U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Department of Labor Logo United States Department of Labor
Dot gov

The .gov means it's official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Economic News Release
PRINT:Print
CPS CPS Program Links
CES CES Program Links

Table A-9. Selected employment indicators

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-9. Selected employment indicators [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Dec.
2020		 Nov.
2021		 Dec.
2021		 Dec.
2020		 Aug.
2021		 Sept.
2021		 Oct.
2021		 Nov.
2021		 Dec.
2021

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

 149,613 155,797 155,732 149,883 153,167 153,806 154,234 155,324 155,975

16 to 19 years

 4,793 5,107 5,068 5,000 5,297 5,298 5,281 5,331 5,287

16 to 17 years

 1,693 2,026 1,966 1,790 2,006 2,021 1,992 2,087 2,075

18 to 19 years

 3,100 3,081 3,102 3,211 3,248 3,261 3,289 3,243 3,214

20 years and over

 144,820 150,690 150,664 144,883 147,870 148,508 148,953 149,993 150,688

20 to 24 years

 13,002 13,842 13,758 13,110 13,265 13,529 13,718 13,824 13,870

25 years and over

 131,817 136,848 136,907 131,547 134,693 135,072 135,282 136,065 136,605

25 to 54 years

 96,427 100,032 100,016 96,175 98,298 98,460 98,795 99,396 99,740

25 to 34 years

 33,993 35,622 35,464 33,891 34,753 34,713 35,029 35,347 35,352

35 to 44 years

 32,052 33,354 33,521 31,995 32,919 32,945 33,042 33,174 33,454

45 to 54 years

 30,382 31,056 31,031 30,290 30,626 30,802 30,723 30,875 30,934

55 years and over

 35,391 36,815 36,891 35,371 36,395 36,612 36,487 36,669 36,865

Men, 16 years and over

 78,955 82,474 82,024 79,443 81,102 81,533 81,835 82,432 82,508

16 to 19 years

 2,384 2,571 2,499 2,494 2,622 2,581 2,672 2,696 2,616

16 to 17 years

 812 958 892 883 940 974 984 1,017 970

18 to 19 years

 1,571 1,613 1,608 1,617 1,653 1,590 1,691 1,686 1,655

20 years and over

 76,572 79,904 79,525 76,949 78,480 78,952 79,164 79,736 79,892

20 to 24 years

 6,527 7,074 6,952 6,639 6,793 6,882 6,972 7,100 7,070

25 years and over

 70,044 72,830 72,573 70,182 71,699 72,081 72,181 72,535 72,702

25 to 54 years

 51,177 53,157 52,948 51,228 52,342 52,462 52,717 52,894 52,992

25 to 34 years

 18,177 18,945 18,816 18,158 18,539 18,540 18,715 18,797 18,793

35 to 44 years

 17,154 17,899 17,849 17,204 17,693 17,802 17,784 17,845 17,899

45 to 54 years

 15,846 16,313 16,283 15,866 16,110 16,120 16,218 16,252 16,300

55 years and over

 18,867 19,673 19,625 18,954 19,357 19,619 19,464 19,641 19,710

Women, 16 years and over

 70,658 73,323 73,708 70,439 72,065 72,273 72,399 72,892 73,467

16 to 19 years

 2,410 2,537 2,568 2,506 2,675 2,717 2,609 2,635 2,671

16 to 17 years

 880 1,068 1,074 906 1,066 1,046 1,008 1,070 1,105

18 to 19 years

 1,529 1,469 1,494 1,594 1,595 1,671 1,598 1,557 1,558

20 years and over

 68,248 70,786 71,140 67,933 69,390 69,555 69,790 70,257 70,795

20 to 24 years

 6,475 6,768 6,806 6,471 6,472 6,646 6,746 6,724 6,799

25 years and over

 61,773 64,018 64,334 61,364 62,993 62,991 63,101 63,530 63,904

25 to 54 years

 45,250 46,875 47,068 44,947 45,956 45,998 46,078 46,502 46,748

25 to 34 years

 15,816 16,677 16,648 15,733 16,215 16,174 16,314 16,550 16,559

35 to 44 years

 14,898 15,455 15,672 14,790 15,225 15,143 15,258 15,329 15,555

45 to 54 years

 14,535 14,743 14,748 14,424 14,516 14,681 14,505 14,623 14,635

55 years and over

 16,523 17,142 17,266 16,418 17,038 16,993 17,023 17,029 17,156

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

 43,499 44,274 44,351 43,597 43,681 43,671 43,794 44,209 44,437

Married women, spouse present(1)

 35,109 35,700 35,909 34,774 35,068 35,029 34,988 35,328 35,557

Women who maintain families(2)

 9,490 9,738 9,726 - - - - - -

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers(3)

 124,415 129,322 129,824 124,794 127,340 128,076 128,409 129,388 130,191

Part-time workers(4)

 25,197 26,475 25,908 24,976 25,739 25,772 25,903 25,956 25,681

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders

 6,496 7,180 7,461 6,438 7,035 7,038 6,984 7,065 7,395

Percent of total employed

 4.3 4.6 4.8 4.3 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.7

SELF-EMPLOYMENT

Self-employed workers, incorporated

 5,859 6,363 6,213 - - - - - -

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,322 10,004 9,908 9,473 10,207 10,157 10,234 10,000 10,067

Footnotes
(1) Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to persons in both opposite-sex and same-sex married couples. Prior to January 2020, referred to persons 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 persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week.
(4) Employed part-time workers are persons 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.
Table of Contents
Last Modified Date: January 07, 2022