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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
2022 2023 2024 2025
2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

263,691 264,184 264,696 266,115 266,621 267,214 267,818 267,712 268,251 268,860 269,463 272,851 273,389

Civilian labor force

164,100 164,427 164,708 166,324 166,849 167,543 167,756 167,579 167,930 168,505 168,426 170,565 170,675

Participation rate

62.2 62.2 62.2 62.5 62.6 62.7 62.6 62.6 62.6 62.7 62.5 62.5 62.4

Employed

158,121 158,601 158,817 160,475 160,916 161,367 161,407 161,209 161,271 161,482 161,433 163,570 163,536

Employment-population ratio

60.0 60.0 60.0 60.3 60.4 60.4 60.3 60.2 60.1 60.1 59.9 59.9 59.8

Unemployed

5,979 5,826 5,891 5,849 5,933 6,176 6,350 6,369 6,659 7,023 6,993 6,995 7,139

Unemployment rate

3.6 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.2

Not in labor force

99,591 99,756 99,988 99,791 99,772 99,671 100,062 100,133 100,320 100,355 101,037 102,287 102,714

People who currently want a job

5,724 5,716 5,461 5,134 5,392 5,332 5,464 5,640 5,534 5,641 5,547 5,762 5,897

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

128,476 128,722 128,977 130,073 130,321 130,609 130,902 130,520 130,784 131,079 131,371 133,092 133,354

Civilian labor force

87,268 87,382 87,789 88,583 88,739 89,009 89,191 88,622 88,855 89,157 89,275 90,208 90,515

Participation rate

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

Employed

84,054 84,218 84,650 85,389 85,506 85,515 85,617 85,195 85,219 85,336 85,510 86,467 86,598

Employment-population ratio

65.4 65.4 65.6 65.6 65.6 65.5 65.4 65.3 65.2 65.1 65.1 65.0 64.9

Unemployed

3,215 3,164 3,140 3,194 3,233 3,494 3,574 3,427 3,636 3,820 3,764 3,740 3,917

Unemployment rate

3.7 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.9 4.0 3.9 4.1 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.3

Not in labor force

41,208 41,340 41,187 41,491 41,581 41,600 41,711 41,899 41,928 41,923 42,097 42,884 42,838

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

119,837 120,058 120,295 121,348 121,566 121,833 122,109 121,612 121,845 122,120 122,398 123,998 124,263

Civilian labor force

84,154 84,251 84,589 85,325 85,587 85,891 85,905 85,357 85,522 85,960 86,039 86,849 87,215

Participation rate

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

Employed

81,286 81,434 81,818 82,505 82,699 82,808 82,762 82,357 82,343 82,612 82,741 83,559 83,811

Employment-population ratio

67.8 67.8 68.0 68.0 68.0 68.0 67.8 67.7 67.6 67.6 67.6 67.4 67.4

Unemployed

2,867 2,817 2,771 2,820 2,888 3,082 3,143 3,000 3,178 3,348 3,298 3,290 3,404

Unemployment rate

3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.9

Not in labor force

35,683 35,807 35,706 36,023 35,979 35,942 36,204 36,255 36,324 36,160 36,359 37,149 37,047

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

135,215 135,462 135,719 136,042 136,300 136,605 136,917 137,191 137,467 137,781 138,092 139,760 140,035

Civilian labor force

76,832 77,045 76,918 77,741 78,110 78,534 78,565 78,957 79,075 79,348 79,152 80,357 80,160

Participation rate

56.8 56.9 56.7 57.1 57.3 57.5 57.4 57.6 57.5 57.6 57.3 57.5 57.2

Employed

74,068 74,383 74,167 75,086 75,410 75,851 75,790 76,015 76,052 76,146 75,923 77,103 76,938

Employment-population ratio

54.8 54.9 54.6 55.2 55.3 55.5 55.4 55.4 55.3 55.3 55.0 55.2 54.9

Unemployed

2,764 2,663 2,751 2,655 2,699 2,683 2,776 2,942 3,023 3,202 3,228 3,254 3,222

Unemployment rate

3.6 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.7 3.8 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.0

Not in labor force

58,383 58,417 58,801 58,300 58,190 58,071 58,351 58,235 58,392 58,433 58,941 59,403 59,875

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

126,807 127,034 127,277 127,614 127,846 128,132 128,428 128,581 128,831 129,127 129,429 130,993 131,270

Civilian labor force

73,721 73,865 73,753 74,606 74,973 75,354 75,360 75,716 75,799 76,144 75,943 77,105 77,025

Participation rate

58.1 58.1 57.9 58.5 58.6 58.8 58.7 58.9 58.8 59.0 58.7 58.9 58.7

Employed

71,278 71,542 71,320 72,245 72,579 73,000 72,942 73,123 73,121 73,343 73,092 74,248 74,164

Employment-population ratio

56.2 56.3 56.0 56.6 56.8 57.0 56.8 56.9 56.8 56.8 56.5 56.7 56.5

Unemployed

2,442 2,322 2,433 2,360 2,394 2,355 2,419 2,594 2,678 2,801 2,852 2,857 2,861

Unemployment rate

3.3 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.7

Not in labor force

53,087 53,170 53,524 53,009 52,873 52,778 53,068 52,865 53,032 52,983 53,485 53,888 54,245

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

17,047 17,091 17,123 17,153 17,209 17,249 17,281 17,519 17,574 17,613 17,636 17,860 17,856

Civilian labor force

6,226 6,312 6,365 6,394 6,289 6,298 6,491 6,506 6,610 6,401 6,444 6,611 6,435

Participation rate

36.5 36.9 37.2 37.3 36.5 36.5 37.6 37.1 37.6 36.3 36.5 37.0 36.0

Employed

5,557 5,624 5,678 5,725 5,638 5,559 5,703 5,730 5,807 5,527 5,600 5,763 5,561

Employment-population ratio

32.6 32.9 33.2 33.4 32.8 32.2 33.0 32.7 33.0 31.4 31.8 32.3 31.1

Unemployed

669 687 687 669 651 739 788 776 803 874 843 847 874

Unemployment rate

10.7 10.9 10.8 10.5 10.3 11.7 12.1 11.9 12.1 13.7 13.1 12.8 13.6

Not in labor force

10,821 10,780 10,758 10,759 10,920 10,951 10,790 11,013 10,965 11,212 11,193 11,250 11,421

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: July 03, 2025