Labor force status flows by sex, current month

Labor force status flows by sex [Numbers in thousands]
Labor force flows	Not seasonally adjusted			Seasonally adjusted
Labor force flows	Feb. to Mar. 2025	Jan. to Feb. 2026	Feb. to Mar. 2026	Feb. to Mar. 2025	Oct. to Nov. 2025	Nov. to Dec. 2025	Dec. to Jan. 2026	Jan. to Feb. 2026	Feb. to Mar. 2026
TOTAL
Flows into employment
Total employment(1)	163,412	162,153	162,764	163,509	163,760	163,992	163,097	162,912	162,848
Employed to employed	157,051	156,044	156,446	157,010	-	157,085	156,374	156,815	156,391
Unemployed to employed	1,912	1,696	1,949	1,850	-	2,050	1,832	1,688	1,882
Not in labor force to employed	4,402	4,388	4,328	4,599	-	4,757	4,150	4,380	4,529
Other inflows to employed(2)	47	25	42	50	-	100	741	29	46
Flows into unemployment
Total unemployment(1)	7,242	8,052	7,337	7,132	7,781	7,503	7,368	7,571	7,239
Employed to unemployed	1,477	1,500	1,177	1,646	-	1,651	1,501	1,623	1,380
Unemployed to unemployed	3,888	4,592	4,266	3,547	-	3,990	3,889	4,029	3,919
Not in labor force to unemployed	1,842	1,953	1,888	1,901	-	1,859	1,898	1,911	1,935
Other inflows to unemployed(2)	36	7	5	39	-	4	80	8	5
Flows into not in labor force
Total not in labor force(1)	102,369	104,560	104,756	102,382	103,092	103,321	104,211	104,283	104,771
Employed to not in labor force	3,989	4,066	4,503	4,655	-	4,997	5,073	4,602	5,115
Unemployed to not in labor force	1,771	1,650	1,835	1,705	-	1,740	1,734	1,647	1,768
Not in labor force to not in labor force	96,275	98,491	98,130	95,693	-	96,263	96,554	97,691	97,605
Other inflows to not in labor force(2)	335	353	288	329	-	322	849	342	284

MEN
Flows into employment
Total employment(1)	86,216	84,460	84,852	86,457	86,616	86,812	85,348	85,210	85,111
Employed to employed	82,893	81,488	81,705	83,268	-	83,503	82,684	82,318	82,092
Unemployed to employed	1,171	994	1,193	1,015	-	1,103	956	937	1,028
Not in labor force to employed	2,145	1,966	1,942	2,165	-	2,143	1,701	1,941	1,976
Other inflows to employed(2)	7	12	12	9	-	63	8	13	15
Flows into unemployment
Total unemployment(1)	4,102	4,375	3,975	3,849	4,123	3,968	3,852	3,891	3,736
Employed to unemployed	901	852	728	942	-	961	752	887	789
Unemployed to unemployed	2,238	2,500	2,316	1,962	-	2,127	2,081	2,078	2,034
Not in labor force to unemployed	941	1,023	926	921	-	878	997	926	909
Other inflows to unemployed(2)	22	0	4	23	-	2	23	0	4
Flows into not in labor force
Total not in labor force(1)	42,857	43,750	43,799	42,869	43,218	43,266	43,345	43,485	43,780
Employed to not in labor force	1,709	1,903	2,011	2,043	-	2,136	2,344	2,098	2,313
Unemployed to not in labor force	864	866	865	831	-	892	884	834	828
Not in labor force to not in labor force	40,109	40,785	40,781	39,823	-	40,094	39,961	40,362	40,499
Other inflows to not in labor force(2)	176	197	143	172	-	143	156	190	141

WOMEN
Flows into employment
Total employment(1)	77,195	77,693	77,912	77,052	77,144	77,180	77,749	77,702	77,737
Employed to employed	74,158	74,556	74,741	73,742	-	73,582	73,690	74,497	74,299
Unemployed to employed	740	702	756	835	-	947	876	751	854
Not in labor force to employed	2,258	2,422	2,386	2,433	-	2,614	2,450	2,439	2,553
Other inflows to employed(2)	40	13	30	41	-	37	733	15	31
Flows into unemployment
Total unemployment(1)	3,140	3,677	3,362	3,283	3,658	3,535	3,515	3,680	3,503
Employed to unemployed	576	648	449	703	-	690	750	737	591
Unemployed to unemployed	1,650	2,092	1,950	1,585	-	1,863	1,808	1,951	1,885
Not in labor force to unemployed	901	930	962	980	-	980	901	985	1,026
Other inflows to unemployed(2)	14	7	1	15	-	2	57	8	1
Flows into not in labor force
Total not in labor force(1)	59,512	60,810	60,957	59,513	59,873	60,055	60,865	60,798	60,991
Employed to not in labor force	2,280	2,164	2,492	2,611	-	2,860	2,729	2,504	2,802
Unemployed to not in labor force	907	784	971	874	-	847	850	813	940
Not in labor force to not in labor force	56,166	57,706	57,349	55,871	-	56,168	56,593	57,329	57,106
Other inflows to not in labor force(2)	159	156	145	157	-	179	693	152	143
Footnotes (1) Total shown for measure in the second month. (2) Includes persons just turning 16 and adjustments to estimated population totals.
NOTE: Data may not sum to totals due to rounding. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown. There are no labor force status flows estimates for either October or November 2025 because flows estimates reference both current and prior month data. SOURCE: Research series from the Current Population Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Last Modified Date: April 03, 2026