The Real Numbers: SEPTEMBER 2026



Author's Comments: The point of these employment numbers is the P. P. C. is MULTIPLES of present GDP, I. E. tremendous slack in the economy. ‘Exploding’ the economy with my reforms is possible with the potential for 102.2% increase in full time workers and I don’t know how to calculate whether the G. D. P. could ‘explode’ by more than doubling to about $75 Trillion from present $32.38 Trillion (Economy of the United States - Wikipedia) .


These are my private recalculations of employment numbers that changes the appearance of the official numbers.


Source: www.bls.gov tables A1, A8.


https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t01.htm


https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t08.htm


https://www.census.gov/popclock/)


Can this be my postmortem legacy for the future as I solved poverty and established the concepts of Star Trek Economics? (Right click only.)


(How much did this thing Cost? Nobody gets paid?)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWJZiHPYw7w


The official number reported by listed sources for September are (www.bls.gov):
0.162 Million more jobs, both part time and full time. Strangely, my number is 0.569 Million



MOST NOTABLE NUMBERS:


39.8% of all population work full time.


139.263 million able and not working full time.


136.290 million working full time.


206.529 million Americans don't work full time.


179.667 million not working.


102.2% potential increase of full time workers.


112.401 million ‘Idle’ are Able, yet don't work PT or FT or Unemployed (searching) & not searching.


6.3% of ‘Idle’, are the only ones looking for work (1 of 15.9).


18.641 million 'Underutilized' (Total Underemployment) versus 'Official' at 7.109 million and 10.291 million more.


Official number: 4.2% versus 10.2% is the 'Real, Underutilized rate' and is 6.0% points higher than official and is 244.8% of official.


32.8% Population Idle. Able, yet don't work PT or FT or Unemployed (searching) & not searching.


47.6% Employing Rate or Total Employing Rate. Total of population working full time and part time.


40.8% of Able are Idle


49.5% of Able, work full time.


61.8% Participation rate


7.109 million Unemployed


5.790 million ‘Want A Job’


4.501 million ‘Employed Part Time for Economic Reasons’



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WHEN WILL THESE NUMBERS BE SATISFACTORY?
When about 65% or more of 'Able' work full time.

When about 10% of 'Able' work part time not for economic reasons.
When about
5% of 'Able' are 'Unemployed'.
When less than
5% of 'Able' are 'Idle'.
When less than
5% of 'Able' work part time for 'Economic Reasons'.

When less than 5% of 'Able' Want A Job'.



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My point: A lot of unused of workforce (economic resources). If employed could EXPLODE the economy,


I suggest inflation is from destruction of Aggregate Supply from firms stopping operations. I. e. sudden increase in demand and decrease in aggregate supply.


A Conventional Solution:


Econoclasts: The Rebels Who Sparked the Supply-Side Revolution and Restored American Prosperity


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With my reform, I envision a >50% increase in the workforce and much, much more for underdeveloped countries with e. g. 5% FTW. The economic system would require nearly all people to work and, expecting it to work as envisioned, there’d be massive labor shortages. In the system, it is THEFT to take any products without working for it. But when one works, he or she is entitled to the benefits of the economy. There would be every incentive to work and every disincentive not to work.


A real great bonus to the system is that there are no taxes; the government won’t have its hands in citizens’ pockets. The government will have priority to acquire products and merely takes products only out of the market.


If you see a metric that seems indicative, please Contact Me.




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FULL SPREADSHEET:




Sep-26

Sep-26

Aug-26

Change

Jul-26

Change

Sep-25

Change

A. P. R.

Able:

275.554

275.415

0.139

275.282

0.272

274.226

1.328

0.5%

Population Not F. T.

