Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Latest Data: 2021
Frequency: Annual

The Employment Rate by Sex, Male represents the percentage of the male portion of the civilian non-institutional population (the number of people aged 16 and older who are not incarcerated or on active duty in the military) in a state that is employed. The percentages given were calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics by dividing the number of employed men in the civilian labor force by the total number of men in the civilian non-institutional population.

The Employment Rate by Sex, Female represents the percentage of the female portion of the civilian non-institutional population in a state that is of the female sex. This data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is obtained from the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey (CPS).

The most recent data comes from the BLS Table: Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population in states by sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, marital status, and detailed age