The Real Numbers: MAY 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 103.6% 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):
0.178 Million more jobs, both part time and full time.



MOST NOTABLE NUMBERS:


39.5% of all population work full time.


139.941 million able and not working full time.


135.113 million working full time.


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


207.354 million Americans don't work full time.


179.696 million not working.


103.6% potential increase of full time workers.


6.5% of ‘Idle’, are the only ones looking for work (1 of 15.4).


18.299 million 'Underutilized' (Total Underemployment) versus 'Official' at 7.307 million and 10.992 million more.


Official number: 4.3% versus 10.8% is the 'Real, Underutilized rate' and is 6.1% points higher than official and is 250.4% of official.


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


32.8% Population Idle. Not searching and Unemployed (searching).


40.9% of Able are Idle


49.1% of Able, work full time.


61.8% Participation rate


7.307 million Unemployed


6.187 million ‘Want A Job’


4.805 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:


May-26

May-26

Apr-26

Change

Mar-26

Change

May-25

Change

A. P. R.

Able:

275.054

274.955

0.099

274.858

0.196

273.385

1.669

0.6%

Population Not F. T.

207.354

207.435

-0.081

206.777

0.577

205.443

1.911

0.9%

Total Not Employed:

179.696

179.787

-0.091

179.513

0.183

179.513

0.183

0.1%

Total Not Work Full Time:

139.941

139.981

-0.040

139.274

0.667

139.274

0.667

0.5%

Total Work Full Time:

135.113

134.974

0.139

135.584

-0.471

135.584

-0.471

-0.3%

Slack of Full Time Workers:

103.6%

103.7%

-0.1%

102.7%

0.9%

102.7%

0.9%

0.8%

Percent Population Not F. T.

60.5%

60.6%

0.0%

60.4%

0.1%

60.0%

0.5%

0.9%

F. T Workers to Population:

39.5%

39.4%

0.0%

39.6%

-0.1%

39.6%

-0.1%

-0.4%

Can't Work

67.413

67.454

-0.041

67.503

-0.090

67.503

-0.090

-0.1%

Unemployment

May-26

Apr-26

Change

Mar-26

Change

May-25

Change

A. P. R.

Idle

112.283

112.333

-0.050

112.010

0.273

112.010

0.273

0.2%

Officially Unemployed

7.307

7.373

-0.066

7.239

0.068

7.239

0.0680000000000005

0.9%

Official Rate

4.3%

4.3%

0.0%

4.3%

0.0%

4.3%

0.0%

0.9%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

18.299

18.426

-0.127

17.776

0.523

17.776

0.523

2.9%

Underutilized Rate

10.8%

10.8%

-0.1%

10.5%

0.3%

10.5%

0.3%

2.9%

Percent Real vs Official

250.4%

249.9%

0.5%

245.6%

4.9%

245.6%

4.9%

2.0%

Point Difference

6.5%

6.5%

0.0%

6.2%

0.3%

6.2%

0.3%

4.3%

Difference Real vs Official

10.992

11.053

-0.061

10.537

0.455

10.537

0.455

4.3%

Looking vs. Idle

6.5%

6.6%

-0.06%

6.5%

0.04%

6.5%

0.04%

0.7%

Idle vs Looking

15.4

15.2

0.1

15.5

-0.1

15.5

-0.1

-0.7%

Idle Rate to Official

151.5%

151.3%

0.1%

151.8%

-0.4%

151.8%

-0.4%

-0.2%

Idle Point Difference

2.2%

2.2%

0.0%

2.2%

0.0%

2.2%

0.0%

0.2%

To Official (Particip)

