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

Total, 16 years and over

Employed

156,060 1,804 5,908 27 163,799 156,762 1,595 4,723 27 163,106

Unemployed

2,187 3,793 1,866 2 7,847 1,789 3,757 1,688 2 7,236

Not in labor force

4,931 2,115 94,881 213 102,140 4,738 1,999 96,493 213 103,443

Other inflows(2)

111 35 312 - 458 105 33 319 - 458

Total

163,288 7,747 102,966 242 - 163,394 7,384 103,223 242 -

Men, 16 years and over

Employed

83,792 930 2,579 16 87,317 83,511 861 1,959 16 86,347

Unemployed

1,069 2,048 900 1 4,017 992 2,162 818 1 3,973

Not in labor force

2,273 919 38,918 102 42,212 2,325 951 39,849 102 43,227

Other inflows(2)

60 23 140 - 223 57 22 144 - 223

Total

87,194 3,920 42,538 119 - 86,886 3,996 42,769 119 -

Women, 16 years and over

Employed

72,268 873 3,329 11 76,482 73,251 733 2,764 11 76,760

Unemployed

1,118 1,745 965 1 3,830 797 1,596 870 1 3,263

Not in labor force

2,657 1,197 55,962 111 59,928 2,412 1,048 56,645 111 60,216

Other inflows(2)

51 12 172 - 234 48 11 176 - 234

Total

76,094 3,827 60,429 123 - 76,508 3,388 60,455 123 -

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: September 05, 2025