Labor force status flows by sex
[Numbers in thousands]
Labor force flows Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Apr. to May
2012		 Mar. to Apr.
2013		 Apr. to May
2013		 Apr. to May
2012		 Dec. to Jan.
2013		 Jan. to Feb.
2013		 Feb. to Mar.
2013		 Mar. to Apr.
2013		 Apr. to May
2013

TOTAL

Flows into employment

Total employment(1)

 142,727 143,724 144,432 142,302 143,322 143,492 143,286 143,579 143,898

Employed to employed

 137,006 137,656 138,184 136,289 137,431 137,400 137,362 137,312 137,769

Unemployed to employed

 2,082 2,332 2,286 2,263 2,249 2,311 2,153 2,260 2,251

Not in labor force to employed

 3,582 3,644 3,891 3,693 3,566 3,716 3,724 3,912 3,806

Other inflows to employed(2)

 56 92 70 58 76 65 47 95 71

Flows into unemployment

Total unemployment(1)

 12,271 11,014 11,302 12,695 12,332 12,032 11,742 11,659 11,760

Employed to unemployed

 1,679 1,612 1,838 1,950 2,104 1,884 1,902 2,008 1,961

Unemployed to unemployed

 7,428 7,005 6,545 7,644 7,393 7,257 7,133 7,012 6,990

Not in labor force to unemployed

 3,154 2,386 2,889 3,092 2,811 2,881 2,685 2,625 2,777

Other inflows to unemployed(2)

 9 13 30 10 24 9 22 14 32

Flows into not in labor force

Total not in labor force(1)

 87,968 90,436 89,629 87,968 89,008 89,304 89,967 89,936 89,705

Employed to not in labor force

 3,286 3,406 3,678 3,672 3,745 4,015 4,204 3,941 3,825

Unemployed to not in labor force

 2,398 2,476 2,182 2,610 2,563 2,762 2,745 2,469 2,416

Not in labor force to not in labor force

 81,953 84,263 83,465 81,358 82,271 82,220 82,704 83,240 83,162

Other inflows to not in labor force(2)

 331 292 304 328 429 307 315 286 302

MEN

Flows into employment

Total employment(1)

 75,712 76,029 76,608 75,415 76,290 76,375 76,329 76,239 76,299

Employed to employed

 72,660 72,921 73,384 72,422 73,266 73,415 73,425 73,256 73,323

Unemployed to employed

 1,334 1,375 1,440 1,359 1,274 1,284 1,241 1,204 1,298

Not in labor force to employed

 1,693 1,698 1,741 1,607 1,720 1,641 1,644 1,741 1,634

Other inflows to employed(2)

 25 35 43 27 30 35 20 38 43

Flows into unemployment

Total unemployment(1)

 6,697 6,172 6,316 6,946 6,650 6,447 6,255 6,382 6,564

Employed to unemployed

 1,002 1,028 1,100 1,220 1,218 1,103 1,075 1,245 1,213

Unemployed to unemployed

 4,067 4,038 3,679 4,151 4,004 4,001 3,937 3,930 3,935

Not in labor force to unemployed

 1,625 1,104 1,512 1,571 1,416 1,335 1,235 1,204 1,390

Other inflows to unemployed(2)

 3 2 24 4 11 8 6 3 26

Flows into not in labor force

Total not in labor force(1)

 34,768 36,095 35,469 34,816 35,093 35,295 35,619 35,675 35,531

Employed to not in labor force

 1,399 1,559 1,531 1,645 1,562 1,758 1,862 1,814 1,689

Unemployed to not in labor force

 1,153 1,198 1,052 1,252 1,207 1,364 1,268 1,120 1,148

Not in labor force to not in labor force

 32,044 33,179 32,752 31,749 32,131 32,026 32,325 32,584 32,560

Other inflows to not in labor force(2)

 172 160 135 170 194 146 165 157 133

WOMEN

Flows into employment

Total employment(1)

 67,015 67,695 67,824 66,887 67,032 67,116 66,956 67,340 67,599

Employed to employed

 64,347 64,735 64,800 63,866 64,165 63,985 63,937 64,057 64,446

Unemployed to employed

 748 958 847 904 975 1,027 912 1,055 954

Not in labor force to employed

 1,889 1,946 2,149 2,086 1,847 2,075 2,080 2,171 2,172

Other inflows to employed(2)

 30 57 27 31 45 29 27 58 28

Flows into unemployment

Total unemployment(1)

 5,574 4,843 4,986 5,749 5,682 5,585 5,487 5,277 5,197

Employed to unemployed

 677 584 738 729 886 781 827 762 749

Unemployed to unemployed

 3,361 2,967 2,865 3,493 3,388 3,256 3,195 3,082 3,055

Not in labor force to unemployed

 1,529 1,282 1,377 1,521 1,395 1,546 1,450 1,422 1,387

Other inflows to unemployed(2)

 6 10 6 6 13 1 16 12 6

Flows into not in labor force

Total not in labor force(1)

 53,200 54,340 54,160 53,152 53,916 54,009 54,348 54,261 54,174

Employed to not in labor force

 1,887 1,847 2,147 2,027 2,184 2,256 2,342 2,127 2,136

Unemployed to not in labor force

 1,245 1,278 1,130 1,358 1,356 1,398 1,477 1,350 1,268

Not in labor force to not in labor force

 49,909 51,084 50,713 49,609 50,140 50,194 50,379 50,655 50,601

Other inflows to not in labor force(2)

 159 132 170 158 236 160 150 129 169

Footnotes
 (1) Total shown for measure in the second month.
(2) Includes persons just turning 16 and adjustments to estimated population totals.

NOTE: Data may not sum to totals due to rounding.
SOURCE: Research series from the Current Population Survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 

Last Modified Date: June 07, 2013