May-26

Apr-26

Change

Mar-26

Change

May-25

Change

A. P. R.

Workers

170.078

169.995

0.083

170.087

-0.009

170.087

-0.009

0.0%

Want a Job

3.6%

3.6%

0.0%

3.6%

0.1%

3.6%

0.1%

2.4%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

2.8%

2.9%

-0.1%

2.6%

0.2%

2.6%

0.2%

6.9%

More than Unemployed

6.5%

6.5%

0.0%

6.2%

0.3%

6.2%

0.3%

4.3%

Want and looking

7.9%

7.9%

0.0%

7.8%

0.1%

7.8%

0.1%

1.6%

Real Jobless

10.8%

10.8%

-0.1%

10.5%

0.3%

10.5%

0.3%

2.9%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

13.4%

13.4%

0.1%

13.4%

0.1%

13.4%

0.1%

0.4%

All P. T

16.3%

16.3%

0.0%

16.0%

0.2%

16.0%

0.2%

1.5%

Can't Work

39.6%

39.7%

0.0%

39.7%

-0.1%

39.7%

-0.1%

-0.1%

Non Participation

61.7%

61.7%

0.0%

61.6%

0.1%

61.6%

0.1%

0.2%

Idle

66.0%

66.1%

-0.1%

65.9%

0.2%

65.9%

0.2%

0.2%

Not Full Time

82.3%

82.3%

-0.1%

81.9%

0.4%

81.9%

0.4%

0.5%

Full Time

79.4%

79.4%

0.0%

79.7%

-0.3%

79.7%

-0.3%

-0.3%

Employed

95.7%

95.7%

0.04%

95.7%

-0.04%

95.7%

-0.04%

0.0%

Population

May-26

Apr-26

Change

Mar-26

Change

May-25

Change

A. P. R.

Population

342.467

342.409

0.058

342.361

0.106

342.361

0.106

0.0%

Officially Searching

2.1%

2.2%

0.0%

2.1%

0.0%

2.1%

0.0%

0.9%

Want a Job

1.8%

1.8%

0.0%

1.8%

0.0%

1.8%

0.0%

2.4%

P. T. For
Econ Reasons

1.4%

1.4%

0.0%

1.3%

0.1%

1.3%

0.1%

6.8%

Want and Underutilized

3.2%

3.2%

0.0%

3.1%

0.1%

3.1%

0.1%

4.3%

Want and looking

3.9%

3.9%

0.0%

3.9%

0.1%

3.9%

0.1%

1.6%

Underutilized / Real Jobless

5.3%

5.4%

0.0%

5.2%

0.2%

5.2%

0.2%

2.9%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

6.7%

6.6%

0.0%

6.6%

0.0%

6.6%

0.0%

0.3%

All P. T

8.1%

8.1%

0.0%

8.0%

0.1%

8.0%

0.1%

1.4%

Can't Work

19.7%

19.7%

0.0%

19.7%

0.0%

19.7%

0.0%

-0.2%

Non Participation

30.7%

30.7%

0.0%

30.6%

0.1%

30.6%

0.1%

0.2%

Idle

32.8%

32.8%

0.0%

32.7%

0.1%

32.7%

0.1%

0.2%

Not Full Time

40.9%

40.9%

0.0%

40.7%

0.2%

40.7%

0.2%

0.4%

Full Time

39.5%

39.4%

0.0%

39.6%

-0.1%

39.6%

-0.1%

-0.4%

Employed

47.5%

47.5%

0.0%

47.6%

0.0%

47.6%

0.0%

-0.1%

Workers

49.7%

49.6%

0.0%

49.7%

0.0%

49.7%

0.0%

0.0%

Total Not Employed:

52.5%

52.5%

0.0%

52.4%

0.0%

52.4%

0.0%

0.1%

Population Not F. T.

