Observations

Apr 2026: 162,622

Updated: May 8, 2026 8:33 AM CDT

Units:

Thousands of Persons,

Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Monthly

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Civilian Employment Level	1961-02-09	2019-09-05
Employment Level	2019-09-06	2026-05-08

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	1961-02-09	2026-05-08

Release

Employment Situation	1961-02-09	2026-05-08

Units

Thousands of Persons	1961-02-09	2026-05-08

Frequency

Monthly	1961-02-09	2026-05-08

Seasonal Adjustment

Seasonally Adjusted	1961-02-09	2026-05-08

Notes

Persons 14 years of age and older. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced several revisions to the Household Survey on Friday Feb.7th 2003, with the release of the January 2003 Data. They introduced the Census 2000 population controls (which affect data back to 2000 and cause a break in the data in January 2000), a new seasonal adjustment procedure, and new seasonal factors back to January 1998. For further information contact the Current Employment Statistics (CES) homepage at www.bls.gov/ces or by calling 202-691-6555.	1961-02-09	1967-02-08
The civilian noninstitutional population is defined as: persons 16 years of age and older residing in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, who are not inmates of institutions (e.g., penal and mental facilities, homes for the aged), and who are not on active duty in the Armed Forces. The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)' The source code is: LNS12000000	1967-02-09	2026-05-08

Release Tables

Employment Situation

Employment Situation