The Real Numbers: FEBRUARY, 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 104.9% 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:


39.2% of all population work full time.


140.637 million able and not working full time.


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


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


208.191 million Americans don't work full time.


180.166 million not working.


104.9% potential increase of full time workers.


7.2% of ‘Idle’, are the only ones looking for work (1 of 14.0).


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


Official number: 4.7% (N.S.A.) versus 10.9% is the 'Real, Underutilized rate' and is 6.2% points higher than official and is 230.5% of official.


47.4% Employing Rate or Total Employing Rate. Total of population working full time and part time.


32.9% Population Idle. Not searching and Unemployed (searching).


41.0% of Able are Idle


48.8% of Able, work full time.


61.9% Participation rate


8.052 million Unemployed


5.880 million ‘Want A Job’


6.627 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:


Feb-26

Feb-26

Jan-26

Change

Dec-25

Change

Feb-25

Change

Able:

274.766

274.676

0.090

274.633

0.133

272.847

1.919

Population Not F. T.

208.191

208.852

-0.661

208.093

0.098

206.851

1.340

Total Not Employed:

180.166

180.608

-0.442

178.847

1.319

178.537

1.629

Total Not Work Full Time:

140.637

141.250

-0.613

139.813

0.824

138.617

2.020

Total Work Full Time:

134.128

133.426

0.702

134.820

-0.692

134.230

-0.102

Slack of Full Time Workers:

104.9%

105.9%

-1.0%

103.7%

1.1%

103.3%

1.6%

Percent Population Not F. T.

60.8%

61.0%

-0.2%

60.7%

0.1%

60.6%

0.2%

F. T Workers to Population:

39.2%

39.0%

0.2%

39.3%

-0.1%

39.4%

-0.2%

Can't Work

67.553

67.602

-0.049

68.280

-0.727

68.234

-0.681

Unemployment

Feb-26

Jan-26

Change

Dec-25

Change

Feb-25

Change

Idle

112.612

113.006

-0.394

110.567

2.045

110.303

2.309

Officially Unemployed

8.052

7.942

0.110

7.401

0.651

7.572

0.48

Official Rate

4.7%

4.7%

0.0%

4.3%

0.4%

4.5%

0.3%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

18.559

19.225

-0.666

18.525

0.034

18.547

0.012

Underutilized Rate

10.9%

11.3%

-0.4%

10.8%

0.1%

10.9%

0.0%

Percent Real vs Official

230.5%

242.1%

-11.6%

250.3%

-19.8%

244.9%

-14.5%

Point Difference

6.2%

6.7%

-0.5%

6.5%

-0.3%

6.5%

-0.3%

Difference Real vs Official

10.507

11.283

-0.776

11.124

-0.617

10.975

-0.468

Looking vs. Idle

7.2%

7.0%

0.12%

6.7%

0.46%

6.9%

0.29%

Idle vs Looking

14.0

14.2

-0.2

14.9

-1.0

14.6

-0.6

Idle Rate to Official

151.1%

150.1%

1.1%

155.1%

-3.9%

154.2%

-3.1%

Idle Point Difference

2.4%

2.3%

0.1%

2.4%

0.0%

2.4%

0.0%

To Official (Particip)

