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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 2023 2024
Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug.

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

6,340 6,347 6,443 6,262 6,268 6,124 6,458 6,429 6,492 6,649 6,811 7,163 7,115

16 to 19 years

781 743 861 739 758 679 803 842 772 821 795 795 888

16 to 17 years

286 311 373 287 331 254 290 353 306 338 317 274 363

18 to 19 years

505 431 504 455 433 415 499 490 474 481 475 534 533

20 years and over

5,559 5,604 5,582 5,522 5,510 5,445 5,655 5,587 5,720 5,828 6,016 6,368 6,227

20 to 24 years

1,119 1,104 1,094 1,051 1,006 921 1,097 1,091 1,033 1,189 1,136 1,168 1,184

25 years and over

4,388 4,431 4,491 4,498 4,574 4,602 4,655 4,499 4,630 4,605 4,875 5,141 4,997

25 to 54 years

3,363 3,423 3,443 3,356 3,491 3,480 3,544 3,466 3,462 3,568 3,783 3,940 3,850

25 to 34 years

1,454 1,492 1,572 1,458 1,556 1,467 1,607 1,518 1,424 1,511 1,656 1,791 1,667

35 to 44 years

1,085 1,015 1,078 1,055 1,079 1,110 1,078 982 1,104 1,225 1,244 1,180 1,296

45 to 54 years

824 916 793 843 856 903 859 967 935 833 883 968 887

55 years and over

1,039 1,028 1,062 1,138 1,089 1,110 1,081 1,016 1,163 1,044 1,078 1,200 1,154


Men, 16 years and over

3,587 3,678 3,641 3,574 3,456 3,473 3,398 3,323 3,500 3,737 3,657 3,903 3,875

16 to 19 years

436 407 480 402 407 413 396 467 436 495 430 426 470

16 to 17 years

140 192 209 164 185 190 124 167 159 198 149 123 205

18 to 19 years

300 223 287 244 229 230 272 298 279 286 279 309 270

20 years and over

3,151 3,271 3,161 3,172 3,050 3,060 3,002 2,855 3,064 3,243 3,227 3,477 3,405

20 to 24 years

672 663 612 571 509 551 610 549 524 646 624 612 644

25 years and over

2,428 2,575 2,525 2,624 2,587 2,583 2,474 2,329 2,516 2,570 2,574 2,808 2,718

25 to 54 years

1,847 2,053 1,963 1,942 1,984 1,913 1,896 1,779 1,882 2,013 1,991 2,134 2,033

25 to 34 years

775 913 923 844 885 784 840 813 785 858 847 945 888

35 to 44 years

589 589 586 631 625 652 597 436 598 683 658 673 659

45 to 54 years

483 550 453 468 474 477 459 529 499 472 486 516 487

55 years and over

582 522 562 682 603 669 577 550 633 556 583 674 686


Women, 16 years and over

2,752 2,669 2,801 2,688 2,811 2,650 3,060 3,106 2,991 2,912 3,154 3,260 3,240

16 to 19 years

345 336 381 338 352 266 408 375 336 326 365 369 418

16 to 17 years

146 119 164 123 147 65 166 186 147 140 168 151 158

18 to 19 years

206 208 217 211 204 185 227 193 195 195 196 224 263

20 years and over

2,407 2,333 2,421 2,350 2,460 2,385 2,653 2,731 2,655 2,586 2,788 2,890 2,822

20 to 24 years

447 441 482 480 497 369 487 542 509 543 512 556 540

25 years and over

1,960 1,857 1,966 1,874 1,987 2,019 2,182 2,170 2,114 2,035 2,302 2,333 2,279

25 to 54 years

1,517 1,370 1,480 1,414 1,506 1,567 1,648 1,687 1,580 1,555 1,792 1,805 1,817

25 to 34 years

679 579 648 614 671 683 767 704 639 653 810 846 780

35 to 44 years

496 426 492 424 454 458 481 546 505 542 586 507 637

45 to 54 years

341 366 340 375 381 426 401 437 436 361 396 453 400

55 years and over

464 492 499 458 480 441 520 463 524 481 514 521 477


MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

942 985 942 965 980 999 879 831 979 880 905 980 1,007

Married women, spouse present(1)

786 809 791 760 825 773 766 860 890 808 870 895 917


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 06, 2024