Figure 3. Percentage of population who exited the labor force, by labor force status, 12-month moving average, January 1991–December 2016
Date |
Percent from unemployed to not in labor force |
Percent from employed to not in labor force |
Percent exiting the labor force |
Jan 1991
|
0.75 |
1.75 |
2.49 |
Feb 1991
|
0.75 |
1.72 |
2.48 |
Mar 1991
|
0.76 |
1.71 |
2.46 |
Apr 1991
|
0.76 |
1.68 |
2.44 |
May 1991
|
0.77 |
1.69 |
2.46 |
Jun 1991
|
0.78 |
1.68 |
2.46 |
Jul 1991
|
0.79 |
1.67 |
2.47 |
Aug 1991
|
0.80 |
1.67 |
2.47 |
Sep 1991
|
0.81 |
1.65 |
2.46 |
Oct 1991
|
0.82 |
1.64 |
2.47 |
Nov 1991
|
0.83 |
1.63 |
2.46 |
Dec 1991
|
0.84 |
1.62 |
2.46 |
Jan 1992
|
0.84 |
1.61 |
2.44 |
Feb 1992
|
0.84 |
1.60 |
2.44 |
Mar 1992
|
0.84 |
1.60 |
2.44 |
Apr 1992
|
0.85 |
1.59 |
2.44 |
May 1992
|
0.85 |
1.58 |
2.43 |
Jun 1992
|
0.85 |
1.57 |
2.42 |
Jul 1992
|
0.86 |
1.56 |
2.42 |
Aug 1992
|
0.86 |
1.56 |
2.42 |
Sep 1992
|
0.87 |
1.57 |
2.44 |
Oct 1992
|
0.88 |
1.58 |
2.46 |
Nov 1992
|
0.88 |
1.58 |
2.46 |
Dec 1992
|
0.88 |
1.58 |
2.46 |
Jan 1993
|
0.89 |
1.59 |
2.48 |
Feb 1993
|
0.90 |
1.60 |
2.50 |
Mar 1993
|
0.91 |
1.60 |
2.51 |
Apr 1993
|
0.90 |
1.62 |
2.52 |
May 1993
|
0.90 |
1.61 |
2.51 |
Jun 1993
|
0.89 |
1.61 |
2.50 |
Jul 1993
|
0.89 |
1.61 |
2.50 |
Aug 1993
|
0.89 |
1.61 |
2.49 |
Sep 1993
|
0.88 |
1.62 |
2.50 |
Oct 1993
|
0.87 |
1.60 |
2.47 |
Nov 1993
|
0.87 |
1.61 |
2.48 |
Dec 1993
|
0.86 |
1.61 |
2.47 |
Jan 1994
|
0.86 |
1.60 |
2.46 |
Feb 1994
|
0.86 |
1.61 |
2.47 |
Mar 1994
|
0.86 |
1.63 |
2.50 |
Apr 1994
|
0.87 |
1.63 |
2.50 |
May 1994
|
0.89 |
1.63 |
2.52 |
Jun 1994
|
0.90 |
1.65 |
2.55 |
Jul 1994
|
0.91 |
1.66 |
2.57 |
Aug 1994
|
0.91 |
1.66 |
2.57 |
Sep 1994
|
0.91 |
1.65 |
2.56 |
Oct 1994
|
0.92 |
1.65 |
2.57 |
Nov 1994
|
0.92 |
1.66 |
2.58 |
Dec 1994
|
0.92 |
1.68 |
2.60 |
Jan 1995
|
0.92 |
1.68 |
2.61 |
Feb 1995
|
0.92 |
1.66 |
2.58 |
Mar 1995
|
0.90 |
1.65 |
2.55 |
Apr 1995
|
0.89 |
1.66 |
2.55 |
May 1995
|
0.88 |
1.67 |
2.56 |
Jun 1995
|
0.87 |
1.68 |
2.55 |
Jul 1995
|
0.86 |
1.67 |
2.53 |
Aug 1995
|
0.86 |
