The Real Numbers: MARCH, 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 103.8% 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 $31.812 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):
0.178 Million more jobs, both part time and full time.


My number is a gain of 0.611 Million (both FT and PT) and labeled is known as

Not Seasonally Adjusted (N.S.A.)



MOST NOTABLE NUMBERS:


39.4% of all population work full time.


140.023 million able and not working full time.


134.834 million working full time, a mere 0.076 million increase.


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


207.527 million Americans don't work full time.


179.597 million not working.


103.8% potential increase of full time workers.


6.5% of ‘Idle’, are the only ones looking for work (1 of 15.3).


17.681 million 'Underutilized' (Total Underemployment) versus 'Official' at 7.324 million and 11.267 million more.


Official number: 4.3% (N.S.A.) versus 10.4% is the 'Real, Underutilized rate' and is 6.1% points higher than official and is 241.0% of official.


47.5% Employing Rate or Total Employing Rate. Total of population working full time and part time.


32.7% Population Idle. Not searching and Unemployed (searching).


40.8% of Able are Idle


49.1% of Able, work full time.


61.9% Participation rate


7.337 million Unemployed


5.728 million ‘Want A Job’


4.616 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:


Mar-26

Mar-26

Feb-26

Change

Jan-26

Change

Mar-25

Change

A. P. R.

Able:

274.858

274.766

0.092

274.676

0.182

273.023

1.835

0.7%

Population Not F. T.

207.527

208.191

-0.664

208.852

-1.325

205.878

1.649

0.8%

Total Not Employed:

179.597

180.166

-0.569

180.608

-1.011

177.780

1.817

1.0%

Total Not Work Full Time:

140.023

140.637

-0.614

141.250

-1.227

137.710

2.313

1.7%

Total Work Full Time:

134.834

134.128

0.706

133.426

1.408

135.314

-0.480

-0.4%

Slack of Full Time Workers:

103.8%

104.9%

-1.0%

105.9%

-2.0%

101.8%

2.1%

2.0%

Percent Population Not F. T.

60.6%

60.8%

-0.2%

61.0%

-0.4%

60.3%

0.3%

0.5%

F. T Workers to Population:

39.4%

39.2%

0.2%

39.0%

0.4%

39.7%

-0.3%

-0.7%

Can't Work

67.503

67.553

-0.050

67.602

-0.099

68.169

-0.666

-1.0%

Unemployment

Mar-26

Feb-26

Change

Jan-26

Change

Mar-25

Change

A. P. R.

Idle

112.093

112.612

-0.519

113.006

-0.913

109.612

2.481

2.3%

Officially Unemployed

7.337

8.052

-0.715

7.942

-0.605

7.242

0.0949999999999998

1.3%

Official Rate

4.3%

4.7%

-0.4%

4.7%

-0.4%

4.2%

0.1%

1.6%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

17.681

18.559

-0.878

19.225

-1.544

17.742

-0.061

-0.3%

Underutilized Rate

10.4%

10.9%

-0.5%

11.3%

-0.9%

10.4%

0.0%

0.0%

Percent Real vs Official

241.0%

230.5%

10.5%

242.1%

-1.1%

245.0%

-4.0%

-1.6%

Point Difference

6.1%

6.2%

-0.1%

6.7%

-0.6%

6.2%

-0.1%

-1.2%

Difference Real vs Official

10.344

10.507

-0.163

11.283

-0.939

10.500

-0.156

-1.5%

Looking vs. Idle

6.5%

7.2%

-0.60%

7.0%

-0.48%

6.6%

-0.06%

-0.9%

Idle vs Looking

15.3

14.0

1.3

14.2

1.0

15.1

0.1

0.9%

Idle Rate to Official

151.8%

151.1%

0.6%

150.1%

1.7%

155.7%

-3.9%

-2.5%

Idle Point Difference

2.2%

2.4%

-0.2%

2.3%

-0.1%

2.4%

-0.1%

-5.5%

To Official (Particip)

