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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-8. Employed people by age, sex, marital status, multiple jobholding status, and self-employment, seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic 2025 2026
Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

 163,338 163,509 163,898 163,244 163,327 163,140 163,370 163,656 - 163,760 163,992 163,097 162,912

16 to 19 years

 5,773 5,759 5,704 5,569 5,355 5,294 5,346 5,609 - 5,415 5,486 5,390 5,357

16 to 17 years

 1,995 2,081 1,990 1,936 1,957 1,985 1,917 2,111 - 1,935 1,938 1,926 1,963

18 to 19 years

 3,801 3,709 3,714 3,641 3,412 3,281 3,404 3,471 - 3,474 3,547 3,465 3,418

20 years and over

 157,565 157,750 158,195 157,675 157,971 157,846 158,024 158,047 - 158,345 158,506 157,708 157,555

20 to 24 years

 14,307 14,568 14,465 14,324 14,293 14,325 13,992 14,183 - 14,456 14,387 14,740 14,709

25 years and over

 143,213 143,218 143,700 143,357 143,683 143,534 143,959 143,872 - 143,908 144,171 142,913 142,777

25 to 54 years

 105,380 105,292 105,593 105,411 105,837 105,453 105,868 105,879 - 105,852 106,087 105,063 104,909

25 to 34 years

 36,285 36,330 36,354 36,395 36,408 36,172 36,243 36,057 - 36,132 36,401 36,442 36,331

35 to 44 years

 36,793 36,859 36,985 36,858 37,003 37,052 37,242 37,338 - 37,226 37,304 36,635 36,556

45 to 54 years

 32,302 32,103 32,254 32,158 32,425 32,229 32,383 32,484 - 32,494 32,382 31,986 32,022

55 years and over

 37,832 37,927 38,108 37,946 37,847 38,081 38,091 37,993 - 38,056 38,085 37,850 37,868


Men, 16 years and over

 86,269 86,457 86,691 86,473 86,558 86,375 86,834 86,652 - 86,616 86,812 85,348 85,210

16 to 19 years

 2,903 2,863 2,856 2,768 2,696 2,679 2,705 2,707 - 2,572 2,613 2,566 2,619

16 to 17 years

 978 1,030 1,023 948 940 931 861 959 - 935 925 920 904

18 to 19 years

 1,950 1,860 1,839 1,829 1,771 1,730 1,823 1,727 - 1,631 1,689 1,650 1,740

20 years and over

 83,366 83,594 83,835 83,705 83,862 83,696 84,129 83,945 - 84,043 84,199 82,783 82,591

20 to 24 years

 7,216 7,364 7,329 7,313 7,372 7,271 7,171 7,317 - 7,384 7,310 7,489 7,445

25 years and over

 76,170 76,296 76,511 76,358 76,443 76,412 76,908 76,631 - 76,645 76,904 75,325 75,150

25 to 54 years

 55,952 55,962 56,200 56,040 56,254 55,977 56,374 56,317 - 56,264 56,448 55,270 55,230

25 to 34 years

 19,204 19,322 19,436 19,380 19,433 19,264 19,335 19,210 - 19,285 19,307 19,398 19,291

35 to 44 years

 19,745 19,794 19,822 19,728 19,828 19,755 19,998 20,019 - 19,961 20,042 19,310 19,300

45 to 54 years

 17,003 16,845 16,942 16,932 16,994 16,958 17,041 17,089 - 17,017 17,100 16,562 16,639

55 years and over

 20,218 20,334 20,311 20,318 20,188 20,435 20,534 20,314 - 20,381 20,456 20,055 19,920


Women, 16 years and over

 77,068 77,052 77,208 76,771 76,769 76,765 76,536 77,004 - 77,144 77,180 77,749 77,702

16 to 19 years

 2,870 2,895 2,848 2,800 2,659 2,615 2,641 2,902 - 2,842 2,874 2,824 2,737

16 to 17 years

 1,017 1,051 967 988 1,017 1,054 1,056 1,152 - 1,000 1,014 1,007 1,059

18 to 19 years

 1,851 1,849 1,875 1,812 1,641 1,551 1,581 1,744 - 1,843 1,858 1,815 1,677

20 years and over

 74,199 74,156 74,360 73,970 74,110 74,150 73,895 74,102 - 74,302 74,306 74,925 74,965

20 to 24 years

 7,092 7,204 7,136 7,011 6,921 7,053 6,821 6,866 - 7,073 7,077 7,252 7,264

25 years and over

 67,043 66,923 67,189 66,999 67,241 67,123 67,051 67,241 - 67,263 67,267 67,588 67,628

25 to 54 years

 49,429 49,330 49,393 49,371 49,582 49,476 49,494 49,562 - 49,588 49,639 49,793 49,679

25 to 34 years

 17,082 17,008 16,918 17,016 16,975 16,908 16,908 16,847 - 16,847 17,094 17,044 17,040

35 to 44 years

 17,048 17,064 17,163 17,129 17,175 17,297 17,244 17,319 - 17,264 17,262 17,325 17,256

45 to 54 years

 15,299 15,257 15,311 15,226 15,432 15,271 15,342 15,395 - 15,477 15,283 15,425 15,383

55 years and over

 17,614 17,593 17,797 17,628 17,658 17,646 17,557 17,679 - 17,675 17,628 17,795 17,948


MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

 45,825 45,792 46,033 46,443 46,629 46,855 46,836 46,206 - 46,308 46,289 45,388 45,199

Married women, spouse present(1)

 37,351 36,768 37,184 37,156 37,656 37,854 37,912 37,912 - 37,405 37,254 37,119 37,413


MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders

 8,859 8,935 8,857 8,571 8,859 8,358 8,796 8,810 - 9,292 8,848 8,723 8,371

Percent of total employed

 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.1 5.4 5.4 - 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.1


SELF-EMPLOYMENT

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,712 9,820 9,946 10,008 9,677 9,623 9,921 9,740 - 10,237 9,803 9,812 9,597

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.

NOTE: Detail for the data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population estimates. For additional information, see https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

 

Last Modified Date: March 06, 2026