E-1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex and age, seasonally adjusted

HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex and age, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, sex, and age	2022	2023				2024				2025
Employment status, sex, and age	4th	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population(1)	264,696	266,115	266,621	267,214	267,818	267,712	268,251	268,860	269,463	272,851	273,389	274,004	-
Civilian labor force	164,668	166,364	166,843	167,552	167,713	167,620	167,921	168,516	168,383	170,593	170,642	170,808	-
Participation rate	62.2	62.5	62.6	62.7	62.6	62.6	62.6	62.7	62.5	62.5	62.4	62.3	-
Employed	158,786	160,492	160,904	161,394	161,373	161,226	161,257	161,513	161,397	163,559	163,490	163,389	-
Employment-population ratio	60.0	60.3	60.3	60.4	60.3	60.2	60.1	60.1	59.9	59.9	59.8	59.6	-
Unemployed	5,883	5,872	5,939	6,157	6,339	6,394	6,665	7,003	6,987	7,033	7,152	7,419	-
Unemployment rate	3.6	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.8	3.8	4.0	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.3	-
Not in labor force	100,027	99,751	99,778	99,663	100,106	100,092	100,329	100,344	101,080	102,259	102,747	103,196	-
People who currently want a job	5,473	5,115	5,389	5,340	5,477	5,621	5,530	5,649	5,561	5,770	5,911	6,159	-

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population(1)	128,977	130,073	130,321	130,609	130,902	130,520	130,784	131,079	131,371	133,092	133,354	133,652	-
Civilian labor force	87,782	88,628	88,724	88,986	89,184	88,671	88,835	89,133	89,272	90,257	90,496	90,616	-
Participation rate	68.1	68.1	68.1	68.1	68.1	67.9	67.9	68.0	68.0	67.8	67.9	67.8	-
Employed	84,643	85,411	85,496	85,508	85,611	85,217	85,207	85,329	85,504	86,476	86,574	86,620	-
Employment-population ratio	65.6	65.7	65.6	65.5	65.4	65.3	65.2	65.1	65.1	65.0	64.9	64.8	-
Unemployed	3,139	3,218	3,228	3,477	3,573	3,453	3,629	3,804	3,768	3,782	3,923	3,996	-
Unemployment rate	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.9	4.0	3.9	4.1	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.4	-
Not in labor force	41,194	41,445	41,597	41,624	41,718	41,850	41,948	41,946	42,099	42,834	42,857	43,036	-

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population(1)	120,295	121,348	121,566	121,833	122,109	121,612	121,845	122,120	122,398	123,998	124,263	124,572	-
Civilian labor force	84,575	85,380	85,577	85,860	85,890	85,417	85,509	85,927	86,028	86,908	87,212	87,446	-
Participation rate	70.3	70.4	70.4	70.5	70.3	70.2	70.2	70.4	70.3	70.1	70.2	70.2	-
Employed	81,805	82,539	82,689	82,797	82,748	82,394	82,330	82,600	82,725	83,579	83,800	83,923	-
Employment-population ratio	68.0	68.0	68.0	68.0	67.8	67.8	67.6	67.6	67.6	67.4	67.4	67.4	-
Unemployed	2,770	2,841	2,888	3,062	3,142	3,022	3,178	3,326	3,302	3,329	3,412	3,522	-
Unemployment rate	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.6	3.7	3.5	3.7	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.9	4.0	-
Not in labor force	35,720	35,968	35,989	35,973	36,219	36,195	36,337	36,193	36,371	37,090	37,051	37,127	-

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population(1)	135,719	136,042	136,300	136,605	136,917	137,191	137,467	137,781	138,092	139,760	140,035	140,352	-
Civilian labor force	76,886	77,736	78,119	78,566	78,529	78,950	79,086	79,383	79,111	80,335	80,145	80,192	-
Participation rate	56.7	57.1	57.3	57.5	57.4	57.5	57.5	57.6	57.3	57.5	57.2	57.1	-
Employed	74,143	75,082	75,408	75,886	75,762	76,009	76,050	76,183	75,892	77,084	76,916	76,769	-
Employment-population ratio	54.6	55.2	55.3	55.6	55.3	55.4	55.3	55.3	55.0	55.2	54.9	54.7	-
Unemployed	2,744	2,654	2,711	2,680	2,767	2,941	3,036	3,200	3,219	3,252	3,230	3,423	-
Unemployment rate	3.6	3.4	3.5	3.4	3.5	3.7	3.8	4.0	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.3	-
Not in labor force	58,833	58,306	58,181	58,039	58,388	58,242	58,381	58,398	58,981	59,424	59,890	60,160	-

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population(1)	127,277	127,614	127,846	128,132	128,428	128,581	128,831	129,127	129,429	130,993	131,270	131,598	-
Civilian labor force	73,730	74,608	74,976	75,376	75,333	75,718	75,803	76,168	75,914	77,093	77,013	77,055	-
Participation rate	57.9	58.5	58.6	58.8	58.7	58.9	58.8	59.0	58.7	58.9	58.7	58.6	-
Employed	71,303	72,247	72,574	73,025	72,921	73,123	73,116	73,370	73,070	74,236	74,147	74,049	-
Employment-population ratio	56.0	56.6	56.8	57.0	56.8	56.9	56.8	56.8	56.5	56.7	56.5	56.3	-
Unemployed	2,428	2,361	2,402	2,352	2,412	2,595	2,687	2,798	2,844	2,856	2,867	3,006	-
Unemployment rate	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.2	3.4	3.5	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.9	-
Not in labor force	53,547	53,007	52,870	52,756	53,095	52,863	53,028	52,959	53,515	53,900	54,257	54,543	-

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population(1)	17,123	17,153	17,209	17,249	17,281	17,519	17,574	17,613	17,636	17,860	17,856	17,834	-
Civilian labor force	6,363	6,377	6,290	6,315	6,489	6,485	6,610	6,421	6,442	6,592	6,416	6,307	-
Participation rate	37.2	37.2	36.6	36.6	37.6	37.0	37.6	36.5	36.5	36.9	35.9	35.4	-
Employed	5,678	5,707	5,641	5,572	5,704	5,709	5,811	5,542	5,601	5,744	5,543	5,416	-
Employment-population ratio	33.2	33.3	32.8	32.3	33.0	32.6	33.1	31.5	31.8	32.2	31.0	30.4	-
Unemployed	685	670	649	744	786	777	799	879	840	848	874	891	-
Unemployment rate	10.8	10.5	10.3	11.8	12.1	12.0	12.1	13.7	13.0	12.9	13.6	14.1	-
Not in labor force	10,760	10,776	10,919	10,934	10,792	11,034	10,964	11,192	11,195	11,268	11,440	11,526	-
Footnotes (1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation.
Note: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Data for the fourth quarter of 2025 were not produced. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown; therefore, reliable estimates for the fourth quarter of 2025 could not be produced.

Last Modified Date: January 09, 2026