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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

NOTE: This table was revised on January 10, 2024 with minor corrections to some estimates for the fourth quarter of 2020. See the list of series affected by this correction.

HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-8. Unemployment rates by age, sex, and marital status, seasonally adjusted
[Percent]
Age, sex, and marital status 2020 2021 2022 2023
4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

6.7 6.2 5.9 5.1 4.2 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8

16 to 19 years

14.5 14.0 11.0 10.9 11.1 10.5 10.7 10.9 10.8 10.5 10.3 11.8 12.1

16 to 17 years

14.0 14.2 10.5 11.0 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.7 9.7 9.7 10.2 12.0 13.1

18 to 19 years

14.7 13.6 11.2 10.8 11.7 10.6 11.0 11.2 11.6 10.8 10.3 11.8 11.7

20 years and over

6.4 5.9 5.7 4.9 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4

20 to 24 years

11.0 9.9 10.0 8.6 7.2 7.4 6.9 6.7 7.0 6.9 6.0 6.9 6.7

25 years and over

6.0 5.5 5.3 4.5 3.6 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1

25 to 54 years

6.1 5.6 5.4 4.7 3.7 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2

25 to 34 years

7.0 6.6 6.2 5.6 4.3 4.1 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.8 4.1

35 to 44 years

5.7 5.4 5.1 4.3 3.6 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.6 2.9 2.9 2.9

45 to 54 years

5.6 4.8 4.8 3.9 3.2 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5

55 years and over

5.7 5.1 4.9 3.9 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.8


Men, 16 years and over

6.9 6.3 6.1 5.3 4.2 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.9 4.0

16 to 19 years

15.4 15.7 11.5 11.9 11.2 10.8 11.1 11.1 11.5 11.5 10.9 13.2 13.1

16 to 17 years

14.6 13.8 10.6 11.4 10.3 10.3 10.3 11.1 12.1 11.9 10.4 13.6 15.0

18 to 19 years

15.4 16.5 11.6 12.1 12.0 11.1 11.3 11.3 11.5 11.3 10.9 13.2 12.4

20 years and over

6.6 6.0 5.9 5.1 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.6

20 to 24 years

12.0 10.4 11.1 9.4 8.0 8.3 7.7 7.6 7.3 7.6 6.7 8.0 7.1

25 years and over

6.1 5.5 5.4 4.6 3.5 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.3

25 to 54 years

6.2 5.6 5.6 4.8 3.7 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.4

25 to 34 years

7.3 6.8 6.6 5.9 4.5 4.1 4.0 3.6 3.9 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.4

35 to 44 years

5.7 5.3 5.0 4.4 3.6 3.2 2.9 2.9 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.9 3.1

45 to 54 years

5.5 4.6 4.9 4.0 2.9 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.9 2.7

55 years and over

5.6 5.2 4.9 4.0 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.5 3.0


Women, 16 years and over

6.6 6.1 5.7 4.9 4.2 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.5

16 to 19 years

13.6 12.3 10.4 9.9 11.0 10.3 10.3 10.8 10.1 9.4 9.6 10.4 11.1

16 to 17 years

13.5 14.5 10.4 10.7 10.1 10.2 10.0 10.3 7.4 7.7 10.1 10.5 11.3

18 to 19 years

14.0 10.7 10.8 9.5 11.5 10.1 10.7 11.2 11.8 10.2 9.6 10.4 11.0

20 years and over

6.3 5.9 5.5 4.7 3.9 3.6 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.2

20 to 24 years

9.8 9.4 8.8 7.7 6.4 6.5 6.1 5.7 6.6 6.1 5.2 5.9 6.2

25 years and over

5.9 5.5 5.1 4.3 3.6 3.2 3.0 2.9 3.0 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.9

25 to 54 years

6.0 5.7 5.2 4.5 3.8 3.4 3.1 3.0 3.2 2.9 3.2 2.9 3.0

25 to 34 years

6.6 6.5 5.8 5.4 4.1 4.2 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.7

35 to 44 years

5.6 5.5 5.2 4.2 3.7 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.9 2.5 3.2 2.9 2.7

45 to 54 years

5.6 4.9 4.5 3.9 3.5 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.6 2.7 2.4 2.2 2.4

55 years and over

5.9 5.0 5.0 3.8 3.4 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.6 2.7


MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

4.1 3.7 3.7 3.1 2.2 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.0

Married women, spouse present(1)

4.6 4.2 3.7 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.1

Footnotes
(1) Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to persons in both opposite-sex and same-sex married couples. Prior to January 2020, includes persons in opposite-sex married couples only.

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: January 10, 2024