1.68 |
2.54 |
Sep 1995
|
0.86 |
1.69 |
2.54 |
Oct 1995
|
0.86 |
1.69 |
2.55 |
Nov 1995
|
0.85 |
1.70 |
2.55 |
Dec 1995
|
0.85 |
1.68 |
2.54 |
Jan 1996
|
0.85 |
1.67 |
2.53 |
Feb 1996
|
0.86 |
1.68 |
2.54 |
Mar 1996
|
0.86 |
1.68 |
2.54 |
Apr 1996
|
0.86 |
1.67 |
2.53 |
May 1996
|
0.86 |
1.65 |
2.51 |
Jun 1996
|
0.87 |
1.64 |
2.50 |
Jul 1996
|
0.86 |
1.64 |
2.50 |
Aug 1996
|
0.86 |
1.64 |
2.50 |
Sep 1996
|
0.85 |
1.63 |
2.48 |
Oct 1996
|
0.84 |
1.62 |
2.46 |
Nov 1996
|
0.83 |
1.61 |
2.45 |
Dec 1996
|
0.83 |
1.61 |
2.43 |
Jan 1997
|
0.83 |
1.61 |
2.44 |
Feb 1997
|
0.82 |
1.62 |
2.44 |
Mar 1997
|
0.81 |
1.62 |
2.43 |
Apr 1997
|
0.81 |
1.62 |
2.44 |
May 1997
|
0.81 |
1.63 |
2.43 |
Jun 1997
|
0.79 |
1.63 |
2.42 |
Jul 1997
|
0.79 |
1.62 |
2.41 |
Aug 1997
|
0.79 |
1.62 |
2.40 |
Sep 1997
|
0.78 |
1.62 |
2.41 |
Oct 1997
|
0.79 |
1.63 |
2.41 |
Nov 1997
|
0.78 |
1.63 |
2.41 |
Dec 1997
|
0.78 |
1.64 |
2.42 |
Jan 1998
|
0.77 |
1.65 |
2.42 |
Feb 1998
|
0.77 |
1.65 |
2.42 |
Mar 1998
|
0.77 |
1.65 |
2.42 |
Apr 1998
|
0.77 |
1.65 |
2.42 |
May 1998
|
0.76 |
1.65 |
2.41 |
Jun 1998
|
0.75 |
1.66 |
2.42 |
Jul 1998
|
0.75 |
1.68 |
2.43 |
Aug 1998
|
0.74 |
1.70 |
2.44 |
Sep 1998
|
0.73 |
1.71 |
2.44 |
Oct 1998
|
0.73 |
1.72 |
2.46 |
Nov 1998
|
0.73 |
1.74 |
2.47 |
Dec 1998
|
0.74 |
1.74 |
2.48 |
Jan 1999
|
0.73 |
1.75 |
2.48 |
Feb 1999
|
0.73 |
1.76 |
2.49 |
Mar 1999
|
0.72 |
1.77 |
2.49 |
Apr 1999
|
0.71 |
1.78 |
2.49 |
May 1999
|
0.72 |
1.79 |
2.51 |
Jun 1999
|
0.72 |
1.79 |
2.51 |
Jul 1999
|
0.71 |
1.80 |
2.51 |
Aug 1999
|
0.71 |
1.80 |
2.50 |
Sep 1999
|
0.70 |
1.80 |
2.50 |
Oct 1999
|
0.70 |
1.80 |
2.49 |
Nov 1999
|
0.69 |
1.79 |
2.48 |
Dec 1999
|
0.68 |
1.80 |
2.48 |
Jan 2000
|
0.67 |
1.79 |
2.46 |
Feb 2000
|
0.67 |
1.79 |
2.45 |
Mar 2000
|
0.67 |
1.79 |
2.45 |
Apr 2000
|
0.66 |
1.77 |
2.44 |
May 2000
|
0.66 |
1.78 |
2.44 |
Jun 2000
|
0.66 |
1.78 |
2.44 |
Jul 2000
|
0.66 |
1.78 |
2.44 |
Aug 2000
|
0.66 |
1.77 |
2.43 |
Sep 2000
|
0.66 |
1.77 |
2.43 |
Oct 2000
|
0.66 |
1.78 |
2.43 |
Nov 2000
|
0.65 |
1.78 |
2.43 |
Dec 2000
|
0.64 |
