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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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
2021 2022 2023 2024
3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

261,615 262,024 263,324 263,691 264,184 264,696 266,115 266,621 267,214 267,818 267,712 268,251 268,860

Civilian labor force

161,561 162,139 163,878 164,101 164,485 164,706 166,275 166,834 167,617 167,767 167,532 167,908 168,559

Participation rate

61.8 61.9 62.2 62.2 62.3 62.2 62.5 62.6 62.7 62.6 62.6 62.6 62.7

Employed

153,323 155,379 157,605 158,106 158,644 158,838 160,426 160,891 161,420 161,443 161,195 161,257 161,522

Employment-population ratio

58.6 59.3 59.9 60.0 60.1 60.0 60.3 60.3 60.4 60.3 60.2 60.1 60.1

Unemployed

8,239 6,761 6,273 5,995 5,841 5,868 5,849 5,943 6,197 6,324 6,337 6,651 7,037

Unemployment rate

5.1 4.2 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.2

Not in labor force

100,054 99,885 99,446 99,590 99,699 99,990 99,840 99,787 99,598 100,051 100,180 100,343 100,301

Persons who currently want a job

6,010 5,822 5,651 5,714 5,730 5,461 5,130 5,380 5,347 5,463 5,636 5,529 5,645

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

126,572 126,776 128,296 128,476 128,722 128,977 130,073 130,321 130,609 130,902 130,520 130,784 131,079

Civilian labor force

85,847 85,968 87,171 87,266 87,426 87,838 88,500 88,719 89,066 89,258 88,570 88,833 89,184

Participation rate

67.8 67.8 67.9 67.9 67.9 68.1 68.0 68.1 68.2 68.2 67.9 67.9 68.0

Employed

81,300 82,385 83,834 84,034 84,251 84,713 85,312 85,474 85,555 85,700 85,172 85,201 85,354

Employment-population ratio

64.2 65.0 65.3 65.4 65.5 65.7 65.6 65.6 65.5 65.5 65.3 65.1 65.1

Unemployed

4,547 3,583 3,337 3,232 3,175 3,125 3,188 3,245 3,511 3,557 3,398 3,632 3,830

Unemployment rate

5.3 4.2 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.9 4.0 3.8 4.1 4.3

Not in labor force

40,726 40,809 41,125 41,211 41,296 41,139 41,574 41,601 41,543 41,644 41,950 41,951 41,896

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

118,264 118,464 119,669 119,837 120,058 120,295 121,348 121,566 121,833 122,109 121,612 121,845 122,120

Civilian labor force

82,852 82,971 84,040 84,136 84,295 84,646 85,250 85,550 85,948 85,983 85,314 85,485 85,972

Participation rate

70.1 70.0 70.2 70.2 70.2 70.4 70.3 70.4 70.5 70.4 70.2 70.2 70.4

Employed

78,662 79,722 81,041 81,251 81,468 81,890 82,436 82,650 82,850 82,856 82,342 82,307 82,614

Employment-population ratio

66.5 67.3 67.7 67.8 67.9 68.1 67.9 68.0 68.0 67.9 67.7 67.6 67.7

Unemployed

4,191 3,249 2,999 2,885 2,827 2,756 2,814 2,900 3,099 3,128 2,972 3,178 3,358

Unemployment rate

5.1 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.9

Not in labor force

35,411 35,493 35,629 35,700 35,763 35,649 36,098 36,016 35,884 36,126 36,298 36,360 36,148

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

135,043 135,248 135,028 135,215 135,462 135,719 136,042 136,300 136,605 136,917 137,191 137,467 137,781

Civilian labor force

75,715 76,172 76,707 76,835 77,060 76,868 77,775 78,114 78,551 78,509 78,962 79,075 79,375

Participation rate

56.1 56.3 56.8 56.8 56.9 56.6 57.2 57.3 57.5 57.3 57.6 57.5 57.6

Employed

72,023 72,994 73,771 74,072 74,394 74,125 75,113 75,416 75,864 75,742 76,023 76,056 76,168

Employment-population ratio

53.3 54.0 54.6 54.8 54.9 54.6 55.2 55.3 55.5 55.3 55.4 55.3 55.3

Unemployed

3,692 3,178 2,936 2,763 2,666 2,743 2,662 2,698 2,686 2,767 2,939 3,019 3,208

Unemployment rate

4.9 4.2 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.7 3.8 4.0

Not in labor force

59,328 59,076 58,321 58,380 58,402 58,851 58,267 58,186 58,055 58,407 58,229 58,392 58,405

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

126,908 127,110 126,631 126,807 127,034 127,277 127,614 127,846 128,132 128,428 128,581 128,831 129,127

Civilian labor force

72,741 73,208 73,635 73,718 73,885 73,710 74,633 74,971 75,378 75,311 75,719 75,796 76,171

Participation rate

57.3 57.6 58.1 58.1 58.2 57.9 58.5 58.6 58.8 58.6 58.9 58.8 59.0

Employed

69,345 70,355 71,014 71,275 71,561 71,284 72,267 72,576 73,021 72,901 73,129 73,119 73,364

Employment-population ratio

54.6 55.4 56.1 56.2 56.3 56.0 56.6 56.8 57.0 56.8 56.9 56.8 56.8

Unemployed

3,396 2,852 2,621 2,443 2,324 2,426 2,365 2,395 2,357 2,410 2,590 2,676 2,807

Unemployment rate

4.7 3.9 3.6 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.7

Not in labor force

54,167 53,902 52,996 53,089 53,149 53,568 52,982 52,875 52,754 53,118 52,862 53,035 52,956

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

16,443 16,450 17,024 17,047 17,091 17,123 17,153 17,209 17,249 17,281 17,519 17,574 17,613

Civilian labor force

5,968 5,960 6,203 6,246 6,305 6,350 6,393 6,313 6,290 6,473 6,499 6,627 6,416

Participation rate

36.3 36.2 36.4 36.6 36.9 37.1 37.3 36.7 36.5 37.5 37.1 37.7 36.4

Employed

5,316 5,301 5,550 5,580 5,616 5,664 5,722 5,664 5,549 5,686 5,724 5,831 5,543

Employment-population ratio

32.3 32.2 32.6 32.7 32.9 33.1 33.4 32.9 32.2 32.9 32.7 33.2 31.5

Unemployed

652 660 653 667 689 686 670 649 741 786 775 796 873

Unemployment rate

10.9 11.1 10.5 10.7 10.9 10.8 10.5 10.3 11.8 12.1 11.9 12.0 13.6

Not in labor force

10,476 10,489 10,821 10,801 10,786 10,773 10,760 10,896 10,959 10,808 11,020 10,948 11,197

Footnotes
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation.

Note: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: October 04, 2024