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Employment–population ratio at 60.2 percent in February 2023
March 15, 2023
The employment–population ratio—the proportion of the population that is employed—was 60.2 percent in February 2023 for people age 16 and older. The ratio was about unchanged over the month and has shown little net change since early last year. The February ratio was 0.4 percentage point higher than in February 2022 (59.8 percent) and is 0.9 percentage point below its February 2020 value, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Employment–population ratios, February 2013 to February 2023
Month
Total
Men 20 years and older
Women 20 years and older
16–19 years old
Hispanic or Latino
White
Black or African-American
Asian
Feb 2013
58.6%
67.7%
54.8%
25.8%
59.8%
59.3%
53.2%
60.9%
Mar 2013
58.5
67.6
54.7
25.8
59.3
59.3
53.3
61.0
Apr 2013
58.6
67.5
55.0
25.8
59.8
59.4
53.3
60.6
May 2013
58.6
67.5
55.0
26.3
60.5
59.4
53.5
60.8
Jun 2013
58.6
67.5
55.0
26.6
60.3
59.4
52.9
62.2
Jul 2013
58.7
67.5
55.1
26.8
60.4
59.5
53.5
61.0
Aug 2013
58.7
67.2
55.3
26.7
60.2
59.4
53.0
61.4
Sep 2013
58.7
67.3
55.1
27.4
60.0
59.4
53.3
61.8
Oct 2013
58.3
66.9
54.7
26.6
59.7
59.1
52.8
60.8
Nov 2013
58.6
67.4
54.8
27.1
60.2
59.4
53.0
61.3
Dec 2013
58.7
67.5
55.0
26.8
60.0
59.5
53.1
61.8
Jan 2014
58.8
67.5
55.2
26.4
60.4
59.6
53.3
60.9
Feb 2014
58.7
67.4
55.4
25.6
60.6
59.6
53.7
60.2
Mar 2014
58.9
67.8
55.2
26.9
60.9
59.6
53.9
60.7
Apr 2014
58.9
67.6
55.2
26.8
60.8
59.7
53.9
59.8
May 2014
58.9
67.6
55.2
27.2
60.7
59.7
53.9
60.1
Jun 2014
59.0
67.9
55.3
26.8
61.2
59.7
54.4
59.9
Jul 2014
59.0
67.9
55.2
27.3
60.9
59.7
54.5
60.2
Aug 2014
59.0
68.0
55.1
27.2
61.2
59.8
54.1
60.9
Sep 2014
59.1
68.1
55.1
27.3
61.6
59.8
54.8
60.6
Oct 2014
59.3
68.1
55.3
29.0
62.0
60.0
54.8
60.6
Nov 2014
59.2
67.8
55.4
29.0
62.0
59.9
54.7
60.2
Dec 2014
59.3
68.1
55.3
28.7
61.9
59.9
54.9
60.6
Jan 2015
59.3
68.1
55.4
28.3
62.1
60.1
54.6
60.1
Feb 2015
59.2
68.1
55.3
28.6
61.7
59.9
54.8
60.6
Mar 2015
59.2
68.1
55.2
28.6
61.7
59.8
55.0
60.4
Apr 2015
59.3
68.2
55.3
28.7
61.8
59.8
56.2
60.5
May 2015
59.4
68.3
55.4
28.8
61.8
60.0
55.8
61.1
Jun 2015
59.4
68.2
55.5
27.9
61.7
59.9
55.9
60.3
Jul 2015
59.3
68.3
55.3
28.2
61.4
59.9
55.9
60.2
Aug 2015
59.4
68.2
55.5
28.1
61.3
59.9
55.9
60.3
Sep 2015
59.2
68.1
55.2
28.2
61.3
59.8
55.7
59.9
Oct 2015
59.3