1.78 |
2.42 |
Jan 2001
|
0.64 |
1.79 |
2.43 |
Feb 2001
|
0.64 |
1.81 |
2.45 |
Mar 2001
|
0.64 |
1.81 |
2.45 |
Apr 2001
|
0.65 |
1.83 |
2.48 |
May 2001
|
0.65 |
1.83 |
2.49 |
Jun 2001
|
0.65 |
1.84 |
2.49 |
Jul 2001
|
0.65 |
1.85 |
2.50 |
Aug 2001
|
0.65 |
1.88 |
2.53 |
Sep 2001
|
0.66 |
1.87 |
2.53 |
Oct 2001
|
0.67 |
1.87 |
2.53 |
Nov 2001
|
0.68 |
1.86 |
2.54 |
Dec 2001
|
0.69 |
1.86 |
2.56 |
Jan 2002
|
0.71 |
1.86 |
2.58 |
Feb 2002
|
0.72 |
1.83 |
2.55 |
Mar 2002
|
0.73 |
1.84 |
2.56 |
Apr 2002
|
0.73 |
1.82 |
2.55 |
May 2002
|
0.74 |
1.80 |
2.55 |
Jun 2002
|
0.76 |
1.80 |
2.56 |
Jul 2002
|
0.78 |
1.79 |
2.56 |
Aug 2002
|
0.78 |
1.75 |
2.54 |
Sep 2002
|
0.79 |
1.74 |
2.53 |
Oct 2002
|
0.80 |
1.74 |
2.54 |
Nov 2002
|
0.80 |
1.75 |
2.55 |
Dec 2002
|
0.81 |
1.74 |
2.55 |
Jan 2003
|
0.81 |
1.73 |
2.54 |
Feb 2003
|
0.82 |
1.74 |
2.56 |
Mar 2003
|
0.83 |
1.73 |
2.56 |
Apr 2003
|
0.84 |
1.72 |
2.56 |
May 2003
|
0.84 |
1.71 |
2.55 |
Jun 2003
|
0.84 |
1.70 |
2.54 |
Jul 2003
|
0.84 |
1.71 |
2.55 |
Aug 2003
|
0.85 |
1.71 |
2.56 |
Sep 2003
|
0.86 |
1.73 |
2.59 |
Oct 2003
|
0.86 |
1.72 |
2.58 |
Nov 2003
|
0.86 |
1.71 |
2.57 |
Dec 2003
|
0.87 |
1.72 |
2.58 |
Jan 2004
|
0.85 |
1.72 |
2.57 |
Feb 2004
|
0.86 |
1.72 |
2.58 |
Mar 2004
|
0.85 |
1.72 |
2.57 |
Apr 2004
|
0.85 |
1.73 |
2.58 |
May 2004
|
0.85 |
1.74 |
2.58 |
Jun 2004
|
0.85 |
1.73 |
2.57 |
Jul 2004
|
0.84 |
1.72 |
2.56 |
Aug 2004
|
0.84 |
1.72 |
2.56 |
Sep 2004
|
0.84 |
1.73 |
2.56 |
Oct 2004
|
0.83 |
1.73 |
2.56 |
Nov 2004
|
0.82 |
1.73 |
2.55 |
Dec 2004
|
0.82 |
1.73 |
2.55 |
Jan 2005
|
0.82 |
1.74 |
2.56 |
Feb 2005
|
0.81 |
1.74 |
2.55 |
Mar 2005
|
0.81 |
1.74 |
2.55 |
Apr 2005
|
0.80 |
1.74 |
2.54 |
May 2005
|
0.80 |
1.74 |
2.54 |
Jun 2005
|
0.80 |
1.75 |
2.55 |
Jul 2005
|
0.80 |
1.75 |
2.55 |
Aug 2005
|
0.79 |
1.75 |
2.53 |
Sep 2005
|
0.78 |
1.74 |
2.52 |
Oct 2005
|
0.79 |
1.74 |
2.53 |
Nov 2005
|
0.78 |
1.75 |
2.53 |
Dec 2005
|
0.79 |
1.74 |
2.53 |
Jan 2006
|
0.79 |
1.74 |
2.53 |
Feb 2006
|
0.79 |
1.74 |
2.53 |
Mar 2006
|
0.79 |
1.74 |
2.53 |
Apr 2006
|
0.79 |
1.75 |
