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Table A-9. Selected employment indicators

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-9. Selected employment indicators [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
May
2025		 Apr.
2026		 May
2026		 May
2025		 Jan.
2026		 Feb.
2026		 Mar.
2026		 Apr.
2026		 May
2026

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

 163,401 162,781 162,897 163,244 163,097 162,912 162,848 162,622 162,771

16 to 19 years

 5,492 5,193 5,271 5,569 5,390 5,357 5,425 5,397 5,350

16 to 17 years

 1,831 1,771 1,744 1,936 1,926 1,963 2,000 1,929 1,850

18 to 19 years

 3,661 3,421 3,528 3,641 3,465 3,418 3,459 3,496 3,510

20 years and over

 157,909 157,588 157,626 157,675 157,708 157,555 157,423 157,225 157,421

20 to 24 years

 14,220 14,353 14,351 14,324 14,740 14,709 14,633 14,429 14,463

25 years and over

 143,689 143,235 143,275 143,357 142,913 142,777 142,806 142,743 142,936

25 to 54 years

 105,642 105,277 105,322 105,411 105,063 104,909 105,007 104,932 105,089

25 to 34 years

 36,496 36,549 36,658 36,395 36,442 36,331 36,362 36,427 36,549

35 to 44 years

 36,924 36,802 36,806 36,858 36,635 36,556 36,529 36,646 36,737

45 to 54 years

 32,221 31,925 31,857 32,158 31,986 32,022 32,116 31,859 31,802

55 years and over

 38,047 37,959 37,953 37,946 37,850 37,868 37,799 37,810 37,847

Men, 16 years and over

 86,565 84,981 85,245 86,473 85,348 85,210 85,111 85,007 85,172

16 to 19 years

 2,729 2,562 2,598 2,768 2,566 2,619 2,549 2,654 2,633

16 to 17 years

 901 796 831 948 920 904 860 842 875

18 to 19 years

 1,828 1,765 1,767 1,829 1,650 1,740 1,707 1,829 1,768

20 years and over

 83,836 82,420 82,646 83,705 82,783 82,591 82,562 82,353 82,539

20 to 24 years

 7,305 7,344 7,519 7,313 7,489 7,445 7,632 7,382 7,522

25 years and over

 76,531 75,076 75,127 76,358 75,325 75,150 74,970 74,972 74,984

25 to 54 years

 56,163 55,357 55,449 56,040 55,270 55,230 55,104 55,253 55,326

25 to 34 years

 19,425 19,483 19,475 19,380 19,398 19,291 19,171 19,431 19,423

35 to 44 years

 19,762 19,354 19,364 19,728 19,310 19,300 19,331 19,304 19,333

45 to 54 years

 16,976 16,520 16,611 16,932 16,562 16,639 16,603 16,517 16,569

55 years and over

 20,368 19,718 19,677 20,318 20,055 19,920 19,865 19,719 19,657

Women, 16 years and over

 76,836 77,799 77,652 76,771 77,749 77,702 77,737 77,615 77,599

16 to 19 years

 2,763 2,631 2,673 2,800 2,824 2,737 2,876 2,743 2,717

16 to 17 years

 930 975 912 988 1,007 1,059 1,140 1,088 975

18 to 19 years

 1,833 1,656 1,761 1,812 1,815 1,677 1,751 1,667 1,742

20 years and over

 74,073 75,168 74,979 73,970 74,925 74,965 74,861 74,872 74,882

20 to 24 years

 6,915 7,009 6,831 7,011 7,252 7,264 7,002 7,047 6,941

25 years and over

 67,158 68,160 68,148 66,999 67,588 67,628 67,836 67,771 67,952

25 to 54 years

 49,479 49,919 49,872 49,371 49,793 49,679 49,903 49,680 49,762

25 to 34 years

 17,071 17,066 17,184 17,016 17,044 17,040 17,191 16,996 17,126

35 to 44 years

 17,163 17,449 17,443 17,129 17,325 17,256 17,198 17,342 17,404

45 to 54 years

 15,245 15,404 15,246 15,226 15,425 15,383 15,513 15,342 15,233

55 years and over

 17,679 18,240 18,276 17,628 17,795 17,948 17,934 18,091 18,190

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

 46,536 45,118 45,097 46,443 45,388 45,199 45,327 45,078 45,034

Married women, spouse present(1)

 37,179 38,086 37,827 37,156 37,119 37,413 37,963 37,901 37,779

Women who maintain families(2)

 10,009 9,996 9,939 - - - - - -

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers(3)

 134,927 133,830 134,282 134,773 134,441 134,341 134,676 134,252 134,173

Part-time workers(4)

 28,474 28,951 28,615 28,547 28,727 28,478 28,290 28,413 28,679

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders

 8,501 8,399 8,361 8,571 8,723 8,371 8,357 8,434 8,428

Percent of total employed

 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.2

SELF-EMPLOYMENT

Self-employed workers, incorporated

 6,695 6,726 6,881 - - - - - -

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 10,154 9,548 9,646 10,008 9,812 9,597 9,458 9,582 9,525

Footnotes
(1) Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to people in both opposite-sex and same-sex married couples. Prior to January 2020, referred to people in opposite-sex married couples only.
(2) Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to female householders residing with one or more family members, but not a spouse of either sex. Prior to January 2020, referred to female householders residing with one or more family members, but not an opposite-sex spouse.
(3) Employed full-time workers are people who usually work 35 hours or more per week.
(4) Employed part-time workers are people who usually work less than 35 hours per week.

- Data not available.
NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: June 05, 2026