Labor force status flows by sex [Numbers in thousands]
Labor force flows Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
May to June
2018		 Apr. to May
2019		 May to June
2019		 May to June
2018		 Jan. to Feb.
2019		 Feb. to Mar.
2019		 Mar. to Apr.
2019		 Apr. to May
2019		 May to June
2019

TOTAL

Flows into employment

Total employment(1)

 156,465 157,152 157,828 155,592 156,949 156,748 156,645 156,758 157,005

Employed to employed

 149,289 150,904 150,940 149,388 150,418 150,515 150,554 150,404 150,548

Unemployed to employed

 1,606 1,555 1,513 1,608 1,797 1,792 1,671 1,564 1,679

Not in labor force to employed

 5,488 4,629 5,272 4,529 4,685 4,340 4,320 4,724 4,691

Other inflows to employed(2)

 81 64 103 66 50 101 100 66 87

Flows into unemployment

Total unemployment(1)

 6,812 5,503 6,292 6,537 6,235 6,211 5,824 5,888 5,975

Employed to unemployed

 1,775 1,317 1,647 1,526 1,501 1,513 1,304 1,437 1,568

Unemployed to unemployed

 2,813 2,446 2,694 3,094 2,937 2,952 2,995 2,734 2,758

Not in labor force to unemployed

 2,192 1,738 1,930 1,894 1,782 1,734 1,522 1,714 1,634

Other inflows to unemployed(2)

 32 2 21 24 15 13 4 2 15

Flows into not in labor force

Total not in labor force(1)

 94,365 96,207 94,917 95,513 95,208 95,577 96,223 96,215 96,057

Employed to not in labor force

 4,920 4,447 4,540 4,599 4,744 4,896 4,865 4,762 4,617

Unemployed to not in labor force

 1,335 1,383 1,294 1,424 1,799 1,489 1,544 1,524 1,449

Not in labor force to not in labor force

 87,808 90,020 88,803 89,163 88,339 88,933 89,534 89,575 89,688

Other inflows to not in labor force(2)

 302 357 281 326 325 259 281 354 303

MEN

Flows into employment

Total employment(1)

 83,414 83,561 84,189 82,506 83,095 83,034 82,959 83,192 83,293

Employed to employed

 79,987 80,428 80,851 79,634 79,953 80,040 80,113 80,108 80,253

Unemployed to employed

 928 947 837 917 1,024 998 957 871 902

Not in labor force to employed

 2,457 2,145 2,444 1,922 2,106 1,937 1,842 2,171 2,091

Other inflows to employed(2)

 43 41 58 33 12 59 46 42 47

Flows into unemployment

Total unemployment(1)

 3,573 2,971 3,226 3,522 3,343 3,408 3,221 3,185 3,185

Employed to unemployed

 883 661 743 884 860 888 745 764 829

Unemployed to unemployed

 1,583 1,426 1,480 1,754 1,661 1,667 1,713 1,570 1,556

Not in labor force to unemployed

 1,096 882 991 876 815 851 760 850 791

Other inflows to unemployed(2)

 11 1 11 8 7 2 2 1 8

Flows into not in labor force

Total not in labor force(1)

 37,616 38,665 37,870 38,575 38,527 38,595 38,935 38,820 38,806

Employed to not in labor force

 2,218 1,842 1,952 2,221 2,197 2,153 2,161 2,056 2,095

Unemployed to not in labor force

 694 689 654 745 859 677 737 778 726

Not in labor force to not in labor force

 34,553 35,956 35,134 35,446 35,293 35,643 35,897 35,810 35,842

Other inflows to not in labor force(2)

 151 178 130 164 177 122 140 176 143

WOMEN

Flows into employment

Total employment(1)

 73,051 73,591 73,639 73,086 73,854 73,715 73,687 73,566 73,712

Employed to employed

 69,303 70,476 70,089 69,754 70,464 70,475 70,441 70,296 70,295

Unemployed to employed

 677 608 676 692 773 794 714 693 777

Not in labor force to employed

 3,032 2,484 2,828 2,607 2,579 2,403 2,478 2,553 2,601

Other inflows to employed(2)

 39 23 46 33 38 42 54 24 39

Flows into unemployment

Total unemployment(1)

 3,238 2,532 3,066 3,015 2,892 2,803 2,604 2,703 2,790

Employed to unemployed

 892 655 903 642 641 625 558 674 739

Unemployed to unemployed

 1,230 1,020 1,214 1,339 1,276 1,285 1,282 1,164 1,202

Not in labor force to unemployed

 1,096 856 939 1,018 967 883 762 864 843

Other inflows to unemployed(2)

 21 1 9 16 8 11 2 1 7

Flows into not in labor force

Total not in labor force(1)

 56,749 57,542 57,048 56,938 56,681 56,982 57,288 57,395 57,251

Employed to not in labor force

 2,702 2,605 2,588 2,378 2,547 2,743 2,704 2,706 2,522

Unemployed to not in labor force

 641 694 640 680 940 812 807 746 723

Not in labor force to not in labor force

 53,255 54,064 53,669 53,718 53,046 53,290 53,637 53,765 53,846

Other inflows to not in labor force(2)

 151 179 151 162 149 138 140 178 160

Footnotes
(1) Total shown for measure in the second month.
(2) Includes persons just turning 16 and adjustments to estimated population totals.

NOTE: Data may not sum to totals due to rounding.
SOURCE: Research series from the Current Population Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 

Last Modified Date: July 05, 2019