A-3. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex and age, seasonally adjusted

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	2025								2026
Employment status, sex, and age	May	June	July	Aug.	Sept.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population(1)	273,385	273,585	273,785	274,001	274,226	-	274,633	274,816	274,676	274,766	274,858	274,955	275,054
Civilian labor force	170,492	170,380	170,412	170,750	171,261	-	171,541	171,495	170,465	170,483	170,087	169,995	170,078
Participation rate	62.4	62.3	62.2	62.3	62.5	-	62.5	62.4	62.1	62.0	61.9	61.8	61.8
Employed	163,244	163,327	163,140	163,370	163,656	-	163,760	163,992	163,097	162,912	162,848	162,622	162,771
Employment-population ratio	59.7	59.7	59.6	59.6	59.7	-	59.6	59.7	59.4	59.3	59.2	59.1	59.2
Unemployed	7,248	7,054	7,272	7,380	7,605	-	7,781	7,503	7,368	7,571	7,239	7,373	7,307
Unemployment rate	4.3	4.1	4.3	4.3	4.4	-	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3
Not in labor force	102,893	103,205	103,373	103,251	102,964	-	103,092	103,321	104,211	104,283	104,771	104,959	104,976
People who currently want a job	6,008	6,032	6,186	6,347	5,943	-	6,139	6,208	5,838	5,974	6,040	6,111	6,187

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population(1)	133,351	133,449	133,546	133,651	133,760	-	133,957	134,046	132,546	132,586	132,627	132,670	132,714
Civilian labor force	90,388	90,458	90,360	90,804	90,685	-	90,739	90,780	89,200	89,101	88,846	88,936	89,138
Participation rate	67.8	67.8	67.7	67.9	67.8	-	67.7	67.7	67.3	67.2	67.0	67.0	67.2
Employed	86,473	86,558	86,375	86,834	86,652	-	86,616	86,812	85,348	85,210	85,111	85,007	85,172
Employment-population ratio	64.8	64.9	64.7	65.0	64.8	-	64.7	64.8	64.4	64.3	64.2	64.1	64.2
Unemployed	3,915	3,901	3,985	3,970	4,033	-	4,123	3,968	3,852	3,891	3,736	3,929	3,966
Unemployment rate	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	-	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.4	4.2	4.4	4.4
Not in labor force	42,963	42,990	43,186	42,847	43,075	-	43,218	43,266	43,345	43,485	43,780	43,734	43,576

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population(1)	124,261	124,361	124,462	124,571	124,684	-	124,889	124,981	123,570	123,612	123,657	123,704	123,760
Civilian labor force	87,100	87,256	87,160	87,686	87,491	-	87,628	87,638	86,096	86,006	85,796	85,791	85,982
Participation rate	70.1	70.2	70.0	70.4	70.2	-	70.2	70.1	69.7	69.6	69.4	69.4	69.5
Employed	83,705	83,862	83,696	84,129	83,945	-	84,043	84,199	82,783	82,591	82,562	82,353	82,539
Employment-population ratio	67.4	67.4	67.2	67.5	67.3	-	67.3	67.4	67.0	66.8	66.8	66.6	66.7
Unemployed	3,395	3,394	3,464	3,557	3,546	-	3,585	3,439	3,313	3,415	3,235	3,438	3,443
Unemployment rate	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.1	4.1	-	4.1	3.9	3.8	4.0	3.8	4.0	4.0
Not in labor force	37,161	37,105	37,302	36,885	37,193	-	37,261	37,344	37,474	37,606	37,860	37,913	37,778

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population(1)	140,033	140,136	140,239	140,350	140,466	-	140,676	140,770	142,130	142,180	142,231	142,284	142,340
Civilian labor force	80,103	79,922	80,052	79,946	80,577	-	80,802	80,715	81,265	81,382	81,241	81,059	80,940
Participation rate	57.2	57.0	57.1	57.0	57.4	-	57.4	57.3	57.2	57.2	57.1	57.0	56.9
Employed	76,771	76,769	76,765	76,536	77,004	-	77,144	77,180	77,749	77,702	77,737	77,615	77,599
Employment-population ratio	54.8	54.8	54.7	54.5	54.8	-	54.8	54.8	54.7	54.7	54.7	54.5	54.5
Unemployed	3,333	3,153	3,287	3,410	3,572	-	3,658	3,535	3,515	3,680	3,503	3,444	3,341
Unemployment rate	4.2	3.9	4.1	4.3	4.4	-	4.5	4.4	4.3	4.5	4.3	4.2	4.1
Not in labor force	59,930	60,214	60,187	60,404	59,889	-	59,873	60,055	60,865	60,798	60,991	61,225	61,400

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population(1)	131,268	131,374	131,481	131,597	131,717	-	131,935	132,034	133,489	133,541	133,593	133,648	133,715
Civilian labor force	76,959	76,863	77,008	76,854	77,303	-	77,442	77,351	78,128	78,183	78,007	77,898	77,827
Participation rate	58.6	58.5	58.6	58.4	58.7	-	58.7	58.6	58.5	58.5	58.4	58.3	58.2
Employed	73,970	74,110	74,150	73,895	74,102	-	74,302	74,306	74,925	74,965	74,861	74,872	74,882
Employment-population ratio	56.4	56.4	56.4	56.2	56.3	-	56.3	56.3	56.1	56.1	56.0	56.0	56.0
Unemployed	2,989	2,753	2,857	2,959	3,201	-	3,140	3,044	3,203	3,218	3,146	3,026	2,945
Unemployment rate	3.9	3.6	3.7	3.9	4.1	-	4.1	3.9	4.1	4.1	4.0	3.9	3.8
Not in labor force	54,309	54,512	54,473	54,743	54,414	-	54,493	54,683	55,361	55,358	55,587	55,750	55,889

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population(1)	17,856	17,850	17,843	17,833	17,824	-	17,808	17,801	17,617	17,613	17,608	17,603	17,579
Civilian labor force	6,433	6,262	6,244	6,210	6,467	-	6,470	6,506	6,241	6,294	6,284	6,307	6,269
Participation rate	36.0	35.1	35.0	34.8	36.3	-	36.3	36.6	35.4	35.7	35.7	35.8	35.7
Employed	5,569	5,355	5,294	5,346	5,609	-	5,415	5,486	5,390	5,357	5,425	5,397	5,350
Employment-population ratio	31.2	30.0	29.7	30.0	31.5	-	30.4	30.8	30.6	30.4	30.8	30.7	30.4
Unemployed	864	906	950	864	858	-	1,056	1,020	851	937	858	910	919
Unemployment rate	13.4	14.5	15.2	13.9	13.3	-	16.3	15.7	13.6	14.9	13.7	14.4	14.7
Not in labor force	11,423	11,588	11,599	11,623	11,357	-	11,338	11,295	11,376	11,319	11,324	11,297	11,309
Footnotes (1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

Last Modified Date: June 05, 2026