A-1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and over, prior years to date

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

HOUSEHOLD DATA
HISTORICAL
A-1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and over, 1983 to date
[Numbers in thousands]
Year and month	Civilian noninsti- tutional population	Civilian labor force						Not in labor force
		Number	Percent of population	Employed		Unemployed
		Number	Percent of population	Number	Percent of population	Number	Percent of labor force
1983	174,215	111,550	64.0	100,834	57.9	10,717	9.6	62,665
1984	176,383	113,544	64.4	105,005	59.5	8,539	7.5	62,839
1985	178,206	115,461	64.8	107,150	60.1	8,312	7.2	62,744
1986	180,587	117,834	65.3	109,597	60.7	8,237	7.0	62,752
1987	182,753	119,865	65.6	112,440	61.5	7,425	6.2	62,888
1988	184,613	121,669	65.9	114,968	62.3	6,701	5.5	62,944
1989	186,393	123,869	66.5	117,342	63.0	6,528	5.3	62,523
1990	189,164	125,840	66.5	118,793	62.8	7,047	5.6	63,324
1991	190,925	126,346	66.2	117,718	61.7	8,628	6.8	64,578
1992	192,805	128,105	66.4	118,492	61.5	9,613	7.5	64,700
1993	194,838	129,200	66.3	120,259	61.7	8,940	6.9	65,638
1994	196,814	131,056	66.6	123,060	62.5	7,996	6.1	65,758
1995	198,584	132,304	66.6	124,900	62.9	7,404	5.6	66,280
1996	200,591	133,943	66.8	126,708	63.2	7,236	5.4	66,647
1997	203,133	136,297	67.1	129,558	63.8	6,739	4.9	66,837
1998	205,220	137,673	67.1	131,463	64.1	6,210	4.5	67,547
1999	207,753	139,368	67.1	133,488	64.3	5,880	4.2	68,385
2000	212,577	142,583	67.1	136,891	64.4	5,692	4.0	69,994
2001	215,092	143,734	66.8	136,933	63.7	6,801	4.7	71,359
2002	217,570	144,863	66.6	136,485	62.7	8,378	5.8	72,707
2003	221,168	146,510	66.2	137,736	62.3	8,774	6.0	74,658
2004	223,357	147,401	66.0	139,252	62.3	8,149	5.5	75,956
2005	226,082	149,320	66.0	141,730	62.7	7,591	5.1	76,762
2006	228,815	151,428	66.2	144,427	63.1	7,001	4.6	77,387
2007	231,867	153,124	66.0	146,047	63.0	7,078	4.6	78,743
2008	233,788	154,287	66.0	145,362	62.2	8,924	5.8	79,501
2009	235,801	154,142	65.4	139,877	59.3	14,265	9.3	81,659
2010	237,830	153,889	64.7	139,064	58.5	14,825	9.6	83,941
2011	239,618	153,617	64.1	139,869	58.4	13,747	8.9	86,001
2012	243,284	154,975	63.7	142,469	58.6	12,506	8.1	88,310
2013	245,679	155,389	63.2	143,929	58.6	11,460	7.4	90,290
2014	247,947	155,922	62.9	146,305	59.0	9,617	6.2	92,025
2015	250,801	157,130	62.7	148,834	59.3	8,296	5.3	93,671
2016	253,538	159,187	62.8	151,436	59.7	7,751	4.9	94,351
2017	255,079	160,320	62.9	153,337	60.1	6,982	4.4	94,759
Monthly data, seasonally adjusted(1)
2017
July	255,151	160,467	62.9	153,511	60.2	6,956	4.3	94,684
August	255,357	160,598	62.9	153,471	60.1	7,127	4.4	94,759
September	255,562	161,082	63.0	154,324	60.4	6,759	4.2	94,480
October	255,766	160,371	62.7	153,846	60.2	6,524	4.1	95,395
November	255,949	160,533	62.7	153,917	60.1	6,616	4.1	95,416
December	256,109	160,597	62.7	154,021	60.1	6,576	4.1	95,512
2018
January	256,780	161,115	62.7	154,430	60.1	6,684	4.1	95,665
February	256,934	161,921	63.0	155,215	60.4	6,706	4.1	95,012
March	257,097	161,763	62.9	155,178	60.4	6,585	4.1	95,335
April	257,272	161,527	62.8	155,181	60.3	6,346	3.9	95,745
May	257,454	161,539	62.7	155,474	60.4	6,065	3.8	95,915
June	257,642	162,140	62.9	155,576	60.4	6,564	4.0	95,502
July	257,843	162,245	62.9	155,965	60.5	6,280	3.9	95,598
Footnotes (1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation.
NOTE: Revisions to population controls and other changes can affect the comparability of labor force levels over time. In recent years, updated population controls have been introduced annually with the release of January data. Additional information is online at https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop.

Last Modified Date: April 18, 2023