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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
2022		 Apr.
2023		 May
2023		 May
2022		 Jan.
2023		 Feb.
2023		 Mar.
2023		 Apr.
2023		 May
2023

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

 158,609 161,075 161,002 158,299 160,138 160,315 160,892 161,031 160,721

16 to 19 years

 5,472 5,508 5,558 5,579 5,710 5,719 5,792 5,796 5,676

16 to 17 years

 2,068 2,027 2,115 2,186 2,265 2,200 2,227 2,209 2,240

18 to 19 years

 3,404 3,481 3,443 3,402 3,462 3,534 3,589 3,594 3,450

20 years and over

 153,137 155,567 155,445 152,719 154,428 154,597 155,100 155,236 155,045

20 to 24 years

 13,667 14,711 14,711 13,766 14,705 14,831 14,896 14,843 14,816

25 years and over

 139,471 140,856 140,734 139,050 139,834 139,939 140,372 140,452 140,314

25 to 54 years

 101,954 103,484 103,443 101,752 102,366 102,838 103,121 103,220 103,209

25 to 34 years

 35,609 35,957 35,897 35,535 35,594 35,799 35,780 35,866 35,814

35 to 44 years

 34,773 35,385 35,343 34,683 35,010 35,243 35,492 35,285 35,257

45 to 54 years

 31,573 32,142 32,202 31,534 31,762 31,796 31,849 32,069 32,138

55 years and over

 37,516 37,372 37,291 37,298 37,468 37,100 37,250 37,232 37,105

Men, 16 years and over

 84,379 85,534 85,626 84,124 85,186 85,266 85,776 85,611 85,410

16 to 19 years

 2,730 2,791 2,816 2,793 2,862 2,859 2,961 2,951 2,884

16 to 17 years

 1,000 1,007 991 1,046 1,039 1,020 1,134 1,079 1,043

18 to 19 years

 1,730 1,784 1,825 1,748 1,838 1,851 1,850 1,878 1,844

20 years and over

 81,649 82,743 82,810 81,331 82,324 82,407 82,816 82,661 82,526

20 to 24 years

 6,991 7,424 7,489 7,011 7,354 7,484 7,687 7,491 7,509

25 years and over

 74,658 75,319 75,321 74,426 75,036 75,070 75,249 75,207 75,088

25 to 54 years

 54,412 55,247 55,321 54,286 54,708 55,033 55,232 55,184 55,174

25 to 34 years

 18,832 19,148 19,184 18,803 18,916 19,167 19,140 19,134 19,145

35 to 44 years

 18,708 19,036 19,060 18,646 18,896 18,965 19,115 18,997 18,998

45 to 54 years

 16,872 17,062 17,078 16,837 16,896 16,901 16,977 17,053 17,031

55 years and over

 20,246 20,072 20,000 20,139 20,328 20,037 20,017 20,023 19,914

Women, 16 years and over

 74,230 75,541 75,376 74,174 74,952 75,049 75,115 75,420 75,311

16 to 19 years

 2,742 2,716 2,742 2,786 2,848 2,860 2,831 2,845 2,793

16 to 17 years

 1,068 1,020 1,124 1,140 1,226 1,179 1,093 1,130 1,196

18 to 19 years

 1,674 1,696 1,618 1,654 1,624 1,683 1,738 1,716 1,606

20 years and over

 71,488 72,824 72,634 71,388 72,104 72,189 72,284 72,575 72,518

20 to 24 years

 6,676 7,287 7,222 6,755 7,351 7,347 7,209 7,353 7,307

25 years and over

 64,813 65,537 65,413 64,624 64,798 64,868 65,123 65,245 65,226

25 to 54 years

 47,543 48,237 48,121 47,465 47,658 47,805 47,889 48,036 48,035

25 to 34 years

 16,777 16,808 16,714 16,731 16,678 16,633 16,640 16,732 16,669

35 to 44 years

 16,065 16,349 16,283 16,037 16,114 16,278 16,377 16,288 16,259

45 to 54 years

 14,701 15,080 15,124 14,697 14,866 14,895 14,872 15,016 15,107

55 years and over

 17,270 17,300 17,291 17,158 17,140 17,063 17,234 17,209 17,191

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

 45,531 46,330 45,758 45,327 46,119 46,387 46,341 46,124 45,647

Married women, spouse present(1)

 36,455 37,358 37,072 36,364 36,490 36,883 36,759 37,140 36,964

Women who maintain families(2)

 10,019 9,648 9,683 - - - - - -

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers(3)

 132,820 133,886 134,581 132,743 132,577 133,184 134,339 134,500 134,477

Part-time workers(4)

 25,789 27,189 26,421 25,770 27,400 27,089 26,747 26,663 26,443

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders

 7,313 7,676 7,718 7,334 8,001 7,904 7,979 7,707 7,762

Percent of total employed

 4.6 4.8 4.8 4.6 5.0 4.9 5.0 4.8 4.8

SELF-EMPLOYMENT

Self-employed workers, incorporated

 6,823 6,404 6,706 - - - - - -

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 10,211 9,748 9,514 10,054 9,937 10,119 9,839 9,815 9,403

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.
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Last Modified Date: June 02, 2023