The Real Numbers: AUGUST, 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 100.4% increase in full time workers and I don’t know how to calculate whether the G. D. P. could ‘explode’ by quintupling or more to about $150 Trillion from present $30.507 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 are (www.bls.gov):
0.022 Million more jobs, both part time and full time.


My number is a LOSS of 0.511 Million (both FT and PT) and labeled is known as

Not Seasonally Adjusted



MOST NOTABLE NEW NUMBERS:


137.302 million able and not working full time


136.699 million working full time.


110.713 millionIdle’ Able, yet don't work PT or FT


205.516 million Americans don't work full time.


178.927 million not working.


100.4% potential increase of full time workers.


7.0% of ‘Idle’, are the only ones looking for work (1 of 14.3).


18.930 million 'Underutilized' (Total Underemployment) versus 'Official' at 7.747 million and 11.183 million more.


Official number: 4.5%.


11.1% is the 'Real, Underutilized rate' and is 6.5% points higher than official and is 244.4% of official.


39.9% of all population work full time.


47.7% Employing Rate or Total Employing Rate. Total of population working full time and part time.


32.4% Population Idle. Not searching and Unemployed (searching).


40.4% of Able are Idle


50.1% of Able, work full time.


62.4% Participation rate


7.747 million Unemployed


6.499 million ‘Want A Job’


4.684 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:

Aug-25

Aug-25

Jul-25

Change

Jun-25

Change

Aug-24

Change

A. P. R.

Able:

274.001

273.785

0.216

273.023

0.978

268.856

5.145

1.9%

Population Not F. T.

205.516

204.380

1.136

206.505

-0.989

204.753

0.763

0.4%

Total Not Employed:

178.927

178.235

0.692

178.457

0.470

178.946

-0.019

0.0%

Total Not Work Full Time:

137.302

136.131

1.171

137.660

-0.358

133.315

3.987

3.0%

Total Work Full Time:

136.699

137.654

-0.955

135.364

1.335

135.541

1.158

0.9%

Slack of Full Time Workers:

100.4%

98.9%

1.5%

101.7%

-1.3%

98.4%

2.1%

2.1%

Percent Population Not F. T.

60.1%

59.8%

0.3%

60.4%

-0.4%

60.2%

-0.1%

-0.2%

F. T Workers to Population:

39.9%

40.2%

-0.3%

39.6%

0.4%

39.8%

0.1%

0.3%

Can't Work

68.214

68.249

-0.035

68.846

-0.632

71.438

-3.224

-4.5%

Unemployment

Aug-25

Jul-25

Change

Jun-25

Change

Aug-24

Change

A. P. R.

Idle

110.713

109.986

0.727

109.612

1.101

107.508

3.205

3.0%

Officially Unemployed

7.747

7.847

-0.100

7.242

0.505

7.415

0.332

4.5%

Official Rate

4.5%

4.6%

0.0%

4.2%

0.3%

4.4%

0.1%

3.1%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

18.930

19.218

-0.288

17.742

1.188

17.921

1.009

5.6%

Underutilized Rate

11.1%

11.2%

-0.1%

10.4%

0.7%

10.6%

0.4%

4.2%

Percent Real vs Official

244.4%

244.9%

-0.6%

245.0%

-0.6%

241.7%

2.7%

1.1%

Point Difference

6.5%

6.6%

-0.1%

6.2%

0.4%

6.2%

0.3%

5.0%

Difference Real vs Official

11.183

11.371

-0.188

10.500

0.683

10.506

0.677

6.4%

Looking vs. Idle

7.0%

7.1%

-0.14%

6.6%

0.39%

6.9%

0.10%

1.5%

Idle vs Looking

14.3

14.0

0.3

15.1

-0.8

14.5

-0.2

-1.4%

Idle Rate to Official

154.5%

156.1%

-1.6%

155.7%

-1.2%

157.0%

-2.5%

-1.6%

Idle Point Difference

2.5%

2.6%

-0.1%

2.4%

0.1%

2.5%

0.0%

-1.4%

To Official (Particip)