206.529

206.651

-0.122

207.592

-1.063

205.781

0.748

0.4%

Total Not Employed:

179.667

179.970

-0.303

180.443

-0.776

178.334

1.333

0.7%

Total Not Work Full Time:

139.263

139.350

-0.087

138.086

1.177

138.017

1.246

0.9%

Total Work Full Time:

136.290

136.065

0.225

135.028

1.262

136.209

0.081

0.1%

Slack of Full Time Workers:

102.2%

102.4%

-0.2%

102.3%

-0.1%

101.3%

0.9%

0.8%

Percent Population Not F. T.

60.2%

60.3%

-0.1%

60.6%

-0.3%

60.2%

0.1%

0.1%

F. T Workers to Population:

39.8%

39.7%

0.1%

39.4%

0.3%

39.8%

-0.1%

-0.2%

Can't Work

67.265

67.301

-0.036

67.338

-0.073

67.764

-0.499

-0.7%

Unemployment

Sep-26

Aug-26

Change

Jul-26

Change

Sep-25

Change

A. P. R.

Idle

112.401

112.669

-0.268

110.937

1.464

110.570

1.831

1.7%

Officially Unemployed

7.109

7.031

0.078

6.916

0.193

7.605

-0.496

-6.5%

Official Rate

4.2%

4.1%

0.0%

4.0%

0.1%

4.4%

-0.3%

-6.0%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

17.400

17.168

0.232

17.640

-0.240

18.142

-0.742

-4.1%

Underutilized Rate

10.2%

10.1%

0.1%

10.3%

-0.1%

10.6%

-0.4%

-3.5%

Percent Real vs Official

244.8%

244.2%

0.6%

255.1%

-10.3%

238.6%

6.2%

2.6%

Point Difference

6.0%

6.0%

0.1%

6.3%

-0.2%

6.2%

-0.1%

-1.8%

Difference Real vs Official

10.291

10.137

0.154

10.724

-0.433

10.537

-0.246

-2.3%

Looking vs. Idle

6.3%

6.2%

0.08%

6.2%

0.09%

6.9%

-0.55%

-8.0%

Idle vs Looking

15.8

16.0

-0.2

16.0

-0.2

14.5

1.3

8.7%

Idle Rate to Official

151.5%

150.7%

0.8%

154.4%

-2.9%

154.9%

-3.4%

-2.2%

Idle Point Difference

2.1%

2.1%

0.1%

2.2%

0.0%

2.4%

-0.3%

-11.8%

To Official (Particip)