60.5%

60.6%

0.0%

60.4%

0.1%

60.4%

0.1%

0.2%

Able

80.3%

80.3%

0.0%

80.3%

0.0%

80.3%

0.0%

0.0%

To Able

May-26

Apr-26

Change

Mar-26

Change

May-25

Change

A. P. R.

Able

275.054

274.955

0.099

274.858

0.196

273.385

1.669

0.6%

Officially Searching

2.7%

2.7%

0.0%

2.6%

0.0%

2.6%

0.0%

0.3%

Want a Job

2.2%

2.2%

0.0%

2.2%

0.1%

2.2%

0.0%

1.8%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

1.7%

1.8%

-0.1%

1.6%

0.1%

1.6%

0.1%

6.2%

Want and Underutilized

4.0%

4.0%

0.0%

3.8%

0.2%

3.9%

0.1%

3.7%

Want and looking

4.9%

4.9%

0.0%

4.8%

0.1%

4.9%

0.0%

1.0%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

6.7%

6.7%

0.0%

6.5%

0.2%

6.5%

0.2%

2.3%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

8.3%

8.3%

0.1%

8.3%

0.0%

8.3%

0.0%

-0.2%

All P. T

10.1%

10.1%

0.0%

9.9%

0.1%

10.0%

0.1%

0.8%

Can't Work

24.5%

24.5%

0.0%

24.6%

-0.1%

24.7%

-0.2%

-0.7%

Non Participation

38.2%

38.2%

0.0%

38.1%

0.0%

38.3%

-0.2%

-0.4%

Idle

40.8%

40.9%

0.0%

40.8%

0.1%

41.0%

-0.1%

-0.4%

Not Full Time

50.9%

50.9%

0.0%

50.7%

0.2%

50.9%

-0.1%

-0.1%

Full Time

49.1%

49.1%

0.0%

49.3%

-0.2%

49.6%

-0.5%

-1.0%

Employed

59.2%

59.1%

0.0%

59.2%

-0.1%

59.6%

-0.4%

-0.7%

Workers

61.8%

61.8%

0.0%

61.9%

0.0%

62.2%

-0.4%

-0.6%

Total Not Employed:

65.3%

65.4%

-0.1%

65.3%

0.0%

65.7%

-0.3%

-0.5%

Population Not F. T.

75.4%

75.4%

-0.1%

75.2%

0.2%

75.6%

-0.2%

-0.3%

Population Not F. T.

May-26

Apr-26

Change

Mar-26

Change

May-25

Change

A. P. R.

(everyone not f time)