Aug-25

Jul-25

Change

Jun-25

Change

Aug-24

Change

A. P. R.

Workers

171.035

171.646

-0.611

170.653

0.382

168.763

2.272

1.3%

Want a Job

3.8%

3.8%

0.0%

3.3%

0.5%

3.4%

0.4%

11.5%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

2.7%

2.8%

-0.1%

2.9%

-0.1%

2.8%

-0.1%

-2.8%

More than Unemployed

6.5%

6.6%

-0.1%

6.2%

0.4%

6.2%

0.3%

5.0%

Want and looking

8.3%

8.4%

0.0%

7.5%

0.8%

7.8%

0.5%

6.8%

Real Jobless

11.1%

11.2%

-0.1%

10.4%

0.7%

10.6%

0.4%

4.2%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

12.8%

12.4%

0.4%

13.6%

-0.8%

12.5%

0.3%

2.7%

All P. T

15.5%

15.2%

0.3%

16.4%

-0.9%

15.3%

0.3%

1.7%

Can't Work

39.9%

39.8%

0.1%

40.3%

-0.5%

42.3%

-2.4%

-5.8%

Non Participation

60.2%

59.5%

0.7%

60.0%

0.2%

59.3%

0.9%

1.5%

Idle

64.7%

64.1%

0.7%

64.2%

0.5%

63.7%

1.0%

1.6%

Not Full Time

80.3%

79.3%

1.0%

80.7%

-0.4%

79.0%

1.3%

1.6%

Full Time

79.9%

80.2%

-0.3%

79.3%

0.6%

80.3%

-0.4%

-0.5%

Employed

95.5%

95.4%

0.0%

95.8%

-0.3%

95.6%

-0.1%

-0.1%

Population

Aug-25

Jul-25

Change

Jun-25

Change

Aug-24

Change

A. P. R.

Population

342.215

342.034

0.181

341.869

0.346

340.294

1.921

0.6%

Officially Searching

2.3%

2.3%

0.0%

2.1%

0.1%

2.2%

0.1%

3.9%

Want a Job

1.9%

1.9%

0.0%

1.6%

0.3%

1.7%

0.2%

12.4%

P. T. For
Econ Reasons

1.4%

1.4%

0.0%

1.4%

-0.1%

1.4%

0.0%

-2.1%

Want and Underutilized

3.3%

3.3%

-0.1%

3.1%

0.2%

3.1%

0.2%

5.8%

Want and looking

4.2%

4.2%

0.0%

3.8%

0.4%

3.9%

0.3%

7.6%

Underutilized / Real Jobless

5.5%

5.6%

-0.1%

5.2%

0.3%

5.3%

0.3%

5.0%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

6.4%

6.2%

0.2%

6.8%

-0.4%

6.2%

0.2%

3.5%

All P. T

7.8%

7.6%

0.1%

8.2%

-0.4%

7.6%

0.2%

2.5%

Can't Work

19.9%

20.0%

0.0%

20.1%

-0.2%

21.0%

-1.1%

-5.0%

Non Participation

30.1%

29.9%

0.2%

29.9%

0.1%

29.4%

0.7%

2.3%

Idle

32.4%

32.2%

0.2%

32.1%

0.3%

31.6%

0.8%

2.4%

Not Full Time

40.1%

39.8%

0.3%

40.3%

-0.1%

39.2%

0.9%

2.4%

Full Time

39.9%

40.2%

-0.3%

39.6%

0.4%

39.8%

0.1%

0.3%

Employed

47.7%

47.9%

-0.2%

47.8%

-0.1%

47.4%

0.3%

0.6%

Workers

50.0%

50.2%

-0.2%

49.9%

0.1%

49.6%

0.4%

0.8%

Total Not Employed:

52.3%

52.1%

0.2%

52.2%

0.1%

52.6%

-0.3%

-0.6%

Population Not F. T.

