United States CPS unemployment rate, civilian noninstitutional population age 16+, seasonally adjusted

Reviewed series · Labor · Monthly · Percent of civilian labor force · BLS.USA.UNEMP.RT.SA.M

CPS headline unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, percent of civilian labor force; civilian noninstitutional population age 16+. The rate counts unemployed people as a percentage of employed plus unemployed. The universe excludes active-duty Armed Forces and institutional residents. This is the national US definition, not an international 15+ harmonized series. Context reported in the original current-history API acquisition on 2026-10-13 UTC, rather than a statement of future current flags or historical release vintages: January 2026 carries source code 12 for revised population controls; the exact note is preserved per observation. Historical seasonal, population-control, correction and other revisions may exist; this current API acquisition does not reconstruct past release states. CPS reference week containing the 12th of the month. Exact source reference date unknown; calendar month end is a SOTW coverage/freshness boundary. Original numbers, explicit missing rows and footnotes retained. No growth rates, payroll changes or release times are computed. Absent preliminary flags do not establish finality.

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