Employment–population ratio at 60.0 percent in July 2022
August 10, 2022
The employment–population ratio—the proportion of the population that is employed—was 60.0 percent in July 2022 for people age 16 and older. The ratio was little changed over the month but was 1.6 percentage points higher than in July 2021 (58.4 percent) and 8.7 percentage points higher than in April 2020 (51.3 percent), when the ratio reached the low point early in the COVID-19 pandemic. The July 2022 ratio remains below its value just before the pandemic in February 2020 (61.2 percent), however.
Employment–population ratio, seasonally adjusted
Month
Total
Men, 20 years and older
Women, 20 years and older
16 to 19 years old
White
Black or African American
Asian
Hispanic or Latino
Jan 2004
62.3%
72.1%
57.1%
36.9%
63.0%
57.6%
63.3%
63.4%
Feb 2004
62.3
71.9
57.4
36.5
63.0
57.4
63.4
63.0
Mar 2004
62.2
71.8
57.3
35.6
62.9
57.5
63.2
63.7
Apr 2004
62.3
71.7
57.4
36.5
63.0
57.3
63.1
63.6
May 2004
62.3
71.7
57.5
36.5
63.1
56.8
62.5
64.1
Jun 2004
62.4
72.0
57.4
35.9
63.1
56.8
62.0
64.2
Jul 2004
62.5
72.1
57.5
36.3
63.3
57.1
62.4
64.2
Aug 2004
62.4
72.1
57.4
36.5
63.2
57.2
62.6
64.1
Sep 2004
62.3
71.9
57.3
36.2
63.0
57.2
63.1
63.9
Oct 2004
62.3
71.9
57.3
36.5
63.1
57.3
63.0
63.9
Nov 2004
62.5
72.1
57.4
37.1
63.2
57.2
63.9
63.7
Dec 2004
62.4
72.0
57.4
36.4
63.2
57.0
63.2
63.7
Jan 2005
62.4
71.9
57.5
36.3
63.2
56.9
63.5
63.5
Feb 2005
62.4
72.1
57.4
35.7
63.2
56.6
63.3
63.8
Mar 2005
62.4
72.2
57.4
36.5
63.2
57.0
63.1
64.2
Apr 2005
62.7
72.5
57.5
36.2
63.4
57.5
63.1
63.7
May 2005
62.8
72.7
57.6
36.2
63.5
58.0
63.0
64.1
Jun 2005
62.7
72.7
57.5
36.5
63.3
58.1
62.9
64.1
Jul 2005
62.8
72.7
57.6
36.6
63.5
58.6
63.2
64.1
Aug 2005
62.9
72.8
57.7
37.0
63.6
58.3
63.6
64.1
Sep 2005
62.8
72.5
57.8
36.7
63.4
58.2
63.4
63.5
Oct 2005
62.8
72.5
57.8
36.3
63.4
58.6
64.8
64.0
Nov 2005
62.7
72.3
57.7
36.6
63.4
57.5
63.9
64.1
Dec 2005
62.8
72.4
57.8
36.8
63.5
57.7
63.5
64.3
Jan 2006
62.9
72.8
57.7
37.0
63.7
57.8
63.8
65.2
Feb 2006
63.0
72.8
57.8
37.4
63.7
58.3
64.4
65.3
Mar 2006
63.1
72.9
57.8
37.2
63.7
58.5
64.3
65.3
Apr 2006
63.0
72.9
57.8
37.0
63.7
58.2
63.9
65.1
May 2006
63.1
72.8
58.0
37.3
63.7
58.6
63.6
65.3
Jun 2006
63.1
72.8
58.1
37.4
63.8
58.1
63.8
65.5
Jul 2006
63.0
72.4
58.2
36.9
63.8
57.9
64.1
64.9
Aug 2006
63.1
72.7
58.2
36.5
63.8
58.5
63.6
64.6
Sep 2006
63.1
73.1
58.0
36.0
63.7
57.9
65.1
64.3
Oct 2006
63.3
73.0
58.3
36.9
63.9
58.7
65.1
65.3
Nov 2006
63.3
73.0
58.2
37.2
