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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 people
(in thousands)
Unemployment rates
Aug.
2025
July
2026
Aug.
2026
Aug.
2025
Apr.
2026
May
2026
June
2026
July
2026
Aug.
2026

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

7,380 6,916 7,031 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.1

16 to 19 years

864 740 880 13.9 14.4 14.7 14.6 12.1 14.1

16 to 17 years

350 278 326 15.4 16.6 17.4 17.1 13.6 14.9

18 to 19 years

514 456 554 13.1 13.4 13.3 13.0 11.3 13.7

20 years and over

6,516 6,176 6,151 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.8

20 to 24 years

1,417 1,101 1,115 9.2 7.6 7.2 7.1 7.1 7.1

25 years and over

5,129 5,063 5,063 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.4

25 to 54 years

3,972 3,875 3,910 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.6

25 to 34 years

1,677 1,762 1,653 4.4 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.3

35 to 44 years

1,330 1,109 1,190 3.4 3.1 3.5 3.3 2.9 3.1

45 to 54 years

966 1,004 1,067 2.9 3.3 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.3

55 years and over

1,157 1,196 1,169 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.8 3.1 3.0

Men, 16 years and over

3,970 3,761 3,922 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.4

16 to 19 years

413 423 478 13.2 15.6 16.6 16.0 13.9 14.8

16 to 17 years

182 162 167 17.5 20.3 18.5 17.0 16.5 16.0

18 to 19 years

232 248 313 11.3 13.0 15.3 15.1 12.1 14.4

20 years and over

3,557 3,338 3,444 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.0

20 to 24 years

786 545 598 9.9 8.2 8.2 6.7 6.6 7.2

25 years and over

2,798 2,781 2,872 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7

25 to 54 years

2,157 2,198 2,200 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.9

25 to 34 years

920 1,038 1,033 4.5 4.8 4.6 4.8 5.2 5.1

35 to 44 years

714 624 614 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.1 3.1

45 to 54 years

523 536 554 3.0 2.8 2.8 3.1 3.2 3.3

55 years and over

641 584 672 3.0 3.2 3.3 2.8 2.9 3.3

Women, 16 years and over

3,410 3,155 3,109 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9

16 to 19 years

451 317 402 14.6 13.2 12.7 13.3 10.3 13.3

16 to 17 years

168 116 158 13.7 13.5 16.5 17.2 10.8 14.0

18 to 19 years

282 208 241 15.1 13.8 11.2 10.9 10.4 12.8

20 years and over

2,959 2,838 2,708 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.5

20 to 24 years

631 556 517 8.5 6.9 6.2 7.6 7.6 7.0

25 years and over

2,331 2,282 2,190 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.1

25 to 54 years

1,815 1,678 1,710 3.5 3.8 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.3

25 to 34 years

757 725 620 4.3 4.8 4.8 4.3 4.1 3.5

35 to 44 years

615 485 575 3.4 2.8 3.5 2.9 2.7 3.2

45 to 54 years

443 468 514 2.8 3.8 3.4 3.1 3.0 3.3

55 years and over

523 607 499 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.7 3.3 2.7

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

1,152 949 979 2.4 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.1

Married women, spouse present(1)

969 906 975 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.5

Women who maintain families(2)

646 592 560 6.3 4.2 4.7 4.6 5.8 5.2

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers(3)

5,985 5,682 5,749 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1

Part-time workers(4)

1,449 1,255 1,304 4.8 4.6 4.7 4.5 4.2 4.4

Footnotes
(1) Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to people in both opposite-sex and same-sex married couples. Prior to January 2020, referred to people 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 people 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 people 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 04, 2026