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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.
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.

Last Modified Date: September 06, 2024