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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)
July
2024
June
2025
July
2025
July
2024
Mar.
2025
Apr.
2025
May
2025
June
2025
July
2025

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

268,644 273,585 273,785 268,644 273,023 273,197 273,385 273,585 273,785

Civilian labor force

169,723 171,343 171,646 168,315 170,591 171,135 170,510 170,380 170,342

Participation rate

63.2 62.6 62.7 62.7 62.5 62.6 62.4 62.3 62.2

Employed

162,038 163,883 163,799 161,219 163,508 163,969 163,273 163,366 163,106

Employment-population ratio

60.3 59.9 59.8 60.0 59.9 60.0 59.7 59.7 59.6

Unemployed

7,685 7,460 7,847 7,097 7,083 7,166 7,237 7,015 7,236

Unemployment rate

4.5 4.4 4.6 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.2

Not in labor force

98,921 102,242 102,140 100,329 102,431 102,062 102,875 103,204 103,443

People who currently want a job

5,950 6,455 6,533 5,607 5,915 5,672 5,991 6,030 6,175

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

130,975 133,449 133,546 130,975 133,175 133,260 133,351 133,449 133,546

Civilian labor force

90,256 91,247 91,334 89,194 90,244 90,693 90,392 90,461 90,319

Participation rate

68.9 68.4 68.4 68.1 67.8 68.1 67.8 67.8 67.6

Employed

86,368 87,272 87,317 85,347 86,443 86,733 86,486 86,575 86,347

Employment-population ratio

65.9 65.4 65.4 65.2 64.9 65.1 64.9 64.9 64.7

Unemployed

3,889 3,975 4,017 3,846 3,800 3,960 3,906 3,886 3,973

Unemployment rate

4.3 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.4

Not in labor force

40,719 42,202 42,212 41,781 42,932 42,567 42,959 42,988 43,227

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

122,021 124,361 124,462 122,021 124,082 124,166 124,261 124,361 124,462

Civilian labor force

86,388 87,428 87,478 85,991 86,887 87,309 87,087 87,250 87,111

Participation rate

70.8 70.3 70.3 70.5 70.0 70.3 70.1 70.2 70.0

Employed

83,026 84,147 84,106 82,573 83,563 83,858 83,704 83,872 83,660

Employment-population ratio

68.0 67.7 67.6 67.7 67.3 67.5 67.4 67.4 67.2

Unemployed

3,362 3,281 3,372 3,418 3,324 3,451 3,383 3,378 3,450

Unemployment rate

3.9 3.8 3.9 4.0 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.0

Not in labor force

35,633 36,933 36,984 36,031 37,195 36,857 37,174 37,111 37,351

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

137,669 140,136 140,239 137,669 139,848 139,937 140,033 140,136 140,239

Civilian labor force

79,467 80,095 80,311 79,122 80,348 80,442 80,118 79,920 80,023

Participation rate

57.7 57.2 57.3 57.5 57.5 57.5 57.2 57.0 57.1

Employed

75,670 76,611 76,482 75,871 77,065 77,236 76,787 76,791 76,760

Employment-population ratio

55.0 54.7 54.5 55.1 55.1 55.2 54.8 54.8 54.7

Unemployed

3,797 3,484 3,830 3,250 3,283 3,206 3,331 3,129 3,263

Unemployment rate

4.8 4.4 4.8 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.2 3.9 4.1

Not in labor force

58,203 60,041 59,928 58,547 59,500 59,495 59,915 60,216 60,216

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

129,021 131,374 131,481 129,021 131,080 131,167 131,268 131,374 131,481

Civilian labor force

75,657 76,552 76,672 75,954 76,997 77,241 76,968 76,865 76,991

Participation rate

58.6 58.3 58.3 58.9 58.7 58.9 58.6 58.5 58.6

Employed

72,348 73,630 73,404 73,076 74,159 74,379 73,979 74,134 74,155

Employment-population ratio

56.1 56.0 55.8 56.6 56.6 56.7 56.4 56.4 56.4

Unemployed

3,309 2,923 3,268 2,878 2,838 2,862 2,989 2,732 2,836

Unemployment rate

4.4 3.8 4.3 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.6 3.7

Not in labor force

53,364 54,822 54,809 53,067 54,082 53,926 54,300 54,509 54,490

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population

17,602 17,850 17,843 17,602 17,862 17,863 17,856 17,850 17,843

Civilian labor force

7,678 7,363 7,496 6,371 6,707 6,585 6,456 6,265 6,241

Participation rate

43.6 41.2 42.0 36.2 37.6 36.9 36.2 35.1 35.0

Employed

6,664 6,107 6,288 5,570 5,786 5,732 5,590 5,361 5,291

Employment-population ratio

37.9 34.2 35.2 31.6 32.4 32.1 31.3 30.0 29.7

Unemployed

1,014 1,256 1,207 801 921 853 866 905 950

Unemployment rate

13.2 17.1 16.1 12.6 13.7 13.0 13.4 14.4 15.2

Not in labor force

9,924 10,487 10,347 11,232 11,154 11,279 11,400 11,584 11,602

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: August 01, 2025