Feb-26

Jan-26

Change

Dec-25

Change

Feb-25

Change

Workers

170.206

169.612

0.594

171.467

-1.261

170.116

0.090

Want a Job

3.5%

3.5%

-0.1%

3.4%

0.1%

3.4%

0.0%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

2.7%

3.1%

-0.4%

3.1%

-0.4%

3.0%

-0.3%

More than Unemployed

6.2%

6.7%

-0.5%

6.5%

-0.3%

6.5%

-0.3%

Want and looking

8.2%

8.2%

0.0%

7.7%

0.5%

7.9%

0.3%

Real Jobless

10.9%

11.3%

-0.4%

10.8%

0.1%

10.9%

0.0%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

13.7%

13.5%

0.2%

13.9%

-0.2%

13.6%

0.1%

All P. T

16.5%

16.7%

-0.2%

17.1%

-0.6%

16.6%

-0.2%

Can't Work

39.7%

39.9%

-0.2%

39.8%

-0.1%

40.1%

-0.4%

Non Participation

61.4%

61.9%

-0.5%

60.2%

1.3%

60.4%

1.0%

Idle

66.2%

66.6%

-0.5%

64.5%

1.7%

64.8%

1.3%

Not Full Time

82.6%

83.3%

-0.7%

81.5%

1.1%

81.5%

1.1%

Full Time

78.8%

78.7%

0.1%

78.6%

0.2%

78.9%

-0.1%

Employed

95.3%

95.3%

-0.05%

95.7%

-0.42%

95.5%

-0.28%

Population

Feb-26

Jan-26

Change

Dec-25

Change

Feb-25

Change

Population

342.319

342.278

0.041

342.913

-0.594

341.081

1.238

Officially Searching

2.4%

2.3%

0.0%

2.2%

0.2%

2.2%

0.1%

Want a Job

1.7%

1.7%

0.0%

1.7%

0.0%

1.7%

0.0%

P. T. For
Econ Reasons

1.4%

1.6%

-0.2%

1.6%

-0.2%

1.5%

-0.2%

Want and Underutilized

3.1%

3.3%

-0.2%

3.2%

-0.2%

3.2%

-0.1%

Want and looking

4.1%

4.1%

0.0%

3.8%

0.2%

3.9%

0.1%

Underutilized / Real Jobless

5.4%

5.6%

-0.2%

5.4%

0.0%

5.4%

0.0%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

6.8%

6.7%

0.1%

7.0%

-0.1%

6.8%

0.0%

All P. T

8.2%

8.3%

-0.1%

8.5%

-0.3%

8.3%

-0.1%

Can't Work

19.7%

19.8%

0.0%

19.9%

-0.2%

20.0%

-0.3%

Non Participation

30.5%

30.7%

-0.2%

30.1%

0.5%

30.1%

0.4%

Idle

32.9%

33.0%

-0.1%

32.2%

0.7%

32.3%

0.6%

Not Full Time

41.1%

41.3%

-0.2%

40.8%

0.3%

40.6%

0.4%

Full Time

39.2%

39.0%

0.2%

39.3%

-0.1%

39.4%

-0.2%

Employed

47.4%

47.2%

0.1%

47.8%

-0.5%

47.7%

-0.3%

Workers

49.7%

49.6%

0.2%

50.0%

-0.3%

49.9%

-0.2%

Total Not Employed:

52.6%

52.8%

-0.1%

52.2%

0.5%

52.3%

0.3%

Population Not F. T.

60.8%

61.0%

-0.2%

60.7%

0.1%

60.6%

0.2%

Able

80.3%

80.2%

0.0%

80.1%

0.2%

80.0%

0.3%

To Able

Feb-26

Jan-26

Change

Dec-25

Change

Feb-25

Change

Able

274.766

274.676

0.090

274.633

0.133

272.847

1.919

Officially Searching

2.9%

2.9%

0.0%

2.7%

0.2%

2.8%

0.2%

Want a Job

2.1%

2.2%

0.0%

2.1%

0.0%

2.1%

0.0%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

1.7%

1.9%

-0.3%

1.9%

-0.3%

1.9%

-0.2%

Want and Underutilized

3.8%

4.1%

-0.3%

4.1%

-0.2%

4.0%

-0.2%

Want and looking

5.1%

5.1%

0.0%

4.8%

0.3%

4.9%

0.2%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

6.8%

7.0%

-0.2%

6.7%

0.0%

6.8%

0.0%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

8.5%

8.3%

0.2%

8.7%

-0.2%

8.5%

0.0%

All P. T

10.2%

10.3%

-0.1%

10.6%

-0.4%

10.4%

-0.2%

Can't Work

24.6%

24.6%

0.0%

24.9%

-0.3%

25.0%

-0.4%

Non Participation

38.1%

38.3%

-0.2%

37.6%

0.5%

37.7%

0.4%

Idle

41.0%

41.1%

-0.2%

40.3%

0.7%

40.4%

0.6%

Not Full Time

51.2%

51.4%

-0.2%

50.9%

0.3%

50.8%

0.4%

Full Time

48.8%

48.6%

0.2%

49.1%

-0.3%

49.2%

-0.4%

Employed

59.0%

58.9%

0.2%

59.7%

-0.7%

59.6%

-0.6%

Workers

61.9%

61.7%

0.2%

62.4%

-0.5%

62.3%

-0.4%

Total Not Employed:

65.6%

65.8%

-0.2%

65.1%

0.4%

65.4%

0.1%

Population Not F. T.

