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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
Labor force status flows by sex, October 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

155,736 1,340 4,567 26 161,669 155,087 1,567 4,890 26 161,570

Unemployed

1,556 2,982 1,510 2 6,049 1,692 3,127 1,539 2 6,360

Not in labor force

4,282 1,756 93,463 208 99,710 4,338 1,791 93,161 208 99,498

Other inflows(2)

102 21 328 - 451 105 22 324 - 451

Total

161,676 6,098 99,868 236 - 161,222 6,506 99,914 236 -

Men, 16 years and over

Employed

82,567 812 2,350 15 85,745 82,212 940 2,467 15 85,633

Unemployed

932 1,750 732 1 3,414 1,028 1,886 782 1 3,697

Not in labor force

1,862 772 38,820 100 41,553 1,952 816 38,514 100 41,382

Other inflows(2)

23 12 185 - 220 25 12 183 - 220

Total

85,384 3,345 42,087 116 - 85,217 3,654 41,945 116 -

Women, 16 years and over

Employed

73,169 528 2,217 11 75,924 72,875 627 2,423 11 75,936

Unemployed

624 1,232 777 1 2,634 664 1,241 757 1 2,662

Not in labor force

2,421 984 54,643 108 58,156 2,386 975 54,648 108 58,116

Other inflows(2)

79 9 143 - 231 80 9 141 - 231

Total

76,292 2,753 57,781 120 - 76,005 2,852 57,969 120 -

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: November 03, 2023