Labor force status flows by sex, current month

Labor force status flows by sex, September 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)	Total	Employed	Unemployed	Not in labor force	Other outflows(1)	Total
Total, 16 years and over
Employed	156,487	1,501	5,272	27	163,288	156,845	1,734	4,787	27	163,394
Unemployed	2,112	3,878	1,754	2	7,747	1,824	3,847	1,712	2	7,384
Not in labor force	5,196	1,932	95,625	213	102,966	4,873	2,010	96,127	213	103,223
Other inflows(2)	98	12	357	-	467	102	12	352	-	467
Total	163,894	7,324	103,009	242	-	163,645	7,603	102,978	242	-

Men, 16 years and over
Employed	83,822	822	2,535	16	87,194	83,664	939	2,267	16	86,886
Unemployed	960	2,101	857	1	3,920	981	2,170	844	1	3,996
Not in labor force	2,028	833	39,573	102	42,538	1,963	905	39,798	102	42,769
Other inflows(2)	39	10	179	-	228	41	10	176	-	228
Total	86,849	3,766	43,144	119	-	86,650	4,024	43,085	119	-

Women, 16 years and over
Employed	72,666	679	2,738	11	76,094	73,181	795	2,521	11	76,508
Unemployed	1,152	1,777	897	1	3,827	843	1,677	867	1	3,388
Not in labor force	3,168	1,099	56,051	111	60,429	2,910	1,105	56,329	111	60,455
Other inflows(2)	59	2	178	-	239	61	2	176	-	239
Total	77,045	3,557	59,864	123	-	76,994	3,579	59,893	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: November 20, 2025