2.54 |
May 2006
|
0.78 |
1.76 |
2.54 |
Jun 2006
|
0.78 |
1.77 |
2.55 |
Jul 2006
|
0.78 |
1.77 |
2.55 |
Aug 2006
|
0.77 |
1.78 |
2.55 |
Sep 2006
|
0.77 |
1.79 |
2.56 |
Oct 2006
|
0.77 |
1.78 |
2.55 |
Nov 2006
|
0.76 |
1.78 |
2.54 |
Dec 2006
|
0.74 |
1.78 |
2.52 |
Jan 2007
|
0.73 |
1.79 |
2.53 |
Feb 2007
|
0.73 |
1.81 |
2.54 |
Mar 2007
|
0.73 |
1.82 |
2.54 |
Apr 2007
|
0.72 |
1.82 |
2.54 |
May 2007
|
0.71 |
1.81 |
2.53 |
Jun 2007
|
0.71 |
1.81 |
2.52 |
Jul 2007
|
0.70 |
1.80 |
2.50 |
Aug 2007
|
0.70 |
1.81 |
2.50 |
Sep 2007
|
0.69 |
1.79 |
2.48 |
Oct 2007
|
0.69 |
1.80 |
2.49 |
Nov 2007
|
0.69 |
1.78 |
2.48 |
Dec 2007
|
0.69 |
1.78 |
2.47 |
Jan 2008
|
0.69 |
1.76 |
2.45 |
Feb 2008
|
0.69 |
1.75 |
2.44 |
Mar 2008
|
0.70 |
1.74 |
2.43 |
Apr 2008
|
0.71 |
1.71 |
2.42 |
May 2008
|
0.71 |
1.71 |
2.42 |
Jun 2008
|
0.72 |
1.71 |
2.43 |
Jul 2008
|
0.73 |
1.70 |
2.43 |
Aug 2008
|
0.74 |
1.68 |
2.42 |
Sep 2008
|
0.75 |
1.69 |
2.44 |
Oct 2008
|
0.77 |
1.67 |
2.43 |
Nov 2008
|
0.78 |
1.67 |
2.45 |
Dec 2008
|
0.81 |
1.65 |
2.46 |
Jan 2009
|
0.83 |
1.67 |
2.50 |
Feb 2009
|
0.84 |
1.65 |
2.49 |
Mar 2009
|
0.87 |
1.64 |
2.51 |
Apr 2009
|
0.89 |
1.63 |
2.52 |
May 2009
|
0.92 |
1.62 |
2.54 |
Jun 2009
|
0.95 |
1.60 |
2.55 |
Jul 2009
|
0.98 |
1.59 |
2.57 |
Aug 2009
|
1.02 |
1.59 |
2.60 |
Sep 2009
|
1.04 |
1.58 |
2.62 |
Oct 2009
|
1.06 |
1.58 |
2.64 |
Nov 2009
|
1.09 |
1.56 |
2.64 |
Dec 2009
|
1.11 |
1.56 |
2.67 |
Jan 2010
|
1.13 |
1.54 |
2.67 |
Feb 2010
|
1.15 |
1.54 |
2.68 |
Mar 2010
|
1.16 |
1.53 |
2.69 |
Apr 2010
|
1.17 |
1.52 |
2.69 |
May 2010
|
1.18 |
1.54 |
2.72 |
Jun 2010
|
1.20 |
1.53 |
2.73 |
Jul 2010
|
1.20 |
1.53 |
2.74 |
Aug 2010
|
1.20 |
1.52 |
2.72 |
Sep 2010
|
1.21 |
1.51 |
2.72 |
Oct 2010
|
1.21 |
1.53 |
2.74 |
Nov 2010
|
1.21 |
1.53 |
2.74 |
Dec 2010
|
1.22 |
1.53 |
2.74 |
Jan 2011
|
1.22 |
1.53 |
2.76 |
Feb 2011
|
1.23 |
1.54 |
2.76 |
Mar 2011
|
1.22 |
1.53 |
2.75 |
Apr 2011
|
1.23 |
1.53 |
2.76 |
May 2011
|
1.22 |
1.53 |
2.75 |
Jun 2011
|
1.21 |
1.53 |
2.75 |
Jul 2011
|
1.21 |
1.54 |
2.76 |
Aug 2011
|
1.21 |
1.54 |