63.9
58.8
64.5
65.2
Dec 2006
63.4
73.2
58.4
37.0
64.1
59.2
64.7
65.8
Jan 2007
63.3
73.1
58.3
36.5
63.9
59.4
64.4
65.5
Feb 2007
63.3
73.0
58.4
35.9
63.9
59.0
64.2
65.3
Mar 2007
63.3
73.1
58.5
35.5
64.0
58.5
64.1
65.5
Apr 2007
63.0
73.0
58.0
34.7
63.6
58.4
63.8
65.1
May 2007
63.0
72.9
58.2
34.2
63.7
58.2
64.3
64.7
Jun 2007
63.0
72.8
58.2
35.0
63.7
58.1
64.6
64.7
Jul 2007
62.9
72.6
58.2
34.7
63.5
58.8
64.9
64.7
Aug 2007
62.7
72.5
58.2
33.2
63.3
58.7
64.8
65.3
Sep 2007
62.9
72.5
58.3
34.6
63.5
58.4
63.6
64.8
Oct 2007
62.7
72.3
58.0
35.0
63.5
57.9
63.9
64.7
Nov 2007
62.9
72.7
58.1
34.8
63.6
57.8
65.0
64.7
Dec 2007
62.7
72.5
58.0
34.3
63.5
57.8
64.2
64.3
Jan 2008
62.9
72.7
58.2
33.9
63.6
58.2
65.2
64.3
Feb 2008
62.8
72.6
58.1
33.4
63.4
58.3
65.0
64.4
Mar 2008
62.7
72.4
58.2
33.6
63.3
58.1
64.8
63.9
Apr 2008
62.7
72.2
58.1
34.3
63.2
58.4
65.6
63.9
May 2008
62.5
71.9
58.1
34.1
63.2
57.6
64.5
64.3
Jun 2008
62.4
71.8
58.1
32.8
63.1
57.6
64.1
63.6
Jul 2008
62.2
71.7
58.0
32.1
63.0
57.4
64.7
63.3
Aug 2008
62.0
71.4
57.8
32.4
62.7
57.5
64.3
63.3
Sep 2008
61.9
71.1
57.8
32.4
62.6
56.5
64.1
63.0
Oct 2008
61.7
70.8
57.8
31.8
62.5
56.3
64.1
62.2
Nov 2008
61.4
70.4
57.6
30.8
62.1
55.8
63.0
61.9
Dec 2008
61.0
69.8
57.4
30.6
61.7
55.8
62.8
61.6
Jan 2009
60.6
69.3
57.0
30.5
61.4
55.2
61.5
61.1
Feb 2009
60.3
68.8
56.9
30.3
61.2
54.3
61.5
60.5
Mar 2009
59.9
68.2
56.7
29.6
60.7
53.8
61.4
60.3
Apr 2009
59.8
68.1
56.7
29.5
60.7
53.6
61.8
60.7
May 2009
59.6
67.8
56.4
29.5
60.5
53.4
61.6
59.7
Jun 2009
59.4
67.7
56.3
28.9
60.3
53.3
61.4
59.6
Jul 2009
59.3
67.5
56.3
28.6
60.2
53.5
61.8
59.9
Aug 2009
59.1
67.3
56.1
27.9
60.0
52.9
61.3
58.9
Sep 2009
58.7
67.0
55.8
27.3
59.6
52.3
60.9
59.2
Oct 2009
58.5
66.8
55.7
26.1
59.5
52.0
60.6
58.9
Nov 2009
58.6
66.8
55.8
26.3
59.4
52.3
60.5
59.3
Dec 2009
58.3
66.4
55.4
26.2
59.2
52.0
59.9
58.6
Jan 2010
58.5
66.5
55.8
26.0
59.6
52.0
58.9
59.3
Feb 2010
58.5
66.5
55.7
26.4
59.5
52.1
59.0
59.5
Mar 2010
58.5
66.7
55.6
26.5
59.5
52.0
59.5
59.3
Apr 2010
58.7
67.1
55.6
26.7
59.7
52.3
61.1
59.1
May 2010
58.6
67.1
55.6
26.2
59.6
53.0
59.9
59.3
Jun 2010
58.5
67.0
55.6
25.1
59.5
52.5
60.0
58.9
Jul 2010
58.5
67.0
55.5
25.5
59.5
52.3
59.8
59.3
Aug 2010
58.6
67.1
55.4
26.1
59.6
52.3
60.2
59.3
Sep 2010
58.5
67.0
55.4
25.3
59.5
51.9
59.9
59.3
Oct 2010
58.3
66.8
55.3
25.5
59.2
52.3
60.5
58.6
Nov 2010
58.2
66.4
55.3
26.1
59.0
52.4
59.8
58.4
Dec 2010
58.3
66.7
55.3
25.6
59.2
52.4
59.7
58.3
Jan 2011
58.3
66.7
55.3
25.7
59.4
51.9
60.5
58.9
