The Real Numbers: SEPTEMBER, 2025



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 100.5% 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 $30.616 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):
0.119 Million more jobs, both part time and full time.


My number is a gain of 0.606 Million (both FT and PT) and labeled is known as

Not Seasonally Adjusted (N.S.A.)



MOST NOTABLE NEW NUMBERS:


137.465 million able and not working full time, a 0.163 million increase


136.762 million working full time, a mere 0.062 million increase.


110.333 millionIdle’ are Able, yet don't work PT or FT.


205.644 million Americans don't work full time.


178.512 million not working.


100.5% potential increase of full time workers.


6.6% of ‘Idle’, are the only ones looking for work (1 of 15.1).


17.363 million 'Underutilized' (Total Underemployment) versus 'Official' at 7.324 million and 10.039 million more.


Official number: 4.4% (N.S.A.) versus 10.1% is the 'Real, Underutilized rate' and is 6.6% points higher than official and is 237.1% of official.


39.9% of all population work full time.


47.9% Employing Rate or Total Employing Rate. Total of population working full time and part time.


32.2% Population Idle. Not searching and Unemployed (searching).


40.2% of Able are Idle


49.9% of Able, work full time.


62.4% Participation rate


7.324 million Unemployed


5.792 million ‘Want A Job’


4.247 millionEmployed 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-25

Sep-25

Aug-25

Change

Jul-25

Change

Sep-24

Change

A. P. R.

Able:

274.226

274.001

0.225

273.785

0.441

269.080

5.146

1.9%

Population Not F. T.

205.644

205.516

0.128

204.380

1.264

205.444

0.200

0.1%

Total Not Employed:

178.512

178.927

-0.415

178.235

0.277

178.443

0.069

0.0%

Total Not Work Full Time:

137.465

137.302

0.163

136.131

1.334

134.036

3.429

2.6%

Total Work Full Time:

136.762

136.699

0.063

137.654

-0.892

135.045

1.717

1.3%

Slack of Full Time Workers:

100.5%

100.4%

0.1%

98.9%

1.6%

99.3%

1.3%

1.3%

Percent Population Not F. T.

60.1%

60.1%

0.0%

59.8%

0.3%

60.3%

-0.3%

-0.5%

F. T Workers to Population:

39.9%

39.9%

0.0%

40.2%

-0.3%

39.7%

0.3%

0.7%

Can't Work

68.180

68.214

-0.034

68.249

-0.069

71.409

-3.229

-4.5%

Unemployment

Sep-25

Aug-25

Change

Jul-25

Change

Sep-24

Change

A. P. R.

Idle

110.333

110.713

-0.380

109.986

0.347

107.035

3.298

3.1%

Officially Unemployed

7.324

7.747

-0.423

7.847

-0.523

6.524

0.8

12.3%

Official Rate

4.3%

4.5%

-0.3%

4.6%

-0.3%

3.9%

0.4%

10.5%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

17.363

18.930

-1.567

19.218

-1.855

16.412

0.951

5.8%

Underutilized Rate

10.1%

11.1%

-0.9%

11.2%

-1.1%

9.7%

0.4%

4.2%

Percent Real vs Official

237.1%

244.4%

-7.3%

244.9%

-7.8%

251.6%

-14.5%

-5.8%

Point Difference

5.9%

6.5%

-0.7%

6.6%

-0.8%

5.9%

0.0%

0.0%

Difference Real vs Official

10.039

11.183

-1.144

11.371

-1.332

9.888

0.151

1.5%

Looking vs. Idle

6.6%

7.0%

-0.36%

7.1%

-0.50%

6.1%

0.54%

8.9%

Idle vs Looking

15.1

14.3

0.8

14.0

1.0

16.4

-1.3

-8.2%

Idle Rate to Official

155.2%

154.5%

0.7%

156.1%

-0.9%

157.5%

-2.3%

-1.5%

Idle Point Difference

2.4%

2.5%

-0.1%

2.6%

-0.2%

2.2%

0.1%

6.1%

To Official (Particip)

