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

EMPLOYED

Full-time workers

135,351 134,773 135,188 134,839 134,468 135,157 - 134,325 135,215 134,441 134,341 134,676 134,252

Men, 16 years and over

75,816 75,741 76,028 75,691 75,866 76,004 - 75,581 76,194 75,207 74,770 74,814 74,401

Men, 20 years and over

74,811 74,758 75,086 74,760 75,171 75,068 - 74,693 75,222 74,278 73,827 73,832 73,344

Women, 16 years and over

59,513 59,086 59,095 59,023 58,381 59,188 - 58,768 59,016 59,245 59,584 59,863 59,830

Women, 20 years and over

58,902 58,374 58,529 58,534 57,861 58,463 - 58,035 58,275 58,533 58,933 59,212 59,291

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

1,638 1,641 1,574 1,546 1,436 1,627 - 1,597 1,718 1,631 1,581 1,633 1,617

Part-time workers

28,522 28,547 28,207 28,453 29,043 28,490 - 29,452 28,712 28,727 28,478 28,290 28,413

Men, 16 years and over

10,787 10,731 10,557 10,785 10,953 10,658 - 11,088 10,669 10,244 10,358 10,319 10,570

Men, 20 years and over

8,959 8,950 8,762 9,005 9,061 8,869 - 9,373 9,009 8,594 8,673 8,750 8,969

Women, 16 years and over

17,731 17,801 17,616 17,646 18,060 17,865 - 18,411 18,080 18,464 18,121 17,989 17,848

Women, 20 years and over

15,528 15,680 15,590 15,607 15,967 15,643 - 16,257 15,927 16,374 16,030 15,762 15,678

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

4,035 3,918 3,855 3,841 4,015 3,978 - 3,822 3,775 3,759 3,775 3,777 3,766


UNEMPLOYED

Looking for full-time work

5,952 5,898 5,616 5,996 5,985 6,226 - 6,329 6,082 5,961 6,059 5,854 5,996

Men, 16 years and over

3,492 3,290 3,195 3,352 3,400 3,439 - 3,530 3,387 3,213 3,282 3,193 3,340

Men, 20 years and over

3,173 3,037 2,921 3,078 3,215 3,185 - 3,238 3,114 2,960 3,056 2,929 3,089

Women, 16 years and over

2,434 2,603 2,405 2,627 2,588 2,794 - 2,796 2,683 2,721 2,794 2,660 2,638

Women, 20 years and over

2,305 2,448 2,236 2,426 2,376 2,623 - 2,562 2,467 2,582 2,593 2,499 2,464

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

474 413 459 492 394 417 - 529 501 420 410 427 443

Looking for part-time work

1,237 1,320 1,397 1,268 1,449 1,328 - 1,501 1,398 1,437 1,545 1,358 1,378

Men, 16 years and over

481 605 666 621 602 583 - 640 559 627 635 525 598

Men, 20 years and over

296 333 427 371 374 338 - 395 312 353 395 290 356

Women, 16 years and over

754 729 737 632 836 769 - 861 841 805 897 825 778

Women, 20 years and over

537 535 519 431 590 550 - 585 580 616 638 636 545

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

403 452 451 466 484 440 - 521 506 467 512 432 477


UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

Full-time workers

4.2 4.2 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.4 - 4.5 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.3

Men, 16 years and over

4.4 4.2 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.3 - 4.5 4.3 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.3

Men, 20 years and over

4.1 3.9 3.7 4.0 4.1 4.1 - 4.2 4.0 3.8 4.0 3.8 4.0

Women, 16 years and over

3.9 4.2 3.9 4.3 4.2 4.5 - 4.5 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.2

Women, 20 years and over

3.8 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.9 4.3 - 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.0

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

22.5 20.1 22.6 24.2 21.5 20.4 - 24.9 22.6 20.5 20.6 20.7 21.5

Part-time workers

4.2 4.4 4.7 4.3 4.8 4.5 - 4.8 4.6 4.8 5.1 4.6 4.6

Men, 16 years and over

4.3 5.3 5.9 5.4 5.2 5.2 - 5.5 5.0 5.8 5.8 4.8 5.4

Men, 20 years and over

3.2 3.6 4.6 4.0 4.0 3.7 - 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.4 3.2 3.8

Women, 16 years and over

4.1 3.9 4.0 3.5 4.4 4.1 - 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.7 4.4 4.2

Women, 20 years and over

3.3 3.3 3.2 2.7 3.6 3.4 - 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.4

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

9.1 10.3 10.5 10.8 10.8 10.0 - 12.0 11.8 11.0 11.9 10.3 11.2

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: May 08, 2026