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

Total, 16 years and over

Employed

155,623 1,578 5,384 137 162,722 155,848 1,261 4,994 162 162,264

Unemployed

1,961 3,670 1,837 7 7,476 1,676 3,699 1,712 8 7,094

Not in labor force

5,153 2,171 97,351 293 104,968 4,600 1,944 98,954 310 105,808

Other inflows(2)

63 15 475 - 553 54 12 529 - 595

Total

162,800 7,435 105,047 437 - 162,177 6,916 106,189 479 -

Men, 16 years and over

Employed

82,465 808 2,180 45 85,498 81,935 750 2,111 59 84,854

Unemployed

1,036 1,998 849 2 3,886 907 2,107 818 3 3,836

Not in labor force

2,384 975 39,904 116 43,380 2,126 902 40,921 124 44,073

Other inflows(2)

12 1 203 - 216 10 1 227 - 238

Total

85,897 3,782 43,136 164 - 84,978 3,761 44,077 186 -

Women, 16 years and over

Employed

73,158 770 3,204 91 77,224 73,913 511 2,883 103 77,410

Unemployed

925 1,672 988 5 3,590 768 1,592 893 5 3,258

Not in labor force

2,769 1,196 57,447 177 61,589 2,474 1,042 58,033 186 61,735

Other inflows(2)

51 13 272 - 336 44 11 303 - 357

Total

76,903 3,653 61,911 273 - 77,199 3,155 62,112 293 -

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: August 07, 2026