Sep-25

Aug-25

Change

Jul-25

Change

Sep-24

Change

A. P. R.

Workers

171.217

171.035

0.182

171.646

-0.429

168.569

2.648

1.6%

Want a Job

3.4%

3.8%

-0.4%

3.8%

-0.4%

3.3%

0.1%

2.0%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

2.5%

2.7%

-0.3%

2.8%

-0.3%

2.5%

-0.1%

-2.7%

More than Unemployed

5.9%

6.5%

-0.7%

6.6%

-0.8%

5.9%

0.0%

0.0%

Want and looking

7.7%

8.3%

-0.7%

8.4%

-0.7%

7.2%

0.5%

6.6%

Real Jobless

10.1%

11.1%

-0.9%

11.2%

-1.1%

9.7%

0.4%

4.2%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

13.4%

12.8%

0.6%

12.4%

1.0%

13.5%

-0.1%

-0.8%

All P. T

15.8%

15.5%

0.3%

15.2%

0.6%

16.0%

-0.2%

-1.1%

Can't Work

39.8%

39.9%

-0.1%

39.8%

0.1%

42.4%

-2.5%

-6.0%

Non Participation

60.2%

60.2%

0.0%

59.5%

0.7%

59.6%

0.5%

0.9%

Idle

64.4%

64.7%

-0.3%

64.1%

0.4%

63.5%

0.9%

1.5%

Not Full Time

80.3%

80.3%

0.0%

79.3%

1.0%

79.5%

0.8%

1.0%

Full Time

79.9%

79.9%

0.0%

80.2%

-0.3%

80.1%

-0.2%

-0.3%

Employed

95.7%

95.5%

0.3%

95.4%

0.3%

96.1%

-0.4%

-0.4%

Population

Sep-25

Aug-25

Change

Jul-25

Change

Sep-24

Change

A. P. R.

Population

342.406

342.215

0.191

342.034

0.372

340.489

1.917

0.6%

Officially Searching

2.1%

2.3%

-0.1%

2.3%

-0.2%

1.9%

0.2%

11.6%

Want a Job

1.7%

1.9%

-0.2%

1.9%

-0.2%

1.6%

0.0%

3.0%

P. T. For
Econ Reasons

1.2%

1.4%

-0.1%

1.4%

-0.2%

1.3%

0.0%

-1.7%

Want and Underutilized

2.9%

3.3%

-0.3%

3.3%

-0.4%

2.9%

0.0%

1.0%

Want and looking

3.8%

4.2%

-0.3%

4.2%

-0.4%

3.6%

0.3%

7.7%

Underutilized / Real Jobless

5.1%

5.5%

-0.5%

5.6%

-0.5%

4.8%

0.3%

5.2%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

6.7%

6.4%

0.3%

6.2%

0.5%

6.7%

0.0%

0.2%

All P. T

7.9%

7.8%

0.2%

7.6%

0.3%

7.9%

0.0%

-0.1%

Can't Work

19.9%

19.9%

0.0%

20.0%

0.0%

21.0%

-1.1%

-5.1%

Non Participation

30.1%

30.1%

0.0%

29.9%

0.2%

29.5%

0.6%

1.9%

Idle

32.2%

32.4%

-0.1%

32.2%

0.1%

31.4%

0.8%

2.5%

Not Full Time

40.1%

40.1%

0.0%

39.8%

0.3%

39.4%

0.8%

2.0%

Full Time

39.9%

39.9%

0.0%

40.2%

-0.3%

39.7%

0.3%

0.7%

Employed

47.9%

47.7%

0.2%

47.9%

0.0%

47.6%

0.3%

0.6%

Workers

50.0%

50.0%

0.0%

50.2%

-0.2%

49.5%

0.5%

1.0%

Total Not Employed:

52.1%

52.3%

-0.2%

52.1%

0.0%

52.4%

-0.3%

-0.5%

Population Not F. T.