207.354

207.435

-0.081

206.777

0.577

206.777

0.577

0.3%

Officially Searching

3.5%

3.6%

0.0%

3.5%

0.0%

3.5%

0.0%

0.7%

Want a Job

3.0%

2.9%

0.0%

2.9%

0.1%

2.9%

0.1%

2.1%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

2.3%

2.4%

-0.1%

2.2%

0.1%

2.2%

0.1%

6.6%

Want and Underutilized

5.3%

5.3%

0.0%

5.1%

0.2%

5.1%

0.2%

4.0%

Want and looking

6.5%

6.5%

0.0%

6.4%

0.1%

6.4%

0.1%

1.3%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

8.8%

8.9%

-0.1%

8.6%

0.2%

8.6%

0.2%

2.7%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

11.0%

10.9%

0.1%

11.0%

0.0%

11.0%

0.0%

0.1%

All P. T

13.3%

13.3%

0.0%

13.2%

0.2%

13.2%

0.2%

1.2%

Can't Work

32.5%

32.5%

0.0%

32.6%

-0.1%

32.6%

-0.1%

-0.4%

Non Participation

50.6%

50.6%

0.0%

50.7%

0.0%

50.7%

0.0%

-0.1%

Idle

54.2%

54.2%

0.0%

54.2%

0.0%

54.2%

0.0%

0.0%

Not Full Time

67.5%

67.5%

0.0%

67.4%

0.1%

67.4%

0.1%

0.2%

Full Time

65.2%

65.1%

0.1%

65.6%

-0.4%

65.6%

-0.4%

-0.6%

Employed

78.5%

78.4%

0.1%

78.8%

-0.3%

78.8%

-0.3%

-0.3%

Workers

82.0%

82.0%

0.1%

82.3%

-0.2%

82.3%

-0.2%

-0.3%

Not Working

May-26

Apr-26

Change

Mar-26

Change

May-25

Change

A. P. R.

Total Number Not Working

179.696

179.787

-0.091

179.513

0.183

179.513

0.183

0.1%

Officially Searching

4.1%

4.1%

0.0%

4.0%

0.0%

4.0%

0.0%

0.8%

Want a Job

3.4%

3.4%

0.0%

3.4%

0.1%

3.4%

0.1%

2.3%

P. T. For
Econ Reasons

2.7%

2.7%

-0.1%

2.5%

0.2%

2.5%

0.2%

6.7%

Want and Underutilized

6.1%

6.1%

0.0%

5.9%

0.2%

5.9%

0.2%

4.2%

Want and looking

7.5%

7.5%

0.0%

7.4%

0.1%

7.4%

0.1%

1.5%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

10.2%

10.2%

-0.1%

9.9%

0.3%

9.9%

0.3%

2.8%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

12.7%

12.6%

0.1%

12.7%

0.0%

12.7%

0.0%

0.3%

All P. T

15.4%

15.4%

0.0%

15.2%

0.2%

15.2%

0.2%

1.3%

Can't Work

37.5%

37.5%

0.0%

37.6%

-0.1%

37.6%

-0.1%

-0.2%

Non Participation

58.4%

58.4%

0.0%

58.4%

0.1%

58.4%

0.1%

0.1%

Idle

62.5%

62.5%

0.0%

62.4%

0.1%

62.4%

0.1%

0.1%

Not Full Time

77.9%

77.9%

0.0%

77.6%

0.3%

77.6%

0.3%

0.4%

Full Time

75.2%

75.1%

0.1%

75.5%

-0.3%

75.5%

-0.3%

-0.4%

Employed

90.6%

90.5%

0.1%

90.7%

-0.1%

90.7%

-0.1%

-0.1%

Workers

94.6%

94.6%

0.1%

94.7%

-0.1%

94.7%

-0.1%

-0.1%

Employed

May-26

Apr-26

Change

Mar-26

Change

May-25

Change

A. P. R.

Number Employed

162.771

162.622

0.149

162.848

163.244

162.848

-0.077

0.0%

Officially Searching

4.5%

4.5%

0.0%

4.4%

0.0%

4.4%

0.0%

1.0%

Want a Job

3.8%

3.8%

0.0%

3.7%

0.1%

3.7%

0.1%

2.5%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

3.0%

3.0%

-0.1%

2.8%

0.2%

2.8%

0.2%

6.9%

Want and Underutilized

6.8%

6.8%

0.0%

6.5%

0.3%

6.5%

0.3%

4.4%

Want and looking

8.3%

8.3%

0.0%

8.2%

0.1%

8.2%

0.1%

1.7%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

11.2%

11.3%

-0.1%

10.9%

0.3%

10.9%

0.3%

3.0%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

14.0%

14.0%

0.1%

14.0%

0.1%

14.0%

0.1%

0.4%

All P. T

17.0%

17.0%

0.0%

16.7%

0.2%

16.7%

0.2%

1.5%

Can't Work

41.4%

41.5%

-0.1%

41.5%

0.0%

41.5%

0.0%

-0.1%

Non Participation

64.5%

64.5%

0.0%

64.3%

0.2%

64.3%

0.2%

0.2%

Idle

69.0%

69.1%

-0.1%

68.8%

0.2%

68.8%

0.2%

0.3%

Not Full Time

86.0%

86.1%

-0.1%

85.5%

0.5%

85.5%

0.5%

0.5%

Full Time