Mar-26

Feb-26

Change

Jan-26

Change

Mar-25

Change

A. P. R.

Workers

170.102

170.206

-0.104

169.612

0.490

170.653

-0.551

-0.3%

Want a Job

3.4%

3.5%

-0.1%

3.5%

-0.1%

3.3%

0.1%

2.6%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

2.7%

2.7%

0.0%

3.1%

-0.4%

2.9%

-0.2%

-5.5%

More than Unemployed

6.1%

6.2%

-0.1%

6.7%

-0.6%

6.2%

-0.1%

-1.2%

Want and looking

7.7%

8.2%

-0.5%

8.2%

-0.5%

7.5%

0.2%

2.1%

Real Jobless

10.4%

10.9%

-0.5%

11.3%

-0.9%

10.4%

0.0%

0.0%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

13.7%

13.7%

0.0%

13.5%

0.2%

13.6%

0.1%

0.8%

All P. T

16.4%

16.5%

0.0%

16.7%

-0.2%

16.5%

0.0%

-0.3%

Can't Work

39.7%

39.7%

0.0%

39.9%

-0.2%

39.9%

-0.3%

-0.7%

Non Participation

61.6%

61.4%

0.2%

61.9%

-0.4%

60.0%

1.6%

2.7%

Idle

65.9%

66.2%

-0.3%

66.6%

-0.7%

64.2%

1.7%

2.6%

Not Full Time

82.3%

82.6%

-0.3%

83.3%

-1.0%

80.7%

1.6%

2.0%

Full Time

79.3%

78.8%

0.5%

78.7%

0.6%

79.3%

0.0%

0.0%

Employed

95.7%

95.3%

0.42%

95.3%

0.37%

95.8%

-0.07%

-0.1%

Population

Mar-26

Feb-26

Change

Jan-26

Change

Mar-25

Change

A. P. R.

Population

342.361

342.319

0.042

342.278

0.083

341.192

1.169

0.3%

Officially Searching

2.1%

2.4%

-0.2%

2.3%

-0.2%

2.1%

0.0%

1.0%

Want a Job

1.7%

1.7%

0.0%

1.7%

-0.1%

1.6%

0.0%

1.9%

P. T. For
Econ Reasons

1.3%

1.4%

0.0%

1.6%

-0.2%

1.4%

-0.1%

-6.1%

Want and Underutilized

3.0%

3.1%

0.0%

3.3%

-0.3%

3.1%

-0.1%

-1.8%

Want and looking

3.8%

4.1%

-0.3%

4.1%

-0.2%

3.8%

0.1%

1.4%

Underutilized / Real Jobless

5.2%

5.4%

-0.3%

5.6%

-0.5%

5.2%

0.0%

-0.7%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

6.8%

6.8%

0.0%

6.7%

0.1%

6.8%

0.0%

0.2%

All P. T

8.2%

8.2%

0.0%

8.3%

-0.1%

8.2%

-0.1%

-0.9%

Can't Work

19.7%

19.7%

0.0%

19.8%

0.0%

20.0%

-0.3%

-1.3%

Non Participation

30.6%

30.5%

0.1%

30.7%

-0.1%

30.0%

0.6%

2.0%

Idle

32.7%

32.9%

-0.2%

33.0%

-0.3%

32.1%

0.6%

1.9%

Not Full Time

40.9%

41.1%

-0.2%

41.3%

-0.4%

40.4%

0.5%

1.3%

Full Time

39.4%

39.2%

0.2%

39.0%

0.4%

39.7%

-0.3%

-0.7%

Employed

47.5%

47.4%

0.2%

47.2%

0.3%

47.9%

-0.4%

-0.7%

Workers

49.7%

49.7%

0.0%

49.6%

0.1%

50.0%

-0.3%

-0.7%

Total Not Employed:

52.5%

52.6%

-0.2%

52.8%

-0.3%

52.1%

0.4%

0.7%

Population Not F. T.

