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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
Aug.
2020		 July
2021		 Aug.
2021		 Aug.
2020		 Apr.
2021		 May
2021		 June
2021		 July
2021		 Aug.
2021

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

 147,224 153,596 153,232 147,276 151,176 151,620 151,602 152,645 153,154

16 to 19 years

 5,049 6,403 5,702 4,706 5,398 5,468 5,240 5,369 5,357

16 to 17 years

 2,042 2,407 2,266 1,816 2,057 2,080 1,952 1,971 2,025

18 to 19 years

 3,007 3,996 3,436 2,851 3,337 3,380 3,287 3,378 3,293

20 years and over

 142,175 147,193 147,530 142,571 145,778 146,151 146,362 147,277 147,797

20 to 24 years

 12,528 13,865 13,462 12,281 13,118 13,157 13,399 13,342 13,238

25 years and over

 129,647 133,327 134,068 130,340 132,540 132,898 133,068 134,135 134,652

25 to 54 years

 94,500 97,586 97,881 94,986 96,952 97,172 97,331 98,131 98,289

25 to 34 years

 32,765 34,421 34,575 32,953 34,319 34,406 34,284 34,589 34,742

35 to 44 years

 31,873 32,740 32,828 31,978 32,407 32,491 32,612 32,923 32,914

45 to 54 years

 29,863 30,426 30,479 30,055 30,226 30,275 30,436 30,620 30,633

55 years and over

 35,147 35,741 36,186 35,354 35,588 35,726 35,737 36,003 36,363

Men, 16 years and over

 78,711 81,918 81,670 78,213 80,017 80,062 80,176 80,712 81,100

16 to 19 years

 2,533 3,220 2,887 2,310 2,669 2,722 2,631 2,670 2,660

16 to 17 years

 982 1,172 1,085 845 970 1,013 942 944 949

18 to 19 years

 1,552 2,047 1,802 1,442 1,680 1,707 1,679 1,720 1,691

20 years and over

 76,178 78,698 78,783 75,903 77,348 77,340 77,545 78,041 78,440

20 to 24 years

 6,563 7,074 6,982 6,339 6,770 6,719 6,737 6,713 6,769

25 years and over

 69,615 71,624 71,801 69,559 70,562 70,798 70,955 71,479 71,690

25 to 54 years

 50,761 52,327 52,406 50,741 51,616 51,664 51,804 52,220 52,348

25 to 34 years

 17,572 18,507 18,523 17,595 18,339 18,352 18,167 18,472 18,535

35 to 44 years

 17,240 17,750 17,741 17,197 17,477 17,525 17,616 17,707 17,699

45 to 54 years

 15,949 16,069 16,142 15,950 15,801 15,787 16,021 16,041 16,115

55 years and over

 18,855 19,297 19,395 18,818 18,946 19,134 19,150 19,259 19,342

Women, 16 years and over

 68,513 71,678 71,562 69,063 71,159 71,557 71,426 71,934 72,054

16 to 19 years

 2,516 3,183 2,816 2,396 2,729 2,746 2,609 2,698 2,697

16 to 17 years

 1,060 1,235 1,181 970 1,087 1,067 1,010 1,027 1,076

18 to 19 years

 1,456 1,949 1,635 1,409 1,656 1,673 1,608 1,658 1,602

20 years and over

 65,997 68,494 68,746 66,667 68,430 68,811 68,817 69,235 69,357

20 to 24 years

 5,965 6,791 6,480 5,943 6,348 6,438 6,662 6,629 6,469

25 years and over

 60,032 61,703 62,266 60,781 61,978 62,100 62,113 62,655 62,962

25 to 54 years

 43,739 45,259 45,476 44,245 45,336 45,508 45,527 45,911 45,941

25 to 34 years

 15,193 15,913 16,052 15,359 15,980 16,054 16,117 16,116 16,207

35 to 44 years

 14,633 14,990 15,087 14,781 14,930 14,966 14,995 15,216 15,215

45 to 54 years

 13,914 14,356 14,337 14,105 14,425 14,488 14,415 14,579 14,519

55 years and over

 16,292 16,444 16,791 16,536 16,642 16,592 16,587 16,744 17,021

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

 44,420 43,622 43,637 44,404 43,805 43,647 43,533 43,823 43,641

Married women, spouse present(1)

 34,703 34,394 34,485 35,262 35,013 34,950 34,891 35,208 35,043

Women who maintain families(2)

 8,689 9,520 9,642 - - - - - -

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers(3)

 123,619 128,863 128,664 122,461 126,161 126,384 126,201 127,466 127,436

Part-time workers(4)

 23,605 24,732 24,568 24,896 25,024 25,202 25,610 25,360 25,783

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders

 6,541 7,013 6,783 6,802 6,916 7,269 7,109 7,026 7,041

Percent of total employed

 4.4 4.6 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.6

SELF-EMPLOYMENT

Self-employed workers, incorporated

 6,327 6,144 6,091 - - - - - -

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,603 10,456 10,351 9,541 9,651 10,002 9,837 10,279 10,253

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: September 03, 2021