Labor Force Statistics

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Last updated May 2, 2021

Next update: November 7, 2025*

Latest Value		Change from One Year Ago
Population Level Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1948	261,003 March 2021	1,245 (0.48%)
Civilian Labor Force Level Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1948	160,558 March 2021	-2,163 (-1.33%)
Labor Force Participation Rate Percent Monthly data since January 1948	61.5 March 2021	-1.1 (-1.76%)
Employment-Population Ratio Percent Monthly data since January 1948	57.8 March 2021	-2.1 (-3.51%)
Employment Level Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1948	150,848 March 2021	-4,688 (-3.01%)
Usually Work Full Time Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1968	125,803 March 2021	-3,256 (-2.52%)
Usually Work Part Time Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1968	25,078 March 2021	-1,486 (-5.59%)
Unemployment Level Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1948	9,710 March 2021	2,525 (35.14%)
Looking For Full-Time Work Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1963	8,156 March 2021	2,687 (49.13%)
Looking For Part-Time Work Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1963	1,544 March 2021	-147 (-8.69%)
Unemployment Rate Percent Monthly data since January 1948	6 March 2021	1.6 (36.36%)
Full-Time Workers Percent Monthly data since January 1968	6.1 March 2021	2 (48.78%)
Part-Time Workers Percent Monthly data since January 1968	5.8 March 2021	-0.2 (-3.33%)
Not in Labor Force Thousands of Persons Monthly data since January 1975	100,445 March 2021	3,408 (3.51%)

* Dates represent when new data are expected to be released by their original sources and do not necessarily correspond to when data will be available on the CBER Economic Indicators website. A delay of up to 24 hours can be expected while data are being prepared and published.