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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-9. Unemployed persons by age, sex, and marital status, seasonally adjusted
[In thousands]
Age, sex, and marital status 2017 2018
July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

6,956 7,127 6,759 6,524 6,616 6,576 6,684 6,706 6,585 6,346 6,065 6,564 6,280

16 to 19 years

778 813 786 796 929 780 834 874 803 752 745 743 775

16 to 17 years

334 330 319 340 455 341 337 351 332 294 307 303 285

18 to 19 years

404 468 472 467 506 467 495 524 469 473 454 430 473

20 years and over

6,178 6,313 5,973 5,728 5,688 5,796 5,851 5,833 5,782 5,594 5,321 5,821 5,505

20 to 24 years

1,129 1,099 1,162 1,095 1,075 1,063 1,123 1,042 1,018 1,018 1,073 1,123 1,048

25 years and over

5,051 5,175 4,842 4,620 4,638 4,735 4,704 4,787 4,769 4,613 4,261 4,665 4,460

25 to 54 years

3,896 4,020 3,648 3,501 3,474 3,528 3,611 3,617 3,591 3,543 3,252 3,448 3,286

25 to 34 years

1,642 1,749 1,578 1,593 1,545 1,615 1,576 1,596 1,541 1,627 1,405 1,424 1,294

35 to 44 years

1,182 1,113 1,042 1,003 1,023 992 1,034 1,037 1,065 995 950 1,038 1,033

45 to 54 years

1,072 1,157 1,027 905 906 921 1,001 984 985 921 897 986 960

55 years and over

1,161 1,166 1,174 1,134 1,144 1,200 1,103 1,193 1,176 1,105 1,039 1,168 1,157


Men, 16 years and over

3,706 3,836 3,617 3,580 3,555 3,533 3,658 3,582 3,539 3,541 3,373 3,534 3,266

16 to 19 years

440 426 449 462 505 416 434 486 452 453 468 432 449

16 to 17 years

175 157 166 186 231 158 137 180 171 178 187 169 156

18 to 19 years

231 265 287 284 287 271 286 309 277 283 285 251 276

20 years and over

3,266 3,410 3,168 3,118 3,050 3,117 3,223 3,096 3,087 3,088 2,905 3,102 2,818

20 to 24 years

634 618 693 635 662 620 651 605 600 605 618 640 575

25 years and over

2,637 2,762 2,499 2,462 2,406 2,480 2,561 2,488 2,483 2,506 2,325 2,442 2,250

25 to 54 years

2,060 2,136 1,887 1,825 1,747 1,814 1,905 1,800 1,863 1,869 1,715 1,797 1,637

25 to 34 years

869 962 836 844 793 841 796 799 811 911 742 749 687

35 to 44 years

627 563 514 499 485 471 552 495 538 482 487 527 467

45 to 54 years

565 611 537 482 468 502 557 505 514 476 486 522 484

55 years and over

577 626 613 638 659 667 656 688 620 637 610 644 613


Women, 16 years and over

3,250 3,291 3,142 2,945 3,061 3,043 3,027 3,124 3,046 2,805 2,692 3,030 3,013

16 to 19 years

338 388 337 334 424 364 399 387 351 299 277 310 327

16 to 17 years

159 172 153 154 224 183 199 170 161 116 120 134 129

18 to 19 years

172 203 185 182 219 196 209 215 192 191 169 179 197

20 years and over

2,912 2,903 2,804 2,611 2,637 2,679 2,627 2,737 2,695 2,506 2,415 2,720 2,687

20 to 24 years

495 482 468 460 413 443 472 437 419 413 454 483 473

25 years and over

2,415 2,413 2,343 2,157 2,232 2,254 2,143 2,300 2,286 2,107 1,936 2,224 2,210

25 to 54 years

1,836 1,884 1,761 1,676 1,727 1,714 1,706 1,817 1,729 1,673 1,537 1,651 1,649

25 to 34 years

773 788 742 749 752 774 781 797 731 716 664 675 607

35 to 44 years

555 550 529 504 538 521 482 542 527 513 462 511 566

45 to 54 years

507 546 490 423 438 418 444 478 471 445 411 464 476

55 years and over

565 524 576 494 483 546 421 488 542 483 465 519 529


MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

1,100 1,195 1,050 954 969 1,033 1,080 992 1,006 997 905 968 931

Married women, spouse present(1)

1,047 1,030 922 889 833 942 877 973 957 903 857 940 939


Footnotes
(1) Refers to persons 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.

 

Last Modified Date: April 18, 2023