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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-9. Unemployed people by age, sex, and marital status, seasonally adjusted
[In thousands]
Age, sex, and marital status 2025 2026
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

6,865 7,104 7,132 7,155 7,248 7,054 7,272 7,380 7,605 - 7,781 7,503 7,362

16 to 19 years

763 862 920 850 864 906 950 864 858 - 1,056 1,020 860

16 to 17 years

309 380 380 336 330 319 346 350 366 - 402 425 369

18 to 19 years

448 480 549 509 537 606 609 514 500 - 641 595 507

20 years and over

6,102 6,242 6,212 6,305 6,384 6,147 6,321 6,516 6,747 - 6,725 6,483 6,502

20 to 24 years

1,263 1,294 1,191 1,298 1,285 1,272 1,230 1,417 1,430 - 1,305 1,282 1,109

25 years and over

4,870 4,980 4,955 5,025 5,060 4,856 5,054 5,129 5,280 - 5,498 5,214 5,419

25 to 54 years

3,670 3,830 3,810 3,816 3,890 3,658 3,927 3,972 4,020 - 4,289 4,020 4,108

25 to 34 years

1,604 1,673 1,523 1,604 1,565 1,450 1,628 1,677 1,813 - 1,877 1,618 1,827

35 to 44 years

1,190 1,243 1,232 1,210 1,252 1,245 1,320 1,330 1,257 - 1,325 1,359 1,264

45 to 54 years

876 915 1,054 1,003 1,072 962 979 966 950 - 1,086 1,042 1,017

55 years and over

1,184 1,123 1,153 1,210 1,192 1,188 1,129 1,157 1,276 - 1,200 1,194 1,284


Men, 16 years and over

3,687 3,809 3,849 3,952 3,915 3,901 3,985 3,970 4,033 - 4,123 3,968 3,903

16 to 19 years

398 481 478 506 520 506 521 413 487 - 538 529 550

16 to 17 years

135 213 173 166 202 155 206 182 193 - 205 220 235

18 to 19 years

256 276 307 327 310 366 313 232 299 - 336 309 317

20 years and over

3,289 3,327 3,371 3,446 3,395 3,394 3,464 3,557 3,546 - 3,585 3,439 3,353

20 to 24 years

748 779 679 777 707 732 665 786 755 - 742 757 574

25 years and over

2,577 2,573 2,644 2,713 2,654 2,627 2,762 2,798 2,771 - 2,913 2,680 2,806

25 to 54 years

1,948 1,992 2,028 2,039 2,019 1,971 2,141 2,157 2,068 - 2,236 2,029 2,082

25 to 34 years

866 858 886 884 854 816 929 920 996 - 948 792 902

35 to 44 years

601 627 608 639 614 617 696 714 570 - 709 689 700

45 to 54 years

481 506 535 516 551 539 516 523 502 - 580 548 480

55 years and over

629 581 616 674 635 657 621 641 703 - 677 651 724


Women, 16 years and over

3,177 3,295 3,283 3,203 3,333 3,153 3,287 3,410 3,572 - 3,658 3,535 3,459

16 to 19 years

365 380 442 345 344 400 429 451 371 - 518 491 310

16 to 17 years

174 168 207 170 128 164 140 168 173 - 197 205 134

18 to 19 years

192 204 242 183 226 241 297 282 201 - 306 286 190

20 years and over

2,812 2,915 2,841 2,859 2,989 2,753 2,857 2,959 3,201 - 3,140 3,044 3,149

20 to 24 years

515 515 512 521 578 540 565 631 675 - 563 525 534

25 years and over

2,294 2,407 2,311 2,312 2,406 2,229 2,292 2,331 2,509 - 2,585 2,533 2,613

25 to 54 years

1,722 1,838 1,782 1,778 1,870 1,687 1,786 1,815 1,952 - 2,052 1,990 2,026

25 to 34 years

738 815 637 721 711 635 699 757 817 - 930 826 926

35 to 44 years

590 615 625 571 638 628 624 615 687 - 616 670 564

45 to 54 years

395 408 520 486 521 424 464 443 448 - 507 494 537

55 years and over

557 551 529 534 548 545 501 523 565 - 530 540 566


MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

963 1,016 988 1,090 1,083 1,063 1,028 1,152 1,089 - 1,135 997 1,049

Married women, spouse present(1)

888 952 934 886 982 966 995 969 907 - 1,045 995 1,090


Footnotes
(1) Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to people in both opposite-sex and same-sex married couples. Prior to January 2020, referred to people in opposite-sex married couples only.

NOTE: Detail for the data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

 

Last Modified Date: February 11, 2026