E-15. Employed persons by age, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-15. Employed persons by age, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity [In thousands]
Age and sex	Total		White		Black or African American		Asian		Hispanic or Latino
Age and sex	1st 2020	1st 2021	1st 2020	1st 2021	1st 2020	1st 2021	1st 2020	1st 2021	1st 2020	1st 2021
Total, 16 years and over	156,726	149,466	121,796	116,268	19,292	18,131	10,106	9,741	27,969	26,498
16 to 19 years	4,891	4,763	3,884	3,776	534	549	167	144	1,103	1,110
16 to 17 years	1,729	1,689	1,390	1,323	162	192	54	55	290	299
18 to 19 years	3,163	3,074	2,494	2,452	372	358	113	89	813	811
20 years and over	151,835	144,703	117,912	112,492	18,758	17,582	9,939	9,597	26,866	25,389
20 to 24 years	13,704	12,961	10,469	9,967	1,814	1,638	653	645	3,201	3,080
25 years and over	138,130	131,743	107,443	102,525	16,944	15,944	9,285	8,952	23,665	22,309
25 to 54 years	100,766	96,382	76,705	73,383	13,147	12,347	7,213	7,100	19,398	18,270
25 to 34 years	35,794	33,926	26,649	25,259	5,000	4,672	2,540	2,457	7,228	6,609
35 to 44 years	33,192	32,154	25,224	24,442	4,273	4,041	2,503	2,533	6,628	6,375
45 to 54 years	31,779	30,302	24,833	23,682	3,874	3,634	2,170	2,111	5,541	5,287
55 years and over	37,364	35,360	30,738	29,142	3,797	3,597	2,072	1,852	4,268	4,038
55 to 64 years	26,787	25,528	21,894	20,872	2,854	2,723	1,464	1,373	3,336	3,171
65 years and over	10,577	9,833	8,844	8,270	943	874	608	479	932	867

Men, 16 years and over	82,514	78,859	65,279	62,369	8,985	8,574	5,385	5,197	15,785	15,131
16 to 19 years	2,381	2,299	1,876	1,846	244	236	98	78	565	580
16 to 17 years	752	806	596	634	64	82	33	31	137	148
18 to 19 years	1,629	1,493	1,280	1,212	180	154	65	47	428	432
20 years and over	80,133	76,560	63,403	60,523	8,741	8,338	5,287	5,119	15,220	14,551
20 to 24 years	6,953	6,603	5,391	5,101	867	810	310	329	1,703	1,638
25 years and over	73,180	69,957	58,012	55,423	7,874	7,528	4,977	4,790	13,517	12,912
25 to 54 years	53,332	51,165	41,356	39,679	6,166	5,856	3,867	3,833	11,120	10,615
25 to 34 years	18,989	18,066	14,348	13,603	2,417	2,331	1,373	1,323	4,132	3,835
35 to 44 years	17,711	17,295	13,768	13,455	1,959	1,885	1,370	1,400	3,863	3,765
45 to 54 years	16,632	15,804	13,240	12,621	1,790	1,640	1,125	1,110	3,125	3,015
55 years and over	19,848	18,793	16,655	15,744	1,709	1,672	1,110	957	2,397	2,298
55 to 64 years	14,069	13,365	11,703	11,078	1,306	1,270	776	715	1,878	1,791
65 years and over	5,779	5,428	4,952	4,666	402	402	334	242	520	506

Women, 16 years and over	74,212	70,607	56,517	53,899	10,307	9,558	4,721	4,544	12,185	11,367
16 to 19 years	2,510	2,463	2,008	1,930	290	313	69	66	539	529
16 to 17 years	976	883	794	689	97	109	21	24	153	151
18 to 19 years	1,534	1,580	1,214	1,240	193	204	48	42	385	379
20 years and over	71,702	68,144	54,509	51,969	10,016	9,244	4,651	4,478	11,646	10,838
20 to 24 years	6,751	6,358	5,077	4,866	946	829	343	316	1,498	1,442
25 years and over	64,950	61,785	49,431	47,103	9,070	8,416	4,308	4,162	10,148	9,396
25 to 54 years	47,434	45,218	35,349	33,704	6,982	6,491	3,347	3,267	8,277	7,656
25 to 34 years	16,805	15,860	12,300	11,656	2,583	2,341	1,167	1,134	3,096	2,774
35 to 44 years	15,481	14,859	11,455	10,988	2,315	2,156	1,133	1,132	2,766	2,609
45 to 54 years	15,147	14,498	11,593	11,060	2,083	1,994	1,046	1,001	2,415	2,272
55 years and over	17,517	16,568	14,082	13,398	2,088	1,925	962	895	1,871	1,741
55 to 64 years	12,719	12,163	10,191	9,794	1,548	1,453	688	658	1,458	1,380
65 years and over	4,798	4,405	3,891	3,604	540	472	274	237	412	361
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: April 02, 2021