Labor force status flows by sex, recent months

Labor force status flows by sex [Numbers in thousands]
Labor force flows	Not seasonally adjusted			Seasonally adjusted
Labor force flows	Mar. to Apr. 2024	Feb. to Mar. 2025	Mar. to Apr. 2025	Mar. to Apr. 2024	Nov. to Dec. 2024	Dec. to Jan. 2025	Jan. to Feb. 2025	Feb. to Mar. 2025	Mar. to Apr. 2025
TOTAL
Flows into employment
Total employment(1)	161,590	163,412	164,043	161,495	161,661	163,895	163,307	163,508	163,944
Employed to employed	155,916	157,051	158,085	155,260	155,443	155,811	157,367	157,016	157,474
Unemployed to employed	1,793	1,912	1,874	1,787	1,811	1,882	1,743	1,840	1,837
Not in labor force to employed	3,760	4,402	4,050	4,323	4,304	4,422	4,115	4,602	4,599
Other inflows to employed(2)	121	47	33	125	103	1,780	83	50	34
Flows into unemployment
Total unemployment(1)	5,894	7,242	6,580	6,492	6,886	6,849	7,052	7,083	7,165
Employed to unemployed	1,361	1,477	1,211	1,707	1,483	1,450	1,699	1,636	1,546
Unemployed to unemployed	3,176	3,888	3,652	3,125	3,697	3,479	3,561	3,513	3,596
Not in labor force to unemployed	1,347	1,842	1,683	1,649	1,687	1,847	1,789	1,895	1,981
Other inflows to unemployed(2)	10	36	34	11	19	73	3	39	41
Flows into not in labor force
Total not in labor force(1)	100,582	102,369	102,574	100,078	101,091	101,941	102,487	102,431	102,088
Employed to not in labor force	4,053	3,989	4,078	4,432	4,231	4,374	4,801	4,629	4,454
Unemployed to not in labor force	1,633	1,771	1,714	1,583	1,611	1,523	1,543	1,697	1,648
Not in labor force to not in labor force	94,609	96,275	96,420	93,782	94,958	94,613	95,825	95,777	95,635
Other inflows to not in labor force(2)	288	335	363	282	291	1,432	318	328	351

MEN
Flows into employment
Total employment(1)	85,187	86,216	86,678	85,235	85,620	86,733	86,226	86,443	86,724
Employed to employed	82,412	82,893	83,625	82,291	82,584	82,752	83,546	83,243	83,539
Unemployed to employed	1,046	1,171	1,093	928	943	994	928	1,010	952
Not in labor force to employed	1,671	2,145	1,952	1,954	2,014	2,016	1,725	2,181	2,224
Other inflows to employed(2)	59	7	8	62	80	971	27	10	9
Flows into unemployment
Total unemployment(1)	3,285	4,102	3,761	3,503	3,675	3,660	3,761	3,800	3,959
Employed to unemployed	863	901	701	1,033	796	799	863	939	864
Unemployed to unemployed	1,764	2,238	2,218	1,685	2,092	1,888	1,949	1,924	2,114
Not in labor force to unemployed	657	941	829	784	778	932	948	915	964
Other inflows to unemployed(2)	1	22	13	1	9	40	1	23	16
Flows into not in labor force
Total not in labor force(1)	42,222	42,857	42,821	41,956	42,160	42,617	43,102	42,932	42,577
Employed to not in labor force	1,963	1,709	1,864	2,125	1,923	2,053	2,308	2,029	2,017
Unemployed to not in labor force	828	864	790	787	797	792	782	826	733
Not in labor force to not in labor force	39,285	40,109	39,970	38,902	39,328	39,111	39,844	39,905	39,638
Other inflows to not in labor force(2)	145	176	197	142	112	661	168	172	189

WOMEN
Flows into employment
Total employment(1)	76,403	77,195	77,364	76,260	76,041	77,162	77,081	77,065	77,220
Employed to employed	73,505	74,158	74,460	72,969	72,859	73,059	73,821	73,772	73,935
Unemployed to employed	747	740	781	860	869	888	815	830	885
Not in labor force to employed	2,088	2,258	2,098	2,369	2,290	2,406	2,390	2,422	2,374
Other inflows to employed(2)	62	40	25	63	23	809	55	41	26
Flows into unemployment
Total unemployment(1)	2,609	3,140	2,819	2,989	3,211	3,189	3,291	3,283	3,206
Employed to unemployed	498	576	510	675	686	651	837	697	682
Unemployed to unemployed	1,412	1,650	1,434	1,440	1,605	1,591	1,612	1,589	1,482
Not in labor force to unemployed	690	901	854	865	910	915	841	981	1,017
Other inflows to unemployed(2)	9	14	21	10	10	33	1	15	25
Flows into not in labor force
Total not in labor force(1)	58,361	59,512	59,754	58,122	58,931	59,324	59,385	59,500	59,511
Employed to not in labor force	2,089	2,280	2,214	2,307	2,308	2,321	2,493	2,600	2,437
Unemployed to not in labor force	805	907	924	796	814	731	761	871	915
Not in labor force to not in labor force	55,324	56,166	56,450	54,880	55,630	55,501	55,982	55,872	55,998
Other inflows to not in labor force(2)	143	159	166	140	179	771	150	156	161
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. SOURCE: Research series from the Current Population Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Last Modified Date: May 02, 2025