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	Dec. 2023	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Dec. 2023	Aug. 2024	Sept. 2024	Oct. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024
AGE AND SEX
Total, 16 years and over	6,315	7,121	6,886	3.8	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.1
16 to 19 years	758	841	821	11.9	14.2	14.2	13.7	13.1	12.4
16 to 17 years	332	316	314	13.2	15.3	14.5	11.7	14.1	13.5
18 to 19 years	439	518	505	11.3	13.8	14.1	14.6	12.5	11.8
20 years and over	5,557	6,280	6,065	3.5	3.8	3.7	3.8	3.9	3.7
20 to 24 years	1,007	1,200	1,157	6.4	7.9	7.0	7.8	7.8	7.5
25 years and over	4,595	5,139	4,953	3.2	3.4	3.3	3.4	3.5	3.4
25 to 54 years	3,509	3,958	3,752	3.3	3.6	3.4	3.5	3.7	3.5
25 to 34 years	1,556	1,667	1,662	4.2	4.5	4.1	4.2	4.5	4.5
35 to 44 years	1,088	1,368	1,276	3.0	3.4	3.4	3.6	3.6	3.4
45 to 54 years	865	923	814	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.5
55 years and over	1,084	1,180	1,199	2.8	3.0	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1

Men, 16 years and over	3,489	3,833	3,675	3.9	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.1
16 to 19 years	405	485	469	12.5	15.3	15.7	14.0	15.3	14.0
16 to 17 years	185	200	158	15.3	17.6	16.8	12.1	18.4	13.9
18 to 19 years	230	287	307	11.3	14.3	15.5	15.2	13.8	13.9
20 years and over	3,084	3,348	3,206	3.6	3.9	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.7
20 to 24 years	510	707	658	6.4	8.4	7.4	9.1	9.0	8.2
25 years and over	2,596	2,693	2,571	3.3	3.5	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.3
25 to 54 years	1,995	2,052	1,909	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.6	3.3
25 to 34 years	882	903	889	4.4	4.5	4.2	4.2	4.6	4.5
35 to 44 years	633	667	620	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.3	3.1
45 to 54 years	480	482	399	2.7	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.3
55 years and over	601	641	662	2.9	3.3	2.9	3.2	3.1	3.2

Women, 16 years and over	2,826	3,288	3,211	3.6	4.1	3.9	4.0	4.2	4.1
16 to 19 years	353	357	352	11.2	13.1	12.7	13.5	11.0	10.8
16 to 17 years	146	116	156	11.2	13.0	12.3	11.4	10.0	13.0
18 to 19 years	209	231	198	11.3	13.3	12.6	13.9	11.2	9.6
20 years and over	2,473	2,932	2,859	3.3	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.9	3.8
20 to 24 years	497	493	500	6.4	7.3	6.6	6.3	6.6	6.7
25 years and over	1,999	2,445	2,382	3.0	3.3	3.2	3.4	3.6	3.5
25 to 54 years	1,514	1,906	1,843	3.1	3.6	3.4	3.7	3.8	3.6
25 to 34 years	674	764	773	3.9	4.4	4.1	4.1	4.4	4.4
35 to 44 years	455	701	656	2.7	3.6	3.4	4.0	4.0	3.7
45 to 54 years	385	441	414	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.9	2.9	2.7
55 years and over	479	543	532	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	3.0	3.0

MARITAL STATUS
Married men, spouse present(1)	980	1,016	1,011	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.3	2.2	2.2
Married women, spouse present(1)	828	997	936	2.2	2.4	2.4	2.6	2.6	2.5
Women who maintain families(2)	475	599	566	4.7	5.6	4.7	5.0	5.9	5.5

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS
Full-time workers(3)	5,250	5,796	5,617	3.8	4.1	4.0	4.1	4.2	4.0
Part-time workers(4)	1,100	1,366	1,278	3.8	4.6	4.2	4.3	4.7	4.4
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: January 10, 2025