Labor force status flows by sex, current month

Labor force status flows by sex, September 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	156,349	1,225	5,065	27	162,667	156,661	1,446	4,612	27	162,746
Unemployed	2,155	3,794	1,429	2	7,381	1,858	3,773	1,398	2	7,031
Not in labor force	4,868	1,838	98,447	214	105,367	4,565	1,888	98,971	214	105,638
Other inflows(2)	65	2	314	-	382	69	2	310	-	382
Total	163,439	6,859	105,256	243	-	163,152	7,109	105,292	243	-

Men, 16 years and over
Employed	82,617	656	2,445	16	85,734	82,407	767	2,148	16	85,337
Unemployed	1,055	2,084	730	1	3,870	1,061	2,139	721	1	3,922
Not in labor force	2,037	886	40,247	102	43,272	2,006	961	40,548	102	43,617
Other inflows(2)	19	0	161	-	181	22	1	158	-	181
Total	85,728	3,627	43,582	118	-	85,495	3,867	43,575	118	-

Women, 16 years and over
Employed	73,733	568	2,620	11	76,933	74,254	679	2,465	11	77,409
Unemployed	1,100	1,710	700	1	3,511	797	1,635	677	1	3,109
Not in labor force	2,831	952	58,200	113	62,096	2,559	927	58,423	113	62,021
Other inflows(2)	46	2	153	-	201	47	2	152	-	201
Total	77,710	3,232	61,674	125	-	77,657	3,242	61,716	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: October 02, 2026