A-2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and over by sex, recent years to date

HOUSEHOLD DATA
HISTORICAL
A-2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and over by sex, 2014 to date [Numbers in thousands]
Sex, year, and month	Civilian noninsti- tutional population	Civilian labor force						Not in labor force
		Number	Percent of population	Employed		Unemployed
		Number	Percent of population	Number	Percent of population	Number	Percent of labor force
MEN
2014	119,748	82,882	69.2	77,692	64.9	5,190	6.3	36,865
2015	121,101	83,620	69.1	79,131	65.3	4,490	5.4	37,481
2016	122,497	84,755	69.2	80,568	65.8	4,187	4.9	37,743
2017	123,275	85,145	69.1	81,402	66.0	3,743	4.4	38,130
2018	124,678	86,096	69.1	82,698	66.3	3,398	3.9	38,582
2019	125,353	86,687	69.2	83,460	66.6	3,227	3.7	38,667
2020	125,922	85,204	67.7	78,560	62.4	6,644	7.8	40,718
2021	126,487	85,505	67.6	80,829	63.9	4,676	5.5	40,983
2022	128,617	87,421	68.0	84,203	65.5	3,218	3.7	41,197
2023	130,476	88,877	68.1	85,500	65.5	3,377	3.8	41,599
Monthly data, seasonally adjusted(1)
2023
March	130,150	88,841	68.3	85,623	65.8	3,219	3.6	41,309
April	130,234	88,621	68.0	85,521	65.7	3,100	3.5	41,613
May	130,319	88,689	68.1	85,385	65.5	3,305	3.7	41,630
June	130,408	88,848	68.1	85,518	65.6	3,330	3.7	41,560
July	130,507	88,749	68.0	85,483	65.5	3,266	3.7	41,758
August	130,608	89,114	68.2	85,527	65.5	3,587	4.0	41,494
September	130,713	89,335	68.3	85,657	65.5	3,678	4.1	41,378
October	130,816	88,968	68.0	85,327	65.2	3,641	4.1	41,848
November	130,903	89,555	68.4	85,981	65.7	3,574	4.0	41,348
December	130,985	89,250	68.1	85,794	65.5	3,456	3.9	41,735
2024
January	130,436	88,507	67.9	85,034	65.2	3,473	3.9	41,929
February	130,520	88,391	67.7	84,993	65.1	3,398	3.8	42,129
March	130,605	88,812	68.0	85,490	65.5	3,323	3.7	41,793
WOMEN
2014	128,199	73,039	57.0	68,613	53.5	4,426	6.1	55,159
2015	129,700	73,510	56.7	69,703	53.7	3,807	5.2	56,190
2016	131,040	74,432	56.8	70,868	54.1	3,564	4.8	56,608
2017	131,804	75,175	57.0	71,936	54.6	3,239	4.3	56,629
2018	133,112	75,978	57.1	73,063	54.9	2,916	3.8	57,134
2019	133,822	76,852	57.4	74,078	55.4	2,774	3.6	56,970
2020	134,407	75,538	56.2	69,234	51.5	6,304	8.3	58,869
2021	134,958	75,699	56.1	71,752	53.2	3,948	5.2	59,259
2022	135,356	76,866	56.8	74,089	54.7	2,778	3.6	58,490
2023	136,466	78,239	57.3	75,537	55.4	2,702	3.5	58,227
Monthly data, seasonally adjusted(1)
2023
March	136,122	77,849	57.2	75,201	55.2	2,648	3.4	58,273
April	136,209	78,057	57.3	75,441	55.4	2,615	3.4	58,152
May	136,299	78,134	57.3	75,322	55.3	2,812	3.6	58,165
June	136,393	78,152	57.3	75,486	55.3	2,667	3.4	58,241
July	136,496	78,364	57.4	75,727	55.5	2,638	3.4	58,132
August	136,605	78,726	57.6	75,973	55.6	2,752	3.5	57,879
September	136,715	78,562	57.5	75,893	55.5	2,669	3.4	58,153
October	136,826	78,755	57.6	75,953	55.5	2,801	3.6	58,071
November	136,919	78,572	57.4	75,885	55.4	2,688	3.4	58,346
December	137,006	78,201	57.1	75,389	55.0	2,811	3.6	58,805
2024
January	137,104	78,768	57.5	76,118	55.5	2,650	3.4	58,336
February	137,191	79,035	57.6	75,975	55.4	3,060	3.9	58,156
March	137,279	79,083	57.6	75,976	55.3	3,106	3.9	58,197
Footnotes (1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation.
NOTE: Revisions to population controls and other changes can affect the comparability of labor force levels over time. In recent years, updated population controls have been introduced annually with the release of January data. Additional information is online at https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop.

Last Modified Date: April 05, 2024