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	Aug. 2023	July 2024	Aug. 2024	Aug. 2023	Apr. 2024	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024	Aug. 2024
AGE AND SEX
Total, 16 years and over	6,340	7,163	7,115	3.8	3.9	4.0	4.1	4.3	4.2
16 to 19 years	781	795	888	12.3	11.7	12.3	12.1	12.4	14.1
16 to 17 years	286	274	363	11.9	12.6	13.6	12.6	11.3	15.1
18 to 19 years	505	534	533	12.7	11.3	11.4	11.8	13.5	13.8
20 years and over	5,559	6,368	6,227	3.4	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.9	3.8
20 to 24 years	1,119	1,168	1,184	7.1	6.7	7.9	7.5	7.7	7.8
25 years and over	4,388	5,141	4,997	3.0	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.5	3.4
25 to 54 years	3,363	3,940	3,850	3.1	3.2	3.3	3.5	3.6	3.6
25 to 34 years	1,454	1,791	1,667	3.9	3.8	4.1	4.4	4.8	4.5
35 to 44 years	1,085	1,180	1,296	3.0	3.0	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.4
45 to 54 years	824	968	887	2.5	2.8	2.5	2.7	2.9	2.7
55 years and over	1,039	1,200	1,154	2.7	3.0	2.7	2.8	3.1	3.0

Men, 16 years and over	3,587	3,903	3,875	4.0	3.9	4.2	4.1	4.4	4.4
16 to 19 years	436	426	470	13.8	13.1	14.6	12.9	13.1	15.2
16 to 17 years	140	123	205	12.1	13.8	16.6	12.3	10.5	17.5
18 to 19 years	300	309	270	15.2	12.8	13.0	13.3	15.2	14.3
20 years and over	3,151	3,477	3,405	3.7	3.6	3.8	3.8	4.0	4.0
20 to 24 years	672	612	644	8.4	6.6	8.3	8.0	7.9	8.3
25 years and over	2,428	2,808	2,718	3.1	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.6	3.5
25 to 54 years	1,847	2,134	2,033	3.2	3.3	3.5	3.5	3.7	3.6
25 to 34 years	775	945	888	3.9	4.0	4.3	4.3	4.7	4.5
35 to 44 years	589	673	659	3.0	3.0	3.4	3.3	3.4	3.3
45 to 54 years	483	516	487	2.8	2.9	2.7	2.8	2.9	2.8
55 years and over	582	674	686	2.8	3.1	2.7	2.8	3.3	3.3

Women, 16 years and over	2,752	3,260	3,240	3.5	3.8	3.7	4.0	4.1	4.1
16 to 19 years	345	369	418	10.7	10.2	9.9	11.2	11.7	13.1
16 to 17 years	146	151	158	11.8	11.6	10.8	12.8	12.1	12.9
18 to 19 years	206	224	263	10.3	9.6	9.7	10.1	11.7	13.3
20 years and over	2,407	2,890	2,822	3.2	3.5	3.4	3.7	3.8	3.7
20 to 24 years	447	556	540	5.8	6.7	7.4	7.0	7.4	7.3
25 years and over	1,960	2,333	2,279	2.9	3.1	3.0	3.4	3.4	3.3
25 to 54 years	1,517	1,805	1,817	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.6	3.6	3.6
25 to 34 years	679	846	780	3.9	3.7	3.7	4.6	4.9	4.5
35 to 44 years	496	507	637	2.9	2.9	3.1	3.4	2.9	3.6
45 to 54 years	341	453	400	2.2	2.8	2.3	2.6	2.9	2.5
55 years and over	464	521	477	2.6	2.9	2.7	2.9	2.9	2.6

MARITAL STATUS
Married men, spouse present(1)	942	980	1,007	2.0	2.1	1.9	1.9	2.1	2.1
Married women, spouse present(1)	786	895	917	2.1	2.4	2.1	2.3	2.4	2.4
Women who maintain families(2)	499	592	601	4.9	4.8	4.4	6.2	5.6	5.6

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS
Full-time workers(3)	5,098	5,786	5,757	3.7	3.8	3.9	4.0	4.1	4.1
Part-time workers(4)	1,259	1,361	1,357	4.4	4.2	4.0	4.2	4.7	4.6
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.

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Last Modified Date: September 06, 2024