Feb 2011
58.4
66.9
55.1
25.7
59.3
51.9
60.4
58.3
Mar 2011
58.4
66.9
55.3
25.9
59.5
51.6
60.5
58.7
Apr 2011
58.4
66.9
55.2
25.5
59.5
51.3
60.0
58.6
May 2011
58.3
67.0
55.0
25.4
59.5
51.1
60.3
58.3
Jun 2011
58.2
66.8
54.9
25.5
59.3
51.2
60.2
58.6
Jul 2011
58.2
66.8
55.0
25.2
59.3
51.0
59.5
58.7
Aug 2011
58.3
67.0
55.0
26.1
59.4
51.5
59.2
59.2
Sep 2011
58.4
67.0
55.0
26.1
59.4
52.3
59.2
59.2
Oct 2011
58.4
67.0
55.1
26.1
59.3
52.5
60.1
59.4
Nov 2011
58.6
67.4
55.0
26.3
59.5
51.8
60.1
59.1
Dec 2011
58.6
67.5
54.9
26.3
59.5
52.3
60.2
59.4
Jan 2012
58.4
67.6
54.8
25.6
59.4
52.8
59.9
59.2
Feb 2012
58.5
67.6
54.9
25.8
59.5
53.0
59.0
59.5
Mar 2012
58.5
67.5
55.0
25.6
59.4
53.2
59.2
59.3
Apr 2012
58.4
67.4
54.9
25.6
59.3
53.2
59.1
59.6
May 2012
58.5
67.5
55.0
25.8
59.4
53.0
60.0
59.7
Jun 2012
58.6
67.4
55.0
26.6
59.4
53.1
60.3
59.6
Jul 2012
58.5
67.4
54.8
26.7
59.2
52.8
60.7
59.7
Aug 2012
58.4
67.3
54.9
26.0
59.2
52.9
59.9
59.4
Sep 2012
58.7
67.6
55.1
26.1
59.5
52.9
60.9
59.8
Oct 2012
58.8
67.8
55.1
26.3
59.6
53.4
60.4
59.7
Nov 2012
58.7
67.7
55.0
26.4
59.5
53.2
60.7
59.2
Dec 2012
58.7
67.7
54.9
25.9
59.5
52.7
61.3
59.5
Jan 2013
58.6
67.6
54.7
26.8
59.4
53.3
60.8
59.8
Feb 2013
58.6
67.7
54.8
25.8
59.3
53.2
60.9
59.8
Mar 2013
58.5
67.6
54.7
25.8
59.3
53.3
61.0
59.3
Apr 2013
58.6
67.5
55.0
25.8
59.4
53.3
60.6
59.8
May 2013
58.6
67.5
55.0
26.3
59.4
53.5
60.8
60.5
Jun 2013
58.6
67.5
55.0
26.6
59.4
52.9
62.2
60.3
Jul 2013
58.7
67.5
55.1
26.8
59.5
53.5
61.0
60.4
Aug 2013
58.7
67.2
55.3
26.7
59.4
53.0
61.4
60.2
Sep 2013
58.7
67.3
55.1
27.4
59.4
53.3
61.8
60.0
Oct 2013
58.3
66.9
54.7
26.6
59.1
52.8
60.8
59.7
Nov 2013
58.6
67.4
54.8
27.1
59.4
53.0
61.3
60.2
Dec 2013
58.7
67.5
55.0
26.8
59.5
53.1
61.8
60.0
Jan 2014
58.8
67.5
55.2
26.4
59.6
53.3
60.9
60.4
Feb 2014
58.7
67.4
55.4
25.6
59.6
53.7
60.2
60.6
Mar 2014
58.9
67.8
55.2
26.9
59.6
53.9
60.7
60.9
Apr 2014
58.9
67.6
55.2
26.8
59.7
53.9
59.8
60.8
May 2014
58.9
67.6
55.2
27.2
59.7
53.9
60.1
60.7
Jun 2014
59.0
67.9
55.3
26.8
59.7
54.4
59.9
61.2
Jul 2014
59.0
67.9
55.2
27.3
59.7
54.5
60.2
60.9
Aug 2014
59.0
68.0
55.1
27.2
59.8
54.1
60.9
61.2
Sep 2014
59.1
68.1
55.1
27.3
59.8
54.8
60.6
61.6
Oct 2014
59.3
68.1
55.3
29.0
60.0
54.8
60.6
62.0
Nov 2014
59.2
67.8
55.4
29.0
59.9
54.7
60.2
62.0
Dec 2014
59.3
68.1
55.3
28.7
59.9
54.9
60.6
61.9
Jan 2015
59.3
68.1
55.4
28.3
60.1
54.6
60.1
62.1
Feb 2015
59.2
68.1
55.3
28.6
59.9
54.8
60.6
61.7
Mar 2015
59.2
68.1
55.2
28.6
59.8
55.0
60.4
61.7
Apr 2015
59.3
68.2