83.0%

83.0%

0.0%

83.3%

-0.2%

83.3%

-0.2%

-0.3%

Not Full Time

May-26

Apr-26

Change

Mar-26

Change

May-25

Change

A. P. R.

Able not working full time

139.941

139.981

-0.040

139.274

0.667

139.274

0.667

0.5%

Officially Searching

5.2%

5.3%

0.0%

5.2%

0.0%

5.2%

0.0%

0.5%

Want a Job

4.4%

4.4%

0.1%

4.3%

0.1%

4.3%

0.1%

1.9%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

3.4%

3.5%

-0.1%

3.2%

0.2%

3.2%

0.2%

6.3%

Want and Underutilized

7.9%

7.9%

0.0%

7.6%

0.3%

7.6%

0.3%

3.8%

Want and looking

9.6%

9.6%

0.0%

9.5%

0.1%

9.5%

0.1%

1.1%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

13.1%

13.2%

-0.1%

12.8%

0.3%

12.8%

0.3%

2.5%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

16.3%

16.2%

0.1%

16.3%

0.0%

16.3%

0.0%

-0.1%

All P. T

19.8%

19.8%

0.0%

19.6%

0.2%

19.6%

0.2%

1.0%

Can't Work

48.2%

48.2%

0.0%

48.5%

-0.3%

48.5%

-0.3%

-0.6%

Non Participation

75.0%

75.0%

0.0%

75.2%

-0.2%

75.2%

-0.2%

-0.3%

Idle

80.2%

80.2%

0.0%

80.4%

-0.2%

80.4%

-0.2%

-0.2%

Full Time

May-26

Apr-26

Change

Mar-26

Change

May-25

Change

A. P. R.

Employed full time

135.113

134.974

0.139

135.584

-0.471

135.584

-0.471

-0.3%

Officially Searching

5.4%

5.5%

-0.1%

5.3%

0.1%

5.3%

0.1%

1.3%

Want a Job

4.6%

4.5%

0.1%

4.5%

0.1%

4.5%

0.1%

2.8%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

3.6%

3.7%

-0.1%

3.3%

0.2%

3.3%

0.2%

7.2%

Want and Underutilized

8.1%

8.2%

-0.1%

7.8%

0.4%

7.8%

0.4%

4.7%

Want and looking

10.0%

10.0%

0.0%

9.8%

0.2%

9.8%

0.2%

2.0%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

13.5%

13.7%

-0.1%

13.1%

0.4%

13.1%

0.4%

3.3%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

16.9%

16.8%

0.1%

16.8%

0.1%

16.8%

0.1%

0.7%

All P. T

20.5%

20.5%

0.0%

20.1%

0.4%

20.1%

0.4%

1.8%

Can't Work

49.9%

50.0%

-0.1%

49.8%

0.1%

49.8%

0.1%

0.2%

Non Participation

77.7%

77.8%

-0.1%

77.3%

0.4%

77.3%

0.4%

0.5%

Idle

83.1%

83.2%

-0.1%

82.6%

0.5%

82.6%

0.5%

0.6%

Not Full Time

103.6%

103.7%

-0.1%

102.7%

0.9%

102.7%

0.9%

0.8%

F. T. - N. F. T.

-4.828

5.007

-9.835

3.690

-8.518

3.690

-8.518

-230.8%

Idle

May-26

Apr-26

Change

Mar-26

Change

May-25

Change

A. P. R.

Able not working

112.283

112.333

-0.050

112.010

0.273

112.010

0.273

0.2%

Officially Searching

6.5%

6.6%

-0.1%

6.5%

0.0%

6.5%

0.0%

0.7%

Ratio 'Idle' to 'Official'

15.4

15.2

0.1

15.5

-0.1

15.5

-0.1

-0.7%

Want a Job

5.5%

5.4%

0.1%

5.4%

0.1%

5.4%

0.1%

2.2%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

4.3%

4.4%

-0.1%

4.0%

0.3%

4.0%

0.3%

6.6%

Want and Underutilized

9.8%

9.8%

0.0%

9.4%

0.4%

9.4%

0.4%

4.1%

Want and looking

12.0%

12.0%

0.0%

11.9%

0.2%

11.9%

0.2%

1.4%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

16.3%

16.4%

-0.1%

15.9%

0.4%

15.9%

0.4%

2.7%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

20.4%

20.2%

0.1%

20.3%

0.0%

20.3%

0.0%

0.1%

All P. T

24.6%

24.6%

0.0%

24.3%

0.3%

24.3%

0.3%

1.2%

Can't Work

60.0%

60.0%

0.0%

60.3%

-0.2%

60.3%

-0.2%

-0.4%

Non Participation

93.5%

93.4%

0.1%

93.5%

0.0%

93.5%

0.0%

0.0%

Full Time

124.6%

124.6%

0.0%

124.3%

0.3%

124.3%

0.3%

0.2%

Employed

120.3%

120.2%

0.2%

121.0%

-0.7%

121.0%

-0.7%

-0.6%

Workers

145.0%

144.8%

0.2%

145.4%

-0.4%

145.4%

-0.4%

-0.3%

Total Not Working:

