Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
Characteristic	Number of unemployed persons (in thousands)			Unemployment rates
Characteristic	Sept. 2023	Aug. 2024	Sept. 2024	Sept. 2023	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024	Aug. 2024	Sept. 2024
AGE AND SEX
Total, 16 years and over	6,347	7,115	6,834	3.8	4.0	4.1	4.3	4.2	4.1
16 to 19 years	743	888	935	11.8	12.3	12.1	12.4	14.1	14.3
16 to 17 years	311	363	369	12.8	13.6	12.6	11.3	15.1	14.4
18 to 19 years	431	533	559	11.1	11.4	11.8	13.5	13.8	14.1
20 years and over	5,604	6,227	5,899	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.9	3.8	3.6
20 to 24 years	1,104	1,184	1,054	7.0	7.9	7.5	7.7	7.8	7.0
25 years and over	4,431	4,997	4,795	3.0	3.2	3.3	3.5	3.4	3.3
25 to 54 years	3,423	3,850	3,702	3.2	3.3	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.4
25 to 34 years	1,492	1,667	1,531	4.0	4.1	4.4	4.8	4.5	4.1
35 to 44 years	1,015	1,296	1,276	2.8	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.4	3.4
45 to 54 years	916	887	895	2.8	2.5	2.7	2.9	2.7	2.7
55 years and over	1,028	1,154	1,107	2.7	2.7	2.8	3.1	3.0	2.8

Men, 16 years and over	3,678	3,875	3,712	4.1	4.2	4.1	4.4	4.4	4.2
16 to 19 years	407	470	520	12.7	14.6	12.9	13.1	15.2	15.8
16 to 17 years	192	205	209	15.4	16.6	12.3	10.5	17.5	16.7
18 to 19 years	223	270	315	11.4	13.0	13.3	15.2	14.3	15.5
20 years and over	3,271	3,405	3,192	3.8	3.8	3.8	4.0	4.0	3.7
20 to 24 years	663	644	573	8.3	8.3	8.0	7.9	8.3	7.3
25 years and over	2,575	2,718	2,604	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.6	3.5	3.3
25 to 54 years	2,053	2,033	1,989	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.7	3.6	3.5
25 to 34 years	913	888	826	4.6	4.3	4.3	4.7	4.5	4.2
35 to 44 years	589	659	677	3.0	3.4	3.3	3.4	3.3	3.4
45 to 54 years	550	487	485	3.1	2.7	2.8	2.9	2.8	2.8
55 years and over	522	686	615	2.5	2.7	2.8	3.3	3.3	2.9

Women, 16 years and over	2,669	3,240	3,123	3.4	3.7	4.0	4.1	4.1	3.9
16 to 19 years	336	418	415	10.8	9.9	11.2	11.7	13.1	12.7
16 to 17 years	119	158	160	10.1	10.8	12.8	12.1	12.9	12.2
18 to 19 years	208	263	243	10.8	9.7	10.1	11.7	13.3	12.7
20 years and over	2,333	2,822	2,708	3.1	3.4	3.7	3.8	3.7	3.6
20 to 24 years	441	540	482	5.6	7.4	7.0	7.4	7.3	6.6
25 years and over	1,857	2,279	2,191	2.7	3.0	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.2
25 to 54 years	1,370	1,817	1,713	2.8	3.1	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.4
25 to 34 years	579	780	705	3.3	3.7	4.6	4.9	4.5	4.0
35 to 44 years	426	637	599	2.5	3.1	3.4	2.9	3.6	3.4
45 to 54 years	366	400	410	2.4	2.3	2.6	2.9	2.5	2.6
55 years and over	492	477	479	2.7	2.7	2.9	2.9	2.6	2.6

MARITAL STATUS
Married men, spouse present(1)	985	1,007	1,006	2.1	1.9	1.9	2.1	2.1	2.1
Married women, spouse present(1)	809	917	930	2.1	2.1	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4
Women who maintain families(2)	415	601	482	4.0	4.4	6.2	5.6	5.6	4.7

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS
Full-time workers(3)	5,061	5,757	5,533	3.6	3.9	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.0
Part-time workers(4)	1,231	1,357	1,246	4.3	4.0	4.2	4.7	4.6	4.2
Footnotes (1) Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to persons in both opposite-sex and same-sex married couples. Prior to January 2020, referred to persons in opposite-sex married couples only. (2) Data are not seasonally adjusted. Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to female householders residing with one or more family members, but not a spouse of either sex. Prior to January 2020, referred to female householders residing with one or more family members, but not an opposite-sex spouse. (3) Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs. (4) Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from part-time jobs.
NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Table of Contents

Last Modified Date: October 04, 2024