Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age

Monthly, Seasonally Adjusted (population data is not adjusted for seasonal variation; not seasonally adjusted version used)

	Name	Nov 2025	Oct 2025	Nov 2024	Units
	Total
	Civilian noninstitutional population	274,633 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	269,463 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	171,571 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	168,304 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	62.5 Percent	. Percent	62.5 Percent	%
	Employed	163,741 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	161,183 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	59.6 Percent	. Percent	59.8 Percent	%
	Unemployed	7,831 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	7,121 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	4.6 Percent	. Percent	4.2 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	103,061 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	101,159 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Persons who currently want a job	6,136 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	5,483 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Men, 16 Years and Over
	Civilian noninstitutional population	133,957 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	131,371 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	90,761 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	89,151 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	67.8 Percent	. Percent	67.9 Percent	%
	Employed	86,597 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	85,318 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	64.6 Percent	. Percent	64.9 Percent	%
	Unemployed	4,164 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	3,833 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	4.6 Percent	. Percent	4.3 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	43,196 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	42,220 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Men, 20 Years and Over
	Civilian noninstitutional population	124,889 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	122,398 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	87,653 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	85,982 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	70.2 Percent	. Percent	70.2 Percent	%
	Employed	84,025 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	82,633 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	67.3 Percent	. Percent	67.5 Percent	%
	Unemployed	3,627 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	3,348 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	4.1 Percent	. Percent	3.9 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	37,237 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	36,417 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Women, 16 Years and Over
	Civilian noninstitutional population	140,676 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	138,092 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	80,810 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	79,153 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	57.4 Percent	. Percent	57.3 Percent	%
	Employed	77,144 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	75,865 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	54.8 Percent	. Percent	54.9 Percent	%
	Unemployed	3,666 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	3,288 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	4.5 Percent	. Percent	4.2 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	59,865 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	58,939 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Women, 20 Years and Over
	Civilian noninstitutional population	131,935 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	129,428 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	77,454 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	75,920 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	58.7 Percent	. Percent	58.7 Percent	%
	Employed	74,303 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	72,988 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	56.3 Percent	. Percent	56.4 Percent	%
	Unemployed	3,150 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	2,932 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	4.1 Percent	. Percent	3.9 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	54,482 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	53,509 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Both Sexes, 16 to 19 years
	Civilian noninstitutional population	17,808 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	17,636 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	6,465 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	6,403 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	36.3 Percent	. Percent	36.3 Percent	%
	Employed	5,412 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	5,562 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	30.4 Percent	. Percent	31.5 Percent	%
	Unemployed	1,054 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	841 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	16.3 Percent	. Percent	13.1 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	11,343 Thousands of Persons	. Thousands of Persons	11,233 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons