Labor force status flows by sex, recent months

Labor force status flows by sex, December 2024 [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	155,861	1,474	4,095	26	161,456	155,443	1,483	4,231	26	161,183
Unemployed	1,540	3,525	1,642	2	6,708	1,811	3,697	1,611	2	7,121
Not in labor force	3,794	1,438	95,857	210	101,299	4,304	1,687	94,958	210	101,159
Other inflows(2)	99	15	298	-	413	103	19	291	-	413
Total	161,294	6,452	101,892	238	-	161,661	6,886	101,091	238	-

Men, 16 years and over
Employed	82,524	859	1,897	16	85,296	82,584	796	1,923	16	85,318
Unemployed	780	2,024	822	1	3,626	943	2,092	797	1	3,833
Not in labor force	1,757	683	39,909	100	42,450	2,014	778	39,328	100	42,220
Other inflows(2)	78	8	115	-	201	80	9	112	-	201
Total	85,139	3,574	42,743	117	-	85,620	3,675	42,160	117	-

Women, 16 years and over
Employed	73,337	614	2,198	11	76,161	72,859	686	2,308	11	75,865
Unemployed	760	1,501	820	1	3,082	869	1,605	814	1	3,288
Not in labor force	2,037	756	55,948	109	58,850	2,290	910	55,630	109	58,939
Other inflows(2)	21	8	183	-	212	23	10	179	-	212
Total	76,155	2,879	59,149	121	-	76,041	3,211	58,931	121	-
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: January 10, 2025