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

Monthly, Not Seasonally Adjusted

	Name	Sep 2025	Aug 2025	Sep 2024	Units
	Total
	Civilian noninstitutional population	274,226 Thousands of Persons	274,001 Thousands of Persons	269,080 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	171,217 Thousands of Persons	171,035 Thousands of Persons	168,569 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	62.4 Percent	62.4 Percent	62.6 Percent	%
	Employed	163,894 Thousands of Persons	163,288 Thousands of Persons	162,046 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	59.8 Percent	59.6 Percent	60.2 Percent	%
	Unemployed	7,324 Thousands of Persons	7,747 Thousands of Persons	6,524 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	4.3 Percent	4.5 Percent	3.9 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	103,009 Thousands of Persons	102,966 Thousands of Persons	100,511 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Persons who currently want a job	5,792 Thousands of Persons	6,499 Thousands of Persons	5,591 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Men, 16 Years and Over
	Civilian noninstitutional population	133,760 Thousands of Persons	133,651 Thousands of Persons	131,186 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	90,615 Thousands of Persons	91,113 Thousands of Persons	89,209 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	67.7 Percent	68.2 Percent	68.0 Percent	%
	Employed	86,849 Thousands of Persons	87,194 Thousands of Persons	85,754 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	64.9 Percent	65.2 Percent	65.4 Percent	%
	Unemployed	3,766 Thousands of Persons	3,920 Thousands of Persons	3,455 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	4.2 Percent	4.3 Percent	3.9 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	43,144 Thousands of Persons	42,538 Thousands of Persons	41,978 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Men, 20 Years and Over
	Civilian noninstitutional population	124,684 Thousands of Persons	124,571 Thousands of Persons	122,221 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	87,553 Thousands of Persons	87,779 Thousands of Persons	86,045 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	70.2 Percent	70.5 Percent	70.4 Percent	%
	Employed	84,252 Thousands of Persons	84,280 Thousands of Persons	83,091 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	67.6 Percent	67.7 Percent	68.0 Percent	%
	Unemployed	3,301 Thousands of Persons	3,498 Thousands of Persons	2,955 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	3.8 Percent	4.0 Percent	3.4 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	37,131 Thousands of Persons	36,792 Thousands of Persons	36,175 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Women, 16 Years and Over
	Civilian noninstitutional population	140,466 Thousands of Persons	140,350 Thousands of Persons	137,894 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	80,602 Thousands of Persons	79,921 Thousands of Persons	79,361 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	57.4 Percent	56.9 Percent	57.6 Percent	%
	Employed	77,045 Thousands of Persons	76,094 Thousands of Persons	76,292 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	54.8 Percent	54.2 Percent	55.3 Percent	%
	Unemployed	3,557 Thousands of Persons	3,827 Thousands of Persons	3,069 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	4.4 Percent	4.8 Percent	3.9 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	59,864 Thousands of Persons	60,429 Thousands of Persons	58,533 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Women, 20 Years and Over
	Civilian noninstitutional population	131,717 Thousands of Persons	131,597 Thousands of Persons	129,236 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	77,476 Thousands of Persons	76,636 Thousands of Persons	76,264 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	58.8 Percent	58.2 Percent	59.0 Percent	%
	Employed	74,278 Thousands of Persons	73,300 Thousands of Persons	73,598 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	56.4 Percent	55.7 Percent	56.9 Percent	%
	Unemployed	3,198 Thousands of Persons	3,336 Thousands of Persons	2,667 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	4.1 Percent	4.4 Percent	3.5 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	54,241 Thousands of Persons	54,961 Thousands of Persons	52,972 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Both Sexes, 16 to 19 years
	Civilian noninstitutional population	17,824 Thousands of Persons	17,833 Thousands of Persons	17,623 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	6,188 Thousands of Persons	6,620 Thousands of Persons	6,260 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	34.7 Percent	37.1 Percent	35.5 Percent	%
	Employed	5,363 Thousands of Persons	5,707 Thousands of Persons	5,357 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	30.1 Percent	32.0 Percent	30.4 Percent	%
	Unemployed	825 Thousands of Persons	913 Thousands of Persons	902 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	13.3 Percent	13.8 Percent	14.4 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	11,636 Thousands of Persons	11,213 Thousands of Persons	11,364 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons