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	Nov. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Nov. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	269,463	-	274,633	269,463	273,785	274,001	274,226	-	274,633
Civilian labor force	168,164	-	171,467	168,304	170,342	170,778	171,248	-	171,571
Participation rate	62.4	-	62.4	62.5	62.2	62.3	62.4	-	62.5
Employed	161,456	-	164,066	161,183	163,106	163,394	163,645	-	163,741
Employment-population ratio	59.9	-	59.7	59.8	59.6	59.6	59.7	-	59.6
Unemployed	6,708	-	7,401	7,121	7,236	7,384	7,603	-	7,831
Unemployment rate	4.0	-	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.4	-	4.6
Not in labor force	101,299	-	103,165	101,159	103,443	103,223	102,978	-	103,061
People who currently want a job	5,133	-	5,774	5,483	6,175	6,354	5,933	-	6,136

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	131,371	-	133,957	131,371	133,546	133,651	133,760	-	133,957
Civilian labor force	88,922	-	90,525	89,151	90,319	90,882	90,675	-	90,761
Participation rate	67.7	-	67.6	67.9	67.6	68.0	67.8	-	67.8
Employed	85,296	-	86,582	85,318	86,347	86,886	86,650	-	86,597
Employment-population ratio	64.9	-	64.6	64.9	64.7	65.0	64.8	-	64.6
Unemployed	3,626	-	3,942	3,833	3,973	3,996	4,024	-	4,164
Unemployment rate	4.1	-	4.4	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	-	4.6
Not in labor force	42,450	-	43,433	42,220	43,227	42,769	43,085	-	43,196

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	122,398	-	124,889	122,398	124,462	124,571	124,684	-	124,889
Civilian labor force	85,908	-	87,584	85,982	87,111	87,757	87,473	-	87,653
Participation rate	70.2	-	70.1	70.2	70.0	70.4	70.2	-	70.2
Employed	82,745	-	84,157	82,633	83,660	84,171	83,932	-	84,025
Employment-population ratio	67.6	-	67.4	67.5	67.2	67.6	67.3	-	67.3
Unemployed	3,164	-	3,427	3,348	3,450	3,586	3,540	-	3,627
Unemployment rate	3.7	-	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.1	4.0	-	4.1
Not in labor force	36,490	-	37,305	36,417	37,351	36,814	37,211	-	37,237

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	138,092	-	140,676	138,092	140,239	140,350	140,466	-	140,676
Civilian labor force	79,242	-	80,943	79,153	80,023	79,896	80,573	-	80,810
Participation rate	57.4	-	57.5	57.3	57.1	56.9	57.4	-	57.4
Employed	76,161	-	77,484	75,865	76,760	76,508	76,994	-	77,144
Employment-population ratio	55.2	-	55.1	54.9	54.7	54.5	54.8	-	54.8
Unemployed	3,082	-	3,459	3,288	3,263	3,388	3,579	-	3,666
Unemployment rate	3.9	-	4.3	4.2	4.1	4.2	4.4	-	4.5
Not in labor force	58,850	-	59,733	58,939	60,216	60,455	59,893	-	59,865

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	129,428	-	131,935	129,428	131,481	131,597	131,717	-	131,935
Civilian labor force	76,149	-	77,725	75,920	76,991	76,820	77,307	-	77,454
Participation rate	58.8	-	58.9	58.7	58.6	58.4	58.7	-	58.7
Employed	73,386	-	74,736	72,988	74,155	73,881	74,096	-	74,303
Employment-population ratio	56.7	-	56.6	56.4	56.4	56.1	56.3	-	56.3
Unemployed	2,762	-	2,990	2,932	2,836	2,939	3,211	-	3,150
Unemployment rate	3.6	-	3.8	3.9	3.7	3.8	4.2	-	4.1
Not in labor force	53,280	-	54,210	53,509	54,490	54,776	54,411	-	54,482

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	17,636	-	17,808	17,636	17,843	17,833	17,824	-	17,808
Civilian labor force	6,107	-	6,158	6,403	6,241	6,200	6,469	-	6,465
Participation rate	34.6	-	34.6	36.3	35.0	34.8	36.3	-	36.3
Employed	5,325	-	5,173	5,562	5,291	5,342	5,617	-	5,412
Employment-population ratio	30.2	-	29.0	31.5	29.7	30.0	31.5	-	30.4
Unemployed	782	-	985	841	950	859	852	-	1,054
Unemployment rate	12.8	-	16.0	13.1	15.2	13.9	13.2	-	16.3
Not in labor force	11,529	-	11,650	11,233	11,602	11,633	11,356	-	11,343
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. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

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Last Modified Date: December 16, 2025