75.8%

76.0%

-0.3%

75.8%

0.0%

75.8%

0.0%

Population Not F. T.

Feb-26

Jan-26

Change

Dec-25

Change

Feb-25

Change

(everyone not f time)

208.191

208.852

-0.661

208.093

0.098

206.851

1.340

Officially Searching

3.9%

3.8%

0.1%

3.6%

0.3%

3.7%

0.2%

Want a Job

2.8%

2.9%

0.0%

2.8%

0.0%

2.8%

0.0%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

2.2%

2.5%

-0.3%

2.6%

-0.3%

2.5%

-0.3%

Want and Underutilized

5.0%

5.4%

-0.4%

5.3%

-0.3%

5.3%

-0.3%

Want and looking

6.7%

6.7%

0.0%

6.3%

0.4%

6.5%

0.2%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

8.9%

9.2%

-0.3%

8.9%

0.0%

9.0%

-0.1%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

11.2%

11.0%

0.3%

11.5%

-0.2%

11.2%

0.0%

All P. T

13.5%

13.5%

-0.1%

14.1%

-0.6%

13.7%

-0.2%

Can't Work

32.4%

32.4%

0.1%

32.8%

-0.4%

33.0%

-0.5%

Non Participation

50.2%

50.3%

-0.1%

49.6%

0.6%

49.7%

0.6%

Idle

54.1%

54.1%

0.0%

53.1%

1.0%

53.3%

0.8%

Not Full Time

67.6%

67.6%

-0.1%

67.2%

0.4%

67.0%

0.5%

Full Time

64.4%

63.9%

0.5%

64.8%

-0.4%

64.9%

-0.5%

Employed

77.9%

77.4%

0.5%

78.8%

-1.0%

78.6%

-0.7%

Workers

81.8%

81.2%

0.5%

82.4%

-0.6%

82.2%

-0.5%

Not Working

Feb-26

Jan-26

Change

Dec-25

Change

Feb-25

Change

Total Number Not Working

180.166

180.608

-0.442

178.847

1.319

178.537

1.629

Officially Searching

4.5%

4.4%

0.1%

4.1%

0.3%

4.2%

0.2%

Want a Job

3.3%

3.3%

0.0%

3.2%

0.0%

3.3%

0.0%

P. T. For
Econ Reasons

2.6%

2.9%

-0.4%

3.0%

-0.4%

2.9%

-0.3%

Want and Underutilized

5.8%

6.2%

-0.4%

6.2%

-0.4%

6.1%

-0.3%

Want and looking

7.7%

7.7%

0.0%

7.4%

0.4%

7.5%

0.2%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

10.3%

10.6%

-0.3%

10.4%

-0.1%

10.4%

-0.1%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

13.0%

12.7%

0.3%

13.4%

-0.4%

13.0%

0.0%

All P. T

15.6%

15.6%

-0.1%

16.4%

-0.8%

15.9%

-0.3%

Can't Work

37.5%

37.4%

0.1%

38.2%

-0.7%

38.2%

-0.7%

Non Participation

58.0%

58.2%

-0.1%

57.7%

0.4%

57.5%

0.5%

Idle

62.5%

62.6%

-0.1%

61.8%

0.7%

61.8%

0.7%

Not Full Time

78.1%

78.2%

-0.1%

78.2%

-0.1%

77.6%

0.4%

Full Time

74.4%

73.9%

0.6%

75.4%

-0.9%

75.2%

-0.7%

Employed

90.0%

89.5%

0.5%

91.7%

-1.7%

91.0%

-1.0%

Workers

94.5%

93.9%

0.6%

95.9%

-1.4%

95.3%

-0.8%

Employed

Feb-26

Jan-26

Change

Dec-25

Change

Feb-25

Change

Number Employed

162.153

161.670

0.483

164.066

-1.913

162.544

-0.391

Officially Searching

5.0%

4.9%

0.1%

4.5%

0.5%

4.7%

0.3%

Want a Job

3.6%

3.7%

-0.1%

3.5%

0.1%

3.6%

0.1%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

2.9%

3.3%

-0.4%

3.3%

-0.4%

3.2%

-0.3%

Want and Underutilized

6.5%

7.0%

-0.5%

6.8%

-0.3%

6.8%

-0.3%

Want and looking

8.6%

8.6%

0.0%

