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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-9. Unemployed persons by age, sex, and marital status, seasonally adjusted
[In thousands]
Age, sex, and marital status 2023 2024
Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

5,962 5,866 5,715 6,117 5,997 5,904 6,340 6,347 6,443 6,262 6,268 6,124 6,458

16 to 19 years

711 635 595 652 698 699 781 743 861 739 758 679 803

16 to 17 years

218 227 234 240 277 265 286 311 373 287 331 254 290

18 to 19 years

482 410 380 410 403 437 505 431 504 455 433 415 499

20 years and over

5,251 5,232 5,120 5,465 5,298 5,205 5,559 5,604 5,582 5,522 5,510 5,445 5,655

20 to 24 years

1,103 1,042 854 996 957 1,048 1,119 1,104 1,094 1,051 1,006 921 1,097

25 years and over

4,258 4,169 4,195 4,438 4,325 4,097 4,388 4,431 4,491 4,498 4,574 4,602 4,655

25 to 54 years

3,256 3,141 3,290 3,382 3,330 3,222 3,363 3,423 3,443 3,356 3,491 3,480 3,544

25 to 34 years

1,459 1,419 1,430 1,462 1,467 1,359 1,454 1,492 1,572 1,458 1,556 1,467 1,607

35 to 44 years

938 930 1,063 1,054 1,075 1,095 1,085 1,015 1,078 1,055 1,079 1,110 1,078

45 to 54 years

858 792 798 866 788 768 824 916 793 843 856 903 859

55 years and over

973 1,013 909 1,059 977 893 1,039 1,028 1,062 1,138 1,089 1,110 1,081


Men, 16 years and over

3,203 3,219 3,100 3,305 3,330 3,266 3,587 3,678 3,641 3,574 3,456 3,473 3,398

16 to 19 years

398 342 303 343 390 392 436 407 480 402 407 413 396

16 to 17 years

130 120 103 94 161 145 140 192 209 164 185 190 124

18 to 19 years

271 220 215 240 207 241 300 223 287 244 229 230 272

20 years and over

2,805 2,877 2,797 2,962 2,941 2,874 3,151 3,271 3,161 3,172 3,050 3,060 3,002

20 to 24 years

646 576 486 576 550 576 672 663 612 571 509 551 610

25 years and over

2,258 2,306 2,271 2,363 2,344 2,244 2,428 2,575 2,525 2,624 2,587 2,583 2,474

25 to 54 years

1,747 1,728 1,790 1,771 1,726 1,789 1,847 2,053 1,963 1,942 1,984 1,913 1,896

25 to 34 years

782 819 811 767 800 768 775 913 923 844 885 784 840

35 to 44 years

532 542 559 537 488 557 589 589 586 631 625 652 597

45 to 54 years

434 366 420 468 438 464 483 550 453 468 474 477 459

55 years and over

511 579 481 591 618 454 582 522 562 682 603 669 577


Women, 16 years and over

2,759 2,648 2,615 2,812 2,667 2,638 2,752 2,669 2,801 2,688 2,811 2,650 3,060

16 to 19 years

313 293 291 309 309 307 345 336 381 338 352 266 408

16 to 17 years

88 106 131 147 117 120 146 119 164 123 147 65 166

18 to 19 years

210 190 165 170 196 196 206 208 217 211 204 185 227

20 years and over

2,446 2,355 2,324 2,503 2,358 2,330 2,407 2,333 2,421 2,350 2,460 2,385 2,653

20 to 24 years

457 466 367 421 407 472 447 441 482 480 497 369 487

25 years and over

2,000 1,863 1,924 2,075 1,981 1,854 1,960 1,857 1,966 1,874 1,987 2,019 2,182

25 to 54 years

1,509 1,413 1,501 1,611 1,604 1,432 1,517 1,370 1,480 1,414 1,506 1,567 1,648

25 to 34 years

678 600 619 695 666 590 679 579 648 614 671 683 767

35 to 44 years

407 388 505 517 587 538 496 426 492 424 454 458 481

45 to 54 years

425 425 378 398 351 304 341 366 340 375 381 426 401

55 years and over

479 434 418 465 377 429 464 492 499 458 480 441 520


MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

877 890 826 949 838 812 942 985 942 965 980 999 879

Married women, spouse present(1)

782 753 766 881 815 777 786 809 791 760 825 773 766


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: 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: March 08, 2024