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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
Aug.
2022
July
2023
Aug.
2023
Aug.
2022
Apr.
2023
May
2023
June
2023
July
2023
Aug.
2023

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

6,021 5,841 6,355 3.7 3.4 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.8

16 to 19 years

670 696 779 10.4 9.2 10.3 11.0 11.3 12.2

16 to 17 years

243 262 280 9.7 9.4 9.5 11.2 11.2 11.8

18 to 19 years

428 432 506 10.9 9.4 10.6 10.5 11.4 12.7

20 years and over

5,351 5,145 5,576 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.5

20 to 24 years

1,022 1,046 1,125 7.0 5.4 6.3 6.1 6.7 7.2

25 years and over

4,299 4,079 4,395 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.8 3.0

25 to 54 years

3,283 3,181 3,353 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1

25 to 34 years

1,391 1,333 1,446 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.9

35 to 44 years

1,029 1,093 1,085 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0

45 to 54 years

863 754 822 2.6 2.4 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.5

55 years and over

1,018 881 1,036 2.7 2.3 2.8 2.6 2.3 2.7

Men, 16 years and over

3,284 3,203 3,589 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.6 4.0

16 to 19 years

356 386 432 11.2 9.1 10.4 12.5 13.0 13.7

16 to 17 years

135 144 138 11.5 8.6 8.0 14.1 13.2 12.0

18 to 19 years

223 238 302 11.2 10.1 11.5 10.5 12.9 15.3

20 years and over

2,929 2,817 3,157 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.7

20 to 24 years

609 573 677 8.1 6.0 7.1 6.7 7.2 8.4

25 years and over

2,294 2,223 2,422 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.1

25 to 54 years

1,740 1,775 1,842 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.2

25 to 34 years

720 760 776 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.8 3.9

35 to 44 years

567 554 587 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.8 3.0

45 to 54 years

453 460 479 2.6 2.4 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.7

55 years and over

554 449 580 2.7 2.3 2.9 3.0 2.2 2.8

Women, 16 years and over

2,736 2,638 2,766 3.5 3.3 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.5

16 to 19 years

314 310 347 9.7 9.2 10.2 9.7 9.7 10.8

16 to 17 years

108 118 143 8.1 10.2 10.7 8.7 9.4 11.6

18 to 19 years

205 194 204 10.6 8.7 9.5 10.4 10.0 10.2

20 years and over

2,422 2,328 2,419 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.2

20 to 24 years

414 473 448 5.8 4.7 5.4 5.3 6.2 5.8

25 years and over

2,005 1,856 1,973 3.0 2.8 3.1 3.0 2.7 2.9

25 to 54 years

1,543 1,406 1,511 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.2 2.8 3.0

25 to 34 years

671 573 670 3.8 3.5 4.0 3.9 3.3 3.8

35 to 44 years

462 540 498 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.5 3.2 2.9

45 to 54 years

411 293 343 2.7 2.5 2.6 2.3 1.9 2.2

55 years and over

450 408 449 2.6 2.4 2.6 2.1 2.3 2.5

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

932 803 942 2.0 1.7 2.0 1.8 1.7 2.0

Married women, spouse present(1)

795 782 794 2.1 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.1

Women who maintain families(2)

533 466 499 5.1 4.8 4.6 4.8 4.5 4.9

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers(3)

4,948 4,702 5,129 3.6 3.3 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.7

Part-time workers(4)

1,113 1,150 1,258 4.1 3.6 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.4

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.

Last Modified Date: September 01, 2023