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

Monthly, Not Seasonally Adjusted

	Name	Sep 2026	Aug 2026	Sep 2025	Units
	Total
	Civilian noninstitutional population	275,554 Thousands of Persons	275,415 Thousands of Persons	274,226 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	170,298 Thousands of Persons	170,048 Thousands of Persons	171,217 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	61.8 Percent	61.7 Percent	62.4 Percent	%
	Employed	163,439 Thousands of Persons	162,667 Thousands of Persons	163,894 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	59.3 Percent	59.1 Percent	59.8 Percent	%
	Unemployed	6,859 Thousands of Persons	7,381 Thousands of Persons	7,324 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	4.0 Percent	4.3 Percent	4.3 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	105,256 Thousands of Persons	105,367 Thousands of Persons	103,009 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Persons who currently want a job	5,631 Thousands of Persons	5,884 Thousands of Persons	5,792 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Men, 16 Years and Over
	Civilian noninstitutional population	132,938 Thousands of Persons	132,876 Thousands of Persons	133,760 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	89,356 Thousands of Persons	89,604 Thousands of Persons	90,615 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	67.2 Percent	67.4 Percent	67.7 Percent	%
	Employed	85,728 Thousands of Persons	85,734 Thousands of Persons	86,849 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	64.5 Percent	64.5 Percent	64.9 Percent	%
	Unemployed	3,627 Thousands of Persons	3,870 Thousands of Persons	3,766 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	4.1 Percent	4.3 Percent	4.2 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	43,582 Thousands of Persons	43,272 Thousands of Persons	43,144 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Men, 20 Years and Over
	Civilian noninstitutional population	124,034 Thousands of Persons	123,959 Thousands of Persons	124,684 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	86,219 Thousands of Persons	86,126 Thousands of Persons	87,553 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	69.5 Percent	69.5 Percent	70.2 Percent	%
	Employed	83,054 Thousands of Persons	82,744 Thousands of Persons	84,252 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	67.0 Percent	66.8 Percent	67.6 Percent	%
	Unemployed	3,165 Thousands of Persons	3,381 Thousands of Persons	3,301 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	3.7 Percent	3.9 Percent	3.8 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	37,814 Thousands of Persons	37,834 Thousands of Persons	37,131 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Women, 16 Years and Over
	Civilian noninstitutional population	142,616 Thousands of Persons	142,540 Thousands of Persons	140,466 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	80,942 Thousands of Persons	80,444 Thousands of Persons	80,602 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	56.8 Percent	56.4 Percent	57.4 Percent	%
	Employed	77,710 Thousands of Persons	76,933 Thousands of Persons	77,045 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	54.5 Percent	54.0 Percent	54.8 Percent	%
	Unemployed	3,232 Thousands of Persons	3,511 Thousands of Persons	3,557 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	4.0 Percent	4.4 Percent	4.4 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	61,674 Thousands of Persons	62,096 Thousands of Persons	59,864 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Women, 20 Years and Over
	Civilian noninstitutional population	134,034 Thousands of Persons	133,948 Thousands of Persons	131,717 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	77,848 Thousands of Persons	77,251 Thousands of Persons	77,476 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	58.1 Percent	57.7 Percent	58.8 Percent	%
	Employed	75,067 Thousands of Persons	74,178 Thousands of Persons	74,278 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	56.0 Percent	55.4 Percent	56.4 Percent	%
	Unemployed	2,781 Thousands of Persons	3,072 Thousands of Persons	3,198 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	3.6 Percent	4.0 Percent	4.1 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	56,186 Thousands of Persons	56,697 Thousands of Persons	54,241 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Both Sexes, 16 to 19 years
	Civilian noninstitutional population	17,486 Thousands of Persons	17,508 Thousands of Persons	17,824 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Civilian labor force	6,230 Thousands of Persons	6,672 Thousands of Persons	6,188 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Participation rate	35.6 Percent	38.1 Percent	34.7 Percent	%
	Employed	5,317 Thousands of Persons	5,744 Thousands of Persons	5,363 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Employment-Population Ratio	30.4 Percent	32.8 Percent	30.1 Percent	%
	Unemployed	913 Thousands of Persons	927 Thousands of Persons	825 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons
	Unemployment Rate	14.7 Percent	13.9 Percent	13.3 Percent	%
	Not in Labor Force	11,256 Thousands of Persons	10,837 Thousands of Persons	11,636 Thousands of Persons	Thous. of Persons