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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
Labor force status flows by sex, February 2023 [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

 152,499 1,522 4,636 35 158,692 153,634 1,419 5,055 30 160,138

Unemployed

 1,970 3,156 1,251 2 6,378 1,640 2,815 1,237 2 5,694

Not in labor force

 5,201 1,787 93,693 211 100,892 4,994 1,701 93,226 209 100,130

Other inflows(2)

 43 1 354 - 399 48 1 343 - 392

Total

 159,713 6,465 99,934 248 - 160,315 5,936 99,861 241 -

Men, 16 years and over

Employed

 81,051 817 2,228 24 84,120 82,032 724 2,411 20 85,186

Unemployed

 1,170 1,936 615 1 3,723 921 1,614 611 1 3,147

Not in labor force

 2,432 963 38,657 104 42,156 2,300 869 38,394 101 41,665

Other inflows(2)

 13 0 189 - 202 14 0 181 - 195

Total

 84,666 3,717 41,689 129 - 85,266 3,208 41,597 122 -

Women, 16 years and over

Employed

 71,448 705 2,408 11 74,572 71,602 694 2,644 11 74,952

Unemployed

 800 1,219 636 1 2,656 719 1,201 626 1 2,546

Not in labor force

 2,768 823 55,036 108 58,736 2,694 832 54,832 108 58,465

Other inflows(2)

 31 1 165 - 197 34 1 162 - 197

Total

 75,047 2,749 58,245 119 - 75,049 2,728 58,264 119 -

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: March 10, 2023