60.1%

59.8%

0.3%

60.4%

-0.4%

60.2%

-0.1%

-0.2%

Able

80.1%

80.0%

0.0%

79.9%

0.2%

79.0%

1.1%

1.3%

To Able

Aug-25

Jul-25

Change

Jun-25

Change

Aug-24

Change

A. P. R.

Able

274.001

273.785

0.216

273.023

0.978

268.856

5.145

1.9%

Officially Searching

2.8%

2.9%

0.0%

2.7%

0.2%

2.8%

0.1%

2.5%

Want a Job

2.4%

2.4%

0.0%

2.1%

0.3%

2.1%

0.2%

10.9%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

1.7%

1.8%

-0.1%

1.8%

-0.1%

1.8%

-0.1%

-3.4%

Want and Underutilized

4.1%

4.2%

-0.1%

3.8%

0.2%

3.9%

0.2%

4.4%

Want and looking

5.2%

5.3%

-0.1%

4.7%

0.5%

4.9%

0.3%

6.2%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

6.9%

7.0%

-0.1%

6.5%

0.4%

6.7%

0.2%

3.6%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

8.0%

7.8%

0.2%

8.5%

-0.5%

7.8%

0.2%

2.1%

All P. T

9.7%

9.5%

0.2%

10.3%

-0.6%

9.6%

0.1%

1.1%

Can't Work

24.9%

24.9%

0.0%

25.2%

-0.3%

26.6%

-1.7%

-6.3%

Non Participation

37.6%

37.3%

0.3%

37.5%

0.1%

37.2%

0.3%

0.9%

Idle

40.4%

40.2%

0.2%

40.1%

0.3%

40.0%

0.4%

1.0%

Not Full Time

50.1%

49.7%

0.4%

50.4%

-0.3%

49.6%

0.5%

1.1%

Full Time

49.9%

50.3%

-0.4%

49.6%

0.3%

50.4%

-0.5%

-1.0%

Employed

59.6%

59.8%

-0.2%

59.9%

-0.3%

60.0%

-0.4%

-0.7%

Workers

62.4%

62.7%

-0.3%

62.5%

-0.1%

62.8%

-0.3%

-0.6%

Total Not Employed:

65.3%

65.1%

0.2%

65.4%

-0.1%

66.6%

-1.3%

-1.9%

Population Not F. T.

75.0%

74.6%

0.4%

75.6%

-0.6%

76.2%

-1.2%

-1.5%

Population Not F. T.

Aug-25

Jul-25

Change

Jun-25

Change

Aug-24

Change

A. P. R.

(everyone not f time)

