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)
Employment status, sex, and age	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	272,847	274,676	274,766	272,847	-	274,633	274,816	274,676	274,766
Civilian labor force	170,116	169,612	170,206	170,441	-	171,541	171,495	170,465	170,483
Participation rate	62.3	61.7	61.9	62.5	-	62.5	62.4	62.1	62.0
Employed	162,544	161,670	162,153	163,338	-	163,760	163,992	163,097	162,912
Employment-population ratio	59.6	58.9	59.0	59.9	-	59.6	59.7	59.4	59.3
Unemployed	7,572	7,942	8,052	7,104	-	7,781	7,503	7,368	7,571
Unemployment rate	4.5	4.7	4.7	4.2	-	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.4
Not in labor force	102,731	105,064	104,560	102,405	-	103,092	103,321	104,211	104,283
People who currently want a job	5,809	5,961	5,880	5,896	-	6,139	6,208	5,838	5,974

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	133,089	132,546	132,586	133,089	-	133,957	134,046	132,546	132,586
Civilian labor force	89,792	88,653	88,835	90,078	-	90,739	90,780	89,200	89,101
Participation rate	67.5	66.9	67.0	67.7	-	67.7	67.7	67.3	67.2
Employed	85,519	84,291	84,460	86,269	-	86,616	86,812	85,348	85,210
Employment-population ratio	64.3	63.6	63.7	64.8	-	64.7	64.8	64.4	64.3
Unemployed	4,273	4,362	4,375	3,809	-	4,123	3,968	3,852	3,891
Unemployment rate	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.2	-	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.4
Not in labor force	43,297	43,893	43,750	43,011	-	43,218	43,266	43,345	43,485

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	123,996	123,570	123,612	123,996	-	124,889	124,981	123,570	123,612
Civilian labor force	86,634	85,812	85,945	86,694	-	87,628	87,638	86,096	86,006
Participation rate	69.9	69.4	69.5	69.9	-	70.2	70.1	69.7	69.6
Employed	82,838	81,964	82,038	83,366	-	84,043	84,199	82,783	82,591
Employment-population ratio	66.8	66.3	66.4	67.2	-	67.3	67.4	67.0	66.8
Unemployed	3,796	3,848	3,907	3,327	-	3,585	3,439	3,313	3,415
Unemployment rate	4.4	4.5	4.5	3.8	-	4.1	3.9	3.8	4.0
Not in labor force	37,362	37,758	37,667	37,302	-	37,261	37,344	37,474	37,606

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	139,758	142,130	142,180	139,758	-	140,676	140,770	142,130	142,180
Civilian labor force	80,323	80,959	81,370	80,363	-	80,802	80,715	81,265	81,382
Participation rate	57.5	57.0	57.2	57.5	-	57.4	57.3	57.2	57.2
Employed	77,025	77,379	77,693	77,068	-	77,144	77,180	77,749	77,702
Employment-population ratio	55.1	54.4	54.6	55.1	-	54.8	54.8	54.7	54.7
Unemployed	3,298	3,580	3,677	3,295	-	3,658	3,535	3,515	3,680
Unemployment rate	4.1	4.4	4.5	4.1	-	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.5
Not in labor force	59,435	61,171	60,810	59,394	-	59,873	60,055	60,865	60,798

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	130,991	133,489	133,541	130,991	-	131,935	132,034	133,489	133,541
Civilian labor force	77,276	78,018	78,384	77,113	-	77,442	77,351	78,128	78,183
Participation rate	59.0	58.4	58.7	58.9	-	58.7	58.6	58.5	58.5
Employed	74,320	74,738	75,121	74,199	-	74,302	74,306	74,925	74,965
Employment-population ratio	56.7	56.0	56.3	56.6	-	56.3	56.3	56.1	56.1
Unemployed	2,956	3,281	3,263	2,915	-	3,140	3,044	3,203	3,218
Unemployment rate	3.8	4.2	4.2	3.8	-	4.1	3.9	4.1	4.1
Not in labor force	53,715	55,471	55,157	53,878	-	54,493	54,683	55,361	55,358

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	17,860	17,617	17,613	17,860	-	17,808	17,801	17,617	17,613
Civilian labor force	6,205	5,782	5,877	6,634	-	6,470	6,506	6,241	6,294
Participation rate	34.7	32.8	33.4	37.1	-	36.3	36.6	35.4	35.7
Employed	5,386	4,969	4,994	5,773	-	5,415	5,486	5,390	5,357
Employment-population ratio	30.2	28.2	28.4	32.3	-	30.4	30.8	30.6	30.4
Unemployed	820	813	883	862	-	1,056	1,020	851	937
Unemployment rate	13.2	14.1	15.0	13.0	-	16.3	15.7	13.6	14.9
Not in labor force	11,655	11,835	11,736	11,226	-	11,338	11,295	11,376	11,319
Footnotes (1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
NOTE: January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population estimates. For additional information, see https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

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Last Modified Date: March 06, 2026