Labor force status flows by sex, current month

Labor force status flows by sex, February 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	156,044	1,500	4,066	60	161,670	156,815	1,623	4,602	57	163,097
Unemployed	1,696	4,592	1,650	4	7,942	1,688	4,029	1,647	3	7,368
Not in labor force	4,388	1,953	98,491	231	105,064	4,380	1,911	97,691	229	104,211
Other inflows(2)	25	7	353	-	385	29	8	342	-	379
Total	162,153	8,052	104,560	295	-	162,912	7,571	104,283	289	-

Men, 16 years and over
Employed	81,488	852	1,903	49	84,291	82,318	887	2,098	45	85,348
Unemployed	994	2,500	866	3	4,362	937	2,078	834	2	3,852
Not in labor force	1,966	1,023	40,785	119	43,893	1,941	926	40,362	116	43,345
Other inflows(2)	12	0	197	-	209	13	0	190	-	204
Total	84,460	4,375	43,750	170	-	85,210	3,891	43,485	164	-

Women, 16 years and over
Employed	74,556	648	2,164	11	77,379	74,497	737	2,504	11	77,749
Unemployed	702	2,092	784	1	3,580	751	1,951	813	1	3,515
Not in labor force	2,422	930	57,706	113	61,171	2,439	985	57,329	113	60,865
Other inflows(2)	13	7	156	-	175	15	8	152	-	175
Total	77,693	3,677	60,810	125	-	77,702	3,680	60,798	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. NOTE: January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population estimates. For additional information, see https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop. SOURCE: Research series from the Current Population Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Last Modified Date: March 06, 2026