8.0%

0.6%

8.2%

0.4%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

11.4%

11.9%

-0.4%

11.3%

0.2%

11.4%

0.0%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

14.4%

14.2%

0.3%

14.6%

-0.1%

14.2%

0.2%

All P. T

17.3%

17.5%

-0.2%

17.8%

-0.5%

17.4%

-0.1%

Can't Work

41.7%

41.8%

-0.2%

41.6%

0.0%

42.0%

-0.3%

Non Participation

64.5%

65.0%

-0.5%

62.9%

1.6%

63.2%

1.3%

Idle

69.4%

69.9%

-0.5%

67.4%

2.1%

67.9%

1.6%

Not Full Time

86.7%

87.4%

-0.6%

85.2%

1.5%

85.3%

1.5%

Full Time

82.7%

82.5%

0.2%

82.2%

0.5%

82.6%

0.1%

Not Full Time

Feb-26

Jan-26

Change

Dec-25

Change

Feb-25

Change

Able not working full time

140.637

141.250

-0.613

139.813

0.824

138.617

2.020

Officially Searching

5.7%

5.6%

0.1%

5.3%

0.4%

5.5%

0.3%

Want a Job

4.2%

4.2%

0.0%

4.1%

0.1%

4.2%

0.0%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

3.3%

3.8%

-0.5%

3.8%

-0.5%

3.7%

-0.4%

Want and Underutilized

7.5%

8.0%

-0.5%

8.0%

-0.5%

7.9%

-0.4%

Want and looking

9.9%

9.8%

0.1%

9.4%

0.5%

9.7%

0.3%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

13.2%

13.6%

-0.4%

13.2%

-0.1%

13.4%

-0.2%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

16.6%

16.2%

0.4%

17.1%

-0.5%

16.7%

-0.1%

All P. T

19.9%

20.0%

-0.1%

20.9%

-1.0%

20.4%

-0.5%

Can't Work

48.0%

47.9%

0.2%

48.8%

-0.8%

49.2%

-1.2%

Non Participation

74.3%

74.4%

0.0%

73.8%

0.6%

74.1%

0.2%

Idle

80.1%

80.0%

0.1%

79.1%

1.0%

79.6%

0.5%

Full Time

Feb-26

Jan-26

Change

Dec-25

Change

Feb-25

Change

Employed full time

134.128

133.426

0.702

134.820

-0.692

134.230

-0.102

Officially Searching

6.0%

6.0%

0.1%

5.5%

0.5%

5.6%

0.4%

Want a Job

4.4%

4.5%

-0.1%

4.3%

0.1%

4.3%

0.1%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

3.4%

4.0%

-0.5%

4.0%

-0.5%

3.8%

-0.4%

Want and Underutilized

7.8%

8.5%

-0.6%

8.3%

-0.4%

8.2%

-0.3%

Want and looking

10.4%

10.4%

0.0%

9.8%

0.6%

10.0%

0.4%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

13.8%

14.4%

-0.6%

13.7%

0.1%

13.8%

0.0%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

17.4%

17.2%

0.3%

17.7%

-0.3%

17.2%

0.2%

All P. T

20.9%

21.2%

-0.3%

21.7%

-0.8%

21.1%

-0.2%

Can't Work

50.4%

50.7%

-0.3%

50.6%

-0.3%

50.8%

-0.5%

Non Participation

78.0%

78.7%

-0.8%

76.5%

1.4%

76.5%

1.4%

Idle

84.0%

84.7%

-0.7%

82.0%

1.9%

82.2%

1.8%

Not Full Time

104.9%

105.9%

-1.0%

103.7%

1.1%

103.3%

1.6%

F. T. - N. F. T.

-6.509

7.824

-14.333

4.993

-11.502

4.387

-10.896

Idle

Feb-26

Jan-26

Change

Dec-25

Change

Feb-25

Change

Able not working

112.612

113.006

-0.394

110.567

2.045

110.303

2.309

Officially Searching

7.2%

7.0%

0.1%

6.7%

0.5%

6.9%

0.3%

Ratio 'Idle' to 'Official'

