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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
Labor force status flows by sex, March 2025 [Numbers in thousands]
Status in previous month Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Status in current month Total Status in current month Total
Employed Unemployed Not in
labor force
Other
outflows(1)
Employed Unemployed Not in
labor force
Other
outflows(1)

Total, 16 years and over

Employed

157,051 1,477 3,989 27 162,544 157,016 1,636 4,629 27 163,307

Unemployed

1,912 3,888 1,771 2 7,572 1,840 3,513 1,697 2 7,052

Not in labor force

4,402 1,842 96,275 212 102,731 4,602 1,895 95,777 212 102,487

Other inflows(2)

47 36 335 - 417 50 39 328 - 417

Total

163,412 7,242 102,369 241 - 163,508 7,083 102,431 241 -

Men, 16 years and over

Employed

82,893 901 1,709 16 85,519 83,243 939 2,029 16 86,226

Unemployed

1,171 2,238 864 1 4,273 1,010 1,924 826 1 3,761

Not in labor force

2,145 941 40,109 102 43,297 2,181 915 39,905 102 43,102

Other inflows(2)

7 22 176 - 205 10 23 172 - 205

Total

86,216 4,102 42,857 118 - 86,443 3,800 42,932 118 -

Women, 16 years and over

Employed

74,158 576 2,280 11 77,025 73,772 697 2,600 11 77,081

Unemployed

740 1,650 907 1 3,298 830 1,589 871 1 3,291

Not in labor force

2,258 901 56,166 111 59,435 2,422 981 55,872 111 59,385

Other inflows(2)

40 14 159 - 212 41 15 156 - 212

Total

77,195 3,140 59,512 123 - 77,065 3,283 59,500 123 -

Footnotes
(1) Includes estimated deaths and adjustments to estimated population totals.
(2) Includes persons just turning 16 and adjustments to estimated population totals.

- Data not defined. For example, the cell at the intersection of "Other inflows" and "Other outflows" is not defined because one cannot simultaneously be classified as both.
SOURCE: Research series from the Current Population Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 

Last Modified Date: April 04, 2025