60.1%

60.1%

0.0%

59.8%

0.3%

60.3%

-0.3%

-0.5%

Able

80.1%

80.1%

0.0%

80.0%

0.0%

79.0%

1.1%

1.3%

To Able

Sep-25

Aug-25

Change

Jul-25

Change

Sep-24

Change

A. P. R.

Able

274.226

274.001

0.225

273.785

0.441

269.080

5.146

1.9%

Officially Searching

2.7%

2.8%

-0.2%

2.9%

-0.2%

2.4%

0.2%

10.2%

Want a Job

2.1%

2.4%

-0.3%

2.4%

-0.3%

2.1%

0.0%

1.7%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

1.5%

1.7%

-0.2%

1.8%

-0.2%

1.6%

0.0%

-3.0%

Want and Underutilized

3.7%

4.1%

-0.4%

4.2%

-0.5%

3.7%

0.0%

-0.4%

Want and looking

4.8%

5.2%

-0.4%

5.3%

-0.5%

4.5%

0.3%

6.2%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

6.3%

6.9%

-0.6%

7.0%

-0.7%

6.1%

0.2%

3.8%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

8.3%

8.0%

0.4%

7.8%

0.6%

8.4%

-0.1%

-1.1%

All P. T

9.9%

9.7%

0.2%

9.5%

0.3%

10.0%

-0.1%

-1.4%

Can't Work

24.9%

24.9%

0.0%

24.9%

-0.1%

26.5%

-1.7%

-6.3%

Non Participation

37.6%

37.6%

0.0%

37.3%

0.3%

37.4%

0.2%

0.6%

Idle

40.2%

40.4%

-0.2%

40.2%

0.1%

39.8%

0.5%

1.1%

Not Full Time

50.1%

50.1%

0.0%

49.7%

0.4%

49.8%

0.3%

0.6%

Full Time

49.9%

49.9%

0.0%

50.3%

-0.4%

50.2%

-0.3%

-0.6%

Employed

59.8%

59.6%

0.2%

59.8%

-0.1%

60.2%

-0.5%

-0.8%

Workers

62.4%

62.4%

0.0%

62.7%

-0.3%

62.6%

-0.2%

-0.3%

Total Not Employed:

65.1%

65.3%

-0.2%

65.1%

0.0%

66.3%

-1.2%

-1.8%

Population Not F. T.

75.0%

75.0%

0.0%

74.6%

0.3%

76.4%

-1.4%

-1.8%

Population Not F. T.

Sep-25

Aug-25

Change

Jul-25

Change

Sep-24

Change

A. P. R.

(everyone not f time)

