Labor force status flows by sex, current month

Labor force status flows by sex, August 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	155,847	1,584	5,341	27	162,800	156,022	1,505	4,624	27	162,177
Unemployed	1,844	3,923	1,666	2	7,435	1,721	3,673	1,521	2	6,916
Not in labor force	4,873	1,853	98,108	214	105,047	4,905	1,834	99,235	214	106,189
Other inflows(2)	103	21	252	-	376	98	19	259	-	376
Total	162,667	7,381	105,367	243	-	162,746	7,031	105,638	243	-

Men, 16 years and over
Employed	82,724	789	2,368	16	85,897	82,146	796	2,020	16	84,978
Unemployed	894	2,055	832	1	3,782	945	2,054	761	1	3,761
Not in labor force	2,070	1,024	39,940	102	43,136	2,205	1,070	40,700	102	44,077
Other inflows(2)	45	1	132	-	178	41	1	136	-	178
Total	85,734	3,870	43,272	118	-	85,337	3,922	43,617	118	-

Women, 16 years and over
Employed	73,123	795	2,973	11	76,903	73,876	708	2,603	11	77,199
Unemployed	949	1,868	835	1	3,653	776	1,618	760	1	3,155
Not in labor force	2,802	829	58,167	113	61,911	2,701	764	58,535	113	62,112
Other inflows(2)	58	20	120	-	198	57	18	123	-	198
Total	76,933	3,511	62,096	125	-	77,409	3,109	62,021	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: September 04, 2026