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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-9. Unemployed persons by age, sex, and marital status, seasonally adjusted [In thousands]
Age, sex, and marital status 2020 2021
June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

 17,697 16,308 13,542 12,535 11,049 10,728 10,736 10,130 9,972 9,710 9,812 9,316 9,484

16 to 19 years

 1,222 1,024 924 963 836 825 946 865 825 771 754 578 577

16 to 17 years

 452 363 314 371 299 314 302 337 325 278 261 203 208

18 to 19 years

 766 655 611 593 541 507 655 534 514 500 497 355 367

20 years and over

 16,475 15,284 12,618 11,572 10,213 9,903 9,790 9,265 9,148 8,939 9,058 8,738 8,907

20 to 24 years

 2,763 2,572 2,021 1,810 1,619 1,580 1,653 1,425 1,408 1,502 1,535 1,477 1,339

25 years and over

 13,654 12,667 10,581 9,801 8,626 8,409 8,170 7,940 7,813 7,349 7,477 7,169 7,525

25 to 54 years

 10,016 9,319 7,678 7,280 6,570 6,193 5,946 5,968 5,823 5,639 5,600 5,354 5,662

25 to 34 years

 4,238 4,097 3,490 3,151 2,679 2,530 2,397 2,464 2,331 2,454 2,365 2,127 2,370

35 to 44 years

 3,070 2,738 2,193 2,098 1,979 1,910 1,857 1,948 1,929 1,752 1,673 1,707 1,816

45 to 54 years

 2,708 2,484 1,996 2,031 1,912 1,753 1,693 1,555 1,563 1,433 1,561 1,520 1,476

55 years and over

 3,625 3,319 2,902 2,513 2,066 2,202 2,259 1,970 1,985 1,692 1,878 1,834 1,853


Men, 16 years and over

 8,921 8,278 7,057 6,537 5,958 5,894 5,694 5,434 5,395 5,236 5,394 5,148 5,144

16 to 19 years

 604 590 500 501 466 444 455 466 493 452 409 306 275

16 to 17 years

 163 225 144 190 169 146 159 157 175 143 126 88 111

18 to 19 years

 441 356 358 313 300 299 301 311 331 314 275 215 162

20 years and over

 8,317 7,688 6,558 6,036 5,492 5,449 5,240 4,969 4,902 4,784 4,985 4,842 4,869

20 to 24 years

 1,340 1,267 1,059 966 903 904 922 754 761 823 883 826 769

25 years and over

 6,928 6,380 5,489 5,081 4,617 4,617 4,353 4,300 4,203 3,889 4,073 3,940 4,069

25 to 54 years

 5,156 4,791 4,028 3,821 3,574 3,433 3,167 3,210 3,077 2,986 3,031 3,013 3,095

25 to 34 years

 2,266 2,240 1,898 1,694 1,517 1,491 1,291 1,356 1,287 1,299 1,313 1,207 1,372

35 to 44 years

 1,593 1,418 1,161 1,115 1,045 1,028 1,049 1,066 1,032 939 843 968 937

45 to 54 years

 1,297 1,132 969 1,012 1,012 914 827 788 759 749 875 838 786

55 years and over

 1,772 1,589 1,461 1,261 1,043 1,183 1,186 1,090 1,125 903 1,043 927 974


Women, 16 years and over

 8,776 8,030 6,485 5,998 5,091 4,834 5,042 4,696 4,577 4,474 4,418 4,168 4,340

16 to 19 years

 619 434 424 462 370 380 491 400 332 319 345 272 302

16 to 17 years

 290 138 170 181 130 168 143 180 149 135 136 115 98

18 to 19 years

 325 298 253 280 241 208 354 223 183 185 221 140 205

20 years and over

 8,158 7,596 6,061 5,537 4,721 4,453 4,551 4,296 4,245 4,155 4,073 3,895 4,038

20 to 24 years

 1,423 1,304 962 845 716 676 732 670 647 680 652 651 570

25 years and over

 6,726 6,287 5,092 4,720 4,008 3,792 3,817 3,640 3,610 3,460 3,404 3,229 3,456

25 to 54 years

 4,860 4,529 3,650 3,459 2,996 2,759 2,780 2,758 2,745 2,653 2,569 2,341 2,567

25 to 34 years

 1,972 1,857 1,592 1,457 1,161 1,039 1,106 1,108 1,044 1,155 1,052 920 998

35 to 44 years

 1,478 1,320 1,032 984 935 882 808 882 897 813 830 739 879

45 to 54 years

 1,410 1,352 1,027 1,019 900 839 865 767 804 685 687 682 690

55 years and over

 1,850 1,712 1,440 1,259 1,021 1,020 1,065 882 883 811 848 882 874


MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

 3,245 2,870 2,328 2,195 1,885 1,854 1,841 1,795 1,750 1,464 1,738 1,581 1,705

Married women, spouse present(1)

 3,376 3,279 2,417 2,154 1,748 1,644 1,705 1,593 1,553 1,383 1,392 1,340 1,339


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

 

Last Modified Date: July 02, 2021