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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
Dec.
2018		 Nov.
2019		 Dec.
2019		 Dec.
2018		 Aug.
2019		 Sept.
2019		 Oct.
2019		 Nov.
2019		 Dec.
2019

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

 156,481 158,945 158,504 156,825 157,895 158,298 158,544 158,536 158,803

16 to 19 years

 5,023 5,055 5,029 5,205 5,184 5,162 5,218 5,278 5,213

16 to 17 years

 1,695 1,914 1,793 1,776 1,839 1,809 1,851 1,978 1,874

18 to 19 years

 3,328 3,141 3,236 3,439 3,347 3,321 3,411 3,315 3,339

20 years and over

 151,458 153,890 153,474 151,620 152,711 153,136 153,326 153,258 153,590

20 to 24 years

 13,753 14,037 13,947 13,939 14,047 14,282 14,362 14,112 14,142

25 years and over

 137,706 139,852 139,527 137,649 138,542 138,787 139,023 139,176 139,426

25 to 54 years

 100,845 102,027 101,783 100,746 101,074 101,201 101,437 101,517 101,653

25 to 34 years

 35,664 36,351 36,263 35,640 35,945 35,928 36,070 36,190 36,230

35 to 44 years

 32,884 33,459 33,432 32,868 33,165 33,385 33,390 33,293 33,406

45 to 54 years

 32,298 32,217 32,088 32,238 31,964 31,887 31,978 32,033 32,017

55 years and over

 36,860 37,826 37,744 36,903 37,468 37,586 37,585 37,660 37,773

Men, 16 years and over

 82,440 83,973 83,467 83,016 83,613 83,747 83,776 84,018 84,034

16 to 19 years

 2,404 2,509 2,527 2,520 2,567 2,601 2,580 2,640 2,644

16 to 17 years

 777 862 797 855 894 896 899 929 876

18 to 19 years

 1,627 1,647 1,730 1,667 1,663 1,686 1,694 1,717 1,766

20 years and over

 80,036 81,464 80,940 80,496 81,046 81,146 81,196 81,377 81,390

20 to 24 years

 6,934 7,073 7,001 7,079 7,096 7,208 7,208 7,157 7,152

25 years and over

 73,102 74,391 73,940 73,392 73,835 73,896 73,986 74,224 74,217

25 to 54 years

 53,612 54,247 53,863 53,760 53,773 53,870 53,952 54,101 54,005

25 to 34 years

 19,084 19,451 19,295 19,152 19,208 19,197 19,312 19,413 19,364

35 to 44 years

 17,645 17,915 17,819 17,708 17,773 17,928 17,875 17,890 17,881

45 to 54 years

 16,883 16,880 16,748 16,900 16,793 16,745 16,765 16,797 16,761

55 years and over

 19,490 20,144 20,077 19,631 20,061 20,026 20,034 20,124 20,212

Women, 16 years and over

 74,041 74,971 75,036 73,808 74,282 74,551 74,769 74,518 74,769

16 to 19 years

 2,619 2,546 2,502 2,685 2,617 2,561 2,639 2,637 2,568

16 to 17 years

 918 1,052 996 921 946 914 952 1,049 999

18 to 19 years

 1,701 1,494 1,506 1,772 1,684 1,635 1,717 1,598 1,573

20 years and over

 71,422 72,426 72,534 71,123 71,665 71,990 72,130 71,881 72,200

20 to 24 years

 6,819 6,964 6,947 6,860 6,950 7,073 7,154 6,955 6,990

25 years and over

 64,604 65,461 65,587 64,258 64,708 64,891 65,037 64,952 65,208

25 to 54 years

 47,233 47,780 47,921 46,986 47,301 47,331 47,486 47,416 47,648

25 to 34 years

 16,580 16,900 16,969 16,488 16,738 16,731 16,758 16,777 16,866

35 to 44 years

 15,238 15,543 15,613 15,159 15,392 15,457 15,514 15,403 15,525

45 to 54 years

 15,415 15,337 15,339 15,338 15,171 15,143 15,214 15,236 15,256

55 years and over

 17,371 17,681 17,666 17,272 17,406 17,560 17,551 17,536 17,561

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

 45,720 46,035 45,969 45,908 46,221 46,011 45,971 46,059 46,177

Married women, spouse present(1)

 36,603 36,896 36,913 36,342 36,389 36,478 36,657 36,581 36,631

Women who maintain families(2)

 9,667 9,618 9,757 - - - - - -

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers(3)

 129,143 131,385 131,142 129,825 130,877 131,123 131,518 131,561 131,755

Part-time workers(4)

 27,338 27,560 27,362 26,982 26,988 27,079 26,992 26,958 26,992

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders

 8,030 8,279 8,058 7,918 8,335 8,312 8,132 8,107 7,946

Percent of total employed

 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.0

SELF-EMPLOYMENT

Self-employed workers, incorporated

 6,085 6,299 6,554 - - - - - -

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,682 9,618 9,446 9,771 9,679 9,615 9,604 9,548 9,506

Footnotes
(1) Refers to persons in opposite-sex married couples only.
(2) Refers 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: January 10, 2020