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

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
Nov.
2014		 Oct.
2015		 Nov.
2015		 Nov.
2014		 July
2015		 Aug.
2015		 Sept.
2015		 Oct.
2015		 Nov.
2015

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

 248,844 251,541 251,747 248,844 250,876 251,096 251,325 251,541 251,747

Civilian labor force

 156,297 157,313 157,340 156,402 157,106 157,065 156,715 157,028 157,301

Participation rate

 62.8 62.5 62.5 62.9 62.6 62.6 62.4 62.4 62.5

Employed

 147,666 149,716 149,766 147,331 148,840 149,036 148,800 149,120 149,364

Employment-population ratio

 59.3 59.5 59.5 59.2 59.3 59.4 59.2 59.3 59.3

Unemployed

 8,630 7,597 7,573 9,071 8,266 8,029 7,915 7,908 7,937

Unemployment rate

 5.5 4.8 4.8 5.8 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.0

Not in labor force

 92,547 94,228 94,407 92,442 93,770 94,031 94,610 94,513 94,446

Persons who currently want a job

 6,227 5,703 5,326 6,556 6,135 5,932 5,955 6,052 5,636

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 120,208 121,474 121,577 120,208 121,139 121,250 121,365 121,474 121,577

Civilian labor force

 82,835 83,572 83,258 82,961 83,578 83,472 83,402 83,501 83,426

Participation rate

 68.9 68.8 68.5 69.0 69.0 68.8 68.7 68.7 68.6

Employed

 78,208 79,579 79,142 78,084 79,202 79,211 79,134 79,219 79,103

Employment-population ratio

 65.1 65.5 65.1 65.0 65.4 65.3 65.2 65.2 65.1

Unemployed

 4,627 3,993 4,115 4,877 4,376 4,261 4,267 4,282 4,323

Unemployment rate

 5.6 4.8 4.9 5.9 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.2

Not in labor force

 37,373 37,902 38,319 37,247 37,562 37,778 37,964 37,973 38,151

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 111,778 113,049 113,149 111,778 112,714 112,825 112,940 113,049 113,149

Civilian labor force

 80,074 80,817 80,548 80,029 80,790 80,640 80,553 80,662 80,566

Participation rate

 71.6 71.5 71.2 71.6 71.7 71.5 71.3 71.4 71.2

Employed

 75,922 77,258 76,911 75,675 76,903 76,880 76,763 76,852 76,763

Employment-population ratio

 67.9 68.3 68.0 67.7 68.2 68.1 68.0 68.0 67.8

Unemployed

 4,152 3,559 3,637 4,354 3,887 3,760 3,790 3,809 3,803

Unemployment rate

 5.2 4.4 4.5 5.4 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7

Not in labor force

 31,704 32,232 32,601 31,749 31,924 32,185 32,387 32,388 32,583

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 128,637 130,067 130,170 128,637 129,737 129,846 129,960 130,067 130,170

Civilian labor force

 73,462 73,741 74,082 73,442 73,528 73,593 73,313 73,527 73,875

Participation rate

 57.1 56.7 56.9 57.1 56.7 56.7 56.4 56.5 56.8

Employed

 69,459 70,137 70,624 69,247 69,638 69,825 69,665 69,901 70,261

Employment-population ratio

 54.0 53.9 54.3 53.8 53.7 53.8 53.6 53.7 54.0

Unemployed

 4,003 3,604 3,458 4,195 3,891 3,768 3,648 3,627 3,614

Unemployment rate

 5.4 4.9 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.9

Not in labor force

 55,175 56,326 56,088 55,195 56,209 56,253 56,647 56,540 56,295

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 120,465 121,880 121,979 120,465 121,551 121,660 121,773 121,880 121,979

Civilian labor force

 70,743 71,093 71,482 70,599 70,745 70,826 70,561 70,779 71,163

Participation rate

 58.7 58.3 58.6 58.6 58.2 58.2 57.9 58.1 58.3

Employed

 67,176 67,885 68,335 66,894 67,271 67,502 67,346 67,568 67,903

Employment-population ratio

 55.8 55.7 56.0 55.5 55.3 55.5 55.3 55.4 55.7

Unemployed

 3,567 3,209 3,147 3,705 3,474 3,324 3,214 3,211 3,260

Unemployment rate

 5.0 4.5 4.4 5.2 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.6

Not in labor force

 49,722 50,787 50,497 49,866 50,806 50,833 51,212 51,101 50,816

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population

 16,602 16,612 16,619 16,602 16,611 16,611 16,612 16,612 16,619

Civilian labor force

 5,480 5,403 5,310 5,775 5,570 5,599 5,601 5,587 5,572

Participation rate

 33.0 32.5 32.0 34.8 33.5 33.7 33.7 33.6 33.5

Employed

 4,569 4,574 4,520 4,762 4,666 4,654 4,690 4,700 4,697

Employment-population ratio

 27.5 27.5 27.2 28.7 28.1 28.0 28.2 28.3 28.3

Unemployed

 911 830 790 1,013 904 945 911 888 875

Unemployment rate

 16.6 15.4 14.9 17.5 16.2 16.9 16.3 15.9 15.7

Not in labor force

 11,122 11,209 11,309 10,827 11,040 11,012 11,011 11,025 11,047

Footnotes
 (1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: December 04, 2015