A-6. Employed and unemployed full- and part-time workers by sex and age, seasonally adjusted

HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-6. Employed and unemployed full- and part-time workers by sex and age, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Full- and part-time status, sex, and age	2025								2026
Full- and part-time status, sex, and age	May	June	July	Aug.	Sept.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May
EMPLOYED
Full-time workers	134,773	135,188	134,839	134,468	135,157	-	134,325	135,215	134,441	134,341	134,676	134,252	134,173
Men, 16 years and over	75,741	76,028	75,691	75,866	76,004	-	75,581	76,194	75,207	74,770	74,814	74,401	74,560
Men, 20 years and over	74,758	75,086	74,760	75,171	75,068	-	74,693	75,222	74,278	73,827	73,832	73,344	73,596
Women, 16 years and over	59,086	59,095	59,023	58,381	59,188	-	58,768	59,016	59,245	59,584	59,863	59,830	59,666
Women, 20 years and over	58,374	58,529	58,534	57,861	58,463	-	58,035	58,275	58,533	58,933	59,212	59,291	59,038
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years	1,641	1,574	1,546	1,436	1,627	-	1,597	1,718	1,631	1,581	1,633	1,617	1,539
Part-time workers	28,547	28,207	28,453	29,043	28,490	-	29,452	28,712	28,727	28,478	28,290	28,413	28,679
Men, 16 years and over	10,731	10,557	10,785	10,953	10,658	-	11,088	10,669	10,244	10,358	10,319	10,570	10,624
Men, 20 years and over	8,950	8,762	9,005	9,061	8,869	-	9,373	9,009	8,594	8,673	8,750	8,969	8,953
Women, 16 years and over	17,801	17,616	17,646	18,060	17,865	-	18,411	18,080	18,464	18,121	17,989	17,848	18,038
Women, 20 years and over	15,680	15,590	15,607	15,967	15,643	-	16,257	15,927	16,374	16,030	15,762	15,678	15,920
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years	3,918	3,855	3,841	4,015	3,978	-	3,822	3,775	3,759	3,775	3,777	3,766	3,806

UNEMPLOYED
Looking for full-time work	5,898	5,616	5,996	5,985	6,226	-	6,329	6,082	5,961	6,059	5,854	5,996	5,897
Men, 16 years and over	3,290	3,195	3,352	3,400	3,439	-	3,530	3,387	3,213	3,282	3,193	3,340	3,298
Men, 20 years and over	3,037	2,921	3,078	3,215	3,185	-	3,238	3,114	2,960	3,056	2,929	3,089	3,046
Women, 16 years and over	2,603	2,405	2,627	2,588	2,794	-	2,796	2,683	2,721	2,794	2,660	2,638	2,592
Women, 20 years and over	2,448	2,236	2,426	2,376	2,623	-	2,562	2,467	2,582	2,593	2,499	2,464	2,425
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years	413	459	492	394	417	-	529	501	420	410	427	443	426
Looking for part-time work	1,320	1,397	1,268	1,449	1,328	-	1,501	1,398	1,437	1,545	1,358	1,378	1,418
Men, 16 years and over	605	666	621	602	583	-	640	559	627	635	525	598	677
Men, 20 years and over	333	427	371	374	338	-	395	312	353	395	290	356	405
Women, 16 years and over	729	737	632	836	769	-	861	841	805	897	825	778	753
Women, 20 years and over	535	519	431	590	550	-	585	580	616	638	636	545	517
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years	452	451	466	484	440	-	521	506	467	512	432	477	496

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
Full-time workers	4.2	4.0	4.3	4.3	4.4	-	4.5	4.3	4.2	4.3	4.2	4.3	4.2
Men, 16 years and over	4.2	4.0	4.2	4.3	4.3	-	4.5	4.3	4.1	4.2	4.1	4.3	4.2
Men, 20 years and over	3.9	3.7	4.0	4.1	4.1	-	4.2	4.0	3.8	4.0	3.8	4.0	4.0
Women, 16 years and over	4.2	3.9	4.3	4.2	4.5	-	4.5	4.3	4.4	4.5	4.3	4.2	4.2
Women, 20 years and over	4.0	3.7	4.0	3.9	4.3	-	4.2	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.0	4.0	3.9
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years	20.1	22.6	24.2	21.5	20.4	-	24.9	22.6	20.5	20.6	20.7	21.5	21.7
Part-time workers	4.4	4.7	4.3	4.8	4.5	-	4.8	4.6	4.8	5.1	4.6	4.6	4.7
Men, 16 years and over	5.3	5.9	5.4	5.2	5.2	-	5.5	5.0	5.8	5.8	4.8	5.4	6.0
Men, 20 years and over	3.6	4.6	4.0	4.0	3.7	-	4.0	3.3	4.0	4.4	3.2	3.8	4.3
Women, 16 years and over	3.9	4.0	3.5	4.4	4.1	-	4.5	4.4	4.2	4.7	4.4	4.2	4.0
Women, 20 years and over	3.3	3.2	2.7	3.6	3.4	-	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.8	3.9	3.4	3.1
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years	10.3	10.5	10.8	10.8	10.0	-	12.0	11.8	11.0	11.9	10.3	11.2	11.5
NOTE: Full-time workers are people who usually work 35 hours or more per week; part-time workers are people who usually work less than 35 hours per week. Detail for the data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. 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