A-10. Unemployment rates by age, sex, and marital status, seasonally adjusted

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-10. Unemployment rates by age, sex, and marital status, seasonally adjusted [Percent]
Age, sex, and marital status	2020				2021
Age, sex, and marital status	Sept.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	June	July	Aug.	Sept.
AGE AND SEX
Total, 16 years and over	7.8	6.9	6.7	6.7	6.3	6.2	6.0	6.1	5.8	5.9	5.4	5.2	4.8
16 to 19 years	16.3	14.0	13.9	16.0	14.8	13.9	13.0	12.3	9.6	9.9	9.6	11.2	11.5
16 to 17 years	17.2	14.1	14.9	14.5	15.9	14.8	12.6	11.3	8.9	9.6	9.7	11.6	11.4
18 to 19 years	15.8	14.1	13.4	17.0	14.2	13.7	13.3	13.0	9.5	10.1	9.4	11.0	11.6
20 years and over	7.5	6.6	6.4	6.3	6.0	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.6	5.7	5.2	5.0	4.5
20 to 24 years	12.5	10.9	10.7	11.2	9.7	9.6	10.3	10.5	10.1	9.1	9.1	9.3	8.0
25 years and over	7.0	6.2	6.0	5.8	5.7	5.6	5.3	5.3	5.1	5.4	4.8	4.5	4.2
25 to 54 years	7.1	6.4	6.1	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.5	5.5	5.2	5.5	4.9	4.7	4.4
25 to 34 years	8.6	7.3	7.0	6.6	6.8	6.4	6.7	6.4	5.8	6.5	6.1	5.6	5.3
35 to 44 years	6.2	5.8	5.6	5.5	5.7	5.7	5.1	4.9	5.0	5.3	4.7	4.4	4.0
45 to 54 years	6.4	6.0	5.5	5.3	4.9	4.9	4.5	4.9	4.8	4.6	3.8	4.0	3.9
55 years and over	6.6	5.5	5.8	6.0	5.3	5.3	4.5	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.4	3.9	3.6

Men, 16 years and over	7.7	7.0	6.9	6.7	6.4	6.3	6.2	6.3	6.0	6.0	5.6	5.4	5.0
16 to 19 years	17.3	15.6	15.1	15.5	15.7	16.6	15.4	13.3	10.1	9.5	10.4	11.9	12.8
16 to 17 years	18.3	16.1	14.5	15.3	15.0	15.7	14.0	11.5	8.0	10.5	10.1	11.2	12.3
18 to 19 years	16.8	15.4	15.5	15.8	16.0	17.6	16.1	14.1	11.2	8.8	10.5	12.6	13.3
20 years and over	7.3	6.7	6.6	6.4	6.0	6.0	5.8	6.1	5.9	5.9	5.4	5.1	4.7
20 to 24 years	12.9	11.8	11.9	12.1	10.0	10.1	10.9	11.5	10.9	10.2	10.4	9.7	9.3
25 years and over	6.8	6.2	6.2	5.8	5.8	5.6	5.2	5.5	5.3	5.4	4.9	4.7	4.3
25 to 54 years	7.0	6.5	6.3	5.8	5.9	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.1	4.9	4.6
25 to 34 years	8.7	7.8	7.7	6.6	7.0	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.2	7.0	6.2	5.9	5.7
35 to 44 years	6.1	5.7	5.6	5.7	5.8	5.6	5.1	4.6	5.2	5.0	4.7	4.5	4.1
45 to 54 years	6.0	6.0	5.5	5.0	4.7	4.6	4.5	5.2	5.0	4.7	4.1	4.2	3.7
55 years and over	6.2	5.2	5.9	5.9	5.4	5.6	4.5	5.2	4.6	4.8	4.4	4.0	3.6

Women, 16 years and over	8.0	6.8	6.4	6.7	6.3	6.1	5.9	5.8	5.5	5.7	5.2	5.0	4.5
16 to 19 years	15.3	12.5	12.8	16.5	14.0	11.2	10.7	11.2	9.0	10.4	8.7	10.4	10.3
16 to 17 years	16.2	12.1	15.2	13.7	16.8	13.9	11.5	11.1	9.7	8.8	9.3	11.9	10.5
18 to 19 years	14.8	12.8	11.2	18.2	12.3	9.7	10.3	11.8	7.7	11.3	8.3	9.3	10.0
20 years and over	7.7	6.5	6.2	6.3	6.0	5.9	5.7	5.6	5.4	5.5	5.0	4.8	4.2
20 to 24 years	12.1	10.0	9.4	10.1	9.5	9.1	9.5	9.3	9.2	7.9	7.7	9.0	6.5
25 years and over	7.3	6.1	5.8	5.9	5.6	5.5	5.3	5.2	4.9	5.3	4.7	4.3	4.1
25 to 54 years	7.3	6.3	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.5	5.4	4.9	5.3	4.8	4.5	4.3
25 to 34 years	8.6	6.9	6.2	6.6	6.6	6.2	6.8	6.2	5.4	5.8	6.0	5.3	4.9
35 to 44 years	6.3	6.0	5.6	5.2	5.6	5.7	5.2	5.3	4.7	5.5	4.7	4.2	3.9
45 to 54 years	6.8	5.9	5.5	5.7	5.1	5.3	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	3.5	3.9	4.1
55 years and over	7.2	5.8	5.8	6.1	5.1	5.1	4.6	4.9	5.0	5.0	4.3	3.8	3.4

MARITAL STATUS
Married men, spouse present(1)	4.8	4.1	4.1	4.0	3.9	3.8	3.2	3.8	3.5	3.8	3.4	3.2	2.9
Married women, spouse present(1)	5.9	4.8	4.5	4.7	4.4	4.3	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.3	2.9	2.9
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: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: October 08, 2021