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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)
Jan.
2024
Dec.
2024
Jan.
2025
Jan.
2024
Sept.
2024
Oct.
2024
Nov.
2024
Dec.
2024
Jan.
2025

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

267,540 269,638 272,685 267,540 269,080 269,289 269,463 269,638 272,685

Civilian labor force

166,428 167,746 169,814 167,339 168,703 168,428 168,304 168,547 170,744

Participation rate

62.2 62.2 62.3 62.5 62.7 62.5 62.5 62.5 62.6

Employed

159,650 161,294 162,347 161,190 161,802 161,456 161,183 161,661 163,895

Employment-population ratio

59.7 59.8 59.5 60.2 60.1 60.0 59.8 60.0 60.1

Unemployed

6,778 6,452 7,467 6,149 6,901 6,972 7,121 6,886 6,849

Unemployment rate

4.1 3.8 4.4 3.7 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.0

Not in labor force

101,113 101,892 102,871 100,201 100,377 100,861 101,159 101,091 101,941

People who currently want a job

5,964 5,294 5,658 5,783 5,683 5,652 5,483 5,505 5,479

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

130,436 131,455 133,010 130,436 131,186 131,287 131,371 131,455 133,010

Civilian labor force

88,014 88,712 89,844 88,555 89,339 89,378 89,151 89,295 90,393

Participation rate

67.5 67.5 67.5 67.9 68.1 68.1 67.9 67.9 68.0

Employed

83,959 85,139 85,611 85,073 85,562 85,592 85,318 85,620 86,733

Employment-population ratio

64.4 64.8 64.4 65.2 65.2 65.2 64.9 65.1 65.2

Unemployed

4,055 3,574 4,233 3,482 3,777 3,785 3,833 3,675 3,660

Unemployment rate

4.6 4.0 4.7 3.9 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.1 4.0

Not in labor force

42,422 42,743 43,166 41,881 41,848 41,909 42,220 42,160 42,617

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

121,539 122,480 123,918 121,539 122,221 122,316 122,398 122,480 123,918

Civilian labor force

85,134 85,558 86,808 85,398 86,042 86,191 85,982 85,945 87,067

Participation rate

70.0 69.9 70.1 70.3 70.4 70.5 70.2 70.2 70.3

Employed

81,485 82,378 82,954 82,331 82,783 82,851 82,633 82,739 83,803

Employment-population ratio

67.0 67.3 66.9 67.7 67.7 67.7 67.5 67.6 67.6

Unemployed

3,650 3,179 3,854 3,067 3,258 3,339 3,348 3,206 3,264

Unemployment rate

4.3 3.7 4.4 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.7

Not in labor force

36,405 36,923 37,110 36,141 36,179 36,125 36,417 36,535 36,851

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

137,104 138,183 139,674 137,104 137,894 138,002 138,092 138,183 139,674

Civilian labor force

78,413 79,034 79,969 78,784 79,365 79,050 79,153 79,252 80,351

Participation rate

57.2 57.2 57.3 57.5 57.6 57.3 57.3 57.4 57.5

Employed

75,691 76,155 76,736 76,117 76,240 75,864 75,865 76,041 77,162

Employment-population ratio

55.2 55.1 54.9 55.5 55.3 55.0 54.9 55.0 55.2

Unemployed

2,723 2,879 3,234 2,667 3,125 3,187 3,288 3,211 3,189

Unemployment rate

3.5 3.6 4.0 3.4 3.9 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.0

Not in labor force

58,691 59,149 59,705 58,320 58,529 58,952 58,939 58,931 59,324

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

128,503 129,518 130,908 128,503 129,236 129,340 129,428 129,518 130,908

Civilian labor force

75,382 75,961 77,020 75,554 76,110 75,916 75,920 75,994 77,203

Participation rate

58.7 58.6 58.8 58.8 58.9 58.7 58.7 58.7 59.0

Employed

72,909 73,359 74,136 73,149 73,397 73,152 72,988 73,135 74,380

Employment-population ratio

56.7 56.6 56.6 56.9 56.8 56.6 56.4 56.5 56.8

Unemployed

2,473 2,602 2,884 2,405 2,713 2,764 2,932 2,859 2,822

Unemployment rate

3.3 3.4 3.7 3.2 3.6 3.6 3.9 3.8 3.7

Not in labor force

53,121 53,557 53,888 52,949 53,126 53,423 53,509 53,524 53,706

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population

17,498 17,640 17,859 17,498 17,623 17,633 17,636 17,640 17,859

Civilian labor force

5,911 6,227 5,986 6,388 6,552 6,321 6,403 6,607 6,474

Participation rate

33.8 35.3 33.5 36.5 37.2 35.8 36.3 37.5 36.3

Employed

5,256 5,556 5,257 5,710 5,621 5,453 5,562 5,786 5,712

Employment-population ratio

30.0 31.5 29.4 32.6 31.9 30.9 31.5 32.8 32.0

Unemployed

655 671 728 677 930 868 841 821 763

Unemployment rate

11.1 10.8 12.2 10.6 14.2 13.7 13.1 12.4 11.8

Not in labor force

11,587 11,412 11,873 11,111 11,072 11,312 11,233 11,033 11,385

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: February 07, 2025