205.516

204.380

1.136

206.505

-0.989

204.753

0.763

0.4%

Officially Searching

3.8%

3.8%

-0.1%

3.5%

0.3%

3.6%

0.1%

4.1%

Want a Job

3.2%

3.2%

0.0%

2.7%

0.5%

2.8%

0.4%

12.6%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

2.3%

2.4%

-0.1%

2.4%

-0.1%

2.3%

0.0%

-1.9%

Want and Underutilized

5.4%

5.6%

-0.1%

5.1%

0.4%

5.1%

0.3%

6.0%

Want and looking

6.9%

7.0%

-0.1%

6.2%

0.7%

6.4%

0.5%

7.8%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

9.2%

9.4%

-0.2%

8.6%

0.6%

8.8%

0.5%

5.2%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

10.7%

10.4%

0.2%

11.2%

-0.6%

10.3%

0.4%

3.7%

All P. T

12.9%

12.8%

0.1%

13.6%

-0.6%

12.6%

0.3%

2.6%

Can't Work

33.2%

33.4%

-0.2%

33.3%

-0.1%

34.9%

-1.7%

-4.9%

Non Participation

50.1%

50.0%

0.1%

49.6%

0.5%

48.9%

1.2%

2.5%

Idle

53.9%

53.8%

0.1%

53.1%

0.8%

52.5%

1.4%

2.6%

Not Full Time

66.8%

66.6%

0.2%

66.7%

0.1%

65.1%

1.7%

2.6%

Full Time

66.5%

67.4%

-0.8%

65.5%

1.0%

66.2%

0.3%

0.5%

Employed

79.5%

80.1%

-0.7%

79.1%

0.3%

78.8%

0.7%

0.8%

Workers

83.2%

84.0%

-0.8%

82.6%

0.6%

82.4%

0.8%

1.0%

Not Working

Aug-25

Jul-25

Change

Jun-25

Change

Aug-24

Change

A. P. R.

Total Number Not Working

178.927

178.235

0.692

178.457

0.470

178.946

-0.019

0.0%

Officially Searching

4.3%

4.4%

-0.1%

4.1%

0.3%

4.1%

0.2%

4.5%

Want a Job

3.6%

3.7%

0.0%

3.1%

0.5%

3.2%

0.4%

13.1%

P. T. For
Econ Reasons

2.6%

2.7%

-0.1%

2.7%

-0.1%

2.7%

0.0%

-1.5%

Want and Underutilized

6.3%

6.4%

-0.1%

5.9%

0.4%

5.9%

0.4%

6.5%

Want and looking

8.0%

8.1%

-0.1%

7.2%

0.8%

7.4%

0.6%

8.2%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

10.6%

10.8%

-0.2%

9.9%

0.6%

10.0%

0.6%

5.6%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

12.2%

12.0%

0.3%

13.0%

-0.7%

11.8%

0.5%

4.1%

All P. T

14.9%

14.7%

0.2%

15.7%

-0.9%

14.4%

0.4%

3.0%

Can't Work

38.1%

38.3%

-0.2%

38.6%

-0.5%

39.9%

-1.8%

-4.5%

Non Participation

57.5%

57.3%

0.2%

57.4%

0.2%

55.9%

1.6%

2.9%

Idle

61.9%

61.7%

0.2%

61.4%

0.5%

60.1%

1.8%

3.0%

Not Full Time

76.7%

76.4%

0.4%

77.1%

-0.4%

74.5%

2.2%

3.0%

Full Time

76.4%

77.2%

-0.8%

75.9%

0.5%

75.7%

0.7%

0.9%

Employed

91.3%

91.9%

-0.6%

91.6%

-0.3%

90.2%

1.1%

1.2%

Workers

95.6%

96.3%

-0.7%

95.6%

0.0%

94.3%

1.3%

1.4%

Employed

Aug-25

Jul-25

Change

Jun-25

Change

Aug-24

Change

A. P. R.

Number Employed

163.288

163.799

-0.511

163.412

-0.124

161.348

1.940

1.2%

Officially Searching

4.7%

4.8%

0.0%

4.4%

0.3%

4.6%

0.1%

3.2%

Want a Job

4.0%

4.0%

0.0%

3.4%

0.6%

3.6%

0.4%

11.7%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

2.9%

3.0%

-0.1%

3.0%

-0.1%

2.9%

-0.1%

-2.7%

Want and Underutilized

6.8%

6.9%

-0.1%

6.4%

0.4%

6.5%

0.3%

5.2%

Want and looking

8.7%

8.8%

-0.1%

7.9%

0.9%

8.2%

0.6%

6.9%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