205.644

205.516

0.128

204.380

1.264

205.444

0.200

0.1%

Officially Searching

3.6%

3.8%

-0.2%

3.8%

-0.3%

3.2%

0.4%

12.2%

Want a Job

2.8%

3.2%

-0.3%

3.2%

-0.4%

2.7%

0.1%

3.5%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

2.1%

2.3%

-0.2%

2.4%

-0.3%

2.1%

0.0%

-1.3%

Want and Underutilized

4.9%

5.4%

-0.6%

5.6%

-0.7%

4.8%

0.1%

1.4%

Want and looking

6.4%

6.9%

-0.6%

7.0%

-0.7%

5.9%

0.5%

8.2%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

8.4%

9.2%

-0.8%

9.4%

-1.0%

8.0%

0.5%

5.7%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

11.1%

10.7%

0.5%

10.4%

0.7%

11.1%

0.1%

0.7%

All P. T

13.2%

12.9%

0.3%

12.8%

0.4%

13.1%

0.1%

0.4%

Can't Work

33.2%

33.2%

0.0%

33.4%

-0.2%

34.8%

-1.6%

-4.6%

Non Participation

50.1%

50.1%

0.0%

50.0%

0.1%

48.9%

1.2%

2.4%

Idle

53.7%

53.9%

-0.2%

53.8%

-0.2%

52.1%

1.6%

3.0%

Not Full Time

66.8%

66.8%

0.0%

66.6%

0.2%

65.2%

1.6%

2.5%

Full Time

66.5%

66.5%

0.0%

67.4%

-0.8%

65.7%

0.8%

1.2%

Employed

79.7%

79.5%

0.2%

80.1%

-0.4%

78.9%

0.8%

1.0%

Workers

83.3%

83.2%

0.0%

84.0%

-0.7%

82.1%

1.2%

1.5%

Not Working

Sep-25

Aug-25

Change

Jul-25

Change

Sep-24

Change

A. P. R.

Total Number Not Working

178.512

178.927

-0.415

178.235

0.277

178.443

0.069

0.0%

Officially Searching

4.1%

4.3%

-0.2%

4.4%

-0.3%

3.7%

0.4%

12.2%

Want a Job

3.2%

3.6%

-0.4%

3.7%

-0.4%

3.1%

0.1%

3.6%

P. T. For
Econ Reasons

2.4%

2.6%

-0.2%

2.7%

-0.3%

2.4%

0.0%

-1.2%

Want and Underutilized

5.6%

6.3%

-0.6%

6.4%

-0.8%

5.5%

0.1%

1.5%

Want and looking

7.3%

8.0%

-0.6%

8.1%

-0.7%

6.8%

0.6%

8.2%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

9.7%

10.6%

-0.9%

10.8%

-1.1%

9.2%

0.5%

5.8%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

12.8%

12.2%

0.6%

12.0%

0.9%

12.7%

0.1%

0.8%

All P. T

15.2%

14.9%

0.3%

14.7%

0.5%

15.1%

0.1%

0.4%

Can't Work

38.2%

38.1%

0.1%

38.3%

-0.1%

40.0%

-1.8%

-4.6%

Non Participation

57.7%

57.5%

0.2%

57.3%

0.4%

56.3%

1.4%

2.4%

Idle

61.8%

61.9%

-0.1%

61.7%

0.1%

60.0%

1.8%

3.0%

Not Full Time

77.0%

76.7%

0.3%

76.4%

0.6%

75.1%

1.9%

2.5%

Full Time

76.6%

76.4%

0.2%

77.2%

-0.6%

75.7%

0.9%

1.2%

Employed

91.8%

91.3%

0.6%

91.9%

-0.1%

90.8%

1.0%

1.1%

Workers

95.9%

95.6%

0.3%

96.3%

-0.4%

94.5%

1.4%

1.5%

Employed

Sep-25

Aug-25

Change

Jul-25

Change

Sep-24

Change

A. P. R.

Number Employed

163.894

163.288

0.606

163.799

0.095

162.046

1.848

1.1%

Officially Searching

4.5%

4.7%

-0.3%

4.8%

-0.3%

4.0%

0.4%

11.0%

Want a Job

3.5%

4.0%

-0.4%

4.0%

-0.5%

3.5%

0.1%

2.4%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

2.6%

2.9%

-0.3%

3.0%

-0.4%

2.7%

-0.1%

-2.3%

Want and Underutilized

6.1%

6.8%

-0.7%

6.9%

-0.8%

6.1%

0.0%

0.4%

Want and looking

8.0%

8.7%

-0.7%

8.8%

-0.8%

7.5%

0.5%

7.0%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

10.6%