151.5%

151.3%

0.1%

151.8%

-0.4%

151.8%

-0.4%

-0.2%

Population Not F. T.

160.0%

160.0%

0.0%

160.3%

-0.2%

160.3%

-0.2%

-0.1%

To Able

184.7%

184.7%

0.0%

184.6%

0.1%

184.6%

0.1%

0.0%

Population

245.0%

244.8%

0.2%

245.4%

-0.4%

245.4%

-0.4%

-0.2%

Non Participation

May-26

Apr-26

Change

Mar-26

Change

May-25

Change

A. P. R.

Number

104.976

104.960

0.016

104.771

0.205

104.771

0.205

0.2%

Officially Searching

7.0%

7.0%

-0.1%

6.9%

0.1%

6.9%

0.1%

0.7%

Want a Job

5.9%

5.8%

0.1%

5.8%

0.1%

5.8%

0.1%

2.2%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

4.6%

4.7%

-0.1%

4.3%

0.3%

4.3%

0.3%

6.6%

Want and Underutilized

10.5%

10.5%

-0.1%

10.1%

0.4%

10.1%

0.4%

4.1%

Want and looking

12.9%

12.8%

0.0%

12.7%

0.2%

12.7%

0.2%

1.4%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

17.4%

17.6%

-0.1%

17.0%

0.5%

17.0%

0.5%

2.7%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

21.8%

21.6%

0.1%

21.7%

0.0%

21.7%

0.0%

0.2%

All P. T

26.3%

26.3%

0.0%

26.0%

0.3%

26.0%

0.3%

1.2%

Can't Work

64.2%

64.3%

0.0%

64.4%

-0.2%

64.4%

-0.2%

-0.3%

Can't Work

May-26

Apr-26

Change

Mar-26

Change

May-25

Change

A. P. R.

Can't Work

67.413

67.454

-0.041

67.503

-0.090

67.503

-0.090

-0.1%

Officially Searching

10.8%

10.9%

-0.1%

10.7%

0.1%

10.7%

0.1%

1.1%

Want a Job

9.2%

9.1%

0.1%

8.9%

0.2%

8.9%

0.2%

2.6%

Work P. T. For Econ Reasons

7.1%

7.3%

-0.2%

6.7%

0.5%

6.7%

0.5%

7.0%

Want and Underutilized

16.3%

16.4%

-0.1%

15.6%

0.7%

15.6%

0.7%

4.5%

Want and looking

20.0%

20.0%

0.0%

19.7%

0.3%

19.7%

0.3%

1.8%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

27.1%

27.3%

-0.2%

26.3%

0.8%

26.3%

0.8%

3.1%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

33.9%

33.7%

0.2%

33.7%

0.2%

33.7%

0.2%

0.5%

All P. T

41.0%

41.0%

0.0%

40.4%

0.6%

40.4%

0.6%

1.6%

Non Participation

155.7%

155.6%

0.1%

155.2%

0.5%

155.2%

0.5%

0.3%

Idle

166.6%

166.5%

0.0%

165.9%

0.6%

165.9%

0.6%

0.4%

Not Full Time

207.6%

207.5%

0.1%

206.3%

1.3%

206.3%

1.3%

0.6%

Full Time

200.4%

200.1%

0.3%

200.9%

-0.4%

200.9%

-0.4%

-0.2%

Employed

241.5%

241.1%

0.4%

241.2%

0.2%

241.2%

0.2%

0.1%

Workers

252.3%

252.0%

0.3%

252.0%

0.3%

252.0%

0.3%

0.1%

Total Not Working:

266.6%

266.5%

0.0%

265.9%

0.6%

265.9%

0.6%

0.2%

Population Not F. T.