11.6%

11.7%

-0.1%

10.9%

0.7%

11.1%

0.5%

4.4%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

13.4%

13.0%

0.4%

14.2%

-0.8%

13.0%

0.4%

2.8%

All P. T

16.3%

16.0%

0.3%

17.2%

-0.9%

16.0%

0.3%

1.8%

Can't Work

41.8%

41.7%

0.1%

42.1%

-0.4%

44.3%

-2.5%

-5.6%

Non Participation

63.1%

62.4%

0.7%

62.6%

0.4%

62.0%

1.0%

1.6%

Idle

67.8%

67.1%

0.7%

67.1%

0.7%

66.6%

1.2%

1.8%

Not Full Time

84.1%

83.1%

1.0%

84.2%

-0.2%

82.6%

1.5%

1.8%

Full Time

83.7%

84.0%

-0.3%

82.8%

0.9%

84.0%

-0.3%

-0.3%

Not Full Time

Aug-25

Jul-25

Change

Jun-25

Change

Aug-24

Change

A. P. R.

Able not working full time

137.302

136.131

1.171

137.660

-0.358

133.315

3.987

3.0%

Officially Searching

5.6%

5.8%

-0.1%

5.3%

0.4%

5.6%

0.1%

1.4%

Want a Job

4.7%

4.8%

-0.1%

4.1%

0.7%

4.3%

0.4%

9.8%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

3.4%

3.6%

-0.1%

3.6%

-0.1%

3.6%

-0.2%

-4.4%

Want and Underutilized

8.1%

8.4%

-0.2%

7.6%

0.5%

7.9%

0.3%

3.4%

Want and looking

10.4%

10.6%

-0.2%

9.3%

1.0%

9.9%

0.5%

5.1%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

13.8%

14.1%

-0.3%

12.9%

0.9%

13.4%

0.3%

2.6%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

16.0%

15.7%

0.3%

16.8%

-0.9%

15.8%

0.2%

1.0%

All P. T

19.4%

19.2%

0.2%

20.4%

-1.0%

19.4%

0.0%

0.0%

Can't Work

49.7%

50.1%

-0.5%

50.0%

-0.3%

53.6%

-3.9%

-7.3%

Non Participation

75.0%

75.0%

0.0%

74.4%

0.6%

75.1%

-0.1%

-0.1%

Idle

80.6%

80.8%

-0.2%

79.6%

1.0%

80.6%

0.0%

0.0%

Full Time

Aug-25

Jul-25

Change

Jun-25

Change

Aug-24

Change

A. P. R.

Employed full time

136.699

137.654

-0.955

135.364

1.335

135.541

1.158

0.9%

Officially Searching

5.7%

5.7%

0.0%

5.4%

0.3%

5.5%

0.2%

3.6%

Want a Job

4.8%

4.7%

0.0%

4.1%

0.6%

4.2%

0.5%

12.1%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

3.4%

3.5%

-0.1%

3.6%

-0.2%

3.5%

-0.1%

-2.4%

Want and Underutilized

8.2%

8.3%

-0.1%

7.8%

0.4%

7.8%

0.4%

5.5%

Want and looking

10.4%

10.4%

0.0%

9.5%

0.9%

9.7%

0.7%

7.3%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

13.8%

14.0%

-0.1%

13.1%

0.7%

13.2%

0.6%

4.7%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

16.0%

15.5%

0.5%

17.1%

-1.1%

15.5%

0.5%

3.2%

All P. T

19.5%

19.0%

0.5%

20.7%

-1.3%

19.0%

0.4%

2.2%

Can't Work

49.9%

49.6%

0.3%

50.9%

-1.0%

52.7%

-2.8%

-5.3%

Non Participation

75.3%

74.2%

1.1%

75.6%

-0.3%

73.8%

1.5%

2.0%

Idle

81.0%

79.9%

1.1%

81.0%

0.0%

79.3%

1.7%

2.1%

Not Full Time

100.4%

98.9%

1.5%

101.7%

-1.3%

98.4%

2.1%

2.1%

F. T. - N. F. T.

-0.603

-1.523

0.920

2.296

-2.899

-2.226

1.623

-72.9%

Idle

Aug-25

Jul-25

Change

Jun-25

Change

Aug-24

Change

A. P. R.

Able not working

110.713

109.986

0.727

109.612

1.101

107.508

3.205

3.0%

Officially Searching

7.0%

7.1%

-0.1%

6.6%

0.4%

6.9%

0.1%

1.5%

Ratio 'Idle' to 'Official'

