Labor force status flows by sex, current month

Labor force status flows by sex, May 2025 [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	156,873	1,774	5,394	27	164,069	156,725	1,799	5,417	27	163,969
Unemployed	1,793	3,221	1,565	2	6,582	1,787	3,689	1,688	2	7,166
Not in labor force	4,599	1,808	95,926	213	102,547	4,624	1,737	95,488	213	102,062
Other inflows(2)	136	11	283	-	429	137	12	280	-	429
Total	163,401	6,815	103,169	241	-	163,273	7,237	102,875	241	-

Men, 16 years and over
Employed	83,270	910	2,492	16	86,688	83,284	932	2,501	16	86,733
Unemployed	1,074	1,877	811	1	3,763	991	2,109	859	1	3,960
Not in labor force	2,165	889	39,654	102	42,810	2,155	855	39,455	102	42,567
Other inflows(2)	56	9	145	-	210	57	9	144	-	210
Total	86,565	3,685	43,102	119	-	86,486	3,906	42,959	119	-

Women, 16 years and over
Employed	73,603	864	2,902	11	77,381	73,441	867	2,916	11	77,236
Unemployed	719	1,345	755	1	2,819	795	1,580	829	1	3,206
Not in labor force	2,434	919	56,272	111	59,737	2,470	881	56,033	111	59,495
Other inflows(2)	80	2	137	-	220	80	2	137	-	220
Total	76,836	3,130	60,067	123	-	76,787	3,331	59,915	123	-
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: June 06, 2025