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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.
2022
July
2023
Aug.
2023
Aug.
2022
Apr.
2023
May
2023
June
2023
July
2023
Aug.
2023

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

264,184 267,002 267,213 264,184 266,443 266,618 266,801 267,002 267,213

Civilian labor force

164,971 168,354 168,049 164,714 166,688 166,818 166,951 167,103 167,839

Participation rate

62.4 63.1 62.9 62.3 62.6 62.6 62.6 62.6 62.8

Employed

158,714 161,982 161,427 158,694 161,031 160,721 160,994 161,262 161,484

Employment-population ratio

60.1 60.7 60.4 60.1 60.4 60.3 60.3 60.4 60.4

Unemployed

6,256 6,372 6,623 6,021 5,657 6,097 5,957 5,841 6,355

Unemployment rate

3.8 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.4 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.8

Not in labor force

99,213 98,649 99,164 99,469 99,755 99,800 99,850 99,899 99,374

Persons who currently want a job

5,633 5,578 5,482 5,534 5,271 5,477 5,389 5,247 5,370

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

128,722 130,507 130,608 128,722 130,234 130,319 130,408 130,507 130,608

Civilian labor force

87,649 89,647 89,299 87,366 88,686 88,704 88,836 88,695 89,082

Participation rate

68.1 68.7 68.4 67.9 68.1 68.1 68.1 68.0 68.2

Employed

84,504 86,417 85,838 84,081 85,611 85,410 85,547 85,492 85,493

Employment-population ratio

65.6 66.2 65.7 65.3 65.7 65.5 65.6 65.5 65.5

Unemployed

3,145 3,231 3,461 3,284 3,075 3,294 3,289 3,203 3,589

Unemployment rate

3.6 3.6 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.6 4.0

Not in labor force

41,072 40,859 41,310 41,356 41,548 41,616 41,572 41,811 41,527

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

120,058 121,735 121,832 120,058 121,488 121,565 121,646 121,735 121,832

Civilian labor force

84,180 86,062 85,868 84,192 85,439 85,487 85,774 85,739 85,934

Participation rate

70.1 70.7 70.5 70.1 70.3 70.3 70.5 70.4 70.5

Employed

81,401 83,320 82,865 81,263 82,661 82,526 82,868 82,922 82,777

Employment-population ratio

67.8 68.4 68.0 67.7 68.0 67.9 68.1 68.1 67.9

Unemployed

2,780 2,743 3,003 2,929 2,778 2,961 2,906 2,817 3,157

Unemployment rate

3.3 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.7

Not in labor force

35,878 35,673 35,964 35,867 36,049 36,078 35,871 35,997 35,898

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

135,462 136,496 136,605 135,462 136,209 136,299 136,393 136,496 136,605

Civilian labor force

77,321 78,706 78,750 77,349 78,002 78,114 78,115 78,408 78,757

Participation rate

57.1 57.7 57.6 57.1 57.3 57.3 57.3 57.4 57.7

Employed

74,210 75,565 75,589 74,613 75,420 75,311 75,448 75,769 75,991

Employment-population ratio

54.8 55.4 55.3 55.1 55.4 55.3 55.3 55.5 55.6

Unemployed

3,111 3,141 3,162 2,736 2,582 2,803 2,668 2,638 2,766

Unemployment rate

4.0 4.0 4.0 3.5 3.3 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.5

Not in labor force

58,141 57,790 57,854 58,113 58,207 58,185 58,277 58,088 57,847

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

127,034 128,028 128,132 127,034 127,761 127,845 127,932 128,028 128,132

Civilian labor force

73,850 74,856 75,305 74,098 74,868 75,005 74,927 75,205 75,541

Participation rate

58.1 58.5 58.8 58.3 58.6 58.7 58.6 58.7 59.0

Employed

71,067 72,120 72,515 71,676 72,575 72,518 72,567 72,877 73,121

Employment-population ratio

55.9 56.3 56.6 56.4 56.8 56.7 56.7 56.9 57.1

Unemployed

2,783 2,737 2,790 2,422 2,293 2,486 2,360 2,328 2,419

Unemployment rate

3.8 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.2

Not in labor force

53,185 53,171 52,826 52,936 52,893 52,840 53,005 52,822 52,591

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population

17,091 17,239 17,249 17,091 17,194 17,208 17,223 17,239 17,249

Civilian labor force

6,940 7,435 6,876 6,424 6,382 6,326 6,250 6,159 6,365

Participation rate

40.6 43.1 39.9 37.6 37.1 36.8 36.3 35.7 36.9

Employed

6,247 6,542 6,046 5,754 5,796 5,676 5,559 5,462 5,586

Employment-population ratio

36.5 38.0 35.1 33.7 33.7 33.0 32.3 31.7 32.4

Unemployed

694 893 830 670 586 650 691 696 779

Unemployment rate

10.0 12.0 12.1 10.4 9.2 10.3 11.0 11.3 12.2

Not in labor force

10,151 9,804 10,373 10,667 10,813 10,882 10,973 11,080 10,885

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: September 01, 2023