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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex and age, seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status,
sex, and age
2010 2011 2012 2013
4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

238,712 238,852 239,316 239,871 240,431 242,436 242,968 243,564 244,169 244,828 245,363 245,961 246,564

Civilian labor force

153,799 153,294 153,490 153,697 153,980 154,655 154,882 154,885 155,424 155,437 155,597 155,534 154,949

Participation rate

64.4 64.2 64.1 64.1 64.0 63.8 63.7 63.6 63.7 63.5 63.4 63.2 62.8

Employed

139,136 139,455 139,561 139,861 140,639 141,900 142,217 142,475 143,271 143,414 143,890 144,245 144,171

Employment-population ratio

58.3 58.4 58.3 58.3 58.5 58.5 58.5 58.5 58.7 58.6 58.6 58.6 58.5

Unemployed

14,663 13,839 13,929 13,837 13,340 12,755 12,665 12,411 12,152 12,023 11,707 11,289 10,777

Unemployment rate

9.5 9.0 9.1 9.0 8.7 8.2 8.2 8.0 7.8 7.7 7.5 7.3 7.0

Not in labor force

84,913 85,558 85,826 86,174 86,452 87,782 88,086 88,678 88,745 89,392 89,766 90,427 91,616

Persons who currently want a job

6,311 6,462 6,436 6,410 6,437 6,330 6,404 6,775 6,741 6,700 6,516 6,307 5,997

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

115,638 115,908 116,158 116,453 116,750 116,897 117,178 117,491 117,808 118,118 118,393 118,700 119,010

Civilian labor force

81,852 81,708 81,909 81,999 82,261 82,102 82,307 82,288 82,565 82,767 82,805 82,704 82,354

Participation rate

70.8 70.5 70.5 70.4 70.5 70.2 70.2 70.0 70.1 70.1 69.9 69.7 69.2

Employed

73,495 73,904 74,073 74,309 74,897 75,227 75,415 75,545 76,031 76,280 76,341 76,364 76,433

Employment-population ratio

63.6 63.8 63.8 63.8 64.2 64.4 64.4 64.3 64.5 64.6 64.5 64.3 64.2

Unemployed

8,356 7,804 7,836 7,690 7,364 6,875 6,893 6,743 6,534 6,487 6,464 6,340 5,921

Unemployment rate

10.2 9.6 9.6 9.4 9.0 8.4 8.4 8.2 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.2

Not in labor force

33,786 34,200 34,248 34,454 34,489 34,795 34,871 35,203 35,243 35,351 35,588 35,996 36,656

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

107,112 107,292 107,568 107,884 108,199 108,188 108,504 108,850 109,203 109,541 109,839 110,172 110,514

Civilian labor force

78,874 78,745 79,081 79,113 79,348 79,237 79,319 79,330 79,634 79,871 79,863 79,746 79,477

Participation rate

73.6 73.4 73.5 73.3 73.3 73.2 73.1 72.9 72.9 72.9 72.7 72.4 71.9

Employed

71,347 71,732 72,022 72,211 72,772 73,123 73,223 73,391 73,885 74,152 74,188 74,156 74,216

Employment-population ratio

66.6 66.9 67.0 66.9 67.3 67.6 67.5 67.4 67.7 67.7 67.5 67.3 67.2

Unemployed

7,527 7,012 7,059 6,901 6,576 6,114 6,095 5,938 5,750 5,719 5,675 5,590 5,261

Unemployment rate

9.5 8.9 8.9 8.7 8.3 7.7 7.7 7.5 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.0 6.6

Not in labor force

28,238 28,547 28,487 28,771 28,852 28,951 29,185 29,520 29,569 29,671 29,976 30,427 31,037

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

123,074 122,944 123,158 123,418 123,681 125,540 125,790 126,073 126,361 126,711 126,970 127,261 127,554

Civilian labor force

71,947 71,586 71,581 71,698 71,718 72,553 72,574 72,597 72,859 72,669 72,792 72,830 72,595

Participation rate

58.5 58.2 58.1 58.1 58.0 57.8 57.7 57.6 57.7 57.4 57.3 57.2 56.9

Employed

65,640 65,551 65,488 65,552 65,742 66,672 66,803 66,929 67,241 67,133 67,549 67,880 67,738

Employment-population ratio

53.3 53.3 53.2 53.1 53.2 53.1 53.1 53.1 53.2 53.0 53.2 53.3 53.1

Unemployed

6,307 6,035 6,093 6,146 5,976 5,881 5,772 5,668 5,618 5,536 5,243 4,950 4,856

Unemployment rate

8.8 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.3 8.1 8.0 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.2 6.8 6.7

Not in labor force

51,126 51,358 51,577 51,720 51,963 52,987 53,215 53,475 53,503 54,041 54,178 54,431 54,960

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

114,800 114,714 114,956 115,238 115,522 117,171 117,449 117,759 118,076 118,434 118,708 119,019 119,340

Civilian labor force

69,088 68,793 68,749 68,849 68,867 69,646 69,719 69,729 69,956 69,739 69,912 70,000 69,785

Participation rate

60.2 60.0 59.8 59.7 59.6 59.4 59.4 59.2 59.2 58.9 58.9 58.8 58.5

Employed

63,456 63,385 63,258 63,335 63,479 64,392 64,562 64,652 64,948 64,847 65,270 65,599 65,464

Employment-population ratio

55.3 55.3 55.0 55.0 54.9 55.0 55.0 54.9 55.0 54.8 55.0 55.1 54.9

Unemployed

5,632 5,407 5,491 5,514 5,388 5,254 5,157 5,077 5,008 4,892 4,641 4,402 4,320

Unemployment rate

8.2 7.9 8.0 8.0 7.8 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.2 7.0 6.6 6.3 6.2

Not in labor force

45,711 45,922 46,207 46,389 46,655 47,525 47,730 48,030 48,120 48,695 48,796 49,019 49,555

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

16,800 16,845 16,793 16,749 16,711 17,078 17,015 16,955 16,889 16,854 16,816 16,770 16,710

Civilian labor force

5,837 5,756 5,660 5,736 5,765 5,772 5,844 5,827 5,834 5,827 5,822 5,788 5,687

Participation rate

34.7 34.2 33.7 34.2 34.5 33.8 34.3 34.4 34.5 34.6 34.6 34.5 34.0

Employed

4,332 4,337 4,281 4,314 4,389 4,385 4,432 4,431 4,439 4,415 4,432 4,490 4,491

Employment-population ratio

25.8 25.7 25.5 25.8 26.3 25.7 26.0 26.1 26.3 26.2 26.4 26.8 26.9

Unemployed

1,505 1,419 1,379 1,421 1,376 1,387 1,412 1,396 1,394 1,412 1,390 1,298 1,196

Unemployment rate

25.8 24.6 24.4 24.8 23.9 24.0 24.2 24.0 23.9 24.2 23.9 22.4 21.0

Not in labor force

10,963 11,089 11,132 11,013 10,946 11,306 11,171 11,128 11,056 11,026 10,994 10,982 11,023

Footnotes
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation.

Note: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: April 18, 2023