14.3

14.0

0.3

15.1

-0.8

14.5

-0.2

-1.4%

Want a Job

5.9%

5.9%

-0.1%

5.1%

0.8%

5.3%

0.5%

9.8%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

4.2%

4.4%

-0.2%

4.5%

-0.2%

4.4%

-0.2%

-4.4%

Want and Underutilized

10.1%

10.3%

-0.2%

9.6%

0.5%

9.8%

0.3%

3.4%

Want and looking

12.9%

13.1%

-0.2%

11.7%

1.2%

12.2%

0.6%

5.1%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

17.1%

17.5%

-0.4%

16.2%

0.9%

16.7%

0.4%

2.6%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

19.8%

19.4%

0.4%

21.1%

-1.3%

19.6%

0.2%

1.0%

All P. T

24.0%

23.8%

0.2%

25.6%

-1.6%

24.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Can't Work

61.6%

62.1%

-0.4%

62.8%

-1.2%

66.4%

-4.8%

-7.3%

Non Participation

93.0%

92.9%

0.1%

93.4%

-0.4%

93.1%

-0.1%

-0.1%

Full Time

124.0%

123.8%

0.2%

125.6%

-1.6%

124.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Employed

123.5%

125.2%

-1.7%

123.5%

0.0%

126.1%

-2.6%

-2.1%

Workers

147.5%

148.9%

-1.4%

149.1%

-1.6%

150.1%

-2.6%

-1.7%

Total Not Working:

154.5%

156.1%

-1.6%

155.7%

-1.2%

157.0%

-2.5%

-1.6%

Population Not F. T.

161.6%

162.1%

-0.4%

162.8%

-1.2%

166.4%

-4.8%

-2.9%

To Able

185.6%

185.8%

-0.2%

188.4%

-2.8%

190.5%

-4.8%

-2.5%

Population

247.5%

248.9%

-1.4%

249.1%

-1.6%

250.1%

-2.6%

-1.0%

Non Participation

Aug-25

Jul-25

Change

Jun-25

Change

Aug-24

Change

A. P. R.

Number

102.966

102.139

0.827

102.370

0.596

100.093

2.873

2.9%

Officially Searching

7.5%

7.7%

-0.2%

7.1%

0.4%

7.4%

0.1%

1.6%

Want a Job

6.3%

6.4%

-0.1%

5.5%

0.8%

5.7%

0.6%

9.9%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

4.5%

4.7%

-0.2%

4.8%

-0.2%

4.8%

-0.2%

-4.3%

Want and Underutilized

10.9%

11.1%

-0.3%

10.3%

0.6%

10.5%

0.4%

3.5%

Want and looking

13.8%

14.1%

-0.2%

12.5%

1.3%

13.2%

0.7%

5.2%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

18.4%

18.8%

-0.4%

17.3%

1.1%

17.9%

0.5%

2.7%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

21.3%

20.9%

0.4%

22.6%

-1.3%

21.0%

0.2%

1.2%

All P. T

25.8%

25.6%

0.2%

27.4%

-1.6%

25.8%

0.0%

0.2%

Can't Work

66.2%

66.8%

-0.6%

67.3%

-1.0%

71.4%

-5.1%

-7.2%

Can't Work

Aug-25

Jul-25

Change

Jun-25

Change

Aug-24

Change

A. P. R.

Can't Work

68.214

68.249

-0.035

68.846

-0.632

71.438

-3.224

-4.5%

Officially Searching

11.4%

11.5%

-0.1%

10.5%

0.8%

10.4%

1.0%

9.4%

Want a Job

9.5%

9.6%

0.0%

8.1%

1.4%

8.0%

1.5%

18.4%

Work P. T. For Econ Reasons

6.9%

7.1%

-0.2%

7.1%

-0.3%

6.7%

0.2%

3.1%

Want and Underutilized

16.4%

16.7%

-0.3%

15.3%

1.1%

14.7%

1.7%

11.5%

Want and looking

20.9%

21.1%

-0.2%

18.7%

2.2%

18.4%

2.5%

13.3%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

27.8%

28.2%

-0.4%

25.8%

2.0%

25.1%

2.7%

10.6%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

32.1%

31.2%

0.9%

33.6%

-1.5%

29.5%

2.6%

9.0%

All P. T

39.0%

38.3%

0.7%

40.7%

-1.8%

36.1%

2.9%

7.9%

Non Participation

150.9%

149.7%

1.3%

148.7%

2.3%

140.1%

10.8%

7.7%

Idle

162.3%

161.2%

1.1%

159.2%

3.1%

150.5%

11.8%

7.8%

Not Full Time

201.3%

199.5%

1.8%

200.0%

1.3%

186.6%

14.7%

7.9%

Full Time

200.4%

201.7%

-1.3%

196.6%

3.8%

189.7%

10.7%

5.6%

Employed

239.4%

240.0%

-0.6%

237.4%

2.0%

225.9%

13.5%

6.0%

Workers

250.7%

251.5%

-0.8%

247.9%

2.9%

236.2%

14.5%

6.1%

Total Not Working:

262.3%

261.2%

1.1%

259.2%

3.1%

250.5%

11.8%

4.7%

Population Not F. T.

