HOUSEHOLD DATA
HISTORICAL
A-2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and over by sex, 2003 to date
[Numbers in thousands]
Sex, year,
and month		 Civilian
noninsti-
tutional
population		 Civilian labor force Not
in
labor
force
Number Percent
of
population		 Employed Unemployed
Number Percent
of
population		 Number Percent
of
labor
force

MEN

2003

 106,435 78,238 73.5 73,332 68.9 4,906 6.3 28,197

2004

 107,710 78,980 73.3 74,524 69.2 4,456 5.6 28,730

2005

 109,151 80,033 73.3 75,973 69.6 4,059 5.1 29,119

2006

 110,605 81,255 73.5 77,502 70.1 3,753 4.6 29,350

2007

 112,173 82,136 73.2 78,254 69.8 3,882 4.7 30,036

2008

 113,113 82,520 73.0 77,486 68.5 5,033 6.1 30,593

2009

 114,136 82,123 72.0 73,670 64.5 8,453 10.3 32,013

2010

 115,174 81,985 71.2 73,359 63.7 8,626 10.5 33,189

2011

 116,317 81,975 70.5 74,290 63.9 7,684 9.4 34,343

2012

 117,343 82,327 70.2 75,555 64.4 6,771 8.2 35,017

Monthly data, seasonally adjusted(1)

2012

May

 117,177 82,361 70.3 75,415 64.4 6,946 8.4 34,816

June

 117,277 82,457 70.3 75,522 64.4 6,936 8.4 34,820

July

 117,381 82,407 70.2 75,512 64.3 6,895 8.4 34,975

August

 117,492 81,991 69.8 75,174 64.0 6,817 8.3 35,501

September

 117,600 82,396 70.1 75,769 64.4 6,627 8.0 35,205

October

 117,710 82,661 70.2 76,027 64.6 6,634 8.0 35,049

November

 117,810 82,514 70.0 75,983 64.5 6,530 7.9 35,297

December

 117,902 82,545 70.0 76,060 64.5 6,486 7.9 35,357

2013

January

 118,033 82,940 70.3 76,290 64.6 6,650 8.0 35,093

February

 118,117 82,823 70.1 76,375 64.7 6,447 7.8 35,295

March

 118,204 82,584 69.9 76,329 64.6 6,255 7.6 35,619

April

 118,296 82,621 69.8 76,239 64.4 6,382 7.7 35,675

May

 118,393 82,862 70.0 76,299 64.4 6,564 7.9 35,531

WOMEN

2003

 114,733 68,272 59.5 64,404 56.1 3,868 5.7 46,461

2004

 115,647 68,421 59.2 64,728 56.0 3,694 5.4 47,225

2005

 116,931 69,288 59.3 65,757 56.2 3,531 5.1 47,643

2006

 118,210 70,173 59.4 66,925 56.6 3,247 4.6 48,037

2007

 119,694 70,988 59.3 67,792 56.6 3,196 4.5 48,707

2008

 120,675 71,767 59.5 67,876 56.2 3,891 5.4 48,908

2009

 121,665 72,019 59.2 66,208 54.4 5,811 8.1 49,646

2010

 122,656 71,904 58.6 65,705 53.6 6,199 8.6 50,752

2011

 123,300 71,642 58.1 65,579 53.2 6,063 8.5 51,658

2012

 125,941 72,648 57.7 66,914 53.1 5,734 7.9 53,293

Monthly data, seasonally adjusted(1)

2012

May

 125,788 72,636 57.7 66,887 53.2 5,749 7.9 53,152

June

 125,878 72,691 57.7 66,926 53.2 5,765 7.9 53,187

July

 125,972 72,588 57.6 66,738 53.0 5,850 8.1 53,384

August

 126,073 72,656 57.6 66,990 53.1 5,666 7.8 53,418

September

 126,172 72,661 57.6 67,206 53.3 5,455 7.5 53,511

October

 126,273 72,915 57.7 67,301 53.3 5,614 7.7 53,358

November

 126,364 72,806 57.6 67,294 53.3 5,512 7.6 53,558

December

 126,447 72,965 57.7 67,245 53.2 5,721 7.8 53,482

2013

January

 126,630 72,715 57.4 67,032 52.9 5,682 7.8 53,916

February

 126,710 72,701 57.4 67,116 53.0 5,585 7.7 54,009

March

 126,791 72,443 57.1 66,956 52.8 5,487 7.6 54,348

April

 126,878 72,617 57.2 67,340 53.1 5,277 7.3 54,261

May

 126,970 72,796 57.3 67,599 53.2 5,197 7.1 54,174

Footnotes
 (1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation.

NOTE: Revisions to population controls and other changes can affect the comparability of labor force levels over time. In recent years, updated population controls have been introduced annually with the release of January data. Additional information is online at www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop.

 

Last Modified Date: June 07, 2013