A-9. Unemployed persons by age, sex, and marital status, seasonally adjusted

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-9. Unemployed persons by age, sex, and marital status, seasonally adjusted [In thousands]
Age, sex, and marital status	2019					2020
Age, sex, and marital status	Aug.	Sept.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	June	July	Aug.
AGE AND SEX
Total, 16 years and over	5,999	5,753	5,857	5,811	5,753	5,892	5,787	7,140	23,078	20,985	17,750	16,338	13,550
16 to 19 years	742	735	730	721	752	734	665	843	1,628	1,681	1,242	1,011	905
16 to 17 years	270	274	301	286	298	260	214	354	496	613	470	368	298
18 to 19 years	459	460	436	438	461	473	464	479	1,126	1,058	771	636	607
20 years and over	5,257	5,018	5,127	5,090	5,001	5,158	5,122	6,297	21,449	19,305	16,508	15,327	12,645
20 to 24 years	1,068	964	945	972	958	1,012	972	1,281	3,466	3,207	2,770	2,595	2,010
25 years and over	4,184	4,072	4,156	4,126	4,045	4,153	4,168	5,007	18,008	16,107	13,691	12,736	10,636
25 to 54 years	3,184	3,126	3,157	3,110	3,133	3,154	3,152	3,725	12,909	11,708	10,072	9,408	7,715
25 to 34 years	1,342	1,331	1,394	1,339	1,344	1,397	1,371	1,534	5,176	4,857	4,261	4,137	3,515
35 to 44 years	937	892	905	930	947	946	955	1,157	3,849	3,414	3,108	2,772	2,206
45 to 54 years	906	903	859	842	842	811	827	1,034	3,884	3,436	2,703	2,499	1,994
55 years and over	1,010	923	1,000	998	911	1,000	1,003	1,276	5,071	4,398	3,651	3,331	2,927

Men, 16 years and over	3,210	3,109	3,126	3,086	3,015	3,147	3,137	3,765	11,223	10,199	8,967	8,321	7,061
16 to 19 years	404	414	410	407	397	405	338	421	739	814	613	601	493
16 to 17 years	150	135	151	152	150	144	108	142	168	254	167	240	148
18 to 19 years	256	275	257	257	260	256	243	265	567	555	448	354	365
20 years and over	2,806	2,695	2,715	2,679	2,618	2,743	2,799	3,344	10,483	9,385	8,354	7,720	6,567
20 to 24 years	604	563	587	563	555	533	519	681	1,601	1,576	1,339	1,286	1,048
25 years and over	2,183	2,132	2,118	2,134	2,064	2,227	2,278	2,651	8,886	7,814	6,990	6,442	5,520
25 to 54 years	1,692	1,668	1,623	1,596	1,619	1,683	1,707	1,951	6,477	5,773	5,199	4,828	4,037
25 to 34 years	736	758	742	741	728	783	771	842	2,711	2,512	2,282	2,257	1,899
35 to 44 years	466	437	440	469	466	476	507	584	1,870	1,709	1,621	1,438	1,171
45 to 54 years	490	472	441	386	424	425	429	525	1,896	1,552	1,296	1,134	967
55 years and over	490	464	496	538	445	544	571	700	2,409	2,040	1,791	1,614	1,483

Women, 16 years and over	2,788	2,644	2,731	2,725	2,738	2,744	2,651	3,375	11,855	10,787	8,783	8,017	6,489
16 to 19 years	338	321	320	314	355	330	328	422	889	867	629	410	412
16 to 17 years	120	139	150	133	148	115	105	212	328	358	303	128	151
18 to 19 years	203	185	179	181	201	217	221	214	558	503	323	282	243
20 years and over	2,451	2,323	2,411	2,411	2,383	2,415	2,323	2,954	10,966	9,920	8,154	7,607	6,078
20 to 24 years	464	401	358	409	403	478	453	600	1,865	1,631	1,431	1,309	962
25 years and over	2,001	1,941	2,038	1,992	1,981	1,926	1,891	2,356	9,122	8,293	6,701	6,294	5,116
25 to 54 years	1,492	1,459	1,534	1,514	1,514	1,471	1,445	1,774	6,432	5,934	4,873	4,580	3,678
25 to 34 years	606	573	652	598	616	614	599	692	2,464	2,346	1,980	1,880	1,616
35 to 44 years	470	455	465	460	481	470	447	573	1,979	1,705	1,487	1,335	1,035
45 to 54 years	415	431	418	455	417	386	398	509	1,988	1,884	1,406	1,365	1,027
55 years and over	498	475	489	472	476	438	430	582	2,671	2,358	1,842	1,707	1,434

MARITAL STATUS
Married men, spouse present(1)	836	815	819	895	751	804	925	1,065	4,457	3,858	3,259	2,892	2,329
Married women, spouse present(1)	833	825	844	837	798	796	814	1,114	4,811	4,292	3,367	3,283	2,430

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: September 04, 2020