301.3%

299.5%

1.8%

300.0%

1.3%

286.6%

14.7%

5.1%

Able

401.7%

401.2%

0.5%

396.6%

5.1%

376.3%

25.3%

6.7%

Population

501.7%

501.2%

0.5%

496.6%

5.1%

476.3%

25.3%

5.3%

All P. T

Aug-25

Jul-25

Change

Jun-25

Change

Aug-24

Change

A. P. R.

Total P. Time

26.589

26.145

0.444

28.048

-1.459

25.807

0.782

3.0%

Officially Searching

29.1%

30.0%

-0.9%

25.8%

3.3%

28.7%

0.4%

1.4%

Want a Job

24.4%

25.0%

-0.5%

20.0%

4.5%

22.3%

2.2%

9.7%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

17.6%

18.5%

-0.9%

17.5%

0.1%

18.4%

-0.8%

-4.4%

Want and Underutilized

42.1%

43.5%

-1.4%

37.4%

4.6%

40.7%

1.3%

3.3%

Want and looking

53.6%

55.0%

-1.4%

45.8%

7.8%

51.0%

2.6%

5.0%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

71.2%

73.5%

-2.3%

63.3%

7.9%

69.4%

1.8%

2.5%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

82.4%

81.5%

0.9%

82.5%

-0.1%

81.6%

0.8%

1.0%

P. T. Not For Econ Reasons

Aug-25

Jul-25

Change

Jun-25

Change

Aug-24

Change

A. P. R.

Number

21.905

21.307

0.598

23.148

-1.243

21.050

0.855

4.1%

Officially Searching

35.4%

36.8%

-1.5%

31.3%

4.1%

35.2%

0.1%

0.4%

Want a Job

29.7%

30.7%

-1.0%

24.2%

5.5%

27.3%

2.4%

8.6%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

21.4%

22.7%

-1.3%

21.2%

0.2%

22.6%

-1.2%

-5.4%

Want and Underutilized

51.1%

53.4%

-2.3%

45.4%

5.7%

49.9%

1.1%

2.3%

Want and looking

65.0%

67.5%

-2.5%

55.5%

9.6%

62.5%

2.5%

4.0%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

86.4%

90.2%

-3.8%

76.6%

9.8%

85.1%

1.3%

1.5%

Underutilized / Real Jobless

Aug-25

Jul-25

Change

Jun-25

Change

Aug-24

Change

A. P. R.

Underutilized / Real Jobless

18.930

19.218

-0.288

17.742

1.188

17.921

1.009

5.6%

Officially Searching

40.9%

40.8%

0.1%

40.8%

0.1%

41.4%

-0.5%

-1.1%

Want a Job

34.3%

34.0%

0.3%

31.6%

2.8%

32.1%

2.3%

7.0%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

24.7%

25.2%

-0.4%

27.6%

-2.9%

26.5%

-1.8%

-6.8%

Want and Underutilized

59.1%

59.2%

-0.1%

59.2%

-0.1%

58.6%

0.5%

0.8%

Underutilized and searching

75.3%

74.8%

0.43%

72.4%

2.87%

73.5%

1.80%

2.5%

Participation

Aug-25

Jul-25

Change

Jun-25

Change

Aug-24

Change

A. P. R.

Workers

171.035

171.646

-0.611

170.653

0.382

168.763

2.272

1.3%

Non Participation

102.966

102.139

0.827

102.370

0.596

100.093

2.873

2.9%

Participation / Non Partic.

166.1%

168.1%

-1.9%

166.7%

-0.6%

168.6%

-2.5%

-1.5%

Difference

68.069

69.507

-1.438

68.283

-0.214

68.670

-0.601

-0.9%

More Participation Percent:

66.1%

68.1%

-1.9%

66.7%

-0.6%

68.6%

-2.5%

-3.6%