60.6%

60.8%

-0.2%

61.0%

-0.4%

60.3%

0.3%

0.5%

Able

80.3%

80.3%

0.0%

80.2%

0.0%

80.0%

0.3%

0.3%

To Able

Mar-26

Feb-26

Change

Jan-26

Change

Mar-25

Change

A. P. R.

Able

274.858

274.766

0.092

274.676

0.182

273.023

1.835

0.7%

Officially Searching

2.7%

2.9%

-0.3%

2.9%

-0.2%

2.7%

0.0%

0.6%

Want a Job

2.1%

2.1%

-0.1%

2.2%

-0.1%

2.1%

0.0%

1.6%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

1.7%

1.7%

0.0%

1.9%

-0.3%

1.8%

-0.1%

-6.4%

Want and Underutilized

3.8%

3.8%

-0.1%

4.1%

-0.3%

3.8%

-0.1%

-2.1%

Want and looking

4.8%

5.1%

-0.3%

5.1%

-0.3%

4.7%

0.0%

1.1%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

6.4%

6.8%

-0.3%

7.0%

-0.6%

6.5%

-0.1%

-1.0%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

8.5%

8.5%

0.0%

8.3%

0.1%

8.5%

0.0%

-0.2%

All P. T

10.2%

10.2%

0.0%

10.3%

-0.1%

10.3%

-0.1%

-1.3%

Can't Work

24.6%

24.6%

0.0%

24.6%

-0.1%

25.0%

-0.4%

-1.6%

Non Participation

38.1%

38.1%

0.1%

38.3%

-0.1%

37.5%

0.6%

1.6%

Idle

40.8%

41.0%

-0.2%

41.1%

-0.4%

40.1%

0.6%

1.6%

Not Full Time

50.9%

51.2%

-0.2%

51.4%

-0.5%

50.4%

0.5%

1.0%

Full Time

49.1%

48.8%

0.2%

48.6%

0.5%

49.6%

-0.5%

-1.0%

Employed

59.2%

59.0%

0.2%

58.9%

0.4%

59.9%

-0.6%

-1.1%

Workers

61.9%

61.9%

-0.1%

61.7%

0.1%

62.5%

-0.6%

-1.0%

Total Not Employed:

65.3%

65.6%

-0.2%

65.8%

-0.4%

65.1%

0.2%

0.3%

Population Not F. T.

75.5%

75.8%

-0.3%

76.0%

-0.5%

75.4%

0.1%

0.1%

Population Not F. T.

Mar-26

Feb-26

Change

Jan-26

Change

Mar-25

Change

A. P. R.

(everyone not f time)