Sep-26

Aug-26

Change

Jul-26

Change

Sep-25

Change

A. P. R.

Workers

170.262

169.777

0.485

171.261

-0.999

171.261

-0.999

-0.6%

Want a Job

3.4%

3.4%

0.0%

3.5%

-0.1%

3.5%

-0.1%

-2.0%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

2.6%

2.6%

0.1%

2.8%

-0.2%

2.7%

0.0%

-1.4%

More than Unemployed

6.0%

6.0%

0.1%

6.3%

-0.2%

6.2%

-0.1%

-1.8%

Want and looking

7.6%

7.5%

0.0%

7.5%

0.1%

7.9%

-0.3%

-4.2%

Real Jobless

10.2%

10.1%

0.1%

10.3%

-0.1%

10.6%

-0.4%

-3.5%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

13.1%

13.1%

0.0%

13.0%

0.1%

13.3%

-0.2%

-1.6%

All P. T

15.8%

15.7%

0.1%

15.9%

-0.1%

16.0%

-0.2%

-1.6%

Can't Work

39.5%

39.6%

-0.1%

39.3%

0.2%

39.6%

-0.1%

-0.2%

Non Participation

61.8%

62.2%

-0.4%

60.7%

1.1%

60.1%

1.7%

2.9%

Idle

66.0%

66.4%

-0.3%

64.8%

1.2%

64.6%

1.5%

2.3%

Not Full Time

81.8%

82.1%

-0.3%

80.6%

1.2%

80.6%

1.2%

1.5%

Full Time

80.0%

80.1%

-0.1%

78.8%

1.2%

79.5%

0.5%

0.6%

Employed

95.8%

95.9%

-0.03%

94.7%

1.13%

95.6%

0.26%

0.3%

Population

Sep-26

Aug-26

Change

Jul-26

Change

Sep-25

Change

A. P. R.

Population

342.819

342.716

0.103

342.620

0.199

341.990

0.829

0.2%

Officially Searching

2.1%

2.1%

0.0%

2.0%

0.1%

2.2%

-0.2%

-6.7%

Want a Job

1.7%

1.7%

0.0%

1.7%

0.0%

1.7%

0.0%

-2.8%

P. T. For
Econ Reasons

1.3%

1.3%

0.0%

1.4%

-0.1%

1.3%

0.0%

-2.3%

Want and Underutilized

3.0%

3.0%

0.0%

3.1%

-0.1%

3.1%

-0.1%

-2.6%

Want and looking

3.8%

3.7%

0.0%

3.7%

0.0%

4.0%

-0.2%

-5.0%

Underutilized / Real Jobless

5.1%

5.0%

0.1%

5.1%

-0.1%

5.3%

-0.2%

-4.3%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

6.5%

6.5%

0.0%

6.5%

0.0%

6.7%

-0.2%

-2.4%

All P. T

7.8%

7.8%

0.1%

7.9%

-0.1%

8.0%

-0.2%

-2.4%

Can't Work

19.6%

19.6%

0.0%

19.7%

0.0%

19.8%

-0.2%

-1.0%

Non Participation

30.7%

30.8%

-0.1%

30.4%

0.4%

30.1%

0.6%

2.0%

Idle

32.8%

32.9%

-0.1%

32.4%

0.4%

32.3%

0.5%

1.4%

Not Full Time

40.6%

40.7%

0.0%

40.3%

0.3%

40.4%

0.3%

0.7%

Full Time

39.8%

39.7%

0.1%

39.4%

0.3%

39.8%

-0.1%

-0.2%

Employed

47.6%

47.5%

0.1%

47.3%

0.3%

47.9%

-0.3%

-0.5%

Workers

49.7%

49.5%

0.1%

50.0%

-0.3%

50.1%

-0.4%

-0.8%

Total Not Employed:

52.4%

52.5%

-0.1%

52.7%

-0.3%

52.1%

0.3%

0.5%

Population Not F. T.

60.2%

60.3%

-0.1%

60.6%

-0.3%

60.2%

0.1%

0.1%

Able

80.4%

80.4%

0.0%

80.3%

0.0%

80.2%

0.2%

0.2%

To Able

Sep-26

Aug-26

Change

Jul-26

Change

Sep-25

Change

A. P. R.

Able

275.554

275.415

0.139

275.282

0.272

274.226

1.328

0.5%

Officially Searching

2.6%

2.6%

0.0%

2.5%

0.1%

2.8%

-0.2%

-7.0%

Want a Job

2.1%

2.1%

0.0%

2.2%

0.0%

2.2%

-0.1%

-3.0%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

1.6%

1.6%

0.0%

1.7%

-0.1%

1.7%

0.0%

-2.5%

Want and Underutilized

3.7%

3.7%

0.1%

3.9%

-0.2%

3.8%

-0.1%

-2.8%

Want and looking

4.7%

4.6%

0.0%

4.7%

0.0%

4.9%

-0.3%

-5.2%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

6.3%

6.2%

0.1%

6.4%

-0.1%

6.6%

-0.3%

-4.6%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

8.1%

8.1%

0.0%

8.1%

0.0%

8.3%

-0.2%

-2.6%

All P. T

9.7%

9.7%

0.1%

9.9%

-0.1%

10.0%

-0.3%

-2.6%

Can't Work

24.4%

24.4%

0.0%

24.5%

-0.1%

24.7%

-0.3%

-1.2%

Non Participation

38.2%

38.4%

-0.1%

37.8%

0.4%

37.5%

0.7%

1.8%

Idle

40.8%

40.9%

-0.1%

40.3%

0.5%

40.3%

0.5%

1.2%

Not Full Time

50.5%

50.6%

-0.1%

50.2%

0.4%

50.3%

0.2%

0.4%

Full Time

49.5%

49.4%

0.1%

49.1%

0.4%

49.7%

-0.2%

-0.4%

Employed

59.2%

59.1%

0.1%

58.9%

0.3%

59.7%

-0.5%

-0.8%

Participation

61.8%

61.6%

0.1%

62.2%

-0.4%

62.5%

-0.7%

-1.1%

Total Not Employed:

65.2%

65.3%

-0.1%

65.5%

-0.3%

65.0%

0.2%

0.3%

Population Not F. T.

75.0%

75.0%

-0.1%

75.4%

-0.5%

75.0%

-0.1%

-0.1%

Population Not F. T.

Sep-26

Aug-26

Change

Jul-26

Change

Sep-25

Change

A. P. R.

(everyone not f time)

