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	May 2023	Apr. 2024	May 2024	May 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024	May 2024
Total, 16 years and over	166,823	167,982	167,732	62.6	62.5	62.5	62.7	62.7	62.5
16 to 19 years	6,312	6,611	6,692	36.7	36.5	36.6	38.2	37.6	38.1
16 to 17 years	2,471	2,422	2,492	26.5	27.3	25.3	27.2	26.6	27.3
18 to 19 years	3,858	4,201	4,214	48.9	47.1	49.2	50.8	49.7	49.9
20 years and over	160,511	161,371	161,040	64.4	64.3	64.4	64.4	64.4	64.2
20 to 24 years	15,795	15,452	15,133	71.4	72.7	71.7	72.1	72.4	70.8
25 years and over	144,807	145,958	145,990	63.7	63.6	63.8	63.7	63.7	63.7
25 to 54 years	106,592	107,294	107,488	83.4	83.3	83.5	83.4	83.5	83.6
25 to 34 years	37,275	37,062	37,205	83.7	83.6	83.9	83.7	83.4	83.7
35 to 44 years	36,315	37,301	37,345	83.7	84.0	84.6	84.3	84.6	84.7
45 to 54 years	33,001	32,931	32,937	82.6	82.1	81.9	82.1	82.3	82.4
55 years and over	38,219	38,660	38,510	38.4	38.5	38.5	38.6	38.4	38.2

Men, 16 years and over	88,689	88,708	88,619	68.1	67.9	67.7	68.0	67.9	67.8
16 to 19 years	3,208	3,326	3,391	36.6	35.3	36.0	38.3	37.2	37.9
16 to 17 years	1,131	1,160	1,194	24.5	26.4	23.2	26.0	25.5	26.6
18 to 19 years	2,077	2,179	2,200	50.3	45.9	50.2	51.9	49.7	49.5
20 years and over	85,481	85,382	85,229	70.3	70.2	70.0	70.2	70.1	69.9
20 to 24 years	8,078	7,905	7,756	72.9	73.8	72.3	72.8	73.9	72.5
25 years and over	77,454	77,528	77,512	70.1	70.1	70.0	70.1	69.8	69.7
25 to 54 years	56,938	56,909	56,983	89.1	89.2	89.3	89.2	89.1	89.2
25 to 34 years	19,906	19,678	19,730	89.2	89.2	89.4	89.3	88.9	89.2
35 to 44 years	19,538	19,832	19,893	90.0	90.4	90.7	90.2	90.4	90.6
45 to 54 years	17,495	17,399	17,360	88.0	88.0	87.7	87.9	87.8	87.6
55 years and over	20,515	20,619	20,530	44.0	44.1	43.9	44.3	43.7	43.4

Women, 16 years and over	78,134	79,274	79,113	57.3	57.5	57.6	57.6	57.7	57.6
16 to 19 years	3,104	3,285	3,301	36.7	37.7	37.2	38.2	38.1	38.2
16 to 17 years	1,340	1,263	1,298	28.5	28.2	27.3	28.4	27.6	27.9
18 to 19 years	1,781	2,022	2,013	47.4	48.3	48.1	49.5	49.8	50.5
20 years and over	75,030	75,989	75,812	58.7	58.8	59.0	58.9	59.0	58.8
20 to 24 years	7,717	7,546	7,378	69.9	71.5	71.1	71.4	70.7	69.1
25 years and over	67,353	68,430	68,477	57.7	57.6	57.9	57.8	58.0	58.0
25 to 54 years	49,653	50,384	50,505	77.6	77.4	77.7	77.7	78.0	78.1
25 to 34 years	17,369	17,384	17,475	78.3	78.1	78.4	78.0	77.9	78.3
35 to 44 years	16,778	17,468	17,452	77.4	77.8	78.5	78.4	78.9	78.8
45 to 54 years	15,506	15,532	15,578	77.2	76.3	76.2	76.4	77.0	77.2
55 years and over	17,701	18,036	17,974	33.5	33.5	33.8	33.6	33.7	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: June 07, 2024