Labor force status flows by sex, current month

Labor force status flows by sex, May 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	156,846	1,259	4,620	56	162,781	156,208	1,454	4,906	54	162,622
Unemployed	1,619	3,678	1,467	3	6,768	1,829	3,927	1,613	3	7,373
Not in labor force	4,395	1,947	98,835	229	105,406	4,696	1,906	98,129	228	104,959
Other inflows(2)	37	20	331	-	387	38	20	328	-	385
Total	162,897	6,904	105,253	288	-	162,771	7,307	104,976	286	-

Men, 16 years and over
Employed	82,415	640	1,882	45	84,981	82,162	766	2,036	43	85,007
Unemployed	825	2,143	761	2	3,731	901	2,228	797	2	3,929
Not in labor force	2,002	990	40,849	116	43,958	2,106	972	40,541	116	43,734
Other inflows(2)	3	0	204	-	207	3	0	201	-	204
Total	85,245	3,773	43,696	163	-	85,172	3,966	43,576	161	-

Women, 16 years and over
Employed	74,431	618	2,739	11	77,799	74,046	688	2,870	11	77,615
Unemployed	794	1,536	706	1	3,037	928	1,699	816	1	3,444
Not in labor force	2,393	956	57,986	113	61,448	2,590	934	57,588	113	61,225
Other inflows(2)	34	20	127	-	181	35	20	126	-	181
Total	77,652	3,130	61,558	125	-	77,599	3,341	61,400	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: June 05, 2026