2.75 |
Sep 2011
|
1.21 |
1.54 |
2.75 |
Oct 2011
|
1.20 |
1.53 |
2.73 |
Nov 2011
|
1.20 |
1.53 |
2.73 |
Dec 2011
|
1.18 |
1.54 |
2.72 |
Jan 2012
|
1.17 |
1.54 |
2.72 |
Feb 2012
|
1.16 |
1.54 |
2.70 |
Mar 2012
|
1.16 |
1.54 |
2.70 |
Apr 2012
|
1.15 |
1.55 |
2.71 |
May 2012
|
1.15 |
1.55 |
2.69 |
Jun 2012
|
1.14 |
1.54 |
2.68 |
Jul 2012
|
1.13 |
1.54 |
2.67 |
Aug 2012
|
1.13 |
1.56 |
2.69 |
Sep 2012
|
1.13 |
1.56 |
2.69 |
Oct 2012
|
1.13 |
1.55 |
2.68 |
Nov 2012
|
1.13 |
1.57 |
2.70 |
Dec 2012
|
1.13 |
1.56 |
2.69 |
Jan 2013
|
1.12 |
1.55 |
2.66 |
Feb 2013
|
1.12 |
1.57 |
2.69 |
Mar 2013
|
1.12 |
1.58 |
2.70 |
Apr 2013
|
1.11 |
1.58 |
2.68 |
May 2013
|
1.10 |
1.58 |
2.68 |
Jun 2013
|
1.09 |
1.59 |
2.68 |
Jul 2013
|
1.09 |
1.59 |
2.67 |
Aug 2013
|
1.08 |
1.59 |
2.66 |
Sep 2013
|
1.06 |
1.60 |
2.66 |
Oct 2013
|
1.06 |
1.62 |
2.68 |
Nov 2013
|
1.05 |
1.60 |
2.65 |
Dec 2013
|
1.04 |
1.61 |
2.65 |
Jan 2014
|
1.04 |
1.62 |
2.65 |
Feb 2014
|
1.01 |
1.62 |
2.63 |
Mar 2014
|
1.00 |
1.61 |
2.61 |
Apr 2014
|
1.00 |
1.61 |
2.61 |
May 2014
|
0.99 |
1.62 |
2.61 |
Jun 2014
|
0.99 |
1.61 |
2.60 |
Jul 2014
|
0.97 |
1.61 |
2.59 |
Aug 2014
|
0.96 |
1.61 |
2.57 |
Sep 2014
|
0.95 |
1.62 |
2.57 |
Oct 2014
|
0.93 |
1.61 |
2.54 |
Nov 2014
|
0.93 |
1.63 |
2.56 |
Dec 2014
|
0.92 |
1.64 |
2.56 |
Jan 2015
|
0.90 |
1.65 |
2.55 |
Feb 2015
|
0.91 |
1.67 |
2.57 |
Mar 2015
|
0.90 |
1.68 |
2.58 |
Apr 2015
|
0.89 |
1.69 |
2.57 |
May 2015
|
0.88 |
1.70 |
2.57 |
Jun 2015
|
0.87 |
1.73 |
2.60 |
Jul 2015
|
0.87 |
1.74 |
2.61 |
Aug 2015
|
0.86 |
1.77 |
2.62 |
Sep 2015
|
0.85 |
1.77 |
2.62 |
Oct 2015
|
0.84 |
1.78 |
2.62 |
Nov 2015
|
0.83 |
1.78 |
2.61 |
Dec 2015
|
0.81 |
1.78 |
2.59 |
Jan 2016
|
0.81 |
1.78 |
2.59 |
Feb 2016
|
0.79 |
1.77 |
2.56 |
Mar 2016
|
0.78 |
1.76 |
2.54 |
Apr 2016
|
0.78 |
1.77 |
2.54 |
May 2016
|
0.78 |
1.76 |
2.54 |
Jun 2016
|
0.76 |
1.74 |
2.51 |
Jul 2016
|
0.75 |
1.74 |
2.49 |
Aug 2016
|
0.74 |
1.72 |
2.46 |
Sep 2016
|
0.73 |
1.72 |
2.45 |
Oct 2016
|
0.73 |
1.72 |
2.45 |
Nov 2016
|
0.73 |
1.72 |
2.46 |
Dec 2016
|
0.74 |
1.74 |
2.47 |