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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.
2024		 Nov.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Dec.
2024		 Aug.
2025		 Sept.
2025		 Oct.
2025		 Nov.
2025		 Dec.
2025

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

 161,294 164,066 163,720 161,586 163,370 163,656 - 163,760 163,992

16 to 19 years

 5,556 5,173 5,275 5,781 5,346 5,609 - 5,415 5,486

16 to 17 years

 1,927 1,858 1,847 2,022 1,917 2,111 - 1,935 1,938

18 to 19 years

 3,630 3,315 3,427 3,756 3,404 3,471 - 3,474 3,547

20 years and over

 155,738 158,893 158,446 155,805 158,024 158,047 - 158,345 158,506

20 to 24 years

 14,174 14,470 14,282 14,281 13,992 14,183 - 14,456 14,387

25 years and over

 141,564 144,423 144,164 141,570 143,959 143,872 - 143,908 144,171

25 to 54 years

 103,792 106,212 106,108 103,772 105,868 105,879 - 105,852 106,087

25 to 34 years

 35,611 36,293 36,462 35,552 36,243 36,057 - 36,132 36,401

35 to 44 years

 36,254 37,310 37,252 36,306 37,242 37,338 - 37,226 37,304

45 to 54 years

 31,927 32,610 32,395 31,913 32,383 32,484 - 32,494 32,382

55 years and over

 37,772 38,211 38,055 37,798 38,091 37,993 - 38,056 38,085

Men, 16 years and over

 85,139 86,582 86,372 85,593 86,834 86,652 - 86,616 86,812

16 to 19 years

 2,760 2,425 2,498 2,886 2,705 2,707 - 2,572 2,613

16 to 17 years

 909 867 855 983 861 959 - 935 925

18 to 19 years

 1,851 1,558 1,643 1,903 1,823 1,727 - 1,631 1,689

20 years and over

 82,378 84,157 83,874 82,707 84,129 83,945 - 84,043 84,199

20 to 24 years

 7,211 7,349 7,189 7,333 7,171 7,317 - 7,384 7,310

25 years and over

 75,168 76,809 76,685 75,387 76,908 76,631 - 76,645 76,904

25 to 54 years

 54,911 56,368 56,279 55,080 56,374 56,317 - 56,264 56,448

25 to 34 years

 18,781 19,346 19,276 18,811 19,335 19,210 - 19,285 19,307

35 to 44 years

 19,310 19,975 19,947 19,406 19,998 20,019 - 19,961 20,042

45 to 54 years

 16,820 17,047 17,056 16,863 17,041 17,089 - 17,017 17,100

55 years and over

 20,257 20,440 20,406 20,307 20,534 20,314 - 20,381 20,456

Women, 16 years and over

 76,155 77,484 77,348 75,993 76,536 77,004 - 77,144 77,180

16 to 19 years

 2,796 2,748 2,777 2,895 2,641 2,902 - 2,842 2,874

16 to 17 years

 1,017 991 992 1,039 1,056 1,152 - 1,000 1,014

18 to 19 years

 1,779 1,757 1,784 1,853 1,581 1,744 - 1,843 1,858

20 years and over

 73,359 74,736 74,572 73,099 73,895 74,102 - 74,302 74,306

20 to 24 years

 6,963 7,122 7,093 6,948 6,821 6,866 - 7,073 7,077

25 years and over

 66,396 67,614 67,478 66,183 67,051 67,241 - 67,263 67,267

25 to 54 years

 48,881 49,844 49,829 48,692 49,494 49,562 - 49,588 49,639

25 to 34 years

 16,830 16,946 17,185 16,741 16,908 16,847 - 16,847 17,094

35 to 44 years

 16,944 17,335 17,305 16,901 17,244 17,319 - 17,264 17,262

45 to 54 years

 15,107 15,562 15,339 15,050 15,342 15,395 - 15,477 15,283

55 years and over

 17,515 17,770 17,649 17,491 17,557 17,679 - 17,675 17,628

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

 45,973 46,363 46,240 46,020 46,836 46,206 - 46,308 46,289

Married women, spouse present(1)

 37,172 37,563 37,326 37,089 37,912 37,912 - 37,405 37,254

Women who maintain families(2)

 9,720 10,238 10,417 - - - - - -

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers(3)

 133,014 134,102 134,729 133,502 134,468 135,157 - 134,325 135,215

Part-time workers(4)

 28,280 29,964 28,991 28,008 29,043 28,490 - 29,452 28,712

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders

 8,607 9,471 8,966 8,493 8,796 8,810 - 9,292 8,848

Percent of total employed

 5.3 5.8 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.4 - 5.7 5.4

SELF-EMPLOYMENT

Self-employed workers, incorporated

 6,850 7,140 6,938 - - - - - -

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,853 10,259 9,691 9,967 9,921 9,740 - 10,237 9,803

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. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.
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Last Modified Date: January 09, 2026