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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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Labor force status flows by sex [Numbers in thousands]
Labor force flows Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
June to July
2017
May to June
2018
June to July
2018
June to July
2017
Feb. to Mar.
2018
Mar. to Apr.
2018
Apr. to May
2018
May to June
2018
June to July
2018

TOTAL

Flows into employment

Total employment(1)

154,470 156,465 157,004 153,511 155,178 155,181 155,474 155,576 155,965

Employed to employed

147,555 149,289 149,964 146,853 148,876 148,872 149,339 149,353 149,307

Unemployed to employed

2,044 1,606 1,786 2,044 1,889 1,817 1,719 1,601 1,786

Not in labor force to employed

4,843 5,488 5,172 4,590 4,317 4,394 4,350 4,556 4,804

Other inflows to employed(2)

28 81 81 24 97 98 65 67 68

Flows into unemployment

Total unemployment(1)

7,441 6,812 6,730 6,956 6,585 6,346 6,065 6,564 6,280

Employed to unemployed

1,754 1,775 1,652 1,648 1,694 1,550 1,411 1,524 1,526

Unemployed to unemployed

3,536 2,813 3,380 3,354 3,109 3,108 3,019 3,093 3,174

Not in labor force to unemployed

2,126 2,192 1,684 1,935 1,768 1,672 1,626 1,922 1,569

Other inflows to unemployed(2)

24 32 14 19 14 16 9 24 11

Flows into not in labor force

Total not in labor force(1)

93,240 94,365 94,109 94,684 95,335 95,745 95,915 95,502 95,598

Employed to not in labor force

4,725 4,920 4,781 4,669 4,620 4,731 4,404 4,571 4,653

Unemployed to not in labor force

1,667 1,335 1,642 1,562 1,707 1,658 1,607 1,370 1,599

Not in labor force to not in labor force

86,436 87,808 87,281 87,986 88,728 89,068 89,569 89,236 88,886

Other inflows to not in labor force(2)

412 302 405 467 280 288 335 325 459

MEN

Flows into employment

Total employment(1)

82,484 83,414 83,828 81,288 82,630 82,611 82,784 82,522 82,684

Employed to employed

79,342 79,987 80,533 78,249 79,630 79,605 79,855 79,653 79,514

Unemployed to employed

1,029 928 966 1,070 1,005 1,019 1,012 904 1,011

Not in labor force to employed

2,107 2,457 2,303 1,963 1,956 1,936 1,891 1,932 2,138

Other inflows to employed(2)

7 43 26 6 39 51 26 33 21

Flows into unemployment

Total unemployment(1)

3,728 3,573 3,274 3,706 3,539 3,541 3,373 3,534 3,266

Employed to unemployed

800 883 761 875 951 897 832 884 830

Unemployed to unemployed

1,902 1,583 1,738 1,854 1,729 1,807 1,740 1,746 1,685

Not in labor force to unemployed

1,012 1,096 773 966 852 831 794 896 751

Other inflows to unemployed(2)

13 11 1 11 7 5 7 8 1

Flows into not in labor force

Total not in labor force(1)

37,099 37,616 37,602 38,318 38,162 38,266 38,352 38,548 38,754

Employed to not in labor force

2,058 2,218 2,091 2,153 2,089 2,113 1,910 2,232 2,134

Unemployed to not in labor force

808 694 868 776 847 712 788 723 836

Not in labor force to not in labor force

34,024 34,553 34,438 35,150 35,080 35,300 35,486 35,429 35,550

Other inflows to not in labor force(2)

209 151 205 239 146 142 169 163 233

WOMEN

Flows into employment

Total employment(1)

71,986 73,051 73,176 72,223 72,548 72,569 72,690 73,054 73,281

Employed to employed

68,213 69,303 69,431 68,604 69,246 69,267 69,485 69,700 69,792

Unemployed to employed

1,015 677 820 974 884 798 706 697 776

Not in labor force to employed

2,737 3,032 2,870 2,627 2,361 2,458 2,459 2,625 2,667

Other inflows to employed(2)

21 39 55 18 58 47 40 33 47

Flows into unemployment

Total unemployment(1)

3,713 3,238 3,456 3,250 3,046 2,805 2,692 3,030 3,013

Employed to unemployed

954 892 891 772 743 653 579 640 696

Unemployed to unemployed

1,634 1,230 1,642 1,500 1,380 1,300 1,279 1,347 1,489

Not in labor force to unemployed

1,114 1,096 911 969 916 841 832 1,026 819

Other inflows to unemployed(2)

11 21 12 8 7 11 2 16 10

Flows into not in labor force

Total not in labor force(1)

56,141 56,749 56,507 56,366 57,172 57,479 57,562 56,954 56,844

Employed to not in labor force

2,667 2,702 2,690 2,517 2,531 2,618 2,495 2,339 2,520

Unemployed to not in labor force

859 641 775 786 859 946 819 647 763

Not in labor force to not in labor force

52,412 53,255 52,842 52,836 53,648 53,768 54,082 53,806 53,336

Other inflows to not in labor force(2)

203 151 200 228 134 146 166 162 226

Footnotes
(1) Total shown for measure in the second month.
(2) Includes persons just turning 16 and adjustments to estimated population totals.

NOTE: Data may not sum to totals due to rounding.
SOURCE: Research series from the Current Population Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 

Last Modified Date: April 18, 2023