207.527

208.191

-0.664

208.852

-1.325

205.878

1.649

0.8%

Officially Searching

3.5%

3.9%

-0.3%

3.8%

-0.3%

3.5%

0.0%

0.5%

Want a Job

2.8%

2.8%

-0.1%

2.9%

-0.1%

2.7%

0.0%

1.5%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

2.2%

2.2%

0.0%

2.5%

-0.3%

2.4%

-0.2%

-6.5%

Want and Underutilized

5.0%

5.0%

-0.1%

5.4%

-0.4%

5.1%

-0.1%

-2.3%

Want and looking

6.3%

6.7%

-0.4%

6.7%

-0.4%

6.2%

0.1%

0.9%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

8.5%

8.9%

-0.4%

9.2%

-0.7%

8.6%

-0.1%

-1.1%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

11.2%

11.2%

0.0%

11.0%

0.3%

11.3%

0.0%

-0.3%

All P. T

13.5%

13.5%

0.0%

13.5%

-0.1%

13.6%

-0.2%

-1.4%

Can't Work

32.5%

32.4%

0.1%

32.4%

0.2%

33.1%

-0.6%

-1.8%

Non Participation

50.5%

50.2%

0.3%

50.3%

0.2%

49.7%

0.8%

1.5%

Idle

54.0%

54.1%

-0.1%

54.1%

-0.1%

53.2%

0.8%

1.5%

Not Full Time

67.5%

67.6%

-0.1%

67.6%

-0.2%

66.9%

0.6%

0.9%

Full Time

65.0%

64.4%

0.5%

63.9%

1.1%

65.7%

-0.8%

-1.1%

Employed

78.4%

77.9%

0.5%

77.4%

1.0%

79.4%

-0.9%

-1.2%

Workers

82.0%

81.8%

0.2%

81.2%

0.8%

82.9%

-0.9%

-1.1%

Not Working

Mar-26

Feb-26

Change

Jan-26

Change

Mar-25

Change

A. P. R.

Total Number Not Working

179.597

180.166

-0.569

180.608

-1.011

177.780

1.817

1.0%

Officially Searching

4.1%

4.5%

-0.4%

4.4%

-0.3%

4.1%

0.0%

0.3%

Want a Job

3.2%

3.3%

-0.1%

3.3%

-0.1%

3.1%

0.0%

1.3%

P. T. For
Econ Reasons

2.6%

2.6%

0.0%

2.9%

-0.4%

2.8%

-0.2%

-6.7%

Want and Underutilized

5.8%

5.8%

-0.1%

6.2%

-0.5%

5.9%

-0.1%

-2.5%

Want and looking

7.3%

7.7%

-0.5%

7.7%

-0.4%

7.2%

0.1%

0.7%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

9.8%

10.3%

-0.5%

10.6%

-0.8%

10.0%

-0.1%

-1.4%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

13.0%

13.0%

0.0%

12.7%

0.3%

13.0%

-0.1%

-0.5%

All P. T

15.6%

15.6%

0.0%

15.6%

-0.1%

15.8%

-0.3%

-1.6%

Can't Work

37.6%

37.5%

0.1%

37.4%

0.2%

38.3%

-0.8%

-2.0%

Non Participation

58.3%

58.0%

0.3%

58.2%

0.2%

57.6%

0.7%

1.3%

Idle

62.4%

62.5%

-0.1%

62.6%

-0.2%

61.7%

0.8%

1.2%

Not Full Time

78.0%

78.1%

-0.1%

78.2%

-0.2%

77.5%

0.5%

0.7%

Full Time

75.1%

74.4%

0.6%

73.9%

1.2%

76.1%

-1.0%

-1.4%

Employed

90.6%

90.0%

0.6%

89.5%

1.1%

91.9%

-1.3%

-1.4%

Workers

94.7%

94.5%

0.2%

93.9%

0.8%

96.0%

-1.3%

-1.3%

Employed

Mar-26

Feb-26

Change

Jan-26

Change

Mar-25

Change

A. P. R.

Number Employed

162.764

162.153

0.611

161.670

1.094

163.412

-0.648

-0.4%

Officially Searching

4.5%

5.0%

-0.5%

4.9%

-0.4%

4.4%

0.1%

1.7%

Want a Job

3.5%

3.6%

-0.1%

3.7%

-0.2%

3.4%

0.1%

2.7%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

2.8%

2.9%

0.0%

3.3%

-0.5%

3.0%

-0.2%

-5.4%

Want and Underutilized

6.4%

6.5%

-0.1%

7.0%

-0.6%

6.4%

-0.1%

-1.1%

Want and looking

8.0%

8.6%

-0.6%

8.6%

-0.6%

7.9%

0.2%

2.1%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

10.9%

11.4%

-0.6%

11.9%

-1.0%

10.9%

0.0%

0.1%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

14.3%

14.4%

-0.1%

14.2%

0.1%

14.2%

0.1%

0.9%

All P. T

17.2%

17.3%

-0.1%

17.5%

-0.3%

17.2%

0.0%

-0.2%

Can't Work

41.5%

41.7%

-0.2%

41.8%

-0.3%

41.7%

-0.2%

-0.6%

Non Participation

64.4%

64.5%

-0.1%

65.0%

-0.6%

62.6%

1.7%

2.7%

Idle

68.9%

69.4%

-0.6%

69.9%

-1.0%

67.1%

1.8%

2.7%

Not Full Time

86.0%

86.7%

-0.7%

87.4%

-1.3%

84.3%

1.8%

2.1%