68.1
55.4
28.5
61.5
59.9
55.9
59.6
Nov 2015
59.4
67.9
55.6
28.6
61.3
59.9
55.8
60.7
Dec 2015
59.6
68.2
55.7
29.6
61.4
60.0
56.4
60.7
Jan 2016
59.7
68.4
55.7
29.4
61.9
60.3
56.1
60.1
Feb 2016
59.8
68.6
55.7
29.7
62.4
60.3
56.2
60.6
Mar 2016
59.8
68.7
55.8
29.4
62.6
60.4
56.0
60.8
Apr 2016
59.7
68.6
55.6
29.8
61.7
60.3
55.8
61.4
May 2016
59.7
68.4
55.7
29.8
61.9
60.3
56.1
60.7
Jun 2016
59.7
68.6
55.6
28.9
61.9
60.2
56.1
61.0
Jul 2016
59.8
68.5
55.7
29.9
62.3
60.3
56.1
61.2
Aug 2016
59.8
68.5
55.7
30.5
62.5
60.2
56.9
60.6
Sep 2016
59.7
68.4
55.7
29.9
61.9
60.1
56.7
61.0
Oct 2016
59.7
68.4
55.7
29.6
61.8
60.0
56.5
61.5
Nov 2016
59.7
68.4
55.7
29.8
61.8
60.1
57.0
61.0
Dec 2016
59.7
68.4
55.7
29.8
61.8
60.0
57.1
61.0
Jan 2017
59.9
68.6
55.8
30.1
62.2
60.1
57.6
61.5
Feb 2017
60.0
68.6
56.0
30.0
62.7
60.3
57.3
61.4
Mar 2017
60.2
68.6
56.3
31.0
63.3
60.5
57.3
61.0
Apr 2017
60.2
68.9
56.2
30.7
62.8
60.5
57.7
61.6
May 2017
60.1
68.7
56.1
30.1
62.8
60.4
57.8
61.6
Jun 2017
60.1
68.7
56.1
31.1
62.9
60.4
57.7
61.3
Jul 2017
60.2
68.7
56.3
30.2
63.1
60.5
57.7
61.7
Aug 2017
60.1
68.7
56.2
30.4
62.5
60.4
57.3
61.7
Sep 2017
60.4
69.0
56.3
31.2
63.1
60.6
58.2
62.0
Oct 2017
60.1
68.8
56.1
29.7
62.2
60.3
57.4
61.7
Nov 2017
60.1
68.8
56.2
29.1
62.3
60.4
57.7
61.0
Dec 2017
60.1
68.9
56.0
29.8
62.4
60.4
58.0
61.1
Jan 2018
60.1
68.9
56.0
30.6
62.5
60.5
57.4
61.1
Feb 2018
60.4
69.2
56.2
31.0
62.9
60.7
58.6
60.9
Mar 2018
60.4
69.2
56.2
30.9
62.5
60.6
58.4
61.3
Apr 2018
60.4
69.1
56.2
30.4
63.3
60.7
57.9
61.5
May 2018
60.5
69.3
56.3
30.3
63.2
60.8
58.5
61.5
Jun 2018
60.5
69.0
56.4
31.0
63.5
60.7
58.3
61.6
Jul 2018
60.6
69.1
56.6
30.7
63.9
60.8
58.4
61.9
Aug 2018
60.3
68.9
56.4
28.9
62.8
60.4
58.2
61.7
Sep 2018
60.4
68.9
56.5
30.4
63.0
60.5
58.7
61.9
Oct 2018
60.5
68.9
56.6
31.1
63.2
60.7
58.6
61.9
Nov 2018
60.6
69.1
56.7
30.8
63.6
60.8
58.4
62.3
Dec 2018
60.6
68.9
56.7
31.2
64.0
60.8
58.0
61.5
Jan 2019
60.6
69.1
56.7
30.8
63.9
60.7
58.5
62.5
Feb 2019
60.7
69.2
56.9
30.0
63.6
60.9
58.1
62.5
Mar 2019
60.6
69.1
56.7
31.0
63.8
60.9
58.0
62.2
Apr 2019
60.6
69.1
56.7
29.5
63.2
60.8
58.3
61.4
May 2019
60.6
69.3
56.6
29.9
63.6
60.8
58.6
61.6
Jun 2019
60.7
69.2
56.6
31.2
63.6
60.9
58.2
62.3
Jul 2019
60.8
69.3
56.7
31.7
63.6
60.9
59.0
62.0
Aug 2019
60.8
69.3
57.0
30.7
63.9
60.9
58.8
62.1
Sep 2019
61.0
69.2
57.3
30.8
64.4
61.1
59.1
62.4
Oct 2019
61.0
