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

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

7,272 7,380 7,605 - 7,781 7,503 7,368 7,571 7,239 7,373 7,307 7,094 6,916

16 to 19 years

950 864 858 - 1,056 1,020 851 937 858 910 919 907 740

16 to 17 years

346 350 366 - 402 425 374 383 331 384 391 383 278

18 to 19 years

609 514 500 - 641 595 481 547 536 539 537 518 456

20 years and over

6,321 6,516 6,747 - 6,725 6,483 6,516 6,634 6,380 6,463 6,388 6,187 6,176

20 to 24 years

1,230 1,417 1,430 - 1,305 1,282 1,116 1,178 1,007 1,181 1,129 1,108 1,101

25 years and over

5,054 5,129 5,280 - 5,498 5,214 5,411 5,524 5,321 5,274 5,252 5,072 5,063

25 to 54 years

3,927 3,972 4,020 - 4,289 4,020 4,114 4,205 4,032 4,086 4,112 3,991 3,875

25 to 34 years

1,628 1,677 1,813 - 1,877 1,618 1,878 1,812 1,837 1,829 1,788 1,731 1,762

35 to 44 years

1,320 1,330 1,257 - 1,325 1,359 1,236 1,263 1,212 1,183 1,325 1,249 1,109

45 to 54 years

979 966 950 - 1,086 1,042 1,000 1,130 983 1,074 999 1,011 1,004

55 years and over

1,129 1,157 1,276 - 1,200 1,194 1,271 1,294 1,288 1,179 1,157 1,076 1,196


Men, 16 years and over

3,985 3,970 4,033 - 4,123 3,968 3,852 3,891 3,736 3,929 3,966 3,836 3,761

16 to 19 years

521 413 487 - 538 529 539 475 501 491 523 480 423

16 to 17 years

206 182 193 - 205 220 239 187 177 215 198 173 162

18 to 19 years

313 232 299 - 336 309 302 292 324 273 318 301 248

20 years and over

3,464 3,557 3,546 - 3,585 3,439 3,313 3,415 3,235 3,438 3,443 3,356 3,338

20 to 24 years

665 786 755 - 742 757 568 671 544 656 672 548 545

25 years and over

2,762 2,798 2,771 - 2,913 2,680 2,757 2,806 2,654 2,794 2,769 2,785 2,781

25 to 54 years

2,141 2,157 2,068 - 2,236 2,029 2,059 2,073 1,994 2,133 2,096 2,212 2,198

25 to 34 years

929 920 996 - 948 792 929 971 942 980 932 972 1,038

35 to 44 years

696 714 570 - 709 689 675 610 598 678 695 721 624

45 to 54 years

516 523 502 - 580 548 454 492 454 475 469 519 536

55 years and over

621 641 703 - 677 651 699 733 660 661 672 574 584


Women, 16 years and over

3,287 3,410 3,572 - 3,658 3,535 3,515 3,680 3,503 3,444 3,341 3,258 3,155

16 to 19 years

429 451 371 - 518 491 312 462 358 418 396 428 317

16 to 17 years

140 168 173 - 197 205 135 196 154 170 193 210 116

18 to 19 years

297 282 201 - 306 286 179 255 212 266 219 217 208

20 years and over

2,857 2,959 3,201 - 3,140 3,044 3,203 3,218 3,146 3,026 2,945 2,830 2,838

20 to 24 years

565 631 675 - 563 525 548 507 463 525 456 560 556

25 years and over

2,292 2,331 2,509 - 2,585 2,533 2,654 2,718 2,667 2,480 2,484 2,287 2,282

25 to 54 years

1,786 1,815 1,952 - 2,052 1,990 2,056 2,132 2,038 1,954 2,016 1,780 1,678

25 to 34 years

699 757 817 - 930 826 949 842 895 849 856 759 725

35 to 44 years

624 615 687 - 616 670 561 653 613 505 630 529 485

45 to 54 years

464 443 448 - 507 494 545 637 530 599 530 492 468

55 years and over

501 523 565 - 530 540 577 572 622 514 475 510 607


MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

1,028 1,152 1,089 - 1,135 997 1,009 1,019 1,018 933 1,041 1,003 949

Married women, spouse present(1)

995 969 907 - 1,045 995 1,116 1,136 1,154 975 966 995 906


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: August 07, 2026