11.6%

-1.0%

11.7%

-1.1%

10.1%

0.5%

4.6%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

14.0%

13.4%

0.5%

13.0%

1.0%

14.0%

0.0%

-0.3%

All P. T

16.6%

16.3%

0.3%

16.0%

0.6%

16.7%

-0.1%

-0.6%

Can't Work

41.6%

41.8%

-0.2%

41.7%

-0.1%

44.1%

-2.5%

-5.6%

Non Participation

62.9%

63.1%

-0.2%

62.4%

0.5%

62.0%

0.8%

1.3%

Idle

67.3%

67.8%

-0.5%

67.1%

0.2%

66.1%

1.3%

1.9%

Not Full Time

83.9%

84.1%

-0.2%

83.1%

0.8%

82.7%

1.2%

1.4%

Full Time

83.4%

83.7%

-0.3%

84.0%

-0.6%

83.3%

0.1%

0.1%

Not Full Time

Sep-25

Aug-25

Change

Jul-25

Change

Sep-24

Change

A. P. R.

Able not working full time

137.465

137.302

0.163

136.131

1.334

134.036

3.429

2.6%

Officially Searching

5.3%

5.6%

-0.3%

5.8%

-0.4%

4.9%

0.5%

9.5%

Want a Job

4.2%

4.7%

-0.5%

4.8%

-0.6%

4.2%

0.0%

1.0%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

3.1%

3.4%

-0.3%

3.6%

-0.5%

3.2%

-0.1%

-3.6%

Want and Underutilized

7.3%

8.1%

-0.8%

8.4%

-1.1%

7.4%

-0.1%

-1.0%

Want and looking

9.5%

10.4%

-0.8%

10.6%

-1.0%

9.0%

0.5%

5.6%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

12.6%

13.8%

-1.2%

14.1%

-1.5%

12.2%

0.4%

3.2%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

16.6%

16.0%

0.7%

15.7%

1.0%

16.9%

-0.3%

-1.7%

All P. T

19.7%

19.4%

0.4%

19.2%

0.5%

20.1%

-0.4%

-2.0%

Can't Work

49.6%

49.7%

-0.1%

50.1%

-0.5%

53.3%

-3.7%

-6.9%

Non Participation

74.9%

75.0%

-0.1%

75.0%

-0.1%

75.0%

-0.1%

-0.1%

Idle

80.3%

80.6%

-0.4%

80.8%

-0.5%

79.9%

0.4%

0.5%

Full Time

Sep-25

Aug-25

Change

Jul-25

Change

Sep-24

Change

A. P. R.

Employed full time

136.762

136.699

0.063

137.654

-0.892

135.045

1.717

1.3%

Officially Searching

5.4%

5.7%

-0.3%

5.7%

-0.3%

4.8%

0.5%

10.9%

Want a Job

4.2%

4.8%

-0.5%

4.7%

-0.5%

4.1%

0.1%

2.3%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

3.1%

3.4%

-0.3%

3.5%

-0.4%

3.2%

-0.1%

-2.4%

Want and Underutilized

7.3%

8.2%

-0.8%

8.3%

-0.9%

7.3%

0.0%

0.3%

Want and looking

9.6%

10.4%

-0.8%

10.4%

-0.9%

9.0%

0.6%

6.9%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

12.7%

13.8%

-1.2%

14.0%

-1.3%

12.2%

0.5%

4.5%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

16.7%

16.0%

0.7%

15.5%

1.3%

16.8%

-0.1%

-0.5%

All P. T

19.8%

19.5%

0.4%

19.0%

0.8%

20.0%

-0.2%

-0.8%

Can't Work

49.9%

49.9%

0.0%

49.6%

0.3%

52.9%

-3.0%

-5.7%

Non Participation

75.3%

75.3%

0.0%

74.2%

1.1%

74.4%

0.9%

1.2%

Idle

80.7%

81.0%

-0.3%

79.9%

0.8%

79.3%

1.4%

1.8%

Not Full Time

100.5%

100.4%

0.1%

98.9%

1.6%

99.3%

1.3%

1.3%

F. T. - N. F. T.

-0.703

0.603

-1.306

-1.523

0.820

-1.009

0.306

-30.3%

Idle

Sep-25

Aug-25

Change

Jul-25

Change

Sep-24

Change

A. P. R.

Able not working

110.333

110.713

-0.380

109.986

0.347

107.035

3.298

3.1%

Officially Searching

6.6%

7.0%

-0.4%

7.1%

-0.5%

6.1%

0.5%

8.9%

Ratio 'Idle' to 'Official'

