HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-3. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex and age, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status,
sex, and age		 2018 2019
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

 256,780 256,934 257,097 257,272 257,454 257,642 257,843 258,066 258,290 258,514 258,708 258,888 258,239

Civilian labor force

 161,123 161,900 161,646 161,551 161,667 162,129 162,209 161,802 162,055 162,694 162,821 163,240 163,229

Participation rate

 62.7 63.0 62.9 62.8 62.8 62.9 62.9 62.7 62.7 62.9 62.9 63.1 63.2

Employed

 154,482 155,213 155,160 155,216 155,539 155,592 155,964 155,604 156,069 156,582 156,803 156,945 156,694

Employment-population ratio

 60.2 60.4 60.4 60.3 60.4 60.4 60.5 60.3 60.4 60.6 60.6 60.6 60.7

Unemployed

 6,641 6,687 6,486 6,335 6,128 6,537 6,245 6,197 5,986 6,112 6,018 6,294 6,535

Unemployment rate

 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.8 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.9 4.0

Not in labor force

 95,657 95,033 95,451 95,721 95,787 95,513 95,633 96,264 96,235 95,821 95,886 95,649 95,010

Persons who currently want a job

 5,165 5,136 5,112 5,143 5,211 5,285 5,192 5,401 5,266 5,333 5,397 5,327 5,254


Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

 124,173 124,250 124,331 124,418 124,509 124,604 124,704 124,816 124,928 125,041 125,137 125,227 124,890

Civilian labor force

 85,911 86,215 86,104 86,102 86,170 86,028 85,904 85,868 85,912 86,146 86,330 86,441 86,577

Participation rate

 69.2 69.4 69.3 69.2 69.2 69.0 68.9 68.8 68.8 68.9 69.0 69.0 69.3

Employed

 82,279 82,653 82,598 82,599 82,754 82,506 82,662 82,565 82,686 82,894 83,194 83,041 83,031

Employment-population ratio

 66.3 66.5 66.4 66.4 66.5 66.2 66.3 66.1 66.2 66.3 66.5 66.3 66.5

Unemployed

 3,632 3,562 3,506 3,502 3,416 3,522 3,242 3,303 3,226 3,252 3,136 3,401 3,545

Unemployment rate

 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.1 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.9 4.1

Not in labor force

 38,263 38,035 38,227 38,317 38,340 38,575 38,800 38,948 39,016 38,895 38,807 38,785 38,313


Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

 115,669 115,748 115,832 115,921 116,017 116,115 116,220 116,328 116,437 116,546 116,646 116,739 116,436

Civilian labor force

 82,915 83,258 83,149 83,163 83,257 83,103 83,019 83,044 83,104 83,277 83,408 83,500 83,599

Participation rate

 71.7 71.9 71.8 71.7 71.8 71.6 71.4 71.4 71.4 71.5 71.5 71.5 71.8

Employed

 79,719 80,186 80,091 80,108 80,299 80,006 80,217 80,149 80,251 80,388 80,633 80,501 80,472

Employment-population ratio

 68.9 69.3 69.1 69.1 69.2 68.9 69.0 68.9 68.9 69.0 69.1 69.0 69.1

Unemployed

 3,196 3,072 3,059 3,055 2,958 3,097 2,801 2,895 2,853 2,889 2,775 2,999 3,126

Unemployment rate

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

Not in labor force

 32,755 32,490 32,683 32,758 32,760 33,012 33,201 33,284 33,333 33,269 33,238 33,239 32,837


Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

 132,607 132,684 132,766 132,853 132,944 133,038 133,139 133,250 133,362 133,474 133,571 133,662 133,350

Civilian labor force

 75,213 75,685 75,542 75,449 75,497 76,101 76,305 75,934 76,143 76,548 76,492 76,798 76,652

Participation rate

 56.7 57.0 56.9 56.8 56.8 57.2 57.3 57.0 57.1 57.4 57.3 57.5 57.5

Employed

 72,203 72,560 72,562 72,616 72,785 73,086 73,302 73,039 73,383 73,688 73,609 73,904 73,663

Employment-population ratio

 54.4 54.7 54.7 54.7 54.7 54.9 55.1 54.8 55.0 55.2 55.1 55.3 55.2

Unemployed

 3,009 3,125 2,980 2,833 2,712 3,015 3,003 2,895 2,760 2,860 2,883 2,894 2,990

Unemployment rate

 4.0 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.6 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.9

Not in labor force

 57,394 56,998 57,224 57,405 57,448 56,938 56,834 57,316 57,219 56,926 57,079 56,864 56,697


Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

 124,328 124,407 124,491 124,579 124,674 124,771 124,875 124,983 125,091 125,200 125,299 125,393 125,099

Civilian labor force

 72,238 72,595 72,580 72,558 72,590 73,155 73,295 73,153 73,107 73,442 73,478 73,769 73,691

Participation rate

 58.1 58.4 58.3 58.2 58.2 58.6 58.7 58.5 58.4 58.7 58.6 58.8 58.9

Employed

 69,620 69,849 69,946 70,033 70,161 70,455 70,622 70,563 70,710 70,935 70,949 71,218 71,049

Employment-population ratio

 56.0 56.1 56.2 56.2 56.3 56.5 56.6 56.5 56.5 56.7 56.6 56.8 56.8

Unemployed

 2,618 2,746 2,634 2,525 2,429 2,701 2,673 2,590 2,398 2,507 2,529 2,550 2,642

Unemployment rate

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

Not in labor force

 52,090 51,812 51,910 52,021 52,084 51,616 51,580 51,829 51,984 51,757 51,821 51,624 51,408


Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

 16,783 16,778 16,774 16,771 16,763 16,755 16,748 16,755 16,762 16,768 16,763 16,756 16,704

Civilian labor force

 5,970 6,047 5,916 5,829 5,820 5,871 5,896 5,604 5,843 5,974 5,935 5,971 5,939

Participation rate

 35.6 36.0 35.3 34.8 34.7 35.0 35.2 33.4 34.9 35.6 35.4 35.6 35.6

Employed

 5,143 5,178 5,123 5,074 5,079 5,131 5,125 4,892 5,108 5,258 5,221 5,226 5,172

Employment-population ratio

 30.6 30.9 30.5 30.3 30.3 30.6 30.6 29.2 30.5 31.4 31.1 31.2 31.0

Unemployed

 827 870 793 755 741 740 771 712 735 715 714 745 767

Unemployment rate

 13.9 14.4 13.4 13.0 12.7 12.6 13.1 12.7 12.6 12.0 12.0 12.5 12.9

Not in labor force

 10,812 10,731 10,858 10,942 10,943 10,885 10,852 11,151 10,918 10,795 10,828 10,785 10,765

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: February 01, 2019