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, 2013 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
2013	118,555	82,667	69.7	76,353	64.4	6,314	7.6	35,889
2014	119,748	82,882	69.2	77,692	64.9	5,190	6.3	36,865
2015	121,101	83,620	69.1	79,131	65.3	4,490	5.4	37,481
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
Monthly data, seasonally adjusted(1)
2022
February	128,296	87,389	68.1	84,071	65.5	3,318	3.8	40,907
March	128,355	87,495	68.2	84,294	65.7	3,201	3.7	40,860
April	128,411	87,281	68.0	83,989	65.4	3,292	3.8	41,130
May	128,470	87,288	67.9	84,124	65.5	3,163	3.6	41,182
June	128,547	87,199	67.8	84,026	65.4	3,173	3.6	41,348
July	128,636	86,984	67.6	83,912	65.2	3,072	3.5	41,652
August	128,722	87,366	67.9	84,081	65.3	3,284	3.8	41,356
September	128,807	87,659	68.1	84,532	65.6	3,127	3.6	41,148
October	128,897	87,772	68.1	84,559	65.6	3,212	3.7	41,126
November	128,983	87,793	68.1	84,557	65.6	3,236	3.7	41,189
December	129,050	87,864	68.1	84,880	65.8	2,984	3.4	41,186
2023
January	129,998	88,334	67.9	85,186	65.5	3,147	3.6	41,665
February	130,072	88,474	68.0	85,266	65.6	3,208	3.6	41,597
WOMEN
2013	127,124	72,722	57.2	67,577	53.2	5,146	7.1	54,401
2014	128,199	73,039	57.0	68,613	53.5	4,426	6.1	55,159
2015	129,700	73,510	56.7	69,703	53.7	3,807	5.2	56,190
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
Monthly data, seasonally adjusted(1)
2022
February	135,028	76,473	56.6	73,519	54.4	2,954	3.9	58,555
March	135,089	76,806	56.9	74,035	54.8	2,771	3.6	58,284
April	135,148	76,669	56.7	73,993	54.7	2,676	3.5	58,479
May	135,209	76,990	56.9	74,174	54.9	2,816	3.7	58,218
June	135,287	76,803	56.8	74,031	54.7	2,772	3.6	58,484
July	135,376	77,006	56.9	74,360	54.9	2,646	3.4	58,370
August	135,462	77,349	57.1	74,613	55.1	2,736	3.5	58,113
September	135,548	76,960	56.8	74,318	54.8	2,642	3.4	58,588
October	135,638	76,874	56.7	74,033	54.6	2,841	3.7	58,764
November	135,725	76,734	56.5	73,970	54.5	2,764	3.6	58,991
December	135,795	77,102	56.8	74,364	54.8	2,738	3.6	58,692
2023
January	135,963	77,498	57.0	74,952	55.1	2,546	3.3	58,465
February	136,040	77,777	57.2	75,049	55.2	2,728	3.5	58,264
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.

Last Modified Date: March 10, 2023