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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
Feb.
2022
Jan.
2023
Feb.
2023
Feb.
2022
Oct.
2022
Nov.
2022
Dec.
2022
Jan.
2023
Feb.
2023

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

6,272 5,694 5,936 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.6

16 to 19 years

628 658 716 10.3 11.0 11.3 10.4 10.3 11.1

16 to 17 years

256 277 216 10.1 9.8 11.5 8.4 10.9 9.0

18 to 19 years

362 384 488 10.1 11.9 11.3 12.2 10.0 12.1

20 years and over

5,644 5,035 5,219 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.3

20 to 24 years

1,121 1,116 1,103 7.5 6.9 6.8 7.3 7.1 6.9

25 years and over

4,641 4,020 4,235 3.2 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.9

25 to 54 years

3,477 3,136 3,242 3.3 3.2 3.2 2.9 3.0 3.1

25 to 34 years

1,502 1,459 1,447 4.1 4.0 4.1 3.8 3.9 3.9

35 to 44 years

1,175 927 936 3.3 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.6 2.6

45 to 54 years

799 750 858 2.5 2.8 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.6

55 years and over

1,130 874 957 2.9 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.3 2.5

Men, 16 years and over

3,318 3,147 3,208 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.6 3.6

16 to 19 years

347 387 405 11.1 12.1 12.5 10.2 11.9 12.4

16 to 17 years

111 183 131 9.0 11.7 15.6 9.3 15.0 11.4

18 to 19 years

234 207 275 12.4 12.6 10.9 11.3 10.1 12.9

20 years and over

2,971 2,760 2,803 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.3

20 to 24 years

600 620 646 7.8 7.2 7.7 7.3 7.8 7.9

25 years and over

2,464 2,225 2,251 3.2 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.9

25 to 54 years

1,794 1,722 1,738 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.8 3.1 3.1

25 to 34 years

756 856 773 3.9 3.9 4.1 3.9 4.3 3.9

35 to 44 years

636 484 532 3.3 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.7

45 to 54 years

401 382 434 2.3 2.8 2.6 2.1 2.2 2.5

55 years and over

670 504 512 3.2 2.3 2.6 2.7 2.4 2.5

Women, 16 years and over

2,954 2,546 2,728 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.3 3.5

16 to 19 years

281 271 311 9.4 9.8 10.0 10.7 8.7 9.8

16 to 17 years

145 93 86 11.1 8.0 7.4 7.6 7.1 6.8

18 to 19 years

128 177 213 7.6 11.1 11.7 13.2 9.8 11.2

20 years and over

2,672 2,275 2,417 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.2

20 to 24 years

521 496 457 7.1 6.6 5.9 7.3 6.3 5.9

25 years and over

2,178 1,795 1,984 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.7 3.0

25 to 54 years

1,683 1,414 1,503 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.9 3.0

25 to 34 years

746 604 674 4.4 4.0 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.9

35 to 44 years

539 443 405 3.3 3.2 2.9 2.5 2.7 2.4

45 to 54 years

398 368 425 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.8

55 years and over

502 386 482 2.9 2.5 2.3 2.6 2.2 2.7

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

871 837 885 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.9

Married women, spouse present(1)

858 710 766 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.1 1.9 2.0

Women who maintain families(2)

557 403 514 5.3 5.7 4.9 3.6 3.8 5.0

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers(3)

5,223 4,634 4,863 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.5

Part-time workers(4)

1,085 1,078 1,117 4.0 3.9 4.4 3.9 3.8 4.0

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: March 10, 2023