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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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
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