Labor force status flows by sex [Numbers in thousands]
Labor force flows Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Nov. to Dec.
2017		 Oct. to Nov.
2018		 Nov. to Dec.
2018		 Nov. to Dec.
2017		 July to Aug.
2018		 Aug. to Sept.
2018		 Sept. to Oct.
2018		 Oct. to Nov.
2018		 Nov. to Dec.
2018

TOTAL

Flows into employment

Total employment(1)

 153,602 157,015 156,481 154,065 155,604 156,069 156,582 156,803 156,945

Employed to employed

 148,088 151,186 150,803 147,745 149,101 149,603 150,034 150,416 150,486

Unemployed to employed

 1,500 1,501 1,378 1,836 1,802 1,684 1,700 1,727 1,711

Not in labor force to employed

 3,955 4,272 4,227 4,420 4,617 4,697 4,706 4,599 4,672

Other inflows to employed(2)

 59 56 73 64 84 86 142 61 76

Flows into unemployment

Total unemployment(1)

 6,278 5,650 6,029 6,572 6,197 5,986 6,112 6,018 6,294

Employed to unemployed

 1,636 1,390 1,558 1,622 1,565 1,465 1,511 1,511 1,534

Unemployed to unemployed

 3,112 2,753 2,886 3,184 2,952 2,875 2,862 2,832 2,936

Not in labor force to unemployed

 1,529 1,477 1,584 1,764 1,667 1,629 1,729 1,644 1,823

Other inflows to unemployed(2)

 1 29 2 2 13 16 10 31 2

Flows into not in labor force

Total not in labor force(1)

 96,230 96,043 96,378 95,473 96,264 96,235 95,821 95,886 95,649

Employed to not in labor force

 4,431 4,351 4,624 4,552 5,272 4,511 4,500 4,629 4,757

Unemployed to not in labor force

 1,672 1,515 1,384 1,660 1,489 1,636 1,422 1,551 1,370

Not in labor force to not in labor force

 89,800 89,841 90,029 88,940 89,149 89,737 89,598 89,375 89,189

Other inflows to not in labor force(2)

 327 336 341 321 354 351 301 331 333

MEN

Flows into employment

Total employment(1)

 81,300 83,033 82,440 81,893 82,565 82,686 82,894 83,194 83,041

Employed to employed

 78,607 80,395 79,861 78,816 79,506 79,585 79,914 80,164 80,100

Unemployed to employed

 791 864 640 1,018 941 951 932 983 867

Not in labor force to employed

 1,887 1,742 1,913 2,039 2,058 2,114 1,983 2,012 2,047

Other inflows to employed(2)

 15 32 25 19 60 36 64 35 27

Flows into unemployment

Total unemployment(1)

 3,531 2,941 3,417 3,517 3,303 3,226 3,252 3,136 3,401

Employed to unemployed

 982 758 1,028 880 886 842 842 793 918

Unemployed to unemployed

 1,766 1,444 1,618 1,786 1,561 1,574 1,581 1,532 1,622

Not in labor force to unemployed

 782 732 771 850 848 805 824 802 861

Other inflows to unemployed(2)

 0 8 0 0 7 5 5 8 0

Flows into not in labor force

Total not in labor force(1)

 38,955 39,163 39,370 38,377 38,948 39,016 38,895 38,807 38,785

Employed to not in labor force

 1,931 1,885 2,125 1,970 2,256 2,124 1,914 1,922 2,160

Unemployed to not in labor force

 851 720 681 818 739 776 712 736 646

Not in labor force to not in labor force

 35,999 36,391 36,382 35,419 35,799 35,934 36,114 35,985 35,803

Other inflows to not in labor force(2)

 173 168 182 170 155 183 155 164 176

WOMEN

Flows into employment

Total employment(1)

 72,301 73,982 74,041 72,172 73,039 73,383 73,688 73,609 73,904

Employed to employed

 69,482 70,791 70,942 68,928 69,596 70,018 70,119 70,252 70,386

Unemployed to employed

 709 637 738 818 860 733 768 744 844

Not in labor force to employed

 2,067 2,530 2,314 2,380 2,559 2,583 2,723 2,587 2,625

Other inflows to employed(2)

 43 24 48 45 24 50 78 25 50

Flows into unemployment

Total unemployment(1)

 2,747 2,709 2,612 3,055 2,895 2,760 2,860 2,883 2,894

Employed to unemployed

 653 633 529 742 679 623 668 718 616

Unemployed to unemployed

 1,346 1,310 1,268 1,397 1,391 1,301 1,282 1,300 1,314

Not in labor force to unemployed

 747 745 814 914 819 824 906 842 962

Other inflows to unemployed(2)

 1 21 2 1 6 11 5 22 2

Flows into not in labor force

Total not in labor force(1)

 57,275 56,880 57,008 57,096 57,316 57,219 56,926 57,079 56,864

Employed to not in labor force

 2,500 2,466 2,500 2,582 3,017 2,387 2,585 2,707 2,596

Unemployed to not in labor force

 821 795 702 842 751 860 710 815 724

Not in labor force to not in labor force

 53,800 53,451 53,647 53,521 53,350 53,803 53,484 53,391 53,386

Other inflows to not in labor force(2)

 153 169 159 151 199 168 146 167 157

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: January 04, 2019