206.529

206.651

-0.122

207.592

-1.063

205.781

0.748

0.4%

Officially Searching

3.4%

3.4%

0.0%

3.3%

0.1%

3.7%

-0.3%

-6.9%

Want a Job

2.8%

2.8%

0.0%

2.9%

0.0%

2.9%

-0.1%

-2.9%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

2.2%

2.1%

0.1%

2.3%

-0.1%

2.2%

-0.1%

-2.4%

Want and Underutilized

5.0%

4.9%

0.1%

5.2%

-0.2%

5.1%

-0.1%

-2.7%

Want and looking

6.2%

6.2%

0.1%

6.2%

0.1%

6.6%

-0.3%

-5.1%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

8.4%

8.3%

0.1%

8.5%

-0.1%

8.8%

-0.4%

-4.4%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

10.8%

10.8%

0.0%

10.8%

0.1%

11.1%

-0.3%

-2.5%

All P. T

13.0%

12.9%

0.1%

13.1%

-0.1%

13.3%

-0.3%

-2.5%

Can't Work

32.6%

32.6%

0.0%

32.4%

0.1%

32.9%

-0.4%

-1.1%

Non Participation

51.0%

51.1%

-0.1%

50.1%

0.9%

50.0%

0.9%

1.9%

Idle

54.4%

54.5%

-0.1%

53.4%

1.0%

53.7%

0.7%

1.3%

Not Full Time

67.4%

67.4%

0.0%

66.5%

0.9%

67.1%

0.4%

0.5%

Full Time

66.0%

65.8%

0.1%

65.0%

0.9%

66.2%

-0.2%

-0.3%

Employed

79.0%

78.8%

0.2%

78.1%

0.9%

79.5%

-0.5%

-0.7%

Workers

82.4%

82.2%

0.3%

82.5%

-0.1%

83.2%

-0.8%

-0.9%

Not Working

Sep-26

Aug-26

Change

Jul-26

Change

Sep-25

Change

A. P. R.

Total Number Not Working

179.667

179.970

-0.303

180.443

-0.776

178.334

1.333

0.7%

Officially Searching

4.0%

3.9%

0.1%

3.8%

0.1%

4.3%

-0.3%

-7.2%

Want a Job

3.2%

3.2%

0.0%

3.3%

-0.1%

3.3%

-0.1%

-3.3%

P. T. For
Econ Reasons

2.5%

2.4%

0.1%

2.7%

-0.2%

2.6%

-0.1%

-2.8%

Want and Underutilized

5.7%

5.6%

0.1%

5.9%

-0.2%

5.9%

-0.2%

-3.1%

Want and looking

7.2%

7.1%

0.1%

7.1%

0.1%

7.6%

-0.4%

-5.5%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

9.7%

9.5%

0.1%

9.8%

-0.1%

10.2%

-0.5%

-4.8%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

12.4%

12.4%

0.1%

12.4%

0.1%

12.8%

-0.4%

-2.9%

All P. T

15.0%

14.8%

0.1%

15.0%

-0.1%

15.4%

-0.4%

-2.9%

Can't Work

37.4%

37.4%

0.0%

37.3%

0.1%

38.0%

-0.6%

-1.5%

Non Participation

58.6%

58.7%

-0.1%

57.6%

1.0%

57.7%

0.9%

1.5%

Idle

62.6%

62.6%

0.0%

61.5%

1.1%

62.0%

0.6%

0.9%

Not Full Time

77.5%

77.4%

0.1%

76.5%

1.0%

77.4%

0.1%

0.2%

Full Time

75.9%

75.6%

0.3%

74.8%

1.0%

76.4%

-0.5%

-0.7%

Employed

90.8%

90.4%

0.4%

89.9%

0.9%

91.8%

-1.0%

-1.0%

Workers

94.8%

94.3%

0.4%

94.9%

-0.1%

96.0%

-1.3%

-1.3%

Employed

Sep-26

Aug-26

Change

Jul-26

Change

Sep-25

Change

A. P. R.

Number Employed

163.152

162.746

0.406

162.177

0.975

163.656

-0.504

-0.3%

Officially Searching

4.4%

4.3%

0.0%

4.3%

0.1%

4.6%

-0.3%

-6.2%

Want a Job

3.5%

3.5%

0.0%

3.7%

-0.1%

3.6%

-0.1%

-2.3%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

2.8%

2.7%

0.1%

3.0%

-0.2%

2.8%

0.0%

-1.7%

Want and Underutilized

6.3%

6.2%

0.1%

6.6%

-0.3%

6.4%

-0.1%

-2.0%

Want and looking

7.9%

7.9%

0.1%

7.9%

0.0%

8.3%

-0.4%

-4.5%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

10.7%

10.5%

0.1%

10.9%

-0.2%

11.1%

-0.4%

-3.8%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

13.7%

13.7%

0.0%

13.8%

-0.1%

14.0%

-0.3%

-1.9%

All P. T

16.5%

16.4%

0.1%

16.7%

-0.3%

16.8%

-0.3%

-1.8%

Can't Work

41.2%

41.4%

-0.1%

41.5%

-0.3%

41.4%

-0.2%

-0.4%

Non Participation

64.5%

64.9%

-0.4%

64.1%

0.4%

62.9%

1.6%

2.6%

Idle

68.9%

69.2%

-0.3%

68.4%

0.5%

67.6%

1.3%

2.0%

Not Full Time

85.4%

85.6%

-0.3%

85.1%

0.2%

84.3%

1.0%

1.2%

Full Time

83.5%

83.6%

-0.1%

83.3%

0.3%