15.1

14.3

0.8

14.0

1.0

16.4

-1.3

-8.2%

Want a Job

5.2%

5.9%

-0.6%

5.9%

-0.7%

5.2%

0.0%

0.5%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

3.8%

4.2%

-0.4%

4.4%

-0.5%

4.0%

-0.2%

-4.1%

Want and Underutilized

9.1%

10.1%

-1.0%

10.3%

-1.2%

9.2%

-0.1%

-1.5%

Want and looking

11.9%

12.9%

-1.0%

13.1%

-1.2%

11.3%

0.6%

5.0%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

15.7%

17.1%

-1.4%

17.5%

-1.7%

15.3%

0.4%

2.6%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

20.7%

19.8%

1.0%

19.4%

1.4%

21.2%

-0.5%

-2.2%

All P. T

24.6%

24.0%

0.6%

23.8%

0.8%

25.2%

-0.6%

-2.5%

Can't Work

61.8%

61.6%

0.2%

62.1%

-0.3%

66.7%

-4.9%

-7.4%

Non Participation

93.4%

93.0%

0.4%

92.9%

0.5%

93.9%

-0.5%

-0.6%

Full Time

124.6%

124.0%

0.6%

123.8%

0.8%

125.2%

-0.6%

-0.5%

Employed

124.0%

123.5%

0.5%

125.2%

-1.2%

126.2%

-2.2%

-1.8%

Workers

148.5%

147.5%

1.1%

148.9%

-0.4%

151.4%

-2.9%

-1.9%

Total Not Working:

155.2%

154.5%

0.7%

156.1%

-0.9%

157.5%

-2.3%

-1.5%

Population Not F. T.

161.8%

161.6%

0.2%

162.1%

-0.3%

166.7%

-4.9%

-3.0%

To Able

186.4%

185.6%

0.8%

185.8%

0.6%

191.9%

-5.6%

-2.9%

Population

248.5%

247.5%

1.1%

248.9%

-0.4%

251.4%

-2.9%

-1.1%

Non Participation

Sep-25

Aug-25

Change

Jul-25

Change

Sep-24

Change

A. P. R.

Number

103.009

102.966

0.043

102.139

0.870

100.511

2.498

2.5%

Officially Searching

7.1%

7.5%

-0.4%

7.7%

-0.6%

6.5%

0.6%

9.5%

Want a Job

5.6%

6.3%

-0.7%

6.4%

-0.8%

5.6%

0.1%

1.1%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

4.1%

4.5%

-0.4%

4.7%

-0.6%

4.3%

-0.2%

-3.6%

Want and Underutilized

9.7%

10.9%

-1.1%

11.1%

-1.4%

9.8%

-0.1%

-0.9%

Want and looking

12.7%

13.8%

-1.1%

14.1%

-1.3%

12.1%

0.7%

5.6%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

16.9%

18.4%

-1.5%

18.8%

-2.0%

16.3%

0.5%

3.2%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

22.2%

21.3%

0.9%

20.9%

1.4%

22.6%

-0.4%

-1.6%

All P. T

26.3%

25.8%

0.5%

25.6%

0.7%

26.9%

-0.5%

-2.0%

Can't Work

66.2%

66.2%

-0.1%

66.8%

-0.6%

71.0%

-4.9%

-6.8%

Can't Work

Sep-25

Aug-25

Change

Jul-25

Change

Sep-24

Change

A. P. R.

Can't Work

68.180

68.214

-0.034

68.249

-0.069

71.409

-3.229

-4.5%

Officially Searching

10.7%

11.4%

-0.6%

11.5%

-0.8%

9.1%

1.6%

17.6%

Want a Job

8.5%

9.5%

-1.0%

9.6%

-1.1%

7.8%

0.7%

8.5%

Work P. T. For Econ Reasons

6.2%

6.9%

-0.6%

7.1%

-0.9%

6.0%

0.2%

3.5%

Want and Underutilized

14.7%

16.4%

-1.7%

16.7%

-1.9%

13.8%

0.9%

6.3%

Want and looking

19.2%

20.9%

-1.6%

21.1%

-1.8%

17.0%

2.3%

13.4%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

25.5%

27.8%

-2.3%

28.2%

-2.7%

23.0%

2.5%

10.8%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

33.6%

32.1%

1.5%

31.2%

2.3%

31.8%

1.8%

5.6%

All P. T

39.8%

39.0%

0.8%

38.3%

1.5%

37.8%

2.0%

5.2%

Non Participation

151.1%

150.9%

0.1%

149.7%

1.4%

140.8%

10.3%

7.3%

Idle

161.8%

162.3%

-0.5%

161.2%

0.7%

149.9%

11.9%

8.0%

Not Full Time

201.6%

201.3%

0.3%

199.5%

2.2%

187.7%

13.9%

7.4%

Full Time

200.6%

200.4%

0.2%

201.7%

-1.1%

189.1%

11.5%

6.1%

Employed

240.4%

239.4%

1.0%

240.0%

0.4%

226.9%

13.5%

5.9%

Workers

251.1%

250.7%

0.4%

251.5%

-0.4%

236.1%

15.1%

6.4%

Total Not Working:

261.8%

262.3%

-0.5%

261.2%

0.7%

249.9%

11.9%

4.8%

Population Not F. T.

