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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)
June
2025
May
2026
June
2026
June
2025
Feb.
2026
Mar.
2026
Apr.
2026
May
2026
June
2026

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

273,585 275,054 275,166 273,585 274,766 274,858 274,955 275,054 275,166

Civilian labor force

171,343 169,801 170,198 170,380 170,483 170,087 169,995 170,078 169,358

Participation rate

62.6 61.7 61.9 62.3 62.0 61.9 61.8 61.8 61.5

Employed

163,883 162,897 162,722 163,327 162,912 162,848 162,622 162,771 162,264

Employment-population ratio

59.9 59.2 59.1 59.7 59.3 59.2 59.1 59.2 59.0

Unemployed

7,460 6,904 7,476 7,054 7,571 7,239 7,373 7,307 7,094

Unemployment rate

4.4 4.1 4.4 4.1 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2

Not in labor force

102,242 105,253 104,968 103,205 104,283 104,771 104,959 104,976 105,808

People who currently want a job

6,455 6,756 6,463 6,032 5,974 6,040 6,111 6,187 6,045

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

133,449 132,714 132,763 133,449 132,586 132,627 132,670 132,714 132,763

Civilian labor force

91,247 89,018 89,384 90,458 89,101 88,846 88,936 89,138 88,690

Participation rate

68.4 67.1 67.3 67.8 67.2 67.0 67.0 67.2 66.8

Employed

87,272 85,245 85,498 86,558 85,210 85,111 85,007 85,172 84,854

Employment-population ratio

65.4 64.2 64.4 64.9 64.3 64.2 64.1 64.2 63.9

Unemployed

3,975 3,773 3,886 3,901 3,891 3,736 3,929 3,966 3,836

Unemployment rate

4.4 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.3

Not in labor force

42,202 43,696 43,380 42,990 43,485 43,780 43,734 43,576 44,073

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

124,361 123,760 123,822 124,361 123,612 123,657 123,704 123,760 123,822

Civilian labor force

87,428 85,927 85,820 87,256 86,006 85,796 85,791 85,982 85,690

Participation rate

70.3 69.4 69.3 70.2 69.6 69.4 69.4 69.5 69.2

Employed

84,147 82,646 82,589 83,862 82,591 82,562 82,353 82,539 82,333

Employment-population ratio

67.7 66.8 66.7 67.4 66.8 66.8 66.6 66.7 66.5

Unemployed

3,281 3,281 3,231 3,394 3,415 3,235 3,438 3,443 3,356

Unemployment rate

3.8 3.8 3.8 3.9 4.0 3.8 4.0 4.0 3.9

Not in labor force

36,933 37,833 38,003 37,105 37,606 37,860 37,913 37,778 38,133

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

140,136 142,340 142,403 140,136 142,180 142,231 142,284 142,340 142,403

Civilian labor force

80,095 80,783 80,814 79,922 81,382 81,241 81,059 80,940 80,668

Participation rate

57.2 56.8 56.8 57.0 57.2 57.1 57.0 56.9 56.6

Employed

76,611 77,652 77,224 76,769 77,702 77,737 77,615 77,599 77,410

Employment-population ratio

54.7 54.6 54.2 54.8 54.7 54.7 54.5 54.5 54.4

Unemployed

3,484 3,130 3,590 3,153 3,680 3,503 3,444 3,341 3,258

Unemployment rate

4.4 3.9 4.4 3.9 4.5 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.0

Not in labor force

60,041 61,558 61,589 60,214 60,798 60,991 61,225 61,400 61,735

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

131,374 133,715 133,789 131,374 133,541 133,593 133,648 133,715 133,789

Civilian labor force

76,552 77,714 77,080 76,863 78,183 78,007 77,898 77,827 77,448

Participation rate

58.3 58.1 57.6 58.5 58.5 58.4 58.3 58.2 57.9

Employed

73,630 74,979 74,093 74,110 74,965 74,861 74,872 74,882 74,618

Employment-population ratio

56.0 56.1 55.4 56.4 56.1 56.0 56.0 56.0 55.8

Unemployed

2,923 2,734 2,987 2,753 3,218 3,146 3,026 2,945 2,830

Unemployment rate

3.8 3.5 3.9 3.6 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.7

Not in labor force

54,822 56,002 56,709 54,512 55,358 55,587 55,750 55,889 56,341

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population

17,850 17,579 17,555 17,850 17,613 17,608 17,603 17,579 17,555

Civilian labor force

7,363 6,160 7,298 6,262 6,294 6,284 6,307 6,269 6,221

Participation rate

41.2 35.0 41.6 35.1 35.7 35.7 35.8 35.7 35.4

Employed

6,107 5,271 6,040 5,355 5,357 5,425 5,397 5,350 5,313

Employment-population ratio

34.2 30.0 34.4 30.0 30.4 30.8 30.7 30.4 30.3

Unemployed

1,256 889 1,258 906 937 858 910 919 907

Unemployment rate

17.1 14.4 17.2 14.5 14.9 13.7 14.4 14.7 14.6

Not in labor force

10,487 11,418 10,257 11,588 11,319 11,324 11,297 11,309 11,334

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: July 02, 2026