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

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
Age, sex, and marital status	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	June	July	Aug.	Sept.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Jan.	Feb.
AGE AND SEX
Total, 16 years and over	7,104	7,132	7,155	7,248	7,054	7,272	7,380	7,605	-	7,781	7,503	7,368	7,571
16 to 19 years	862	920	850	864	906	950	864	858	-	1,056	1,020	851	937
16 to 17 years	380	380	336	330	319	346	350	366	-	402	425	374	383
18 to 19 years	480	549	509	537	606	609	514	500	-	641	595	481	547
20 years and over	6,242	6,212	6,305	6,384	6,147	6,321	6,516	6,747	-	6,725	6,483	6,516	6,634
20 to 24 years	1,294	1,191	1,298	1,285	1,272	1,230	1,417	1,430	-	1,305	1,282	1,116	1,178
25 years and over	4,980	4,955	5,025	5,060	4,856	5,054	5,129	5,280	-	5,498	5,214	5,411	5,524
25 to 54 years	3,830	3,810	3,816	3,890	3,658	3,927	3,972	4,020	-	4,289	4,020	4,114	4,205
25 to 34 years	1,673	1,523	1,604	1,565	1,450	1,628	1,677	1,813	-	1,877	1,618	1,878	1,812
35 to 44 years	1,243	1,232	1,210	1,252	1,245	1,320	1,330	1,257	-	1,325	1,359	1,236	1,263
45 to 54 years	915	1,054	1,003	1,072	962	979	966	950	-	1,086	1,042	1,000	1,130
55 years and over	1,123	1,153	1,210	1,192	1,188	1,129	1,157	1,276	-	1,200	1,194	1,271	1,294

Men, 16 years and over	3,809	3,849	3,952	3,915	3,901	3,985	3,970	4,033	-	4,123	3,968	3,852	3,891
16 to 19 years	481	478	506	520	506	521	413	487	-	538	529	539	475
16 to 17 years	213	173	166	202	155	206	182	193	-	205	220	239	187
18 to 19 years	276	307	327	310	366	313	232	299	-	336	309	302	292
20 years and over	3,327	3,371	3,446	3,395	3,394	3,464	3,557	3,546	-	3,585	3,439	3,313	3,415
20 to 24 years	779	679	777	707	732	665	786	755	-	742	757	568	671
25 years and over	2,573	2,644	2,713	2,654	2,627	2,762	2,798	2,771	-	2,913	2,680	2,757	2,806
25 to 54 years	1,992	2,028	2,039	2,019	1,971	2,141	2,157	2,068	-	2,236	2,029	2,059	2,073
25 to 34 years	858	886	884	854	816	929	920	996	-	948	792	929	971
35 to 44 years	627	608	639	614	617	696	714	570	-	709	689	675	610
45 to 54 years	506	535	516	551	539	516	523	502	-	580	548	454	492
55 years and over	581	616	674	635	657	621	641	703	-	677	651	699	733

Women, 16 years and over	3,295	3,283	3,203	3,333	3,153	3,287	3,410	3,572	-	3,658	3,535	3,515	3,680
16 to 19 years	380	442	345	344	400	429	451	371	-	518	491	312	462
16 to 17 years	168	207	170	128	164	140	168	173	-	197	205	135	196
18 to 19 years	204	242	183	226	241	297	282	201	-	306	286	179	255
20 years and over	2,915	2,841	2,859	2,989	2,753	2,857	2,959	3,201	-	3,140	3,044	3,203	3,218
20 to 24 years	515	512	521	578	540	565	631	675	-	563	525	548	507
25 years and over	2,407	2,311	2,312	2,406	2,229	2,292	2,331	2,509	-	2,585	2,533	2,654	2,718
25 to 54 years	1,838	1,782	1,778	1,870	1,687	1,786	1,815	1,952	-	2,052	1,990	2,056	2,132
25 to 34 years	815	637	721	711	635	699	757	817	-	930	826	949	842
35 to 44 years	615	625	571	638	628	624	615	687	-	616	670	561	653
45 to 54 years	408	520	486	521	424	464	443	448	-	507	494	545	637
55 years and over	551	529	534	548	545	501	523	565	-	530	540	577	572

MARITAL STATUS
Married men, spouse present(1)	1,016	988	1,090	1,083	1,063	1,028	1,152	1,089	-	1,135	997	1,009	1,019
Married women, spouse present(1)	952	934	886	982	966	995	969	907	-	1,045	995	1,116	1,136

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. January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population estimates. For additional information, see https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

Last Modified Date: March 06, 2026