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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
Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

7,155 7,248 7,054 7,272 7,380 7,605 - 7,781 7,503 7,368 7,571 7,239 7,373

16 to 19 years

850 864 906 950 864 858 - 1,056 1,020 851 937 858 910

16 to 17 years

336 330 319 346 350 366 - 402 425 374 383 331 384

18 to 19 years

509 537 606 609 514 500 - 641 595 481 547 536 539

20 years and over

6,305 6,384 6,147 6,321 6,516 6,747 - 6,725 6,483 6,516 6,634 6,380 6,463

20 to 24 years

1,298 1,285 1,272 1,230 1,417 1,430 - 1,305 1,282 1,116 1,178 1,007 1,181

25 years and over

5,025 5,060 4,856 5,054 5,129 5,280 - 5,498 5,214 5,411 5,524 5,321 5,274

25 to 54 years

3,816 3,890 3,658 3,927 3,972 4,020 - 4,289 4,020 4,114 4,205 4,032 4,086

25 to 34 years

1,604 1,565 1,450 1,628 1,677 1,813 - 1,877 1,618 1,878 1,812 1,837 1,829

35 to 44 years

1,210 1,252 1,245 1,320 1,330 1,257 - 1,325 1,359 1,236 1,263 1,212 1,183

45 to 54 years

1,003 1,072 962 979 966 950 - 1,086 1,042 1,000 1,130 983 1,074

55 years and over

1,210 1,192 1,188 1,129 1,157 1,276 - 1,200 1,194 1,271 1,294 1,288 1,179


Men, 16 years and over

3,952 3,915 3,901 3,985 3,970 4,033 - 4,123 3,968 3,852 3,891 3,736 3,929

16 to 19 years

506 520 506 521 413 487 - 538 529 539 475 501 491

16 to 17 years

166 202 155 206 182 193 - 205 220 239 187 177 215

18 to 19 years

327 310 366 313 232 299 - 336 309 302 292 324 273

20 years and over

3,446 3,395 3,394 3,464 3,557 3,546 - 3,585 3,439 3,313 3,415 3,235 3,438

20 to 24 years

777 707 732 665 786 755 - 742 757 568 671 544 656

25 years and over

2,713 2,654 2,627 2,762 2,798 2,771 - 2,913 2,680 2,757 2,806 2,654 2,794

25 to 54 years

2,039 2,019 1,971 2,141 2,157 2,068 - 2,236 2,029 2,059 2,073 1,994 2,133

25 to 34 years

884 854 816 929 920 996 - 948 792 929 971 942 980

35 to 44 years

639 614 617 696 714 570 - 709 689 675 610 598 678

45 to 54 years

516 551 539 516 523 502 - 580 548 454 492 454 475

55 years and over

674 635 657 621 641 703 - 677 651 699 733 660 661


Women, 16 years and over

3,203 3,333 3,153 3,287 3,410 3,572 - 3,658 3,535 3,515 3,680 3,503 3,444

16 to 19 years

345 344 400 429 451 371 - 518 491 312 462 358 418

16 to 17 years

170 128 164 140 168 173 - 197 205 135 196 154 170

18 to 19 years

183 226 241 297 282 201 - 306 286 179 255 212 266

20 years and over

2,859 2,989 2,753 2,857 2,959 3,201 - 3,140 3,044 3,203 3,218 3,146 3,026

20 to 24 years

521 578 540 565 631 675 - 563 525 548 507 463 525

25 years and over

2,312 2,406 2,229 2,292 2,331 2,509 - 2,585 2,533 2,654 2,718 2,667 2,480

25 to 54 years

1,778 1,870 1,687 1,786 1,815 1,952 - 2,052 1,990 2,056 2,132 2,038 1,954

25 to 34 years

721 711 635 699 757 817 - 930 826 949 842 895 849

35 to 44 years

571 638 628 624 615 687 - 616 670 561 653 613 505

45 to 54 years

486 521 424 464 443 448 - 507 494 545 637 530 599

55 years and over

534 548 545 501 523 565 - 530 540 577 572 622 514


MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

1,090 1,083 1,063 1,028 1,152 1,089 - 1,135 997 1,009 1,019 1,018 933

Married women, spouse present(1)

886 982 966 995 969 907 - 1,045 995 1,116 1,136 1,154 975


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. 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