Full Time

82.8%

82.7%

0.1%

82.5%

0.3%

82.8%

0.0%

0.0%

Not Full Time

Mar-26

Feb-26

Change

Jan-26

Change

Mar-25

Change

A. P. R.

Able not working full time

140.023

140.637

-0.614

141.250

-1.227

137.710

2.313

1.7%

Officially Searching

5.2%

5.7%

-0.5%

5.6%

-0.4%

5.3%

0.0%

-0.4%

Want a Job

4.1%

4.2%

-0.1%

4.2%

-0.1%

4.1%

0.0%

0.6%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

3.3%

3.3%

0.0%

3.8%

-0.5%

3.6%

-0.3%

-7.4%

Want and Underutilized

7.4%

7.5%

-0.1%

8.0%

-0.6%

7.6%

-0.2%

-3.1%

Want and looking

9.3%

9.9%

-0.6%

9.8%

-0.5%

9.3%

0.0%

0.1%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

12.6%

13.2%

-0.6%

13.6%

-1.0%

12.9%

-0.3%

-2.0%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

16.7%

16.6%

0.0%

16.2%

0.4%

16.8%

-0.2%

-1.2%

All P. T

19.9%

19.9%

0.0%

20.0%

0.0%

20.4%

-0.5%

-2.2%

Can't Work

48.2%

48.0%

0.2%

47.9%

0.3%

49.5%

-1.3%

-2.6%

Non Participation

74.8%

74.3%

0.5%

74.4%

0.4%

74.3%

0.5%

0.6%

Idle

80.1%

80.1%

0.0%

80.0%

0.0%

79.6%

0.5%

0.6%

Full Time

Mar-26

Feb-26

Change

Jan-26

Change

Mar-25

Change

A. P. R.

Employed full time

134.834

134.128

0.706

133.426

1.408

135.314

-0.480

-0.4%

Officially Searching

5.4%

6.0%

-0.6%

6.0%

-0.5%

5.4%

0.1%

1.7%

Want a Job

4.2%

4.4%

-0.1%

4.5%

-0.2%

4.1%

0.1%

2.6%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

3.4%

3.4%

0.0%

4.0%

-0.6%

3.6%

-0.2%

-5.5%

Want and Underutilized

7.7%

7.8%

-0.2%

8.5%

-0.8%

7.8%

-0.1%

-1.1%

Want and looking

9.7%

10.4%

-0.7%

10.4%

-0.7%

9.5%

0.2%

2.1%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

13.1%

13.8%

-0.7%

14.4%

-1.3%

13.1%

0.0%

0.0%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

17.3%

17.4%

-0.2%

17.2%

0.1%

17.1%

0.1%

0.9%

All P. T

20.7%

20.9%

-0.2%

21.2%

-0.5%

20.8%

-0.1%

-0.2%

Can't Work

50.1%

50.4%

-0.3%

50.7%

-0.6%

50.4%

-0.3%

-0.6%

Non Participation

77.7%

78.0%

-0.3%

78.7%

-1.1%

75.7%

2.0%

2.7%

Idle

83.1%

84.0%

-0.8%

84.7%

-1.6%

81.0%

2.1%

2.6%

Not Full Time

103.8%

104.9%

-1.0%

105.9%

-2.0%

101.8%

2.1%

2.0%

F. T. - N. F. T.

-5.189

6.509

-11.698

7.824

-13.013

2.396

-7.585

-316.6%

Idle

Mar-26

Feb-26

Change

Jan-26

Change

Mar-25

Change

A. P. R.

Able not working

112.093

112.612

-0.519

113.006

-0.913

109.612

2.481

2.3%

Officially Searching

6.5%

7.2%

-0.6%

7.0%

-0.5%

6.6%

-0.1%

-0.9%

Ratio 'Idle' to 'Official'

15.3

14.0

1.3

14.2

1.0

15.1

0.1

0.9%

Want a Job

5.1%

5.2%

-0.1%

5.3%

-0.2%

5.1%

0.0%

0.0%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

4.1%

4.1%

0.0%

4.7%

-0.6%

4.5%

-0.4%

-7.9%

Want and Underutilized

9.2%

9.3%

-0.1%

10.0%

-0.8%

9.6%

-0.4%

-3.7%

Want and looking

11.7%

12.4%

-0.7%

12.3%

-0.6%

11.7%

-0.1%

-0.5%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

15.8%

16.5%

-0.7%

17.0%

-1.2%

16.2%

-0.4%

-2.5%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

20.8%

20.8%

0.0%

20.3%

0.5%

21.2%

-0.4%

-1.7%

All P. T

24.9%

24.9%

0.0%

25.0%

-0.1%

25.6%

-0.7%

-2.8%

Can't Work

60.2%

60.0%

0.2%

59.8%

0.4%

62.2%

-2.0%

-3.2%

Non Participation

93.5%

92.8%

0.6%

93.0%

0.5%

93.4%

0.1%

0.1%

Full Time

124.9%

124.9%

0.0%

125.0%

-0.1%

125.6%

-0.7%

-0.6%

Employed

120.3%

119.1%

1.2%

118.1%

2.2%

123.4%

-3.2%

-2.6%

Workers

145.2%

144.0%

1.2%

143.1%

2.1%

149.1%

-3.9%

-2.6%

Total Not Working:

151.8%

151.1%

0.6%

150.1%

1.7%

155.7%

-3.9%

-2.5%

Population Not F. T.

160.2%

160.0%

0.2%

159.8%

0.4%

162.2%

-2.0%

-1.2%

To Able

185.1%

184.9%

0.3%

184.8%

0.3%

187.8%

-2.7%

-1.4%

Population

245.2%

244.0%

1.2%

243.1%

2.1%

249.1%

-3.9%

-1.6%

Non Participation

Mar-26

Feb-26

Change

Jan-26

Change

Mar-25

Change

A. P. R.

Number

104.756

104.560

0.196

105.064

-0.308

102.370

2.386

2.3%

Officially Searching

7.0%

7.7%

-0.7%

7.6%

-0.6%

7.1%

-0.1%

-1.0%

Want a Job

5.5%

5.6%

-0.2%

5.7%

-0.2%

5.5%

0.0%

0.0%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

4.4%

4.4%

0.0%

5.1%

-0.7%

4.8%

-0.4%

-7.9%

Want and Underutilized

9.9%

10.0%

-0.2%

10.7%

-0.9%

10.3%

-0.4%

-3.7%

Want and looking

12.5%

13.3%

-0.9%

13.2%

-0.8%

12.5%

-0.1%

-0.6%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

16.9%

17.7%

-0.9%

18.3%

-1.4%

17.3%

-0.5%

-2.6%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

22.3%

22.4%

-0.1%

21.8%

0.4%

22.7%

-0.4%

-1.8%

All P. T

26.7%

26.8%

-0.1%

26.9%

-0.2%

27.4%

-0.8%

-2.9%

Can't Work

64.4%

64.6%

-0.2%

64.3%

0.1%

66.6%

-2.2%

-3.2%

Can't Work

Mar-26

Feb-26

Change

Jan-26

Change

Mar-25

Change

A. P. R.

Can't Work

67.503

67.553

-0.050

67.602

-0.099

68.169

-0.666

-1.0%

Officially Searching

10.9%

11.9%

-1.1%

11.7%

-0.9%

10.6%

0.2%

2.3%

Want a Job

8.5%

8.7%

-0.2%

8.8%

-0.3%

8.2%

0.3%

3.3%

Work P. T. For Econ Reasons

6.8%

6.8%

0.0%

7.9%

-1.0%

7.2%

-0.3%

-4.9%

Want and Underutilized

15.3%

15.6%

-0.2%

16.7%

-1.4%

15.4%

-0.1%

-0.5%

Want and looking

19.4%

20.6%

-1.3%

20.6%

-1.2%

18.8%

0.5%

2.7%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

26.2%

27.5%

-1.3%

28.4%

-2.2%

26.0%

0.2%

0.6%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

34.5%

34.6%

-0.1%

33.9%

0.6%

34.0%

0.5%

1.5%

All P. T

41.4%

41.5%

-0.1%

41.8%

-0.4%

41.2%

0.2%

0.4%

Non Participation

155.2%

154.8%

0.4%

155.4%

-0.2%

150.2%

5.0%

3.3%

Idle

166.1%

166.7%

-0.6%

167.2%

-1.1%

160.8%

5.3%

3.3%

Not Full Time

207.4%

208.2%

-0.8%

208.9%

-1.5%

202.0%

5.4%

2.7%

Full Time

199.7%

198.6%

1.2%

197.4%

2.4%

198.5%

1.2%

0.6%

Employed

241.1%

240.0%

1.1%

239.1%

2.0%

239.7%

1.4%

0.6%

Workers

252.0%

252.0%

0.0%

250.9%

1.1%

250.3%

1.7%

0.7%

Total Not Working:

266.1%

266.7%

-0.6%

267.2%

-1.1%

260.8%

5.3%

2.0%

Population Not F. T.

