.7 56.8 56.9 56.7 57.0 56.9 56.7 56.7

Employed

 71,835 72,738 72,907 71,620 72,157 72,530 72,548 72,569 72,690

Employment-population ratio

 54.6 54.8 54.8 54.4 54.4 54.7 54.6 54.6 54.7

Unemployed

 3,136 2,576 2,549 3,257 3,027 3,124 3,046 2,805 2,692

Unemployment rate

 4.2 3.4 3.4 4.3 4.0 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.6

Not in labor force

 56,675 57,539 57,488 56,770 57,423 57,030 57,172 57,479 57,562

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 123,386 124,579 124,674 123,386 124,328 124,407 124,491 124,579 124,674

Civilian labor force

 72,085 72,573 72,599 71,979 72,210 72,565 72,610 72,498 72,493

Participation rate

 58.4 58.3 58.2 58.3 58.1 58.3 58.3 58.2 58.1

Employed

 69,340 70,266 70,341 69,087 69,583 69,828 69,916 69,992 70,077

Employment-population ratio

 56.2 56.4 56.4 56.0 56.0 56.1 56.2 56.2 56.2

Unemployed

 2,745 2,307 2,258 2,892 2,627 2,737 2,695 2,506 2,415

Unemployment rate

 3.8 3.2 3.1 4.0 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.3

Not in labor force

 51,300 52,006 52,075 51,407 52,118 51,842 51,880 52,081 52,181

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population

 16,754 16,771 16,763 16,754 16,783 16,778 16,774 16,771 16,763

Civilian labor force

 5,764 5,482 5,707 5,836 5,977 6,048 5,952 5,831 5,812

Participation rate

 34.4 32.7 34.0 34.8 35.6 36.0 35.5 34.8 34.7

Employed

 4,941 4,840 4,970 5,010 5,143 5,174 5,149 5,078 5,068

Employment-population ratio

 29.5 28.9 29.7 29.9 30.6 30.8 30.7 30.3 30.2

Unemployed

 823 642 737 825 834 874 803 752 745

Unemployment rate

 14.3 11.7 12.9 14.1 13.9 14.4 13.5 12.9 12.8

Not in labor force

 10,991 11,290 11,056 10,919 10,806 10,731 10,822 10,941 10,951

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: June 01, 2018