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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-7. Unemployed persons by age, sex, and marital status, seasonally adjusted
[In thousands]
Age, sex, and marital status 2021 2022 2023 2024
4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

6,809 6,276 5,979 5,826 5,891 5,849 5,933 6,176 6,350 6,369 6,659 7,023 6,993

16 to 19 years

660 651 669 687 687 669 651 739 788 776 803 874 843

16 to 17 years

230 256 250 258 239 239 252 287 327 300 323 338 298

18 to 19 years

432 394 421 432 449 426 400 454 463 471 480 543 536

20 years and over

6,149 5,624 5,310 5,139 5,204 5,180 5,282 5,437 5,562 5,593 5,856 6,149 6,149

20 to 24 years

1,073 1,104 1,023 990 1,035 1,091 934 1,095 1,047 1,040 1,124 1,141 1,184

25 years and over

5,077 4,561 4,271 4,098 4,183 4,149 4,323 4,297 4,532 4,586 4,710 4,968 5,010

25 to 54 years

3,875 3,425 3,220 3,144 3,235 3,171 3,338 3,323 3,446 3,499 3,613 3,822 3,839

25 to 34 years

1,607 1,503 1,404 1,348 1,446 1,433 1,458 1,433 1,538 1,524 1,537 1,661 1,623

35 to 44 years

1,259 1,136 1,071 1,019 945 936 1,064 1,060 1,073 1,061 1,194 1,250 1,328

45 to 54 years

1,009 786 744 778 843 801 816 831 836 914 881 911 888

55 years and over

1,210 1,119 1,050 964 957 960 985 983 1,093 1,070 1,098 1,154 1,179


Men, 16 years and over

3,625 3,345 3,215 3,164 3,140 3,194 3,233 3,494 3,574 3,427 3,636 3,820 3,764

16 to 19 years

334 338 347 347 369 374 345 411 431 427 458 473 467

16 to 17 years

113 124 122 124 145 143 120 158 185 160 170 180 164

18 to 19 years

229 215 219 224 231 233 220 254 254 269 282 299 302

20 years and over

3,291 3,008 2,867 2,817 2,771 2,820 2,888 3,082 3,143 3,000 3,178 3,348 3,298

20 to 24 years

607 635 588 582 561 616 536 642 559 573 602 616 694

25 years and over

2,667 2,417 2,266 2,195 2,206 2,266 2,329 2,405 2,584 2,463 2,557 2,702 2,631

25 to 54 years

2,053 1,789 1,693 1,675 1,677 1,733 1,762 1,889 1,970 1,863 1,964 2,044 1,969

25 to 34 years

896 791 777 700 770 812 794 821 886 807 831 888 876

35 to 44 years

675 614 545 552 470 523 528 572 617 565 648 667 641

45 to 54 years

483 384 371 422 437 397 440 496 467 492 484 490 453

55 years and over

613 628 574 521 530 533 567 516 613 600 593 657 663


Women, 16 years and over

3,184 2,930 2,764 2,663 2,751 2,655 2,699 2,683 2,776 2,942 3,023 3,202 3,228

16 to 19 years

326 314 322 340 318 295 306 328 357 348 345 401 377

16 to 17 years

117 132 128 134 94 96 132 129 142 140 153 158 134

18 to 19 years

203 179 202 208 217 192 180 200 209 202 198 244 234

20 years and over

2,859 2,617 2,442 2,322 2,433 2,360 2,394 2,355 2,419 2,594 2,678 2,801 2,852

20 to 24 years

466 468 435 408 474 474 397 452 487 467 521 525 490

25 years and over

2,410 2,145 2,004 1,903 1,976 1,883 1,994 1,892 1,948 2,123 2,154 2,266 2,378

25 to 54 years

1,822 1,635 1,527 1,470 1,558 1,438 1,575 1,434 1,476 1,635 1,649 1,778 1,870

25 to 34 years

711 712 627 648 677 621 664 611 652 717 706 773 747

35 to 44 years

585 522 527 466 476 413 536 488 456 496 546 583 688

45 to 54 years

527 402 373 356 406 404 376 335 369 422 397 421 435

55 years and over

594 496 478 439 425 432 420 463 478 475 506 493 515


MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

986 858 920 876 870 873 872 911 956 906 926 1,005 1,037

Married women, spouse present(1)

984 860 829 756 764 753 825 788 788 803 860 915 971


Footnotes
(1) Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to persons in both opposite-sex and same-sex married couples. Prior to January 2020, includes persons in opposite-sex married couples only.

NOTE: Detail for the data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: January 10, 2025