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
Characteristic	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Dec. 2024	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025
AGE AND SEX
Total, 16 years and over	6,920	7,781	7,503	4.1	4.3	4.4	-	4.5	4.4
16 to 19 years	814	1,056	1,020	12.3	13.9	13.3	-	16.3	15.7
16 to 17 years	311	402	425	13.3	15.4	14.8	-	17.2	18.0
18 to 19 years	502	641	595	11.8	13.1	12.6	-	15.6	14.4
20 years and over	6,106	6,725	6,483	3.8	4.0	4.1	-	4.1	3.9
20 to 24 years	1,160	1,305	1,282	7.5	9.2	9.2	-	8.3	8.2
25 years and over	4,945	5,498	5,214	3.4	3.4	3.5	-	3.7	3.5
25 to 54 years	3,749	4,289	4,020	3.5	3.6	3.7	-	3.9	3.7
25 to 34 years	1,662	1,877	1,618	4.5	4.4	4.8	-	4.9	4.3
35 to 44 years	1,271	1,325	1,359	3.4	3.4	3.3	-	3.4	3.5
45 to 54 years	817	1,086	1,042	2.5	2.9	2.8	-	3.2	3.1
55 years and over	1,196	1,200	1,194	3.1	2.9	3.2	-	3.1	3.0

Men, 16 years and over	3,711	4,123	3,968	4.2	4.4	4.4	-	4.5	4.4
16 to 19 years	464	538	529	13.8	13.2	15.2	-	17.3	16.8
16 to 17 years	157	205	220	13.8	17.5	16.7	-	18.0	19.2
18 to 19 years	307	336	309	13.9	11.3	14.8	-	17.1	15.5
20 years and over	3,247	3,585	3,439	3.8	4.1	4.1	-	4.1	3.9
20 to 24 years	658	742	757	8.2	9.9	9.4	-	9.1	9.4
25 years and over	2,574	2,913	2,680	3.3	3.5	3.5	-	3.7	3.4
25 to 54 years	1,912	2,236	2,029	3.4	3.7	3.5	-	3.8	3.5
25 to 34 years	893	948	792	4.5	4.5	4.9	-	4.7	3.9
35 to 44 years	618	709	689	3.1	3.4	2.8	-	3.4	3.3
45 to 54 years	402	580	548	2.3	3.0	2.9	-	3.3	3.1
55 years and over	661	677	651	3.2	3.0	3.3	-	3.2	3.1

Women, 16 years and over	3,209	3,658	3,535	4.1	4.3	4.4	-	4.5	4.4
16 to 19 years	350	518	491	10.8	14.6	11.3	-	15.4	14.6
16 to 17 years	155	197	205	12.9	13.7	13.1	-	16.4	16.8
18 to 19 years	195	306	286	9.5	15.1	10.3	-	14.2	13.3
20 years and over	2,859	3,140	3,044	3.8	3.9	4.1	-	4.1	3.9
20 to 24 years	502	563	525	6.7	8.5	9.0	-	7.4	6.9
25 years and over	2,371	2,585	2,533	3.5	3.4	3.6	-	3.7	3.6
25 to 54 years	1,837	2,052	1,990	3.6	3.5	3.8	-	4.0	3.9
25 to 34 years	769	930	826	4.4	4.3	4.6	-	5.2	4.6
35 to 44 years	653	616	670	3.7	3.4	3.8	-	3.4	3.7
45 to 54 years	415	507	494	2.7	2.8	2.8	-	3.2	3.1
55 years and over	532	530	540	2.9	2.9	3.1	-	2.9	3.0

MARITAL STATUS
Married men, spouse present(1)	1,022	1,135	997	2.2	2.4	2.3	-	2.4	2.1
Married women, spouse present(1)	935	1,045	995	2.5	2.5	2.3	-	2.7	2.6
Women who maintain families(2)	566	680	624	5.5	6.3	6.1	-	6.2	5.7

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS
Full-time workers(3)	5,629	6,329	6,082	4.0	4.3	4.4	-	4.5	4.3
Part-time workers(4)	1,276	1,501	1,398	4.4	4.8	4.5	-	4.8	4.6
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. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

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