83.2%

0.3%

0.4%

Not Full Time

Sep-26

Aug-26

Change

Jul-26

Change

Sep-25

Change

A. P. R.

Able not working full time

139.263

139.350

-0.087

138.086

1.177

138.017

1.246

0.9%

Officially Searching

5.1%

5.0%

0.1%

5.0%

0.1%

5.5%

-0.4%

-7.4%

Want a Job

4.2%

4.1%

0.0%

4.3%

-0.1%

4.3%

-0.1%

-3.4%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

3.2%

3.2%

0.1%

3.5%

-0.2%

3.3%

-0.1%

-2.9%

Want and Underutilized

7.4%

7.3%

0.1%

7.8%

-0.4%

7.6%

-0.2%

-3.2%

Want and looking

9.3%

9.2%

0.1%

9.3%

0.0%

9.8%

-0.6%

-5.6%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

12.5%

12.3%

0.2%

12.8%

-0.3%

13.1%

-0.7%

-4.9%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

16.1%

16.0%

0.1%

16.2%

-0.1%

16.6%

-0.5%

-3.0%

All P. T

19.3%

19.1%

0.1%

19.7%

-0.4%

19.9%

-0.6%

-3.0%

Can't Work

48.3%

48.3%

0.0%

48.8%

-0.5%

49.1%

-0.8%

-1.6%

Non Participation

75.6%

75.8%

-0.2%

75.3%

0.3%

74.6%

1.0%

1.3%

Idle

80.7%

80.9%

-0.1%

80.3%

0.4%

80.1%

0.6%

0.7%

Full Time

Sep-26

Aug-26

Change

Jul-26

Change

Sep-25

Change

A. P. R.

Employed full time

136.290

136.065

0.225

135.028

1.262

136.209

0.081

0.1%

Officially Searching

5.2%

5.2%

0.0%

5.1%

0.1%

5.6%

-0.4%

-6.6%

Want a Job

4.2%

4.2%

0.0%

4.4%

-0.1%

4.4%

-0.1%

-2.6%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

3.3%

3.2%

0.1%

3.6%

-0.3%

3.4%

-0.1%

-2.1%

Want and Underutilized

7.6%

7.5%

0.1%

7.9%

-0.4%

7.7%

-0.2%

-2.4%

Want and looking

9.5%

9.4%

0.1%

9.5%

0.0%

9.9%

-0.5%

-4.8%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

12.8%

12.6%

0.1%

13.1%

-0.3%

13.3%

-0.6%

-4.1%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

16.4%

16.4%

0.0%

16.5%

-0.1%

16.8%

-0.4%

-2.2%

All P. T

19.7%

19.6%

0.1%

20.1%

-0.4%

20.2%

-0.4%

-2.2%

Can't Work

49.4%

49.5%

-0.1%

49.9%

-0.5%

49.8%

-0.4%

-0.8%

Non Participation

77.3%

77.6%

-0.4%

77.0%

0.2%

75.6%

1.7%

2.2%

Idle

82.5%

82.8%

-0.3%

82.2%

0.3%

81.2%

1.3%

1.6%

Not Full Time

102.2%

102.4%

-0.2%

102.3%

-0.1%

101.3%

0.9%

0.8%

F. T. - N. F. T.

-2.973

3.285

-6.258

3.058

-6.031

1.808

-4.781

-264.4%

Idle

Sep-26

Aug-26

Change

Jul-26

Change

Sep-25

Change

A. P. R.

Able not working

112.401

112.669

-0.268

110.937

1.464

110.570

1.831

1.7%

Officially Searching

6.3%

6.2%

0.1%

6.2%

0.1%

6.9%

-0.6%

-8.0%

Ratio 'Idle' to 'Official'

15.8

16.0

-0.2

16.0

-0.2

14.5

1.3

8.7%

Want a Job

5.2%

5.1%

0.1%

5.3%

-0.2%

5.4%

-0.2%

-4.2%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

4.0%

3.9%

0.1%

4.3%

-0.3%

4.2%

-0.2%

-3.6%

Want and Underutilized

9.2%

9.0%

0.2%

9.7%

-0.5%

9.5%

-0.4%

-3.9%

Want and looking

11.5%

11.3%

0.1%

11.6%

-0.1%

12.3%

-0.8%

-6.3%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

15.5%

15.2%

0.2%

15.9%

-0.4%

16.4%

-0.9%

-5.7%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

19.9%

19.8%

0.1%

20.1%

-0.2%

20.7%

-0.8%

-3.7%

All P. T

23.9%

23.7%

0.2%

24.5%

-0.6%

24.8%

-0.9%

-3.7%

Can't Work

59.8%

59.7%

0.1%

60.7%

-0.9%

61.3%

-1.4%

-2.4%

Non Participation

93.7%

93.8%

-0.1%

93.8%

-0.1%

93.1%

0.6%

0.6%

Full Time

123.9%

123.7%

0.2%

124.5%

-0.6%

124.8%

-0.9%

-0.7%

Employed

121.3%

120.8%

0.5%

121.7%

-0.5%

123.2%

-1.9%

-1.6%

Workers

145.2%

144.4%

0.7%

146.2%

-1.0%

148.0%

-2.9%

-1.9%

Total Not Working:

151.5%

150.7%

0.8%

154.4%

-2.9%

154.9%

-3.4%

-2.2%

Population Not F. T.

