The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is the percentage of the male civilian labor force age 16 and over that is jobless, looking for a job, and available for work. To be counted as unemployed, a person must be without a job, actively searching for work within the past 4 weeks, and available to work.

It excludes people living in institutions (for example, a correctional institution or a residential nursing or mental health care facility) and those on active duty in the Armed Forces.

When disaggregating by race, the unemployment rate is restricted to men 20 years of age or older.

When disaggregating by age, men are separated into those 20-24 years of age, 25-54 (prime age) years of age, and 55 years of age or older.

Do note that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) does not provide a seasonally adjusted male unemployment rate when disaggregating by level of education so these numbers are unadjusted.

See here for more details on definitions.

Male earnings are based on the unadjusted median usual weekly earnings (second quartile) of male wage and salary workers aged 16 years or older who are employed full time.

When disaggregating by age, men are separated into those 20-24 years of age, 25-54 (prime age) years of age, and 55 years of age or older.

All earnings data is adjusted by the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index to account for inflation. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the PCE price index are two key measures of inflation in the U.S., with the CPI often reporting higher inflation than the PCE. While both track price changes using baskets of goods, the differences stem from how the baskets are constructed, weighted, and adjusted for substitution. The CPI focuses on household out-of-pocket expenses, while the PCE includes broader spending, such as employer-paid healthcare. You can find more details on some of the differences here.

See the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for more details.