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	Dec. to Jan. 2025	Nov. to Dec. 2025	Dec. to Jan. 2026	Dec. to Jan. 2025	Aug. to Sept. 2025	Sept. to Oct. 2025	Oct. to Nov. 2025	Nov. to Dec. 2025	Dec. to Jan. 2026
TOTAL
Flows into employment
Total employment(1)	162,347	163,720	163,090	163,831	163,656	-	163,760	163,992	164,520
Employed to employed	154,642	157,550	156,910	155,703	156,838	-	-	157,085	157,919
Unemployed to employed	1,520	1,794	1,515	1,902	1,826	-	-	2,050	1,910
Not in labor force to employed	4,433	4,282	4,619	4,447	4,890	-	-	4,757	4,637
Other inflows to employed(2)	1,753	94	46	1,779	102	-	-	100	54
Flows into unemployment
Total unemployment(1)	7,467	7,003	7,941	6,865	7,605	-	7,781	7,503	7,362
Employed to unemployed	1,996	1,607	1,913	1,465	1,733	-	-	1,651	1,400
Unemployed to unemployed	3,489	3,829	3,891	3,480	3,847	-	-	3,990	3,896
Not in labor force to unemployed	1,903	1,563	2,087	1,846	2,012	-	-	1,859	2,014
Other inflows to unemployed(2)	80	3	50	73	13	-	-	4	52
Flows into not in labor force
Total not in labor force(1)	102,871	104,094	103,951	101,989	102,964	-	103,092	103,321	103,100
Employed to not in labor force	4,630	4,882	4,869	4,392	4,772	-	-	4,997	4,646
Unemployed to not in labor force	1,442	1,776	1,595	1,535	1,705	-	-	1,740	1,695
Not in labor force to not in labor force	95,346	97,107	97,174	94,629	96,135	-	-	96,263	96,456
Other inflows to not in labor force(2)	1,453	329	312	1,432	352	-	-	322	303

MEN
Flows into employment
Total employment(1)	85,611	86,372	85,920	86,700	86,652	-	86,616	86,812	86,967
Employed to employed	81,755	83,450	83,076	82,709	83,639	-	-	83,503	83,987
Unemployed to employed	822	956	831	1,001	979	-	-	1,103	1,012
Not in labor force to employed	2,082	1,906	2,003	2,020	1,992	-	-	2,143	1,954
Other inflows to employed(2)	952	60	10	971	41	-	-	63	14
Flows into unemployment
Total unemployment(1)	4,233	3,827	4,421	3,687	4,033	-	4,123	3,968	3,903
Employed to unemployed	1,198	1,008	1,065	808	943	-	-	961	698
Unemployed to unemployed	1,984	2,056	2,165	1,910	2,160	-	-	2,127	2,100
Not in labor force to unemployed	1,005	760	1,167	929	920	-	-	878	1,081
Other inflows to unemployed(2)	46	2	24	41	10	-	-	2	25
Flows into not in labor force
Total not in labor force(1)	43,166	43,847	43,784	42,623	43,075	-	43,218	43,266	43,255
Employed to not in labor force	2,171	2,108	2,215	2,061	2,236	-	-	2,136	2,110
Unemployed to not in labor force	766	929	830	799	830	-	-	892	856
Not in labor force to not in labor force	39,555	40,664	40,574	39,102	39,833	-	-	40,094	40,130
Other inflows to not in labor force(2)	674	146	164	661	176	-	-	143	159

WOMEN
Flows into employment
Total employment(1)	76,736	77,348	77,170	77,131	77,004	-	77,144	77,180	77,553
Employed to employed	72,887	74,101	73,834	72,994	73,199	-	-	73,582	73,931
Unemployed to employed	697	838	684	901	847	-	-	947	898
Not in labor force to employed	2,350	2,376	2,615	2,427	2,898	-	-	2,614	2,683
Other inflows to employed(2)	801	34	36	809	61	-	-	37	40
Flows into unemployment
Total unemployment(1)	3,234	3,176	3,520	3,177	3,572	-	3,658	3,535	3,459
Employed to unemployed	798	599	849	657	790	-	-	690	702
Unemployed to unemployed	1,505	1,773	1,725	1,570	1,687	-	-	1,863	1,797
Not in labor force to unemployed	898	802	920	917	1,093	-	-	980	934
Other inflows to unemployed(2)	33	1	26	33	2	-	-	2	27
Flows into not in labor force
Total not in labor force(1)	59,705	60,246	60,167	59,366	59,889	-	59,873	60,055	59,845
Employed to not in labor force	2,459	2,774	2,654	2,331	2,536	-	-	2,860	2,536
Unemployed to not in labor force	676	847	765	736	875	-	-	847	840
Not in labor force to not in labor force	55,791	56,443	56,600	55,527	56,302	-	-	56,168	56,326
Other inflows to not in labor force(2)	779	183	148	771	176	-	-	179	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: February 11, 2026