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	May to June 2023	Apr. to May 2024	May to June 2024	May to June 2023	Jan. to Feb. 2024	Feb. to Mar. 2024	Mar. to Apr. 2024	Apr. to May 2024	May to June 2024
TOTAL
Flows into employment
Total employment(1)	161,559	161,341	161,774	161,004	160,968	161,466	161,491	161,083	161,199
Employed to employed	154,231	155,322	154,960	154,538	154,794	154,904	155,259	154,969	154,737
Unemployed to employed	1,605	1,767	1,618	1,640	1,589	1,732	1,760	1,766	1,791
Not in labor force to employed	5,647	4,191	5,071	4,757	4,556	4,758	4,346	4,286	4,563
Other inflows to employed(2)	76	61	125	68	29	72	125	63	108
Flows into unemployment
Total unemployment(1)	6,351	6,235	7,233	5,997	6,458	6,429	6,492	6,649	6,811
Employed to unemployed	1,684	1,491	1,602	1,453	1,531	1,476	1,719	1,547	1,542
Unemployed to unemployed	2,569	2,670	3,291	2,851	3,027	3,180	3,103	3,123	3,384
Not in labor force to unemployed	2,079	2,065	2,332	1,678	1,892	1,772	1,658	1,970	1,879
Other inflows to unemployed(2)	19	8	7	15	8	1	11	8	6
Flows into not in labor force
Total not in labor force(1)	98,891	100,672	99,431	99,801	100,285	99,989	100,083	100,516	100,429
Employed to not in labor force	5,045	4,750	4,752	4,660	4,800	4,561	4,461	4,948	4,777
Unemployed to not in labor force	1,524	1,455	1,324	1,623	1,506	1,544	1,564	1,601	1,473
Not in labor force to not in labor force	91,972	94,117	93,060	93,133	93,608	93,547	93,777	93,619	93,865
Other inflows to not in labor force(2)	350	350	296	385	370	337	282	347	314

MEN
Flows into employment
Total employment(1)	86,140	85,076	86,182	85,518	84,993	85,490	85,208	84,882	85,514
Employed to employed	82,658	81,971	82,536	82,517	81,931	82,172	82,275	81,825	82,140
Unemployed to employed	834	1,071	986	850	906	995	902	1,000	1,062
Not in labor force to employed	2,602	2,001	2,620	2,109	2,140	2,280	1,968	2,021	2,284
Other inflows to employed(2)	47	34	40	42	16	42	62	36	28
Flows into unemployment
Total unemployment(1)	3,363	3,515	3,719	3,330	3,398	3,323	3,500	3,737	3,657
Employed to unemployed	840	922	705	837	828	776	1,051	971	781
Unemployed to unemployed	1,441	1,540	1,845	1,622	1,684	1,674	1,650	1,761	1,928
Not in labor force to unemployed	1,063	1,052	1,167	856	885	872	798	1,005	947
Other inflows to unemployed(2)	19	1	1	15	1	0	1	1	1
Flows into not in labor force
Total not in labor force(1)	40,905	42,191	40,974	41,560	42,129	41,793	41,986	42,163	41,704
Employed to not in labor force	2,104	2,280	1,820	2,003	2,260	2,030	2,148	2,396	1,945
Unemployed to not in labor force	799	673	683	831	882	727	770	739	747
Not in labor force to not in labor force	37,849	39,069	38,304	38,559	38,804	38,877	38,926	38,860	38,832
Other inflows to not in labor force(2)	152	170	168	167	183	158	142	168	180

WOMEN
Flows into employment
Total employment(1)	75,419	76,265	75,592	75,486	75,975	75,976	76,283	76,201	75,684
Employed to employed	71,573	73,352	72,424	72,021	72,863	72,732	72,984	73,144	72,597
Unemployed to employed	771	696	632	790	683	737	858	765	729
Not in labor force to employed	3,045	2,190	2,452	2,648	2,416	2,478	2,377	2,265	2,279
Other inflows to employed(2)	30	27	85	26	13	29	63	28	80
Flows into unemployment
Total unemployment(1)	2,987	2,720	3,515	2,667	3,060	3,106	2,991	2,912	3,154
Employed to unemployed	844	569	898	617	703	700	669	576	761
Unemployed to unemployed	1,128	1,130	1,447	1,228	1,343	1,506	1,453	1,363	1,456
Not in labor force to unemployed	1,016	1,014	1,165	822	1,007	899	860	965	932
Other inflows to unemployed(2)	0	8	6	0	8	1	10	8	5
Flows into not in labor force
Total not in labor force(1)	57,986	58,481	58,457	58,241	58,156	58,197	58,098	58,353	58,725
Employed to not in labor force	2,941	2,471	2,932	2,657	2,541	2,531	2,313	2,552	2,832
Unemployed to not in labor force	725	782	641	792	624	816	794	862	726
Not in labor force to not in labor force	54,123	55,048	54,756	54,574	54,804	54,670	54,851	54,759	55,033
Other inflows to not in labor force(2)	198	180	128	218	187	179	140	179	134
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: July 05, 2024