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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
Oct.
2022		 Sept.
2023		 Oct.
2023		 Oct.
2022		 June
2023		 July
2023		 Aug.
2023		 Sept.
2023		 Oct.
2023

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

 159,144 161,669 161,676 158,593 160,994 161,262 161,484 161,570 161,222

16 to 19 years

 5,422 5,321 5,514 5,598 5,559 5,462 5,586 5,570 5,685

16 to 17 years

 2,193 2,134 2,162 2,200 2,177 2,083 2,098 2,119 2,161

18 to 19 years

 3,229 3,186 3,352 3,387 3,372 3,353 3,461 3,427 3,517

20 years and over

 153,722 156,349 156,162 152,994 155,435 155,799 155,898 156,000 155,537

20 to 24 years

 13,849 14,569 14,600 13,780 14,741 14,559 14,606 14,676 14,550

25 years and over

 139,873 141,780 141,562 139,160 140,612 141,160 141,194 141,293 140,911

25 to 54 years

 102,028 103,831 103,741 101,509 103,384 103,539 103,531 103,537 103,299

25 to 34 years

 35,527 36,008 35,939 35,296 35,755 36,168 35,974 35,940 35,778

35 to 44 years

 34,760 35,625 35,625 34,611 35,391 35,379 35,478 35,518 35,491

45 to 54 years

 31,742 32,199 32,177 31,601 32,238 31,992 32,080 32,079 32,030

55 years and over

 37,844 37,949 37,821 37,651 37,228 37,620 37,663 37,756 37,612

Men, 16 years and over

 84,799 85,745 85,384 84,559 85,547 85,492 85,493 85,633 85,217

16 to 19 years

 2,705 2,688 2,721 2,783 2,679 2,570 2,716 2,797 2,794

16 to 17 years

 1,010 1,064 1,054 1,034 972 943 1,009 1,060 1,069

18 to 19 years

 1,695 1,624 1,667 1,752 1,695 1,606 1,668 1,720 1,725

20 years and over

 82,093 83,057 82,663 81,776 82,868 82,922 82,777 82,837 82,423

20 to 24 years

 7,150 7,248 7,238 7,144 7,541 7,435 7,369 7,310 7,252

25 years and over

 74,943 75,809 75,426 74,548 75,233 75,462 75,297 75,466 75,100

25 to 54 years

 54,379 55,489 55,191 54,106 55,263 55,358 55,300 55,291 54,997

25 to 34 years

 18,845 19,175 19,037 18,701 19,130 19,338 19,215 19,114 18,956

35 to 44 years

 18,721 19,188 19,099 18,649 19,143 19,103 19,053 19,120 19,045

45 to 54 years

 16,813 17,126 17,055 16,756 16,990 16,917 17,032 17,057 16,997

55 years and over

 20,564 20,319 20,235 20,442 19,971 20,104 19,997 20,175 20,103

Women, 16 years and over

 74,345 75,924 76,292 74,033 75,448 75,769 75,991 75,936 76,005

16 to 19 years

 2,717 2,633 2,793 2,815 2,880 2,892 2,870 2,773 2,890

16 to 17 years

 1,183 1,071 1,108 1,167 1,205 1,140 1,089 1,059 1,092

18 to 19 years

 1,534 1,562 1,685 1,635 1,677 1,746 1,793 1,708 1,792

20 years and over

 71,628 73,292 73,499 71,218 72,567 72,877 73,121 73,163 73,115

20 to 24 years

 6,699 7,321 7,363 6,636 7,201 7,125 7,237 7,366 7,298

25 years and over

 64,929 65,971 66,136 64,612 65,378 65,697 65,897 65,827 65,811

25 to 54 years

 47,649 48,342 48,550 47,403 48,121 48,181 48,232 48,245 48,302

25 to 34 years

 16,682 16,832 16,902 16,596 16,625 16,830 16,759 16,826 16,822

35 to 44 years

 16,039 16,437 16,526 15,963 16,248 16,276 16,425 16,398 16,447

45 to 54 years

 14,928 15,073 15,122 14,845 15,248 15,075 15,048 15,022 15,033

55 years and over

 17,280 17,629 17,586 17,209 17,258 17,516 17,665 17,582 17,509

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

 45,631 46,588 45,960 45,624 45,844 45,886 45,911 46,357 45,990

Married women, spouse present(1)

 36,309 37,300 37,130 36,179 36,847 37,413 37,430 37,279 37,077

Women who maintain families(2)

 9,629 9,882 9,963 - - - - - -

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers(3)

 132,544 134,560 134,824 132,179 134,859 134,274 134,189 134,167 134,493

Part-time workers(4)

 26,600 27,109 26,853 26,413 26,181 27,153 27,185 27,336 26,666

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders

 7,676 8,146 8,542 7,519 7,995 8,113 8,028 8,151 8,356

Percent of total employed

 4.8 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.2

SELF-EMPLOYMENT

Self-employed workers, incorporated

 6,851 6,684 6,626 - - - - - -

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 10,095 9,813 9,773 9,953 9,591 9,502 9,504 9,726 9,650

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: November 03, 2023