14.0

14.2

-0.2

14.9

-1.0

14.6

-0.6

Want a Job

5.2%

5.3%

-0.1%

5.2%

0.0%

5.3%

0.0%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

4.1%

4.7%

-0.6%

4.8%

-0.7%

4.7%

-0.6%

Want and Underutilized

9.3%

10.0%

-0.7%

10.1%

-0.7%

9.9%

-0.6%

Want and looking

12.4%

12.3%

0.1%

11.9%

0.5%

12.1%

0.2%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

16.5%

17.0%

-0.5%

16.8%

-0.3%

16.8%

-0.3%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

20.8%

20.3%

0.5%

21.6%

-0.8%

21.0%

-0.2%

All P. T

24.9%

25.0%

-0.1%

26.5%

-1.6%

25.7%

-0.8%

Can't Work

60.0%

59.8%

0.2%

61.8%

-1.8%

61.9%

-1.9%

Non Participation

92.8%

93.0%

-0.1%

93.3%

-0.5%

93.1%

-0.3%

Full Time

124.9%

125.0%

-0.1%

126.5%

-1.6%

125.7%

-0.8%

Employed

119.1%

118.1%

1.0%

121.9%

-2.8%

121.7%

-2.6%

Workers

144.0%

143.1%

0.9%

148.4%

-4.4%

147.4%

-3.4%

Total Not Working:

151.1%

150.1%

1.1%

155.1%

-3.9%

154.2%

-3.1%

Population Not F. T.

160.0%

159.8%

0.2%

161.8%

-1.8%

161.9%

-1.9%

To Able

184.9%

184.8%

0.1%

188.2%

-3.3%

187.5%

-2.7%

Population

244.0%

243.1%

0.9%

248.4%

-4.4%

247.4%

-3.4%

Non Participation

Feb-26

Jan-26

Change

Dec-25

Change

Feb-25

Change

Number

104.560

105.064

-0.504

103.166

1.394

102.731

1.829

Officially Searching

7.7%

7.6%

0.1%

7.2%

0.5%

7.4%

0.3%

Want a Job

5.6%

5.7%

-0.1%

5.6%

0.0%

5.7%

0.0%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

4.4%

5.1%

-0.6%

5.2%

-0.8%

5.0%

-0.6%

Want and Underutilized

10.0%

10.7%

-0.7%

10.8%

-0.7%

10.7%

-0.6%

Want and looking

13.3%

13.2%

0.1%

12.8%

0.6%

13.0%

0.3%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

17.7%

18.3%

-0.5%

18.0%

-0.2%

18.1%

-0.3%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

22.4%

21.8%

0.6%

23.2%

-0.8%

22.5%

-0.2%

All P. T

26.8%

26.9%

-0.1%

28.3%

-1.5%

27.6%

-0.8%

Can't Work

64.6%

64.3%

0.3%

66.2%

-1.6%

66.4%

-1.8%

Can't Work

Feb-26

Jan-26

Change

Dec-25

Change

Feb-25

Change

Can't Work

67.553

67.602

-0.049

68.280

-0.727

68.234

-0.681

Officially Searching

11.9%

11.7%

0.2%

10.8%

1.1%

11.1%

0.8%

Want a Job

8.7%

8.8%

-0.1%

8.5%

0.2%

8.5%

0.2%

Work P. T. For Econ Reasons

6.8%

7.9%

-1.0%

7.8%

-1.0%

7.6%

-0.7%

Want and Underutilized

15.6%

16.7%

-1.1%

16.3%

-0.7%

16.1%

-0.5%

Want and looking

20.6%

20.6%

0.1%

19.3%

1.3%

19.6%

1.0%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

27.5%

28.4%

-1.0%

27.1%

0.3%

27.2%

0.3%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

34.6%

33.9%

0.7%

35.0%

-0.4%

33.9%

0.7%

All P. T

41.5%

41.8%

-0.3%

42.8%

-1.3%

41.5%

0.0%

Non Participation

154.8%

155.4%

-0.6%

151.1%

3.7%

150.6%

4.2%

Idle

166.7%

167.2%

-0.5%

161.9%

4.8%

161.7%

5.0%

Not Full Time

208.2%

208.9%

-0.8%

204.8%

3.4%

203.1%

5.0%

Full Time

198.6%

197.4%

1.2%

197.5%

1.1%

196.7%

1.8%

Employed

240.0%

239.1%

0.9%

240.3%

-0.2%

238.2%

1.8%

Workers

252.0%

250.9%

1.1%

251.1%

0.8%

249.3%

2.6%

Total Not Working:

266.7%

267.2%

-0.5%

261.9%

4.8%

261.7%

5.0%

Population Not F. T.

308.2%

308.9%

-0.8%

304.8%

3.4%

303.1%

5.0%

Able

406.7%

406.3%

0.4%

402.2%

4.5%

399.9%

6.9%

Population

506.7%

506.3%

0.4%

502.2%

4.5%

499.9%

6.9%

All P. T

Feb-26

Jan-26

Change

Dec-25

Change

Feb-25

Change

Total P. Time

28.025

28.244

-0.219

29.246

-1.221

28.314

-0.289

Officially Searching

28.7%

28.1%

0.6%

25.3%

3.4%

26.7%

2.0%

Want a Job

21.0%

21.1%

-0.1%

19.7%

1.2%

20.5%

0.5%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

16.5%

18.8%

-2.3%

18.3%

-1.8%

18.2%

-1.7%

Want and Underutilized

37.5%

39.9%

-2.5%

38.0%

-0.5%

38.8%

-1.3%

Want and looking

49.7%

49.2%

0.5%

45.0%

4.7%

47.3%

2.5%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

66.2%

68.1%

-1.8%

63.3%

2.9%

65.5%

0.7%

Work P. T.
Not For Econ Reasons

83.5%

81.2%

2.3%

81.7%

1.8%

81.8%

1.7%

P. T. Not For Econ Reasons

Feb-26

Jan-26

Change

Dec-25

Change

Feb-25

Change

Number

23.398

22.922

0.476

23.896

-0.498

23.148

0.250

Officially Searching

34.4%

34.6%

-0.2%

31.0%

3.4%

32.7%

1.7%

Want a Job

25.1%

26.0%

-0.9%

24.2%

1.0%

25.1%

0.0%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

19.8%

23.2%

-3.4%

22.4%

-2.6%

22.3%

-2.5%

Want and Underutilized

44.9%

49.2%

-4.3%

46.6%

-1.6%

47.4%

-2.5%

Want and looking

59.5%

60.7%

-1.1%

55.1%

4.4%

57.8%

1.7%

Underutilized or Real Jobless

79.3%

83.9%

-4.6%

77.5%

1.8%

80.1%

-0.8%

Underutilized / Real Jobless

Feb-26

Jan-26

Change

Dec-25

Change

Feb-25

Change

Underutilized / Real Jobless

18.559

19.225

-0.666

18.525

0.034

18.547

0.012

Officially Searching

43.4%

41.3%

2.1%

40.0%

3.4%

40.8%

2.6%

Want a Job

31.7%

31.0%

0.7%

31.2%

0.5%

31.3%

0.4%

Work P. T. For
Econ Reasons

24.9%

27.7%

-2.8%

28.9%

-3.9%

27.9%

-2.9%

Want and Underutilized

56.6%

58.7%

-2.1%

60.0%

-3.4%

59.2%

-2.6%

Underutilized and searching

75.1%

72.3%

2.75%

71.1%

3.95%

72.1%

2.92%

Participation

Feb-26

Jan-26

Change

Dec-25

Change

Feb-25

Change

Workers

170.206

169.612

0.594

171.467

-1.261

170.116

0.090

Non Participation

104.560

105.064

-0.504

103.166

1.394

102.731

1.829

Participation / Non Partic.

162.8%

161.4%

1.3%

166.2%

-3.4%

165.6%

-2.8%

Difference

65.646

64.548

1.098

68.301

-2.655

67.385

-1.739

More Participation Percent:

62.8%

61.4%

1.3%

66.2%

-3.4%

65.6%

-2.8%