HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-4. Employed and unemployed full- and part-time workers by sex and age, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Full- and part-time status,
sex, and age		 2015 2016 2017 2018
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st

EMPLOYED

Full-time workers

 120,726 121,111 121,816 122,320 123,243 123,342 124,211 124,242 125,086 125,878 126,186 126,705 127,399

Men, 16 years and over

 68,903 69,011 69,578 69,925 70,297 70,373 70,768 70,828 71,219 71,502 71,547 72,015 72,592

Men, 20 years and over

 68,086 68,303 68,884 69,090 69,538 69,560 69,891 70,001 70,353 70,651 70,763 71,147 71,678

Women, 16 years and over

 51,834 52,095 52,203 52,430 52,962 52,959 53,394 53,459 53,885 54,363 54,583 54,746 54,852

Women, 20 years and over

 51,297 51,594 51,654 51,895 52,398 52,394 52,827 52,842 53,327 53,762 53,997 54,087 54,221

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 1,343 1,214 1,278 1,335 1,306 1,388 1,493 1,398 1,406 1,465 1,426 1,471 1,499

Part-time workers

 27,372 27,591 27,089 27,305 27,699 27,728 27,453 27,821 27,502 27,229 27,566 27,179 27,559

Men, 16 years and over

 9,880 10,064 9,650 9,534 9,975 10,060 9,928 10,055 9,815 9,804 9,962 9,749 9,927

Men, 20 years and over

 8,336 8,463 8,013 7,949 8,287 8,446 8,269 8,356 8,136 8,137 8,288 8,203 8,321

Women, 16 years and over

 17,470 17,534 17,469 17,758 17,692 17,674 17,551 17,756 17,652 17,444 17,633 17,423 17,591

Women, 20 years and over

 15,623 15,630 15,691 15,890 15,761 15,785 15,651 15,862 15,675 15,457 15,575 15,479 15,585

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 3,414 3,498 3,386 3,467 3,651 3,498 3,534 3,603 3,691 3,636 3,704 3,497 3,653

UNEMPLOYED

Looking for full-time work

 7,309 7,035 6,621 6,564 6,455 6,388 6,362 6,180 6,004 5,628 5,663 5,250 5,337

Men, 16 years and over

 4,152 3,993 3,692 3,683 3,589 3,631 3,653 3,560 3,389 3,118 3,178 2,979 3,017

Men, 20 years and over

 3,823 3,674 3,427 3,419 3,326 3,350 3,371 3,273 3,160 2,872 2,952 2,745 2,789

Women, 16 years and over

 3,142 3,058 2,921 2,879 2,868 2,769 2,704 2,619 2,626 2,514 2,474 2,270 2,322

Women, 20 years and over

 2,912 2,838 2,714 2,675 2,676 2,569 2,520 2,447 2,456 2,365 2,328 2,122 2,171

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 574 523 480 471 453 468 471 460 388 392 384 383 377

Looking for part-time work

 1,411 1,465 1,388 1,366 1,412 1,366 1,440 1,410 1,414 1,326 1,264 1,331 1,312

Men, 16 years and over

 594 623 584 605 586 540 605 589 609 559 524 581 570

Men, 20 years and over

 359 372 361 365 342 332 371 341 369 357 317 341 341

Women, 16 years and over

 822 836 807 766 832 817 838 818 808 754 738 760 748

Women, 20 years and over

 591 609 590 559 601 570 599 631 585 535 545 527 521

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 461 484 437 442 470 464 471 438 459 433 403 463 450

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

Full-time workers

 5.7 5.5 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0

Men, 16 years and over

 5.7 5.5 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.5 4.2 4.3 4.0 4.0

Men, 20 years and over

 5.3 5.1 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.3 3.9 4.0 3.7 3.7

Women, 16 years and over

 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.0 4.1

Women, 20 years and over

 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.9

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 29.9 30.1 27.3 26.1 25.8 25.2 24.0 24.8 21.6 21.1 21.2 20.6 20.1

Part-time workers

 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.9 4.7 5.0 4.8 4.9 4.6 4.4 4.7 4.5

Men, 16 years and over

 5.7 5.8 5.7 6.0 5.6 5.1 5.7 5.5 5.8 5.4 5.0 5.6 5.4

Men, 20 years and over

 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.0 3.8 4.3 3.9 4.3 4.2 3.7 4.0 3.9

Women, 16 years and over

 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.1 4.5 4.4 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.1

Women, 20 years and over

 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.2

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

 11.9 12.2 11.4 11.3 11.4 11.7 11.8 10.8 11.1 10.7 9.8 11.7 11.0

NOTE: Full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week; part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week. Detail for the 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.

 

Last Modified Date: April 06, 2018