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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
Labor force status flows by sex, May 2023 [Numbers in thousands]
Status in previous month Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Status in current month Total Status in current month Total
Employed Unemployed Not in
labor force		 Other
outflows(1)		 Employed Unemployed Not in
labor force		 Other
outflows(1)

Total, 16 years and over

Employed

 155,425 1,448 4,176 26 161,075 154,673 1,686 4,645 26 161,031

Unemployed

 1,283 2,592 1,269 2 5,146 1,460 2,783 1,412 2 5,657

Not in labor force

 4,192 1,657 94,166 207 100,222 4,483 1,625 93,440 207 99,755

Other inflows(2)

 102 2 306 - 410 105 3 303 - 410

Total

 161,002 5,700 99,916 235 - 160,721 6,097 99,800 235 -

Men, 16 years and over

Employed

 82,920 754 1,845 15 85,534 82,575 924 2,097 15 85,611

Unemployed

 674 1,499 729 1 2,903 719 1,573 781 1 3,075

Not in labor force

 1,986 821 38,892 100 41,797 2,067 795 38,587 100 41,548

Other inflows(2)

 47 1 152 - 201 49 1 151 - 201

Total

 85,626 3,075 41,618 116 - 85,410 3,294 41,616 116 -

Women, 16 years and over

Employed

 72,505 694 2,331 11 75,541 72,098 762 2,549 11 75,420

Unemployed

 609 1,094 539 1 2,243 741 1,210 630 1 2,582

Not in labor force

 2,207 836 55,274 108 58,425 2,416 830 54,853 108 58,207

Other inflows(2)

 55 1 154 - 210 56 1 153 - 210

Total

 75,376 2,625 58,298 120 - 75,311 2,803 58,185 120 -

Footnotes
(1) Includes estimated deaths and adjustments to estimated population totals.
(2) Includes persons just turning 16 and adjustments to estimated population totals.

- Data not defined. For example, the cell at the intersection of "Other inflows" and "Other outflows" is not defined because one cannot simultaneously be classified as both.
SOURCE: Research series from the Current Population Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 

Last Modified Date: June 02, 2023