307.6%

307.5%

0.1%

306.3%

1.3%

306.3%

1.3%

0.4%

Able

408.0%

407.6%

0.4%

407.2%

0.8%

407.2%

0.8%

0.2%

Population

508.0%

507.6%

0.4%

507.2%

0.8%

507.2%

0.8%

0.2%

All P. T

May-26

Apr-26

Change

Mar-26

Change

May-25

Change

A. P. R.

Total P. Time

27.658

27.648

0.010

27.264

0.394

27.264

0.394

1.4%

Officially Searching

26.4%

26.7%

-0.2%

26.6%

-0.1%

26.6%

-0.1%

-0.5%

Want a Job

22.4%

22.1%

0.3%

22.2%

0.2%

22.2%

0.2%

1.0%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

17.4%

17.9%

-0.5%

16.5%

0.9%

16.5%

0.9%

5.3%

Want and Underutilized

39.7%

40.0%

-0.2%

38.6%

1.1%

38.6%

1.1%

2.8%

Want and looking

48.8%

48.8%

0.0%

48.7%

0.1%

48.7%

0.1%

0.2%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

66.2%

66.6%

-0.5%

65.2%

1.0%

65.2%

1.0%

1.5%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

82.6%

82.1%

0.5%

83.5%

-0.9%

83.5%

-0.9%

-1.1%

P. T. Not For Econ Reasons

May-26

Apr-26

Change

Mar-26

Change

May-25

Change

A. P. R.

Number

22.853

22.706

0.147

22.767

0.086

22.767

0.086

0.4%

Officially Searching

32.0%

32.5%

-0.5%

31.8%

0.2%

31.8%

0.2%

0.6%

Want a Job

27.1%

26.9%

0.2%

26.5%

0.5%

26.5%

0.5%

2.0%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

21.0%

21.8%

-0.7%

19.8%

1.3%

19.8%

1.3%

6.4%

Want and Underutilized

48.1%

48.7%

-0.6%

46.3%

1.8%

46.3%

1.8%

3.9%

Want and looking

59.0%

59.4%

-0.3%

58.3%

0.7%

58.3%

0.7%

1.2%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

80.1%

81.2%

-1.1%

78.1%

2.0%

78.1%

2.0%

2.6%

Underutilized / Real Jobless

May-26

Apr-26

Change

Mar-26

Change

May-25

Change

A. P. R.

Underutilized / Real Jobless

18.299

18.426

-0.127

17.776

0.523

17.776

0.523

2.9%

Officially Searching

39.9%

40.0%

-0.1%

40.7%

-0.8%

40.7%

-0.8%

-1.9%

Want a Job

33.8%

33.2%

0.6%

34.0%

-0.2%

34.0%

-0.2%

-0.5%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

26.3%

26.8%

-0.6%

25.3%

1.0%

25.3%

1.0%

3.8%

Want and Underutilized

60.1%

60.0%

0.1%

59.3%

0.8%

59.3%

0.8%

1.3%

Underutilized and searching

73.7%

73.2%

0.56%

74.7%

-0.96%

74.7%

-0.96%

-1.3%

Participation

May-26

Apr-26

Change

Mar-26

Change

May-25

Change

A. P. R.

Workers

170.078

169.995

0.083

170.087

-0.009

170.087

-0.009

0.0%

Non Participation

104.976

104.960

0.016

104.771

0.205

104.771

0.205

0.2%

Participation / Non Partic.

162.0%

162.0%

0.1%

162.3%

-0.3%

162.3%

-0.3%

-0.2%

Difference

65.102

65.035

0.067

65.316

-0.214

65.316

-0.214

-0.3%

More Participation Percent:

62.0%

62.0%

0.1%

62.3%

-0.3%

62.3%

-0.3%

-0.5%