55.3
28.7
59.8
56.2
60.5
61.8
May 2015
59.4
68.3
55.4
28.8
60.0
55.8
61.1
61.8
Jun 2015
59.4
68.2
55.5
27.9
59.9
55.9
60.3
61.7
Jul 2015
59.3
68.3
55.3
28.2
59.9
55.9
60.2
61.4
Aug 2015
59.4
68.2
55.5
28.1
59.9
55.9
60.3
61.3
Sep 2015
59.2
68.1
55.2
28.2
59.8
55.7
59.9
61.3
Oct 2015
59.3
68.1
55.4
28.5
59.9
55.9
59.6
61.5
Nov 2015
59.4
67.9
55.6
28.6
59.9
55.8
60.7
61.3
Dec 2015
59.6
68.2
55.7
29.6
60.0
56.4
60.7
61.4
Jan 2016
59.7
68.4
55.7
29.4
60.3
56.1
60.1
61.9
Feb 2016
59.8
68.6
55.7
29.7
60.3
56.2
60.6
62.4
Mar 2016
59.8
68.7
55.8
29.4
60.4
56.0
60.8
62.6
Apr 2016
59.7
68.6
55.6
29.8
60.3
55.8
61.4
61.7
May 2016
59.7
68.4
55.7
29.8
60.3
56.1
60.7
61.9
Jun 2016
59.7
68.6
55.6
28.9
60.2
56.1
61.0
61.9
Jul 2016
59.8
68.5
55.7
29.9
60.3
56.1
61.2
62.3
Aug 2016
59.8
68.5
55.7
30.5
60.2
56.9
60.6
62.5
Sep 2016
59.7
68.4
55.7
29.9
60.1
56.7
61.0
61.9
Oct 2016
59.7
68.4
55.7
29.6
60.0
56.5
61.5
61.8
Nov 2016
59.7
68.4
55.7
29.8
60.1
57.0
61.0
61.8
Dec 2016
59.7
68.4
55.7
29.8
60.0
57.1
61.0
61.8
Jan 2017
59.9
68.6
55.8
30.1
60.1
57.6
61.5
62.2
Feb 2017
60.0
68.6
56.0
30.0
60.3
57.3
61.4
62.7
Mar 2017
60.2
68.6
56.3
31.0
60.5
57.3
61.0
63.3
Apr 2017
60.2
68.9
56.2
30.7
60.5
57.7
61.6
62.8
May 2017
60.1
68.7
56.1
30.1
60.4
57.8
61.6
62.8
Jun 2017
60.1
68.7
56.1
31.1
60.4
57.7
61.3
62.9
Jul 2017
60.2
68.7
56.3
30.2
60.5
57.7
61.7
63.1
Aug 2017
60.1
68.7
56.2
30.4
60.4
57.3
61.7
62.5
Sep 2017
60.4
69.0
56.3
31.2
60.6
58.2
62.0
63.1
Oct 2017
60.1
68.8
56.1
29.7
60.3
57.4
61.7
62.2
Nov 2017
60.1
68.8
56.2
29.1
60.4
57.7
61.0
62.3
Dec 2017
60.1
68.9
56.0
29.8
60.4
58.0
61.1
62.4
Jan 2018
60.2
68.9
56.0
30.6
60.5
57.5
61.2
62.6
Feb 2018
60.4
69.3
56.2
31.0
60.7
58.6
60.7
63.0
Mar 2018
60.4
69.2
56.2
30.9
60.7
58.5
61.3
62.6
Apr 2018
60.4
69.2
56.2
30.5
60.7
58.0
61.6
63.4
May 2018
60.5
69.3
56.4
30.3
60.8
58.6
61.6
63.2
Jun 2018
60.4
69.0
56.5
30.9
60.7
58.3
61.6
63.5
Jul 2018
60.5
69.0
56.7
30.6
60.8
58.4
61.9
63.9
Aug 2018
60.3
68.9
56.4
29.1
60.4
58.1
61.7
62.8
Sep 2018
60.4
68.9
56.5
30.3
60.5
58.6
61.9
63.0
Oct 2018
60.5
68.9
56.6
31.0
60.7
58.5
61.9
63.1
Nov 2018
60.5
69.0
56.6
30.8
60.7
58.3
62.3
63.5
Dec 2018
60.6
68.9
56.7
31.2
60.8
57.9
61.4
64.0
Jan 2019
60.6
69.1
56.7
30.9
60.8
58.6
62.5
64.0
Feb 2019
60.8
69.3
56.9
30.0
61.0
58.2
62.3
63.7
Mar 2019
60.7
69.2
56.7
31.0
61.0
58.0
62.2
63.8
Apr 2019
60.6
69.1
56.8
29.6
60.8
58.4
61.4
63.3
May 2019
60.6
69.3
56.6
29.9
60.8
58.6
61.7
63.6
Jun 2019
60.7
69.2
56.7
31.1
60.9
58.2