69.2
57.3
31.2
64.5
61.1
59.0
63.3
Nov 2019
61.0
69.4
57.1
31.6
64.5
61.2
58.8
62.9
Dec 2019
61.0
69.3
57.3
31.4
64.3
61.2
59.4
61.8
Jan 2020
61.1
69.4
57.3
31.8
64.9
61.3
58.9
61.9
Feb 2020
61.1
69.2
57.4
32.5
65.0
61.3
59.3
62.8
Mar 2020
59.8
68.0
56.1
30.7
62.9
60.1
57.6
61.1
Apr 2020
51.3
59.6
47.6
20.1
51.4
51.7
48.7
52.1
May 2020
52.7
61.1
48.8
23.1
52.9
53.5
49.6
51.8
Jun 2020
54.7
62.7
50.9
25.8
56.0
55.5
50.8
53.1
Jul 2020
55.2
63.2
51.6
26.8
56.4
55.8
51.5
55.9
Aug 2020
56.5
64.6
52.7
28.1
58.4
57.2
52.5
56.9
Sep 2020
56.6
64.7
52.5
30.2
58.2
57.3
52.6
57.3
Oct 2020
57.4
65.3
53.5
31.1
59.8
58.1
53.7
58.0
Nov 2020
57.4
65.2
53.7
30.9
59.8
57.9
54.1
58.5
Dec 2020
57.4
65.2
53.6
30.3
59.3
57.9
54.0
58.3
Jan 2021
57.5
65.4
53.6
30.4
59.4
57.8
54.7
58.5
Feb 2021
57.6
65.3
53.8
31.3
59.8
57.9
54.2
59.4
Mar 2021
57.8
65.4
54.1
31.4
60.3
58.1
54.9
59.3
Apr 2021
57.9
65.6
54.0
32.7
60.1
58.2
55.2
59.1
May 2021
58.0
65.6
54.1
33.0
60.4
58.3
55.4
59.7
Jun 2021
58.0
65.8
54.2
31.7
60.6
58.2
55.9
59.8
Jul 2021
58.4
66.2
54.6
32.2
61.5
58.6
55.8
61.0
Aug 2021
58.6
66.5
54.6
32.0
61.5
58.7
56.2
61.2
Sep 2021
58.8
66.7
54.8
32.4
61.6
58.9
56.5
61.7
Oct 2021
59.0
66.9
55.0
32.2
62.0
59.1
56.3
62.6
Nov 2021
59.4
67.4
55.3
32.4
63.0
59.5
56.8
62.9
Dec 2021
59.5
67.5
55.7
32.2
62.8
59.7
56.6
62.3
Jan 2022
59.7
67.5
56.0
32.6
63.2
59.9
57.7
62.1
Feb 2022
59.8
67.9
55.9
32.2
63.6
60.1
58.1
61.1
Mar 2022
60.1
68.0
56.3
33.3
63.7
60.2
58.2
62.3
Apr 2022
59.9
67.8
56.1
32.9
63.4
59.9
58.6
62.5
May 2022
60.0
67.9
56.3
32.7
63.6
59.9
59.1
63.4
Jun 2022
59.9
67.7
56.2
32.6
63.7
59.9
58.5
62.5
Jul 2022
59.9
67.7
56.4
31.8
63.1
60.0
58.3
63.2
Aug 2022
60.1
67.7
56.4
33.7
63.8
60.1
57.9
63.4
Sep 2022
60.1
68.1
56.2
32.6
63.5
60.1
58.5
63.2
Oct 2022
60.0
68.0
56.0
32.7
63.3
60.0
58.4
62.9
Nov 2022
59.9
67.9
55.9
33.5
63.1
59.8
58.8
63.0
Dec 2022
60.1
68.2
56.2
33.1
63.5
60.2
58.9
62.7
Jan 2023
60.2
67.9
56.5
33.3
63.3
60.2
59.5
62.3
Feb 2023
60.2
67.9
56.6
33.3
63.2
60.1
59.8
62.8
The employment–population ratios for adult men, adult women, teenagers, Whites, Blacks, Asians, and Hispanics in February 2023 were little changed from the previous month. The ratios for adult women, Blacks, and Asians all increased over the year, while the ratios for adult men, teenagers, Whites, and Hispanics were unchanged.
United States Department of Labor