159.8%

159.7%

0.1%

162.7%

-2.8%

161.3%

-1.4%

-0.9%

To Able

183.7%

183.4%

0.3%

187.1%

-3.4%

186.1%

-2.4%

-1.3%

Population

245.2%

244.4%

0.7%

248.1%

-3.0%

248.0%

-2.9%

-1.2%

Non Participation

Sep-26

Aug-26

Change

Jul-26

Change

Sep-25

Change

A. P. R.

Number

105.292

105.638

-0.346

104.021

1.271

102.965

2.327

2.3%

Officially Searching

6.8%

6.7%

0.1%

6.6%

0.1%

7.4%

-0.6%

-8.6%

Want a Job

5.5%

5.4%

0.1%

5.7%

-0.2%

5.8%

-0.3%

-4.7%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

4.3%

4.2%

0.1%

4.6%

-0.3%

4.5%

-0.2%

-4.2%

Want and Underutilized

9.8%

9.6%

0.2%

10.3%

-0.5%

10.2%

-0.5%

-4.5%

Want and looking

12.3%

12.1%

0.2%

12.3%

-0.1%

13.2%

-0.9%

-6.9%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

16.5%

16.3%

0.3%

17.0%

-0.4%

17.6%

-1.1%

-6.2%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

21.2%

21.1%

0.1%

21.5%

-0.2%

22.2%

-1.0%

-4.3%

All P. T

25.5%

25.3%

0.3%

26.1%

-0.6%

26.7%

-1.1%

-4.3%

Can't Work

63.9%

63.7%

0.2%

64.7%

-0.9%

65.8%

-1.9%

-2.9%

Can't Work

Sep-26

Aug-26

Change

Jul-26

Change

Sep-25

Change

A. P. R.

Can't Work

67.265

67.301

-0.036

67.338

-0.073

67.764

-0.499

-0.7%

Officially Searching

10.6%

10.4%

0.1%

10.3%

0.3%

11.2%

-0.7%

-5.8%

Want a Job

8.6%

8.5%

0.1%

8.8%

-0.2%

8.8%

-0.2%

-1.9%

Work P. T. For Econ Reasons

6.7%

6.5%

0.2%

7.1%

-0.4%

6.8%

-0.1%

-1.3%

Want and Underutilized

15.3%

15.1%

0.2%

15.9%

-0.6%

15.5%

-0.3%

-1.6%

Want and looking

19.2%

19.0%

0.2%

19.1%

0.1%

20.0%

-0.8%

-4.1%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

25.9%

25.5%

0.4%

26.2%

-0.3%

26.8%

-0.9%

-3.4%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

33.2%

33.1%

0.1%

33.2%

0.1%

33.7%

-0.5%

-1.4%

All P. T

39.9%

39.6%

0.3%

40.3%

-0.4%

40.5%

-0.6%

-1.4%

Non Participation

156.5%

157.0%

-0.4%

154.5%

2.1%

151.9%

4.6%

3.0%

Idle

167.1%

167.4%

-0.3%

164.7%

2.4%

163.2%

3.9%

2.4%

Not Full Time

207.0%

207.1%

0.0%

205.1%

2.0%

203.7%

3.4%

1.7%

Full Time

202.6%

202.2%

0.4%

200.5%

2.1%

201.0%

1.6%

0.8%

Employed

242.6%

241.8%

0.7%

240.8%

1.7%

241.5%

1.0%

0.4%

Workers

253.1%

252.3%

0.9%

254.3%

-1.2%

252.7%

0.4%

0.2%

Total Not Working:

267.1%

267.4%

-0.3%

268.0%

-0.9%

263.2%

3.9%

1.5%

Population Not F. T.

