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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.
2023		 Sept.
2024		 Oct.
2024		 Oct.
2023		 June
2024		 July
2024		 Aug.
2024		 Sept.
2024		 Oct.
2024

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

 161,676 162,046 161,938 161,280 161,199 161,266 161,434 161,864 161,496

16 to 19 years

 5,514 5,357 5,252 5,688 5,782 5,612 5,393 5,624 5,441

16 to 17 years

 2,162 2,217 1,992 2,161 2,207 2,139 2,034 2,193 1,998

18 to 19 years

 3,352 3,141 3,260 3,518 3,556 3,418 3,327 3,398 3,428

20 years and over

 156,162 156,688 156,687 155,592 155,417 155,654 156,041 156,240 156,054

20 to 24 years

 14,600 13,975 14,260 14,565 14,050 14,081 13,917 14,075 14,204

25 years and over

 141,562 142,713 142,427 140,887 141,364 141,594 141,988 142,147 141,787

25 to 54 years

 103,741 104,493 104,184 103,311 103,874 104,120 104,144 104,192 103,791

25 to 34 years

 35,939 35,634 35,672 35,799 35,645 35,569 35,495 35,572 35,525

35 to 44 years

 35,625 36,567 36,382 35,486 36,147 36,270 36,332 36,456 36,283

45 to 54 years

 32,177 32,293 32,131 32,026 32,081 32,281 32,317 32,164 31,984

55 years and over

 37,821 38,220 38,243 37,576 37,491 37,475 37,844 37,955 37,995

Men, 16 years and over

 85,384 85,754 85,770 85,327 85,514 85,390 85,075 85,596 85,631

16 to 19 years

 2,721 2,663 2,649 2,801 2,896 2,814 2,623 2,781 2,735

16 to 17 years

 1,054 1,052 966 1,067 1,061 1,045 967 1,041 981

18 to 19 years

 1,667 1,611 1,683 1,730 1,818 1,720 1,616 1,719 1,748

20 years and over

 82,663 83,091 83,121 82,526 82,618 82,576 82,452 82,815 82,896

20 to 24 years

 7,238 7,164 7,166 7,262 7,218 7,160 7,071 7,219 7,182

25 years and over

 75,426 75,927 75,955 75,118 75,358 75,412 75,279 75,555 75,638

25 to 54 years

 55,191 55,471 55,357 55,012 55,294 55,378 55,162 55,262 55,191

25 to 34 years

 19,037 18,918 18,959 18,975 18,992 19,033 18,831 18,864 18,892

35 to 44 years

 19,099 19,525 19,450 19,043 19,304 19,371 19,322 19,450 19,409

45 to 54 years

 17,055 17,028 16,947 16,994 16,998 16,973 17,010 16,948 16,890

55 years and over

 20,235 20,456 20,598 20,106 20,063 20,035 20,117 20,293 20,448

Women, 16 years and over

 76,292 76,292 76,169 75,953 75,684 75,876 76,359 76,268 75,865

16 to 19 years

 2,793 2,694 2,603 2,887 2,886 2,798 2,770 2,842 2,706

16 to 17 years

 1,108 1,164 1,026 1,094 1,145 1,095 1,067 1,152 1,017

18 to 19 years

 1,685 1,530 1,577 1,788 1,739 1,698 1,712 1,680 1,680

20 years and over

 73,499 73,598 73,566 73,066 72,798 73,078 73,589 73,426 73,159

20 to 24 years

 7,363 6,811 7,094 7,303 6,833 6,921 6,846 6,856 7,022

25 years and over

 66,136 66,786 66,472 65,769 66,007 66,182 66,709 66,591 66,149

25 to 54 years

 48,550 49,022 48,827 48,298 48,579 48,742 48,982 48,930 48,601

25 to 34 years

 16,902 16,716 16,712 16,823 16,653 16,536 16,665 16,708 16,633

35 to 44 years

 16,526 17,042 16,931 16,443 16,843 16,899 17,010 17,005 16,874

45 to 54 years

 15,122 15,264 15,184 15,032 15,083 15,308 15,307 15,216 15,094

55 years and over

 17,586 17,764 17,645 17,471 17,427 17,440 17,727 17,661 17,548

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

 45,960 46,371 46,125 46,059 45,902 46,060 45,952 46,053 46,108

Married women, spouse present(1)

 37,130 37,600 37,325 37,018 36,964 36,981 37,341 37,469 37,215

Women who maintain families(2)

 9,963 9,852 9,843 - - - - - -

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers(3)

 134,824 134,145 133,887 134,502 133,236 133,684 133,246 133,660 133,496

Part-time workers(4)

 26,853 27,901 28,051 26,702 28,054 27,729 28,256 28,161 27,934

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders

 8,542 8,648 8,481 8,360 8,340 8,473 8,538 8,659 8,305

Percent of total employed

 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.1

SELF-EMPLOYMENT

Self-employed workers, incorporated

 6,626 7,174 6,873 - - - - - -

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,773 9,917 9,946 9,664 9,681 9,831 10,105 9,849 9,838

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 01, 2024