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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)
Aug.
2020
July
2021
Aug.
2021
Aug.
2020
Apr.
2021
May
2021
June
2021
July
2021
Aug.
2021

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

260,558 261,469 261,611 260,558 261,103 261,210 261,338 261,469 261,611

Civilian labor force

160,966 162,817 161,788 160,818 160,988 160,935 161,086 161,347 161,537

Participation rate

61.8 62.3 61.8 61.7 61.7 61.6 61.6 61.7 61.7

Employed

147,224 153,596 153,232 147,276 151,176 151,620 151,602 152,645 153,154

Employment-population ratio

56.5 58.7 58.6 56.5 57.9 58.0 58.0 58.4 58.5

Unemployed

13,742 9,221 8,556 13,542 9,812 9,316 9,484 8,702 8,384

Unemployment rate

8.5 5.7 5.3 8.4 6.1 5.8 5.9 5.4 5.2

Not in labor force

99,592 98,653 99,823 99,740 100,115 100,275 100,253 100,123 100,074

Persons who currently want a job

7,184 6,818 5,810 7,049 6,647 6,600 6,428 6,517 5,682

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

126,036 126,499 126,570 126,036 126,316 126,369 126,434 126,499 126,570

Civilian labor force

85,600 86,723 86,074 85,270 85,410 85,210 85,320 85,507 85,684

Participation rate

67.9 68.6 68.0 67.7 67.6 67.4 67.5 67.6 67.7

Employed

78,711 81,918 81,670 78,213 80,017 80,062 80,176 80,712 81,100

Employment-population ratio

62.5 64.8 64.5 62.1 63.3 63.4 63.4 63.8 64.1

Unemployed

6,889 4,806 4,404 7,057 5,394 5,148 5,144 4,795 4,584

Unemployment rate

8.0 5.5 5.1 8.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.6 5.4

Not in labor force

40,436 39,776 40,496 40,765 40,905 41,159 41,114 40,992 40,886

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

117,672 118,192 118,261 117,672 118,003 118,059 118,125 118,192 118,261

Civilian labor force

82,554 83,075 82,817 82,461 82,333 82,182 82,414 82,526 82,665

Participation rate

70.2 70.3 70.0 70.1 69.8 69.6 69.8 69.8 69.9

Employed

76,178 78,698 78,783 75,903 77,348 77,340 77,545 78,041 78,440

Employment-population ratio

64.7 66.6 66.6 64.5 65.5 65.5 65.6 66.0 66.3

Unemployed

6,376 4,376 4,034 6,558 4,985 4,842 4,869 4,484 4,225

Unemployment rate

7.7 5.3 4.9 8.0 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.4 5.1

Not in labor force

35,118 35,118 35,444 35,211 35,670 35,877 35,711 35,667 35,597

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

134,523 134,970 135,041 134,523 134,787 134,841 134,905 134,970 135,041

Civilian labor force

75,366 76,093 75,714 75,548 75,577 75,725 75,766 75,840 75,853

Participation rate

56.0 56.4 56.1 56.2 56.1 56.2 56.2 56.2 56.2

Employed

68,513 71,678 71,562 69,063 71,159 71,557 71,426 71,934 72,054

Employment-population ratio

50.9 53.1 53.0 51.3 52.8 53.1 52.9 53.3 53.4

Unemployed

6,853 4,416 4,152 6,485 4,418 4,168 4,340 3,906 3,799

Unemployment rate

9.1 5.8 5.5 8.6 5.8 5.5 5.7 5.2 5.0

Not in labor force

59,156 58,877 59,327 58,975 59,210 59,116 59,139 59,130 59,188

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

126,336 126,837 126,906 126,336 126,648 126,704 126,770 126,837 126,906

Civilian labor force

72,415 72,547 72,571 72,728 72,503 72,707 72,855 72,883 72,842

Participation rate

57.3 57.2 57.2 57.6 57.2 57.4 57.5 57.5 57.4

Employed

65,997 68,494 68,746 66,667 68,430 68,811 68,817 69,235 69,357

Employment-population ratio

52.2 54.0 54.2 52.8 54.0 54.3 54.3 54.6 54.7

Unemployed

6,418 4,053 3,825 6,061 4,073 3,895 4,038 3,648 3,485

Unemployment rate

8.9 5.6 5.3 8.3 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.0 4.8

Not in labor force

53,921 54,290 54,335 53,608 54,145 53,998 53,915 53,954 54,065

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population

16,550 16,440 16,443 16,550 16,451 16,446 16,443 16,440 16,443

Civilian labor force

5,998 7,195 6,400 5,630 6,152 6,046 5,817 5,938 6,031

Participation rate

36.2 43.8 38.9 34.0 37.4 36.8 35.4 36.1 36.7

Employed

5,049 6,403 5,702 4,706 5,398 5,468 5,240 5,369 5,357

Employment-population ratio

30.5 38.9 34.7 28.4 32.8 33.2 31.9 32.7 32.6

Unemployed

949 792 697 924 754 578 577 569 674

Unemployment rate

15.8 11.0 10.9 16.4 12.3 9.6 9.9 9.6 11.2

Not in labor force

10,552 9,245 10,044 10,920 10,300 10,400 10,626 10,502 10,412

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: September 03, 2021