Labor force status flows by sex [Numbers in thousands]
Labor force flows Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
May to June
2016		 Apr. to May
2017		 May to June
2017		 May to June
2016		 Jan. to Feb.
2017		 Feb. to Mar.
2017		 Mar. to Apr.
2017		 Apr. to May
2017		 May to June
2017

TOTAL

Flows into employment

Total employment(1)

 151,990 153,407 154,086 151,090 152,528 153,000 153,156 152,923 153,168

Employed to employed

 144,880 147,543 146,497 144,986 145,926 146,491 146,740 146,768 146,632

Unemployed to employed

 1,916 1,735 1,838 1,803 2,131 1,940 1,921 1,845 1,758

Not in labor force to employed

 5,120 4,041 5,660 4,242 4,426 4,451 4,368 4,221 4,698

Other inflows to employed(2)

 74 88 92 59 45 117 128 89 80

Flows into unemployment

Total unemployment(1)

 8,144 6,572 7,250 7,799 7,528 7,202 7,056 6,861 6,977

Employed to unemployed

 2,099 1,355 2,015 1,810 1,723 1,623 1,635 1,579 1,725

Unemployed to unemployed

 3,616 3,402 3,107 3,925 3,864 3,754 3,569 3,536 3,438

Not in labor force to unemployed

 2,407 1,801 2,085 2,049 1,915 1,820 1,841 1,732 1,782

Other inflows to unemployed(2)

 22 14 43 15 25 5 11 14 32

Flows into not in labor force

Total not in labor force(1)

 93,262 94,788 93,621 94,508 94,190 94,213 94,375 94,983 94,813

Employed to not in labor force

 4,589 4,339 4,870 4,233 4,407 4,389 4,600 4,784 4,541

Unemployed to not in labor force

 1,673 1,417 1,625 1,722 1,638 1,832 1,710 1,674 1,664

Not in labor force to not in labor force

 86,650 88,730 86,845 88,173 87,826 87,721 87,806 88,225 88,305

Other inflows to not in labor force(2)

 350 302 280 380 318 271 260 300 303

MEN

Flows into employment

Total employment(1)

 81,514 81,572 82,230 80,575 81,141 81,136 81,419 81,290 81,290

Employed to employed

 77,848 78,786 78,564 77,537 78,047 78,034 78,188 78,483 78,260

Unemployed to employed

 1,132 923 990 1,020 1,172 1,094 1,116 929 912

Not in labor force to employed

 2,497 1,829 2,638 1,989 1,898 1,956 2,053 1,843 2,086

Other inflows to employed(2)

 37 34 37 30 23 52 62 35 31

Flows into unemployment

Total unemployment(1)

 4,275 3,436 3,740 4,198 4,053 3,940 3,755 3,606 3,702

Employed to unemployed

 1,048 736 971 1,035 986 1,010 873 874 961

Unemployed to unemployed

 1,959 1,875 1,693 2,147 2,158 2,075 2,014 1,960 1,895

Not in labor force to unemployed

 1,257 818 1,051 1,008 897 852 864 765 826

Other inflows to unemployed(2)

 11 7 26 8 11 2 4 7 19

Flows into not in labor force

Total not in labor force(1)

 36,638 38,113 37,245 37,654 37,668 37,870 37,857 38,224 38,223

Employed to not in labor force

 1,763 1,805 2,022 1,798 1,964 2,082 2,060 2,047 2,054

Unemployed to not in labor force

 759 711 752 811 752 883 809 866 798

Not in labor force to not in labor force

 33,944 35,440 34,330 34,856 34,796 34,766 34,859 35,155 35,217

Other inflows to not in labor force(2)

 172 157 141 190 156 139 129 156 154

WOMEN

Flows into employment

Total employment(1)

 70,476 71,835 71,856 70,515 71,388 71,863 71,737 71,633 71,878

Employed to employed

 67,032 68,757 67,932 67,449 67,879 68,457 68,551 68,285 68,371

Unemployed to employed

 784 812 848 783 959 846 805 916 845

Not in labor force to employed

 2,623 2,212 3,022 2,254 2,528 2,496 2,315 2,377 2,612

Other inflows to employed(2)

 37 54 55 29 21 65 65 55 49

Flows into unemployment

Total unemployment(1)

 3,869 3,136 3,510 3,601 3,475 3,262 3,301 3,255 3,274

Employed to unemployed

 1,052 619 1,044 775 736 613 762 705 764

Unemployed to unemployed

 1,657 1,527 1,414 1,778 1,706 1,679 1,555 1,576 1,542

Not in labor force to unemployed

 1,150 983 1,034 1,041 1,018 968 978 967 956

Other inflows to unemployed(2)

 10 7 18 7 14 3 7 7 13

Flows into not in labor force

Total not in labor force(1)

 56,625 56,675 56,376 56,853 56,521 56,343 56,518 56,759 56,590

Employed to not in labor force

 2,826 2,534 2,848 2,435 2,443 2,308 2,540 2,737 2,487

Unemployed to not in labor force

 914 706 873 911 886 949 901 808 866

Not in labor force to not in labor force

 52,706 53,290 52,515 53,318 53,030 52,954 52,946 53,070 53,087

Other inflows to not in labor force(2)

 179 145 139 190 162 133 131 144 149

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 07, 2017