Labor force status flows by sex, recent month

Labor force status flows by sex [Numbers in thousands]
Labor force flows	Not seasonally adjusted			Seasonally adjusted
Labor force flows	Jan. to Feb. 2025	Dec. to Jan. 2026	Jan. to Feb. 2026	Jan. to Feb. 2025	Sept. to Oct. 2025	Oct. to Nov. 2025	Nov. to Dec. 2025	Dec. to Jan. 2026	Jan. to Feb. 2026
TOTAL
Flows into employment
Total employment(1)	162,544	161,670	162,153	163,338	-	163,760	163,992	163,097	162,912
Employed to employed	156,465	155,357	156,044	157,323	-	-	157,085	156,374	156,815
Unemployed to employed	1,797	1,446	1,696	1,754	-	-	2,050	1,832	1,688
Not in labor force to employed	4,206	4,133	4,388	4,178	-	-	4,757	4,150	4,380
Other inflows to employed(2)	76	734	25	83	-	-	100	741	29
Flows into unemployment
Total unemployment(1)	7,572	7,942	8,052	7,104	-	7,781	7,503	7,368	7,571
Employed to unemployed	1,596	2,016	1,500	1,713	-	-	1,651	1,501	1,623
Unemployed to unemployed	4,113	3,878	4,592	3,572	-	-	3,990	3,889	4,029
Not in labor force to unemployed	1,861	1,969	1,953	1,817	-	-	1,859	1,898	1,911
Other inflows to unemployed(2)	2	79	7	3	-	-	4	80	8
Flows into not in labor force
Total not in labor force(1)	102,731	105,064	104,560	102,405	-	103,092	103,321	104,211	104,283
Employed to not in labor force	4,260	5,303	4,066	4,769	-	-	4,997	5,073	4,602
Unemployed to not in labor force	1,555	1,632	1,650	1,537	-	-	1,740	1,734	1,647
Not in labor force to not in labor force	96,592	97,264	98,491	95,781	-	-	96,263	96,554	97,691
Other inflows to not in labor force(2)	325	865	353	318	-	-	322	849	342

MEN
Flows into employment
Total employment(1)	85,519	84,291	84,460	86,269	-	86,616	86,812	85,348	85,210
Employed to employed	82,680	81,759	81,488	83,542	-	-	83,503	82,684	82,318
Unemployed to employed	1,017	775	994	938	-	-	1,103	956	937
Not in labor force to employed	1,798	1,749	1,966	1,763	-	-	2,143	1,701	1,941
Other inflows to employed(2)	23	8	12	27	-	-	63	8	13
Flows into unemployment
Total unemployment(1)	4,273	4,362	4,375	3,809	-	4,123	3,968	3,852	3,891
Employed to unemployed	834	1,116	852	875	-	-	961	752	887
Unemployed to unemployed	2,396	2,146	2,500	1,972	-	-	2,127	2,081	2,078
Not in labor force to unemployed	1,042	1,078	1,023	960	-	-	878	997	926
Other inflows to unemployed(2)	1	22	0	1	-	-	2	23	0
Flows into not in labor force
Total not in labor force(1)	43,297	43,893	43,750	43,011	-	43,218	43,266	43,345	43,485
Employed to not in labor force	2,081	2,464	1,903	2,268	-	-	2,136	2,344	2,098
Unemployed to not in labor force	818	860	866	777	-	-	892	884	834
Not in labor force to not in labor force	40,224	40,403	40,785	39,798	-	-	40,094	39,961	40,362
Other inflows to not in labor force(2)	172	165	197	168	-	-	143	156	190

WOMEN
Flows into employment
Total employment(1)	77,025	77,379	77,693	77,068	-	77,144	77,180	77,749	77,702
Employed to employed	73,785	73,598	74,556	73,781	-	-	73,582	73,690	74,497
Unemployed to employed	780	671	702	816	-	-	947	876	751
Not in labor force to employed	2,408	2,384	2,422	2,416	-	-	2,614	2,450	2,439
Other inflows to employed(2)	52	726	13	55	-	-	37	733	15
Flows into unemployment
Total unemployment(1)	3,298	3,580	3,677	3,295	-	3,658	3,535	3,515	3,680
Employed to unemployed	762	900	648	838	-	-	690	750	737
Unemployed to unemployed	1,716	1,732	2,092	1,599	-	-	1,863	1,808	1,951
Not in labor force to unemployed	819	891	930	856	-	-	980	901	985
Other inflows to unemployed(2)	1	57	7	1	-	-	2	57	8
Flows into not in labor force
Total not in labor force(1)	59,435	61,171	60,810	59,394	-	59,873	60,055	60,865	60,798
Employed to not in labor force	2,178	2,839	2,164	2,501	-	-	2,860	2,729	2,504
Unemployed to not in labor force	736	772	784	760	-	-	847	850	813
Not in labor force to not in labor force	56,368	56,861	57,706	55,983	-	-	56,168	56,593	57,329
Other inflows to not in labor force(2)	153	700	156	150	-	-	179	693	152
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. January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population estimates. For additional information, see https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop. SOURCE: Research series from the Current Population Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Last Modified Date: March 06, 2026