301.6%

301.3%

0.3%

299.5%

2.2%

287.7%

13.9%

4.8%

Able

402.2%

401.7%

0.5%

401.2%

1.1%

376.8%

25.4%

6.7%

Population

502.2%

501.7%

0.5%

501.2%

1.1%

476.8%

25.4%

5.3%

All P. T

Sep-25

Aug-25

Change

Jul-25

Change

Sep-24

Change

A. P. R.

Total P. Time

27.132

26.589

0.543

26.145

0.987

27.001

0.131

0.5%

Officially Searching

27.0%

29.1%

-2.1%

30.0%

-3.0%

24.2%

2.8%

11.7%

Want a Job

21.3%

24.4%

-3.1%

25.0%

-3.6%

20.7%

0.6%

3.1%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

15.7%

17.6%

-2.0%

18.5%

-2.9%

15.9%

-0.3%

-1.6%

Want and Underutilized

37.0%

42.1%

-5.1%

43.5%

-6.5%

36.6%

0.4%

1.0%

Want and looking

48.3%

53.6%

-5.2%

55.0%

-6.7%

44.9%

3.5%

7.7%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

64.0%

71.2%

-7.2%

73.5%

-9.5%

60.8%

3.2%

5.3%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

84.3%

82.4%

2.0%

81.5%

2.9%

84.1%

0.3%

0.3%

P. T. Not For Econ Reasons

Sep-25

Aug-25

Change

Jul-25

Change

Sep-24

Change

A. P. R.

Number

22.885

21.905

0.980

21.307

1.578

22.704

0.181

0.8%

Officially Searching

32.0%

35.4%

-3.4%

36.8%

-4.8%

28.7%

3.3%

11.4%

Want a Job

25.3%

29.7%

-4.4%

30.7%

-5.4%

24.6%

0.7%

2.8%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

18.6%

21.4%

-2.8%

22.7%

-4.1%

18.9%

-0.4%

-1.9%

Want and Underutilized

43.9%

51.1%

-7.2%

53.4%

-9.5%

43.6%

0.3%

0.7%

Want and looking

57.3%

65.0%

-7.7%

67.5%

-10.2%

53.4%

4.0%

7.4%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

75.9%

86.4%

-10.5%

90.2%

-14.3%

72.3%

3.6%

5.0%

Underutilized / Real Jobless

Sep-25

Aug-25

Change

Jul-25

Change

Sep-24

Change

A. P. R.

Underutilized / Real Jobless

17.363

18.930

-1.567

19.218

-1.855

16.412

0.951

5.8%

Officially Searching

42.2%

40.9%

1.3%

40.8%

1.4%

39.8%

2.4%

6.1%

Want a Job

33.4%

34.3%

-1.0%

34.0%

-0.6%

34.1%

-0.7%

-2.1%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

24.5%

24.7%

-0.3%

25.2%

-0.7%

26.2%

-1.7%

-6.6%

Want and Underutilized

57.8%

59.1%

-1.3%

59.2%

-1.4%

60.2%

-2.4%

-4.0%

Underutilized and searching

75.5%

75.3%

0.28%

74.8%

0.71%

73.8%

1.72%

2.3%

Participation

Sep-25

Aug-25

Change

Jul-25

Change

Sep-24

Change

A. P. R.

Workers

171.217

171.035

0.182

171.646

-0.429

168.569

2.648

1.6%

Non Participation

103.009

102.966

0.043

102.139

0.870

100.511

2.498

2.5%

Participation / Non Partic.

166.2%

166.1%

0.1%

168.1%

-1.8%

167.7%

-1.5%

-0.9%

Difference

68.208

68.069

0.139

69.507

-1.299

68.058

0.150

0.2%

More Participation Percent:

66.2%

66.1%

0.1%

68.1%

-1.8%

67.7%

-1.5%

-2.2%