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
May
2017		 Apr.
2018		 May
2018		 May
2017		 Jan.
2018		 Feb.
2018		 Mar.
2018		 Apr.
2018		 May
2018

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

 6,837 6,346 6,065 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.8

16 to 19 years

 825 752 745 14.1 13.9 14.4 13.5 12.9 12.8

16 to 17 years

 284 294 307 13.1 15.0 15.5 14.9 13.8 14.8

18 to 19 years

 542 473 454 14.7 13.3 13.7 12.6 12.7 12.2

20 years and over

 6,012 5,594 5,321 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.4

20 to 24 years

 1,021 1,018 1,073 6.7 7.4 6.8 6.6 6.7 7.1

25 years and over

 5,028 4,613 4,261 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.0

25 to 54 years

 3,924 3,543 3,252 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.1

25 to 34 years

 1,744 1,627 1,405 4.9 4.3 4.4 4.2 4.4 3.8

35 to 44 years

 1,097 995 950 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.0 2.8

45 to 54 years

 1,083 921 897 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7

55 years and over

 1,117 1,105 1,039 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.0 2.8

Men, 16 years and over

 3,581 3,541 3,373 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.1 3.9

16 to 19 years

 461 453 468 15.7 14.5 16.4 15.2 15.3 16.0

16 to 17 years

 140 178 187 13.7 13.0 17.1 16.1 17.2 18.0

18 to 19 years

 322 283 285 16.6 14.9 16.1 14.5 14.6 15.1

20 years and over

 3,120 3,088 2,905 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.5

20 to 24 years

 637 605 618 8.0 8.2 7.6 7.5 7.7 7.9

25 years and over

 2,537 2,506 2,325 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.1

25 to 54 years

 1,967 1,869 1,715 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.1

25 to 34 years

 890 911 742 4.6 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.6 3.8

35 to 44 years

 538 482 487 3.0 3.1 2.7 3.0 2.7 2.7

45 to 54 years

 539 476 486 3.0 3.1 2.8 2.9 2.7 2.8

55 years and over

 570 637 610 2.9 3.3 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.0

Women, 16 years and over

 3,257 2,805 2,692 4.3 4.0 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.6

16 to 19 years

 365 299 277 12.6 13.4 12.5 11.8 10.4 9.6

16 to 17 years

 144 116 120 12.5 16.7 14.0 13.8 10.6 11.6

18 to 19 years

 220 191 169 12.6 11.7 11.4 10.6 10.6 9.2

20 years and over

 2,892 2,506 2,415 4.0 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.3

20 to 24 years

 384 413 454 5.3 6.5 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.2

25 years and over

 2,491 2,107 1,936 3.8 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.0

25 to 54 years

 1,956 1,673 1,537 4.1 3.6 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.2

25 to 34 years

 854 716 664 5.1 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.2 3.9

35 to 44 years

 558 513 462 3.7 3.1 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.0

45 to 54 years

 544 445 411 3.4 2.8 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.6

55 years and over

 577 483 465 3.4 2.5 2.8 3.2 2.8 2.7

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

 1,089 997 905 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.9

Married women, spouse present(1)

 952 903 857 2.6 2.4 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.3

Women who maintain families(2)

 688 548 470 6.8 6.5 6.2 5.6 5.5 4.7

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers(3)

 5,494 5,193 4,937 4.2 4.0 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.7

Part-time workers(4)

 1,373 1,200 1,166 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.2 4.2

Footnotes
 (1) Refers to persons in opposite-sex couples only.
(2) Data are not seasonally adjusted. Refers 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.

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Last Modified Date: June 01, 2018