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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
Sept.
2023		 Aug.
2024		 Sept.
2024		 Sept.
2023		 May
2024		 June
2024		 July
2024		 Aug.
2024		 Sept.
2024

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

 161,669 161,348 162,046 161,550 161,083 161,199 161,266 161,434 161,864

16 to 19 years

 5,321 5,782 5,357 5,578 5,871 5,782 5,612 5,393 5,624

16 to 17 years

 2,134 2,275 2,217 2,121 2,153 2,207 2,139 2,034 2,193

18 to 19 years

 3,186 3,508 3,141 3,432 3,733 3,556 3,418 3,327 3,398

20 years and over

 156,349 155,566 156,688 155,972 155,212 155,417 155,654 156,041 156,240

20 to 24 years

 14,569 14,096 13,975 14,684 13,945 14,050 14,081 13,917 14,075

25 years and over

 141,780 141,470 142,713 141,218 141,385 141,364 141,594 141,988 142,147

25 to 54 years

 103,831 103,757 104,493 103,515 103,919 103,874 104,120 104,144 104,192

25 to 34 years

 36,008 35,324 35,634 35,945 35,694 35,645 35,569 35,495 35,572

35 to 44 years

 35,625 36,227 36,567 35,501 36,121 36,147 36,270 36,332 36,456

45 to 54 years

 32,199 32,206 32,293 32,069 32,105 32,081 32,281 32,317 32,164

55 years and over

 37,949 37,713 38,220 37,704 37,466 37,491 37,475 37,844 37,955

Men, 16 years and over

 85,745 85,379 85,754 85,657 84,882 85,514 85,390 85,075 85,596

16 to 19 years

 2,688 2,827 2,663 2,804 2,896 2,896 2,814 2,623 2,781

16 to 17 years

 1,064 1,098 1,052 1,061 996 1,061 1,045 967 1,041

18 to 19 years

 1,624 1,728 1,611 1,725 1,915 1,818 1,720 1,616 1,719

20 years and over

 83,057 82,552 83,091 82,853 81,986 82,618 82,576 82,452 82,815

20 to 24 years

 7,248 7,236 7,164 7,316 7,110 7,218 7,160 7,071 7,219

25 years and over

 75,809 75,316 75,927 75,452 74,943 75,358 75,412 75,279 75,555

25 to 54 years

 55,489 55,208 55,471 55,279 54,970 55,294 55,378 55,162 55,262

25 to 34 years

 19,175 18,810 18,918 19,120 18,872 18,992 19,033 18,831 18,864

35 to 44 years

 19,188 19,359 19,525 19,112 19,210 19,304 19,371 19,322 19,450

45 to 54 years

 17,126 17,039 17,028 17,047 16,888 16,998 16,973 17,010 16,948

55 years and over

 20,319 20,109 20,456 20,173 19,973 20,063 20,035 20,117 20,293

Women, 16 years and over

 75,924 75,970 76,292 75,893 76,201 75,684 75,876 76,359 76,268

16 to 19 years

 2,633 2,956 2,694 2,774 2,975 2,886 2,798 2,770 2,842

16 to 17 years

 1,071 1,176 1,164 1,061 1,158 1,145 1,095 1,067 1,152

18 to 19 years

 1,562 1,780 1,530 1,707 1,818 1,739 1,698 1,712 1,680

20 years and over

 73,292 73,014 73,598 73,119 73,226 72,798 73,078 73,589 73,426

20 to 24 years

 7,321 6,860 6,811 7,368 6,835 6,833 6,921 6,846 6,856

25 years and over

 65,971 66,154 66,786 65,766 66,442 66,007 66,182 66,709 66,591

25 to 54 years

 48,342 48,550 49,022 48,236 48,950 48,579 48,742 48,982 48,930

25 to 34 years

 16,832 16,515 16,716 16,825 16,822 16,653 16,536 16,665 16,708

35 to 44 years

 16,437 16,868 17,042 16,389 16,910 16,843 16,899 17,010 17,005

45 to 54 years

 15,073 15,167 15,264 15,022 15,217 15,083 15,308 15,307 15,216

55 years and over

 17,629 17,604 17,764 17,530 17,492 17,427 17,440 17,727 17,661

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

 46,588 45,826 46,371 46,338 45,712 45,902 46,060 45,952 46,053

Married women, spouse present(1)

 37,300 36,949 37,600 37,198 37,020 36,964 36,981 37,341 37,469

Women who maintain families(2)

 9,882 10,130 9,852 - - - - - -

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers(3)

 134,560 134,396 134,145 134,145 133,264 133,236 133,684 133,246 133,660

Part-time workers(4)

 27,109 26,953 27,901 27,348 28,004 28,054 27,729 28,256 28,161

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders

 8,146 8,236 8,648 8,173 8,399 8,340 8,473 8,538 8,659

Percent of total employed

 5.0 5.1 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.3

SELF-EMPLOYMENT

Self-employed workers, incorporated

 6,684 6,911 7,174 - - - - - -

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,813 10,197 9,917 9,737 10,065 9,681 9,831 10,105 9,849

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: October 04, 2024