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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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
2024 2025
July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

268,644 268,856 269,080 269,289 269,463 269,638 272,685 272,847 273,023 273,197 273,385 273,585 273,785

Civilian labor force

168,315 168,496 168,703 168,428 168,304 168,547 170,744 170,359 170,591 171,135 170,510 170,380 170,342

Participation rate

62.7 62.7 62.7 62.5 62.5 62.5 62.6 62.4 62.5 62.6 62.4 62.3 62.2

Employed

161,219 161,425 161,802 161,456 161,183 161,661 163,895 163,307 163,508 163,969 163,273 163,366 163,106

Employment-population ratio

60.0 60.0 60.1 60.0 59.8 60.0 60.1 59.9 59.9 60.0 59.7 59.7 59.6

Unemployed

7,097 7,071 6,901 6,972 7,121 6,886 6,849 7,052 7,083 7,166 7,237 7,015 7,236

Unemployment rate

4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.2

Not in labor force

100,329 100,360 100,377 100,861 101,159 101,091 101,941 102,487 102,431 102,062 102,875 103,204 103,443

People who currently want a job

5,607 5,632 5,683 5,652 5,483 5,505 5,479 5,893 5,915 5,672 5,991 6,030 6,175


Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

130,975 131,077 131,186 131,287 131,371 131,455 133,010 133,089 133,175 133,260 133,351 133,449 133,546

Civilian labor force

89,194 88,938 89,339 89,378 89,151 89,295 90,393 89,987 90,244 90,693 90,392 90,461 90,319

Participation rate

68.1 67.9 68.1 68.1 67.9 67.9 68.0 67.6 67.8 68.1 67.8 67.8 67.6

Employed

85,347 85,099 85,562 85,592 85,318 85,620 86,733 86,226 86,443 86,733 86,486 86,575 86,347

Employment-population ratio

65.2 64.9 65.2 65.2 64.9 65.1 65.2 64.8 64.9 65.1 64.9 64.9 64.7

Unemployed

3,846 3,839 3,777 3,785 3,833 3,675 3,660 3,761 3,800 3,960 3,906 3,886 3,973

Unemployment rate

4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.4

Not in labor force

41,781 42,139 41,848 41,909 42,220 42,160 42,617 43,102 42,932 42,567 42,959 42,988 43,227


Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

122,021 122,118 122,221 122,316 122,398 122,480 123,918 123,996 124,082 124,166 124,261 124,361 124,462

Civilian labor force

85,991 85,846 86,042 86,191 85,982 85,945 87,067 86,594 86,887 87,309 87,087 87,250 87,111

Participation rate

70.5 70.3 70.4 70.5 70.2 70.2 70.3 69.8 70.0 70.3 70.1 70.2 70.0

Employed

82,573 82,479 82,783 82,851 82,633 82,739 83,803 83,311 83,563 83,858 83,704 83,872 83,660

Employment-population ratio

67.7 67.5 67.7 67.7 67.5 67.6 67.6 67.2 67.3 67.5 67.4 67.4 67.2

Unemployed

3,418 3,367 3,258 3,339 3,348 3,206 3,264 3,283 3,324 3,451 3,383 3,378 3,450

Unemployment rate

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

Not in labor force

36,031 36,272 36,179 36,125 36,417 36,535 36,851 37,402 37,195 36,857 37,174 37,111 37,351


Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

137,669 137,779 137,894 138,002 138,092 138,183 139,674 139,758 139,848 139,937 140,033 140,136 140,239

Civilian labor force

79,122 79,558 79,365 79,050 79,153 79,252 80,351 80,372 80,348 80,442 80,118 79,920 80,023

Participation rate

57.5 57.7 57.6 57.3 57.3 57.4 57.5 57.5 57.5 57.5 57.2 57.0 57.1

Employed

75,871 76,325 76,240 75,864 75,865 76,041 77,162 77,081 77,065 77,236 76,787 76,791 76,760

Employment-population ratio

55.1 55.4 55.3 55.0 54.9 55.0 55.2 55.2 55.1 55.2 54.8 54.8 54.7

Unemployed

3,250 3,232 3,125 3,187 3,288 3,211 3,189 3,291 3,283 3,206 3,331 3,129 3,263

Unemployment rate

4.1 4.1 3.9 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.2 3.9 4.1

Not in labor force

58,547 58,221 58,529 58,952 58,939 58,931 59,324 59,385 59,500 59,495 59,915 60,216 60,216


Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

129,021 129,125 129,236 129,340 129,428 129,518 130,908 130,991 131,080 131,167 131,268 131,374 131,481

Civilian labor force

75,954 76,368 76,110 75,916 75,920 75,994 77,203 77,115 76,997 77,241 76,968 76,865 76,991

Participation rate

58.9 59.1 58.9 58.7 58.7 58.7 59.0 58.9 58.7 58.9 58.6 58.5 58.6

Employed

73,076 73,555 73,397 73,152 72,988 73,135 74,380 74,205 74,159 74,379 73,979 74,134 74,155

Employment-population ratio

56.6 57.0 56.8 56.6 56.4 56.5 56.8 56.6 56.6 56.7 56.4 56.4 56.4

Unemployed

2,878 2,813 2,713 2,764 2,932 2,859 2,822 2,910 2,838 2,862 2,989 2,732 2,836

Unemployment rate

3.8 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.6 3.7

Not in labor force

53,067 52,757 53,126 53,423 53,509 53,524 53,706 53,876 54,082 53,926 54,300 54,509 54,490


Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

17,602 17,612 17,623 17,633 17,636 17,640 17,859 17,860 17,862 17,863 17,856 17,850 17,843

Civilian labor force

6,371 6,281 6,552 6,321 6,403 6,607 6,474 6,650 6,707 6,585 6,456 6,265 6,241

Participation rate

36.2 35.7 37.2 35.8 36.3 37.5 36.3 37.2 37.6 36.9 36.2 35.1 35.0

Employed

5,570 5,390 5,621 5,453 5,562 5,786 5,712 5,792 5,786 5,732 5,590 5,361 5,291

Employment-population ratio

31.6 30.6 31.9 30.9 31.5 32.8 32.0 32.4 32.4 32.1 31.3 30.0 29.7

Unemployed

801 891 930 868 841 821 763 858 921 853 866 905 950

Unemployment rate

12.6 14.2 14.2 13.7 13.1 12.4 11.8 12.9 13.7 13.0 13.4 14.4 15.2

Not in labor force

11,232 11,331 11,072 11,312 11,233 11,033 11,385 11,210 11,154 11,279 11,400 11,584 11,602

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: August 01, 2025