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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.
2025		 July
2026		 Aug.
2026		 Aug.
2025		 Apr.
2026		 May
2026		 June
2026		 July
2026		 Aug.
2026

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

 163,288 162,800 162,667 163,370 162,622 162,771 162,264 162,177 162,746

16 to 19 years

 5,707 6,394 5,744 5,346 5,397 5,350 5,313 5,380 5,373

16 to 17 years

 2,124 2,154 2,062 1,917 1,929 1,850 1,856 1,771 1,856

18 to 19 years

 3,583 4,241 3,682 3,404 3,496 3,510 3,464 3,594 3,499

20 years and over

 157,581 156,406 156,922 158,024 157,225 157,421 156,951 156,797 157,373

20 to 24 years

 14,087 14,926 14,657 13,992 14,429 14,463 14,507 14,433 14,573

25 years and over

 143,494 141,480 142,265 143,959 142,743 142,936 142,421 142,405 142,752

25 to 54 years

 105,525 104,039 104,304 105,868 104,932 105,089 104,401 104,674 104,668

25 to 34 years

 36,076 36,002 36,267 36,243 36,427 36,549 35,906 36,189 36,428

35 to 44 years

 37,157 36,600 36,722 37,242 36,646 36,737 36,755 36,826 36,810

45 to 54 years

 32,292 31,437 31,315 32,383 31,859 31,802 31,740 31,659 31,429

55 years and over

 37,969 37,441 37,961 38,091 37,810 37,847 38,019 37,731 38,085

Men, 16 years and over

 87,194 85,897 85,734 86,834 85,007 85,172 84,854 84,978 85,337

16 to 19 years

 2,913 3,158 2,990 2,705 2,654 2,633 2,521 2,626 2,752

16 to 17 years

 957 1,013 985 861 842 875 841 821 880

18 to 19 years

 1,957 2,145 2,004 1,823 1,829 1,768 1,691 1,800 1,859

20 years and over

 84,280 82,739 82,744 84,129 82,353 82,539 82,333 82,352 82,585

20 to 24 years

 7,292 8,032 7,820 7,171 7,382 7,522 7,678 7,667 7,698

25 years and over

 76,989 74,707 74,924 76,908 74,972 74,984 74,606 74,662 74,852

25 to 54 years

 56,450 54,896 54,914 56,374 55,253 55,326 54,781 54,827 54,856

25 to 34 years

 19,324 19,146 19,176 19,335 19,431 19,423 19,115 19,104 19,190

35 to 44 years

 20,042 19,342 19,383 19,998 19,304 19,333 19,250 19,312 19,339

45 to 54 years

 17,084 16,408 16,355 17,041 16,517 16,569 16,416 16,411 16,327

55 years and over

 20,539 19,811 20,010 20,534 19,719 19,657 19,825 19,835 19,995

Women, 16 years and over

 76,094 76,903 76,933 76,536 77,615 77,599 77,410 77,199 77,409

16 to 19 years

 2,794 3,236 2,754 2,641 2,743 2,717 2,792 2,754 2,621

16 to 17 years

 1,168 1,140 1,076 1,056 1,088 975 1,015 950 976

18 to 19 years

 1,626 2,096 1,678 1,581 1,667 1,742 1,774 1,794 1,640

20 years and over

 73,300 73,666 74,178 73,895 74,872 74,882 74,618 74,445 74,788

20 to 24 years

 6,795 6,894 6,837 6,821 7,047 6,941 6,829 6,766 6,874

25 years and over

 66,505 66,773 67,341 67,051 67,771 67,952 67,815 67,743 67,901

25 to 54 years

 49,074 49,142 49,390 49,494 49,680 49,762 49,621 49,847 49,811

25 to 34 years

 16,752 16,856 17,091 16,908 16,996 17,126 16,792 17,085 17,239

35 to 44 years

 17,115 17,257 17,339 17,244 17,342 17,404 17,505 17,514 17,471

45 to 54 years

 15,208 15,029 14,960 15,342 15,342 15,233 15,324 15,248 15,102

55 years and over

 17,431 17,630 17,951 17,557 18,091 18,190 18,194 17,896 18,089

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

 46,843 44,616 45,098 46,836 45,078 45,034 44,947 44,764 45,086

Married women, spouse present(1)

 37,698 37,097 37,011 37,912 37,901 37,779 37,920 37,626 37,322

Women who maintain families(2)

 9,649 9,634 10,183 - - - - - -

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers(3)

 135,475 134,828 135,355 134,468 134,252 134,173 133,659 133,553 134,288

Part-time workers(4)

 27,812 27,972 27,311 29,043 28,413 28,679 28,626 28,764 28,541

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders

 8,479 8,585 8,505 8,796 8,434 8,428 8,554 8,693 8,805

Percent of total employed

 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.4

SELF-EMPLOYMENT

Self-employed workers, incorporated

 6,979 6,645 6,856 - - - - - -

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 10,035 9,844 9,662 9,921 9,582 9,525 9,431 9,735 9,548

Footnotes
(1) Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to people in both opposite-sex and same-sex married couples. Prior to January 2020, referred to people 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 people who usually work 35 hours or more per week.
(4) Employed part-time workers are people 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 04, 2026