A-2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and over by sex, recent years to date

HOUSEHOLD DATA
HISTORICAL
A-2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and over by sex, 2016 to date [Numbers in thousands]
Sex, year, and month	Civilian noninsti- tutional population	Civilian labor force						Not in labor force
		Number	Percent of population	Employed		Unemployed
		Number	Percent of population	Number	Percent of population	Number	Percent of labor force
MEN
2016	122,497	84,755	69.2	80,568	65.8	4,187	4.9	37,743
2017	123,275	85,145	69.1	81,402	66.0	3,743	4.4	38,130
2018	124,678	86,096	69.1	82,698	66.3	3,398	3.9	38,582
2019	125,353	86,687	69.2	83,460	66.6	3,227	3.7	38,667
2020	125,922	85,204	67.7	78,560	62.4	6,644	7.8	40,718
2021	126,487	85,505	67.6	80,829	63.9	4,676	5.5	40,983
2022	128,617	87,421	68.0	84,203	65.5	3,218	3.7	41,197
2023	130,476	88,877	68.1	85,500	65.5	3,377	3.8	41,599
2024	130,939	88,974	68.0	85,313	65.2	3,661	4.1	41,965
2025	133,481	90,517	67.8	86,562	64.8	3,955	4.4	42,964
Monthly data, seasonally adjusted(1)
2024
December	131,455	89,304	67.9	85,593	65.1	3,711	4.2	42,151
2025
January	133,010	90,388	68.0	86,700	65.2	3,687	4.1	42,623
February	133,089	90,078	67.7	86,269	64.8	3,809	4.2	43,011
March	133,175	90,306	67.8	86,457	64.9	3,849	4.3	42,869
April	133,260	90,642	68.0	86,691	65.1	3,952	4.4	42,618
May	133,351	90,388	67.8	86,473	64.8	3,915	4.3	42,963
June	133,449	90,458	67.8	86,558	64.9	3,901	4.3	42,990
July	133,546	90,360	67.7	86,375	64.7	3,985	4.4	43,186
August	133,651	90,804	67.9	86,834	65.0	3,970	4.4	42,847
September	133,760	90,685	67.8	86,652	64.8	4,033	4.4	43,075
October	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
November	133,957	90,739	67.7	86,616	64.7	4,123	4.5	43,218
December	134,046	90,780	67.7	86,812	64.8	3,968	4.4	43,266
WOMEN
2016	131,040	74,432	56.8	70,868	54.1	3,564	4.8	56,608
2017	131,804	75,175	57.0	71,936	54.6	3,239	4.3	56,629
2018	133,112	75,978	57.1	73,063	54.9	2,916	3.8	57,134
2019	133,822	76,852	57.4	74,078	55.4	2,774	3.6	56,970
2020	134,407	75,538	56.2	69,234	51.5	6,304	8.3	58,869
2021	134,958	75,699	56.1	71,752	53.2	3,948	5.2	59,259
2022	135,356	76,866	56.8	74,089	54.7	2,778	3.6	58,490
2023	136,466	78,239	57.3	75,537	55.4	2,702	3.5	58,227
2024	137,633	79,132	57.5	76,033	55.2	3,100	3.9	58,500
2025	140,172	80,290	57.3	76,931	54.9	3,359	4.2	59,881
Monthly data, seasonally adjusted(1)
2024
December	138,183	79,202	57.3	75,993	55.0	3,209	4.1	58,981
2025
January	139,674	80,308	57.5	77,131	55.2	3,177	4.0	59,366
February	139,758	80,363	57.5	77,068	55.1	3,295	4.1	59,394
March	139,848	80,335	57.4	77,052	55.1	3,283	4.1	59,513
April	139,937	80,411	57.5	77,208	55.2	3,203	4.0	59,525
May	140,033	80,103	57.2	76,771	54.8	3,333	4.2	59,930
June	140,136	79,922	57.0	76,769	54.8	3,153	3.9	60,214
July	140,239	80,052	57.1	76,765	54.7	3,287	4.1	60,187
August	140,350	79,946	57.0	76,536	54.5	3,410	4.3	60,404
September	140,466	80,577	57.4	77,004	54.8	3,572	4.4	59,889
October	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
November	140,676	80,802	57.4	77,144	54.8	3,658	4.5	59,873
December	140,770	80,715	57.3	77,180	54.8	3,535	4.4	60,055
Footnotes (1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation.
NOTE: Revisions to population controls and other changes can affect the comparability of labor force levels over time. In recent years, updated population controls have been introduced annually with the release of January data. Additional information is online at https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop. Annual estimates for 2025 are 11-month averages that exclude October. (Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.) As a result, 2025 annual estimates are not strictly comparable with annual averages for other years.

Last Modified Date: January 09, 2026