307.4%

308.2%

-0.8%

308.9%

-1.5%

302.0%

5.4%

1.8%

Able

407.2%

406.7%

0.4%

406.3%

0.9%

400.5%

6.7%

1.7%

Population

507.2%

506.7%

0.4%

506.3%

0.9%

500.5%

6.7%

1.3%

All P. T

Mar-26

Feb-26

Change

Jan-26

Change

Mar-25

Change

A. P. R.

Total P. Time

27.930

28.025

-0.095

28.244

-0.314

28.098

-0.168

-0.6%

Officially Searching

26.3%

28.7%

-2.5%

28.1%

-1.9%

25.8%

0.5%

1.9%

Want a Job

20.5%

21.0%

-0.5%

21.1%

-0.6%

19.9%

0.6%

2.9%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

16.5%

16.5%

0.0%

18.8%

-2.3%

17.4%

-0.9%

-5.2%

Want and Underutilized

37.0%

37.5%

-0.5%

39.9%

-2.9%

37.4%

-0.3%

-0.9%

Want and looking

46.8%

49.7%

-2.9%

49.2%

-2.4%

45.7%

1.1%

2.3%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

63.3%

66.2%

-2.9%

68.1%

-4.8%

63.1%

0.2%

0.3%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

83.5%

83.5%

0.0%

81.2%

2.3%

82.6%

0.9%

1.1%

P. T. Not For Econ Reasons

Mar-26

Feb-26

Change

Jan-26

Change

Mar-25

Change

A. P. R.

Number

23.314

23.398

-0.084

22.922

0.392

23.198

0.116

0.5%

Officially Searching

31.5%

34.4%

-2.9%

34.6%

-3.2%

31.2%

0.3%

0.8%

Want a Job

24.6%

25.1%

-0.6%

26.0%

-1.4%

24.1%

0.4%

1.8%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

19.8%

19.8%

0.0%

23.2%

-3.4%

21.1%

-1.3%

-6.3%

Want and Underutilized

44.4%

44.9%

-0.5%

49.2%

-4.9%

45.3%

-0.9%

-2.0%

Want and looking

56.0%

59.5%

-3.5%

60.7%

-4.6%

55.4%

0.7%

1.2%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

75.8%

79.3%

-3.5%

83.9%

-8.0%

76.5%

-0.6%

-0.8%

Underutilized / Real Jobless

Mar-26

Feb-26

Change

Jan-26

Change

Mar-25

Change

A. P. R.

Underutilized / Real Jobless

17.681

18.559

-0.878

19.225

-1.544

17.742

-0.061

-0.3%

Officially Searching

41.5%

43.4%

-1.9%

41.3%

0.2%

40.8%

0.7%

1.7%

Want a Job

32.4%

31.7%

0.7%

31.0%

1.4%

31.6%

0.8%

2.6%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

26.1%

24.9%

1.2%

27.7%

-1.6%

27.6%

-1.5%

-5.5%

Want and Underutilized

58.5%

56.6%

1.9%

58.7%

-0.2%

59.2%

-0.7%

-1.1%

Underutilized and searching

73.9%

75.1%

-1.18%

72.3%

1.58%

72.4%

1.51%

2.1%

Participation

Mar-26

Feb-26

Change

Jan-26

Change

Mar-25

Change

A. P. R.

Workers

170.102

170.206

-0.104

169.612

0.490

170.653

-0.551

-0.3%

Non Participation

104.756

104.560

0.196

105.064

-0.308

102.370

2.386

2.3%

Participation / Non Partic.

162.4%

162.8%

-0.4%

161.4%

0.9%

166.7%

-4.3%

-2.6%

Difference

65.346

65.646

-0.300

64.548

0.798

68.283

-2.937

-4.3%

More Participation Percent:

62.4%

62.8%

-0.4%

61.4%

0.9%

66.7%

-4.3%

-6.5%