Labor force status flows by sex, current month

Labor force status flows by sex, January 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)	Total	Employed	Unemployed	Not in labor force	Other outflows(1)	Total
Total, 16 years and over
Employed	156,910	1,913	4,869	27	163,720	157,919	1,400	4,646	27	163,992
Unemployed	1,515	3,891	1,595	2	7,003	1,910	3,896	1,695	2	7,503
Not in labor force	4,619	2,087	97,174	214	104,094	4,637	2,014	96,456	214	103,321
Other inflows(2)	46	50	312	-	409	54	52	303	-	409
Total	163,090	7,941	103,951	243	-	164,520	7,362	103,100	243	-

Men, 16 years and over
Employed	83,076	1,065	2,215	16	86,372	83,987	698	2,110	16	86,812
Unemployed	831	2,165	830	1	3,827	1,012	2,100	856	1	3,968
Not in labor force	2,003	1,167	40,574	103	43,847	1,954	1,081	40,130	103	43,266
Other inflows(2)	10	24	164	-	199	14	25	159	-	199
Total	85,920	4,421	43,784	119	-	86,967	3,903	43,255	119	-

Women, 16 years and over
Employed	73,834	849	2,654	11	77,348	73,931	702	2,536	11	77,180
Unemployed	684	1,725	765	1	3,176	898	1,797	840	1	3,535
Not in labor force	2,615	920	56,600	112	60,246	2,683	934	56,326	112	60,055
Other inflows(2)	36	26	148	-	210	40	27	143	-	210
Total	77,170	3,520	60,167	124	-	77,553	3,459	59,845	124	-
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: February 11, 2026