307.0%

307.1%

0.0%

308.3%

-1.2%

303.7%

3.4%

1.1%

Able

409.7%

409.2%

0.4%

408.8%

0.8%

404.7%

5.0%

1.2%

Population

509.7%

509.2%

0.4%

508.8%

0.8%

504.7%

5.0%

1.0%

All P. T

Sep-26

Aug-26

Change

Jul-26

Change

Sep-25

Change

A. P. R.

Total P. Time

26.862

26.681

0.181

27.149

-0.287

27.447

-0.585

-2.1%

Officially Searching

26.5%

26.4%

0.1%

25.5%

1.0%

27.7%

-1.2%

-4.5%

Want a Job

21.6%

21.5%

0.0%

21.8%

-0.3%

21.7%

-0.1%

-0.5%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

16.8%

16.5%

0.3%

17.7%

-0.9%

16.7%

0.0%

0.1%

Want and Underutilized

38.3%

38.0%

0.3%

39.5%

-1.2%

38.4%

-0.1%

-0.2%

Want and looking

48.0%

47.9%

0.1%

47.3%

0.7%

49.4%

-1.3%

-2.7%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

64.8%

64.3%

0.4%

65.0%

-0.2%

66.1%

-1.3%

-2.0%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

83.2%

83.5%

-0.3%

82.3%

0.9%

83.3%

0.0%

0.0%

P. T. Not For Econ Reasons

Sep-26

Aug-26

Change

Jul-26

Change

Sep-25

Change

A. P. R.

Number

22.361

22.291

0.070

22.345

0.016

22.853

-0.492

-2.2%

Officially Searching

31.8%

31.5%

0.3%

31.0%

0.8%

33.3%

-1.5%

-4.5%

Want a Job

25.9%

25.8%

0.1%

26.5%

-0.6%

26.0%

-0.1%

-0.4%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

20.1%

19.7%

0.4%

21.5%

-1.4%

20.1%

0.0%

0.1%

Want and Underutilized

46.0%

45.5%

0.5%

48.0%

-2.0%

46.1%

-0.1%

-0.2%

Want and looking

57.7%

57.3%

0.4%

57.4%

0.2%

59.3%

-1.6%

-2.7%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

77.8%

77.0%

0.8%

78.9%

-1.1%

79.4%

-1.6%

-2.0%

Underutilized / Real Jobless

Sep-26

Aug-26

Change

Jul-26

Change

Sep-25

Change

A. P. R.

Underutilized / Real Jobless

17.400

17.168

0.232

17.640

-0.240

18.142

-0.742

-4.1%

Officially Searching

40.9%

41.0%

-0.1%

39.2%

1.6%

41.9%

-1.1%

-2.5%

Want a Job

33.3%

33.5%

-0.2%

33.6%

-0.3%

32.8%

0.5%

1.6%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

25.9%

25.6%

0.3%

27.2%

-1.4%

25.3%

0.5%

2.2%

Want and Underutilized

59.1%

59.0%

0.1%

60.8%

-1.6%

58.1%

1.1%

1.8%

Underutilized and searching

74.1%

74.4%

-0.30%

72.8%

1.37%

74.7%

-0.55%

-0.7%

Participation

Sep-26

Aug-26

Change

Jul-26

Change

Sep-25

Change

A. P. R.

Workers

170.262

169.777

0.485

171.261

-0.999

171.261

-0.999

-0.6%

Non Participation

105.292

105.638

-0.346

104.021

1.271

102.965

2.327

2.3%

Participation / Non Partic.

161.7%

160.7%

1.0%

164.6%

-2.9%

166.3%

-4.6%

-2.8%

Difference

64.970

64.139

0.831

67.240

-2.270

68.296

-3.326

-4.9%

More Participation Percent:

61.7%

60.7%

1.0%

64.6%

-2.9%

66.3%

-4.6%

-7.0%