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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)
Feb.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024
Feb.
2023
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

266,112 267,540 267,711 266,112 267,642 267,822 267,991 267,540 267,711

Civilian labor force

166,178 166,428 167,285 166,263 167,723 168,127 167,451 167,276 167,426

Participation rate

62.4 62.2 62.5 62.5 62.7 62.8 62.5 62.5 62.5

Employed

159,713 159,650 160,315 160,301 161,280 161,866 161,183 161,152 160,968

Employment-population ratio

60.0 59.7 59.9 60.2 60.3 60.4 60.1 60.2 60.1

Unemployed

6,465 6,778 6,970 5,962 6,443 6,262 6,268 6,124 6,458

Unemployment rate

3.9 4.1 4.2 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.9

Not in labor force

99,934 101,113 100,426 99,849 99,919 99,695 100,540 100,265 100,285

Persons who currently want a job

4,987 5,964 5,546 5,113 5,376 5,343 5,671 5,793 5,672

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

130,072 130,436 130,520 130,072 130,816 130,903 130,985 130,436 130,520

Civilian labor force

88,382 88,014 88,299 88,388 88,968 89,555 89,250 88,507 88,391

Participation rate

67.9 67.5 67.7 68.0 68.0 68.4 68.1 67.9 67.7

Employed

84,666 83,959 84,391 85,185 85,327 85,981 85,794 85,034 84,993

Employment-population ratio

65.1 64.4 64.7 65.5 65.2 65.7 65.5 65.2 65.1

Unemployed

3,717 4,055 3,908 3,203 3,641 3,574 3,456 3,473 3,398

Unemployment rate

4.2 4.6 4.4 3.6 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.8

Not in labor force

41,689 42,422 42,221 41,684 41,848 41,348 41,735 41,929 42,129

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

121,346 121,539 121,611 121,346 122,029 122,111 122,187 121,539 121,611

Civilian labor force

85,363 85,134 85,313 85,145 85,687 86,256 86,007 85,364 85,180

Participation rate

70.3 70.0 70.2 70.2 70.2 70.6 70.4 70.2 70.0

Employed

82,048 81,485 81,802 82,340 82,526 83,084 82,958 82,304 82,178

Employment-population ratio

67.6 67.0 67.3 67.9 67.6 68.0 67.9 67.7 67.6

Unemployed

3,315 3,650 3,511 2,805 3,161 3,172 3,050 3,060 3,002

Unemployment rate

3.9 4.3 4.1 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.5

Not in labor force

35,983 36,405 36,299 36,201 36,343 35,854 36,180 36,175 36,431

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

136,040 137,104 137,191 136,040 136,826 136,919 137,006 137,104 137,191

Civilian labor force

77,796 78,413 78,986 77,875 78,755 78,572 78,201 78,768 79,035

Participation rate

57.2 57.2 57.6 57.2 57.6 57.4 57.1 57.5 57.6

Employed

75,047 75,691 75,924 75,116 75,953 75,885 75,389 76,118 75,975

Employment-population ratio

55.2 55.2 55.3 55.2 55.5 55.4 55.0 55.5 55.4

Unemployed

2,749 2,723 3,062 2,759 2,801 2,688 2,811 2,650 3,060

Unemployment rate

3.5 3.5 3.9 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.9

Not in labor force

58,245 58,691 58,205 58,165 58,071 58,346 58,805 58,336 58,156

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

127,613 128,503 128,581 127,613 128,342 128,430 128,513 128,503 128,581

Civilian labor force

74,823 75,382 75,995 74,703 75,487 75,399 75,047 75,529 75,835

Participation rate

58.6 58.7 59.1 58.5 58.8 58.7 58.4 58.8 59.0

Employed

72,354 72,909 73,299 72,257 73,066 73,049 72,587 73,144 73,182

Employment-population ratio

56.7 56.7 57.0 56.6 56.9 56.9 56.5 56.9 56.9

Unemployed

2,470 2,473 2,696 2,446 2,421 2,350 2,460 2,385 2,653

Unemployment rate

3.3 3.3 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.5

Not in labor force

52,790 53,121 52,586 52,910 52,856 53,031 53,466 52,974 52,746

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population

17,153 17,498 17,519 17,153 17,270 17,281 17,291 17,498 17,519

Civilian labor force

5,992 5,911 5,978 6,415 6,549 6,472 6,396 6,383 6,411

Participation rate

34.9 33.8 34.1 37.4 37.9 37.5 37.0 36.5 36.6

Employed

5,311 5,256 5,214 5,704 5,688 5,733 5,638 5,704 5,608

Employment-population ratio

31.0 30.0 29.8 33.3 32.9 33.2 32.6 32.6 32.0

Unemployed

680 655 763 711 861 739 758 679 803

Unemployment rate

11.4 11.1 12.8 11.1 13.1 11.4 11.9 10.6 12.5

Not in labor force

11,161 11,587 11,541 10,738 10,721 10,809 10,895 11,115 11,108

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: March 08, 2024