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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
Labor force status flows by sex, April 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)		 Employed Unemployed Not in
labor force		 Other
outflows(1)

Total, 16 years and over

Employed

 156,499 1,548 4,679 39 162,764 156,236 1,715 4,860 37 162,848

Unemployed

 1,974 3,559 1,801 2 7,337 1,736 3,750 1,750 2 7,239

Not in labor force

 4,257 1,651 98,629 220 104,756 4,597 1,897 98,059 219 104,771

Other inflows(2)

 51 9 298 - 358 54 11 290 - 355

Total

 162,781 6,768 105,406 261 - 162,622 7,373 104,959 259 -

Men, 16 years and over

Employed

 81,803 825 2,197 27 84,852 81,937 879 2,270 26 85,111

Unemployed

 1,169 2,038 767 1 3,975 913 2,081 740 1 3,736

Not in labor force

 2,000 859 40,834 107 43,799 2,148 958 40,568 107 43,780

Other inflows(2)

 10 9 161 - 180 10 10 156 - 177

Total

 84,981 3,731 43,958 136 - 85,007 3,929 43,734 134 -

Women, 16 years and over

Employed

 74,696 723 2,482 11 77,912 74,299 836 2,591 11 77,737

Unemployed

 806 1,521 1,034 1 3,362 824 1,669 1,010 1 3,503

Not in labor force

 2,257 792 57,795 113 60,957 2,449 938 57,491 113 60,991

Other inflows(2)

 41 0 137 - 178 44 0 134 - 178

Total

 77,799 3,037 61,448 125 - 77,615 3,444 61,225 125 -

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: May 08, 2026