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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.
2019		 Nov.
2020		 Dec.
2020		 Dec.
2019		 Aug.
2020		 Sept.
2020		 Oct.
2020		 Nov.
2020		 Dec.
2020

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

 158,504 150,203 149,613 158,735 147,276 147,543 149,669 149,809 149,830

16 to 19 years

 5,029 4,893 4,793 5,190 4,706 4,957 5,122 5,091 4,955

16 to 17 years

 1,793 1,748 1,693 1,881 1,816 1,786 1,824 1,797 1,785

18 to 19 years

 3,236 3,146 3,100 3,329 2,851 3,162 3,295 3,277 3,192

20 years and over

 153,474 145,310 144,820 153,545 142,571 142,586 144,547 144,718 144,876

20 to 24 years

 13,947 13,169 13,002 14,112 12,281 12,641 13,212 13,203 13,167

25 years and over

 139,527 132,142 131,817 139,380 130,340 130,040 131,566 131,461 131,637

25 to 54 years

 101,783 96,394 96,427 101,609 94,986 94,738 95,875 95,861 96,225

25 to 34 years

 36,263 33,767 33,993 36,191 32,953 33,293 33,836 33,581 33,913

35 to 44 years

 33,432 32,290 32,052 33,400 31,978 31,687 31,903 32,098 32,011

45 to 54 years

 32,088 30,337 30,382 32,017 30,055 29,758 30,136 30,182 30,300

55 years and over

 37,744 35,748 35,391 37,771 35,354 35,302 35,692 35,600 35,412

Men, 16 years and over

 83,467 79,291 78,955 83,995 78,213 78,663 79,537 79,267 79,481

16 to 19 years

 2,527 2,387 2,384 2,622 2,310 2,405 2,524 2,490 2,477

16 to 17 years

 797 809 812 863 845 849 878 863 881

18 to 19 years

 1,730 1,578 1,571 1,766 1,442 1,546 1,647 1,630 1,603

20 years and over

 80,940 76,904 76,572 81,373 75,903 76,258 77,013 76,777 77,004

20 to 24 years

 7,001 6,662 6,527 7,142 6,339 6,512 6,749 6,722 6,672

25 years and over

 73,940 70,241 70,044 74,130 69,559 69,718 70,291 70,040 70,220

25 to 54 years

 53,863 51,207 51,177 53,945 50,741 50,723 51,140 51,025 51,246

25 to 34 years

 19,295 17,984 18,177 19,296 17,595 17,808 18,056 17,889 18,172

35 to 44 years

 17,819 17,334 17,154 17,871 17,197 17,146 17,209 17,288 17,201

45 to 54 years

 16,748 15,889 15,846 16,778 15,950 15,769 15,876 15,848 15,873

55 years and over

 20,077 19,034 18,867 20,184 18,818 18,996 19,151 19,015 18,974

Women, 16 years and over

 75,036 70,913 70,658 74,740 69,063 68,880 70,131 70,542 70,350

16 to 19 years

 2,502 2,506 2,410 2,568 2,396 2,552 2,598 2,600 2,478

16 to 17 years

 996 939 880 1,019 970 937 946 934 904

18 to 19 years

 1,506 1,567 1,529 1,562 1,409 1,616 1,648 1,647 1,589

20 years and over

 72,534 68,407 68,248 72,172 66,667 66,328 67,534 67,941 67,872

20 to 24 years

 6,947 6,506 6,475 6,970 5,943 6,129 6,463 6,481 6,495

25 years and over

 65,587 61,900 61,773 65,250 60,781 60,322 61,275 61,422 61,417

25 to 54 years

 47,921 45,187 45,250 47,664 44,245 44,016 44,735 44,836 44,979

25 to 34 years

 16,969 15,783 15,816 16,895 15,359 15,485 15,781 15,692 15,741

35 to 44 years

 15,613 14,956 14,898 15,529 14,781 14,541 14,694 14,810 14,810

45 to 54 years

 15,339 14,448 14,535 15,240 14,105 13,989 14,260 14,334 14,428

55 years and over

 17,666 16,714 16,523 17,587 16,536 16,306 16,540 16,586 16,438

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

 45,969 43,753 43,499 46,184 44,404 43,598 43,761 43,754 43,720

Married women, spouse present(1)

 36,913 35,165 35,109 36,631 35,262 34,321 34,685 34,795 34,817

Women who maintain families(2)

 9,757 9,541 9,490 - - - - - -

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers(3)

 131,142 124,325 124,415 131,477 122,461 122,569 123,646 124,292 124,689

Part-time workers(4)

 27,362 25,879 25,197 27,072 24,896 25,067 26,139 25,373 24,917

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders

 8,058 6,690 6,496 8,024 6,802 6,491 6,669 6,559 6,460

Percent of total employed

 5.1 4.5 4.3 5.1 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.3

SELF-EMPLOYMENT

Self-employed workers, incorporated

 6,554 6,236 5,859 - - - - - -

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,446 9,443 9,322 9,596 9,541 9,473 9,571 9,408 9,461

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: January 08, 2021