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	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	171,248 Thousands of Persons	170,778 Thousands of Persons	168,703 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	62.4 Percent	62.3 Percent	62.7 Percent	%
	Employed	163,645 Thousands of Persons	163,394 Thousands of Persons	161,802 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	59.7 Percent	59.6 Percent	60.1 Percent	%
	Unemployed	7,603 Thousands of Persons	7,384 Thousands of Persons	6,901 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	4.4 Percent	4.3 Percent	4.1 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	102,978 Thousands of Persons	103,223 Thousands of Persons	100,377 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Persons who currently want a job	5,933 Thousands of Persons	6,354 Thousands of Persons	5,683 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	90,675 Thousands of Persons	90,882 Thousands of Persons	89,339 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	67.8 Percent	68.0 Percent	68.1 Percent	%
	Employed	86,650 Thousands of Persons	86,886 Thousands of Persons	85,562 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	64.8 Percent	65.0 Percent	65.2 Percent	%
	Unemployed	4,024 Thousands of Persons	3,996 Thousands of Persons	3,777 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	4.4 Percent	4.4 Percent	4.2 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	43,085 Thousands of Persons	42,769 Thousands of Persons	41,848 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	87,473 Thousands of Persons	87,757 Thousands of Persons	86,042 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	70.2 Percent	70.4 Percent	70.4 Percent	%
	Employed	83,932 Thousands of Persons	84,171 Thousands of Persons	82,783 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	67.3 Percent	67.6 Percent	67.7 Percent	%
	Unemployed	3,540 Thousands of Persons	3,586 Thousands of Persons	3,258 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	4.0 Percent	4.1 Percent	3.8 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	37,211 Thousands of Persons	36,814 Thousands of Persons	36,179 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	80,573 Thousands of Persons	79,896 Thousands of Persons	79,365 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	57.4 Percent	56.9 Percent	57.6 Percent	%
	Employed	76,994 Thousands of Persons	76,508 Thousands of Persons	76,240 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	54.8 Percent	54.5 Percent	55.3 Percent	%
	Unemployed	3,579 Thousands of Persons	3,388 Thousands of Persons	3,125 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	4.4 Percent	4.2 Percent	3.9 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	59,893 Thousands of Persons	60,455 Thousands of Persons	58,529 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	77,307 Thousands of Persons	76,820 Thousands of Persons	76,110 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	58.7 Percent	58.4 Percent	58.9 Percent	%
	Employed	74,096 Thousands of Persons	73,881 Thousands of Persons	73,397 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	56.3 Percent	56.1 Percent	56.8 Percent	%
	Unemployed	3,211 Thousands of Persons	2,939 Thousands of Persons	2,713 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	4.2 Percent	3.8 Percent	3.6 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	54,411 Thousands of Persons	54,776 Thousands of Persons	53,126 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	6,469 Thousands of Persons	6,200 Thousands of Persons	6,552 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	36.3 Percent	34.8 Percent	37.2 Percent	%
	Employed	5,617 Thousands of Persons	5,342 Thousands of Persons	5,621 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	31.5 Percent	30.0 Percent	31.9 Percent	%
	Unemployed	852 Thousands of Persons	859 Thousands of Persons	930 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	13.2 Percent	13.9 Percent	14.2 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	11,356 Thousands of Persons	11,633 Thousands of Persons	11,072 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons