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	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Dec. 2024	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	269,638	274,633	274,816	269,638	274,001	274,226	-	274,633	274,816
Civilian labor force	167,746	171,467	170,723	168,506	170,750	171,261	-	171,541	171,495
Participation rate	62.2	62.4	62.1	62.5	62.3	62.5	-	62.5	62.4
Employed	161,294	164,066	163,720	161,586	163,370	163,656	-	163,760	163,992
Employment-population ratio	59.8	59.7	59.6	59.9	59.6	59.7	-	59.6	59.7
Unemployed	6,452	7,401	7,003	6,920	7,380	7,605	-	7,781	7,503
Unemployment rate	3.8	4.3	4.1	4.1	4.3	4.4	-	4.5	4.4
Not in labor force	101,892	103,165	104,094	101,132	103,251	102,964	-	103,092	103,321
People who currently want a job	5,294	5,774	5,977	5,524	6,347	5,943	-	6,139	6,208

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	131,455	133,957	134,046	131,455	133,651	133,760	-	133,957	134,046
Civilian labor force	88,712	90,525	90,199	89,304	90,804	90,685	-	90,739	90,780
Participation rate	67.5	67.6	67.3	67.9	67.9	67.8	-	67.7	67.7
Employed	85,139	86,582	86,372	85,593	86,834	86,652	-	86,616	86,812
Employment-population ratio	64.8	64.6	64.4	65.1	65.0	64.8	-	64.7	64.8
Unemployed	3,574	3,942	3,827	3,711	3,970	4,033	-	4,123	3,968
Unemployment rate	4.0	4.4	4.2	4.2	4.4	4.4	-	4.5	4.4
Not in labor force	42,743	43,433	43,847	42,151	42,847	43,075	-	43,218	43,266

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	122,480	124,889	124,981	122,480	124,571	124,684	-	124,889	124,981
Civilian labor force	85,558	87,584	87,251	85,954	87,686	87,491	-	87,628	87,638
Participation rate	69.9	70.1	69.8	70.2	70.4	70.2	-	70.2	70.1
Employed	82,378	84,157	83,874	82,707	84,129	83,945	-	84,043	84,199
Employment-population ratio	67.3	67.4	67.1	67.5	67.5	67.3	-	67.3	67.4
Unemployed	3,179	3,427	3,377	3,247	3,557	3,546	-	3,585	3,439
Unemployment rate	3.7	3.9	3.9	3.8	4.1	4.1	-	4.1	3.9
Not in labor force	36,923	37,305	37,730	36,527	36,885	37,193	-	37,261	37,344

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	138,183	140,676	140,770	138,183	140,350	140,466	-	140,676	140,770
Civilian labor force	79,034	80,943	80,524	79,202	79,946	80,577	-	80,802	80,715
Participation rate	57.2	57.5	57.2	57.3	57.0	57.4	-	57.4	57.3
Employed	76,155	77,484	77,348	75,993	76,536	77,004	-	77,144	77,180
Employment-population ratio	55.1	55.1	54.9	55.0	54.5	54.8	-	54.8	54.8
Unemployed	2,879	3,459	3,176	3,209	3,410	3,572	-	3,658	3,535
Unemployment rate	3.6	4.3	3.9	4.1	4.3	4.4	-	4.5	4.4
Not in labor force	59,149	59,733	60,246	58,981	60,404	59,889	-	59,873	60,055

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	129,518	131,935	132,034	129,518	131,597	131,717	-	131,935	132,034
Civilian labor force	75,961	77,725	77,358	75,957	76,854	77,303	-	77,442	77,351
Participation rate	58.6	58.9	58.6	58.6	58.4	58.7	-	58.7	58.6
Employed	73,359	74,736	74,572	73,099	73,895	74,102	-	74,302	74,306
Employment-population ratio	56.6	56.6	56.5	56.4	56.2	56.3	-	56.3	56.3
Unemployed	2,602	2,990	2,787	2,859	2,959	3,201	-	3,140	3,044
Unemployment rate	3.4	3.8	3.6	3.8	3.9	4.1	-	4.1	3.9
Not in labor force	53,557	54,210	54,675	53,561	54,743	54,414	-	54,493	54,683

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	17,640	17,808	17,801	17,640	17,833	17,824	-	17,808	17,801
Civilian labor force	6,227	6,158	6,113	6,595	6,210	6,467	-	6,470	6,506
Participation rate	35.3	34.6	34.3	37.4	34.8	36.3	-	36.3	36.6
Employed	5,556	5,173	5,275	5,781	5,346	5,609	-	5,415	5,486
Employment-population ratio	31.5	29.0	29.6	32.8	30.0	31.5	-	30.4	30.8
Unemployed	671	985	839	814	864	858	-	1,056	1,020
Unemployment rate	10.8	16.0	13.7	12.3	13.9	13.3	-	16.3	15.7
Not in labor force	11,412	11,650	11,688	11,045	11,623	11,357	-	11,338	11,295
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: January 09, 2026