62.3
63.6
Jul 2019
60.8
69.3
56.7
31.6
60.9
59.0
62.1
63.6
Aug 2019
60.8
69.2
57.0
31.0
60.9
58.8
62.1
63.9
Sep 2019
60.9
69.2
57.3
30.7
61.1
59.1
62.4
64.4
Oct 2019
60.9
69.1
57.3
31.1
61.1
58.9
63.3
64.4
Nov 2019
61.0
69.3
57.1
31.6
61.1
58.8
62.8
64.4
Dec 2019
61.0
69.3
57.3
31.4
61.2
59.3
61.7
64.3
Jan 2020
61.1
69.4
57.3
31.9
61.4
58.9
62.0
64.9
Feb 2020
61.2
69.3
57.4
32.5
61.4
59.4
62.5
65.0
Mar 2020
59.9
68.1
56.1
30.8
60.2
57.6
61.1
62.9
Apr 2020
51.3
59.7
47.6
20.2
51.7
48.8
52.1
51.4
May 2020
52.8
61.1
48.9
23.1
53.5
49.7
52.0
52.9
Jun 2020
54.7
62.7
51.0
25.8
55.5
50.8
53.1
56.0
Jul 2020
55.2
63.1
51.6
26.6
55.8
51.5
56.0
56.4
Aug 2020
56.5
64.5
52.7
28.3
57.2
52.4
56.9
58.4
Sep 2020
56.6
64.7
52.5
30.0
57.3
52.6
57.3
58.2
Oct 2020
57.4
65.3
53.5
31.0
58.1
53.7
58.0
59.7
Nov 2020
57.4
65.1
53.6
30.9
57.9
54.0
58.4
59.7
Dec 2020
57.4
65.2
53.6
30.2
57.8
53.9
58.2
59.2
Jan 2021
57.5
65.5
53.6
30.6
57.9
54.7
58.6
59.4
Feb 2021
57.6
65.5
53.7
31.3
58.0
54.3
59.2
59.9
Mar 2021
57.8
65.5
54.1
31.5
58.2
54.9
59.3
60.3
Apr 2021
57.9
65.6
54.0
32.8
58.2
55.3
59.2
60.2
May 2021
58.0
65.6
54.2
33.0
58.3
55.5
59.9
60.5
Jun 2021
58.0
65.7
54.2
31.6
58.2
55.9
59.8
60.6
Jul 2021
58.4
66.1
54.6
32.0
58.6
55.8
61.2
61.4
Aug 2021
58.5
66.4
54.7
32.2
58.7
56.1
61.2
61.5
Sep 2021
58.8
66.7
54.8
32.2
58.9
56.5
61.7
61.6
Oct 2021
58.9
66.9
54.9
32.1
59.1
56.3
62.5
61.9
Nov 2021
59.3
67.3
55.3
32.4
59.4
56.8
62.8
62.9
Dec 2021
59.5
67.4
55.7
32.1
59.7
56.5
62.2
62.7
Jan 2022
59.7
67.5
56.0
32.6
59.9
57.7
62.1
63.2
Feb 2022
59.9
68.1
55.9
32.2
60.1
58.1
61.0
63.6
Mar 2022
60.1
68.1
56.2
33.2
60.3
58.3
62.3
63.7
Apr 2022
60.0
67.9
56.2
32.9
59.9
58.6
62.4
63.4
May 2022
60.1
67.9
56.3
32.7
60.0
59.1
63.3
63.6
Jun 2022
59.9
67.8
56.2
32.6
59.9
58.6
62.5
63.7
Jul 2022
60.0
67.7
56.5
31.7
59.9
58.3
63.2
63.1
Among the major worker groups, employment–population ratios in July 2022 were little changed from the previous month. The ratios in July 2022 were higher than a year earlier among adult men, adult women, Whites, Blacks, Asians, and Hispanics or Latinos, while the ratio for teenagers was little changed.
These data are from the Current Population Survey and are seasonally adjusted. People whose ethnicity is Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. For more information, see "The Employment Situation — July 2022 ." We also have more charts on employment and the labor force .
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