A-8b. Persons in the labor force and labor force participation rates by age and sex, seasonally adjusted

HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table A-8b. Persons in the labor force and labor force participation rates by age and sex, seasonally adjusted
Age and sex	Number of persons in the labor force (in thousands)			Labor force participation rates
Age and sex	Mar. 2023	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024	Mar. 2023	Nov. 2023	Dec. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024
Total, 16 years and over	166,690	167,426	167,895	62.6	62.8	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.7
16 to 19 years	6,402	6,411	6,704	37.3	37.5	37.0	36.5	36.6	38.2
16 to 17 years	2,442	2,324	2,499	26.8	27.1	26.9	27.3	25.3	27.2
18 to 19 years	3,994	4,094	4,247	49.6	49.7	49.1	47.1	49.2	50.8
20 years and over	160,288	161,015	161,191	64.3	64.5	64.2	64.3	64.4	64.4
20 to 24 years	15,918	15,289	15,378	72.0	71.6	71.3	72.7	71.7	72.1
25 years and over	144,567	145,955	145,984	63.7	63.8	63.5	63.6	63.8	63.7
25 to 54 years	106,261	107,262	107,135	83.2	83.3	83.2	83.3	83.5	83.4
25 to 34 years	37,175	37,279	37,185	83.6	83.6	83.9	83.6	83.9	83.7
35 to 44 years	36,423	37,195	37,105	84.1	84.1	83.8	84.0	84.6	84.3
45 to 54 years	32,663	32,788	32,845	81.7	82.1	81.6	82.1	81.9	82.1
55 years and over	38,290	38,663	38,832	38.6	38.8	38.4	38.5	38.5	38.6

Men, 16 years and over	88,841	88,391	88,812	68.3	68.4	68.1	67.9	67.7	68.0
16 to 19 years	3,277	3,211	3,414	37.5	37.5	36.9	35.3	36.0	38.3
16 to 17 years	1,240	1,063	1,189	26.7	26.1	25.3	26.4	23.2	26.0
18 to 19 years	2,063	2,173	2,261	50.4	51.5	51.2	45.9	50.2	51.9
20 years and over	85,565	85,180	85,398	70.5	70.6	70.4	70.2	70.0	70.2
20 to 24 years	8,247	7,717	7,771	74.4	72.4	71.7	73.8	72.3	72.8
25 years and over	77,534	77,712	77,825	70.3	70.4	70.2	70.1	70.0	70.1
25 to 54 years	56,942	57,022	56,958	89.1	89.3	89.2	89.2	89.3	89.2
25 to 34 years	19,929	19,785	19,770	89.4	89.2	89.4	89.2	89.4	89.3
35 to 44 years	19,658	19,863	19,769	90.8	90.4	90.3	90.4	90.7	90.2
45 to 54 years	17,355	17,374	17,419	87.1	88.2	87.7	88.0	87.7	87.9
55 years and over	20,593	20,690	20,867	44.3	44.6	44.3	44.1	43.9	44.3

Women, 16 years and over	77,849	79,035	79,083	57.2	57.4	57.1	57.5	57.6	57.6
16 to 19 years	3,125	3,200	3,290	37.0	37.4	37.1	37.7	37.2	38.2
16 to 17 years	1,202	1,262	1,309	26.8	28.2	28.6	28.2	27.3	28.4
18 to 19 years	1,931	1,921	1,985	48.8	47.8	47.0	48.3	48.1	49.5
20 years and over	74,723	75,835	75,792	58.5	58.7	58.4	58.8	59.0	58.9
20 to 24 years	7,670	7,572	7,607	69.5	70.9	70.9	71.5	71.1	71.4
25 years and over	67,033	68,243	68,159	57.5	57.5	57.2	57.6	57.9	57.8
25 to 54 years	49,319	50,239	50,177	77.2	77.3	77.1	77.4	77.7	77.7
25 to 34 years	17,246	17,495	17,414	77.7	77.9	78.4	78.1	78.4	78.0
35 to 44 years	16,765	17,331	17,337	77.5	77.9	77.4	77.8	78.5	78.4
45 to 54 years	15,308	15,413	15,426	76.2	76.1	75.4	76.3	76.2	76.4
55 years and over	17,697	17,990	17,963	33.5	33.7	33.2	33.5	33.8	33.6
NOTE: Detail for the 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.

Last Modified Date: April 05, 2024