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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)
June
2023
May
2024
June
2024
June
2023
Feb.
2024
Mar.
2024
Apr.
2024
May
2024
June
2024

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

266,801 268,248 268,438 266,801 267,711 267,884 268,066 268,248 268,438

Civilian labor force

167,910 167,576 169,007 167,000 167,426 167,895 167,982 167,732 168,009

Participation rate

62.9 62.5 63.0 62.6 62.5 62.7 62.7 62.5 62.6

Employed

161,559 161,341 161,774 161,004 160,968 161,466 161,491 161,083 161,199

Employment-population ratio

60.6 60.1 60.3 60.3 60.1 60.3 60.2 60.1 60.1

Unemployed

6,351 6,235 7,233 5,997 6,458 6,429 6,492 6,649 6,811

Unemployment rate

3.8 3.7 4.3 3.6 3.9 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.1

Not in labor force

98,891 100,672 99,431 99,801 100,285 99,989 100,083 100,516 100,429

Persons who currently want a job

5,846 6,259 5,655 5,383 5,672 5,443 5,637 5,717 5,234

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

130,408 130,782 130,875 130,408 130,520 130,605 130,694 130,782 130,875

Civilian labor force

89,503 88,591 89,900 88,848 88,391 88,812 88,708 88,619 89,171

Participation rate

68.6 67.7 68.7 68.1 67.7 68.0 67.9 67.8 68.1

Employed

86,140 85,076 86,182 85,518 84,993 85,490 85,208 84,882 85,514

Employment-population ratio

66.1 65.1 65.9 65.6 65.1 65.5 65.2 64.9 65.3

Unemployed

3,363 3,515 3,719 3,330 3,398 3,323 3,500 3,737 3,657

Unemployment rate

3.8 4.0 4.1 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.9 4.2 4.1

Not in labor force

40,905 42,191 40,974 41,560 42,129 41,793 41,986 42,163 41,704

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

121,646 121,844 121,929 121,646 121,611 121,685 121,763 121,844 121,929

Civilian labor force

85,895 85,283 85,994 85,776 85,180 85,398 85,382 85,229 85,846

Participation rate

70.6 70.0 70.5 70.5 70.0 70.2 70.1 69.9 70.4

Employed

83,068 82,225 82,865 82,836 82,178 82,543 82,318 81,986 82,618

Employment-population ratio

68.3 67.5 68.0 68.1 67.6 67.8 67.6 67.3 67.8

Unemployed

2,827 3,057 3,129 2,941 3,002 2,855 3,064 3,243 3,227

Unemployment rate

3.3 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.6 3.8 3.8

Not in labor force

35,750 36,561 35,935 35,869 36,431 36,287 36,381 36,615 36,083

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

136,393 137,465 137,564 136,393 137,191 137,279 137,372 137,465 137,564

Civilian labor force

78,407 78,985 79,107 78,152 79,035 79,083 79,274 79,113 78,838

Participation rate

57.5 57.5 57.5 57.3 57.6 57.6 57.7 57.6 57.3

Employed

75,419 76,265 75,592 75,486 75,975 75,976 76,283 76,201 75,684

Employment-population ratio

55.3 55.5 55.0 55.3 55.4 55.3 55.5 55.4 55.0

Unemployed

2,987 2,720 3,515 2,667 3,060 3,106 2,991 2,912 3,154

Unemployment rate

3.8 3.4 4.4 3.4 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.7 4.0

Not in labor force

57,986 58,481 58,457 58,241 58,156 58,197 58,098 58,353 58,725

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

127,932 128,830 128,922 127,932 128,581 128,659 128,742 128,830 128,922

Civilian labor force

74,722 75,723 75,336 74,963 75,835 75,792 75,989 75,812 75,587

Participation rate

58.4 58.8 58.4 58.6 59.0 58.9 59.0 58.8 58.6

Employed

72,171 73,338 72,339 72,605 73,182 73,061 73,334 73,226 72,798

Employment-population ratio

56.4 56.9 56.1 56.8 56.9 56.8 57.0 56.8 56.5

Unemployed

2,551 2,385 2,997 2,358 2,653 2,731 2,655 2,586 2,788

Unemployment rate

3.4 3.1 4.0 3.1 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.7

Not in labor force

53,210 53,106 53,585 52,969 52,746 52,867 52,753 53,018 53,335

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population

17,223 17,574 17,588 17,223 17,519 17,540 17,561 17,574 17,588

Civilian labor force

7,293 6,570 7,676 6,261 6,411 6,704 6,611 6,692 6,577

Participation rate

42.3 37.4 43.6 36.4 36.6 38.2 37.6 38.1 37.4

Employed

6,320 5,777 6,569 5,563 5,608 5,862 5,839 5,871 5,782

Employment-population ratio

36.7 32.9 37.3 32.3 32.0 33.4 33.2 33.4 32.9

Unemployed

973 793 1,107 698 803 842 772 821 795

Unemployment rate

13.3 12.1 14.4 11.2 12.5 12.6 11.7 12.3 12.1

Not in labor force

9,931 11,004 9,912 10,962 11,108 10,835 10,950 10,882 11,011

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.

Last Modified Date: July 05, 2024