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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
Labor force status flows by sex, March 2026 [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

 156,446 1,177 4,503 27 162,153 156,391 1,380 5,115 27 162,912

Unemployed

 1,949 4,266 1,835 2 8,052 1,882 3,919 1,768 2 7,571

Not in labor force

 4,328 1,888 98,130 214 104,560 4,529 1,935 97,605 214 104,283

Other inflows(2)

 42 5 288 - 335 46 5 284 - 335

Total

 162,764 7,337 104,756 243 - 162,848 7,239 104,771 243 -

Men, 16 years and over

Employed

 81,705 728 2,011 16 84,460 82,092 789 2,313 16 85,210

Unemployed

 1,193 2,316 865 1 4,375 1,028 2,034 828 1 3,891

Not in labor force

 1,942 926 40,781 101 43,750 1,976 909 40,499 101 43,485

Other inflows(2)

 12 4 143 - 159 15 4 141 - 159

Total

 84,852 3,975 43,799 118 - 85,111 3,736 43,780 118 -

Women, 16 years and over

Employed

 74,741 449 2,492 11 77,693 74,299 591 2,802 11 77,702

Unemployed

 756 1,950 971 1 3,677 854 1,885 940 1 3,680

Not in labor force

 2,386 962 57,349 113 60,810 2,553 1,026 57,106 113 60,798

Other inflows(2)

 30 1 145 - 176 31 1 143 - 176

Total

 77,912 3,362 60,957 125 - 77,737 3,503 60,991 125 -

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 03, 2026