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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
Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

163,898 163,244 163,327 163,140 163,370 163,656 - 163,760 163,992 163,097 162,912 162,848 162,622

16 to 19 years

5,704 5,569 5,355 5,294 5,346 5,609 - 5,415 5,486 5,390 5,357 5,425 5,397

16 to 17 years

1,990 1,936 1,957 1,985 1,917 2,111 - 1,935 1,938 1,926 1,963 2,000 1,929

18 to 19 years

3,714 3,641 3,412 3,281 3,404 3,471 - 3,474 3,547 3,465 3,418 3,459 3,496

20 years and over

158,195 157,675 157,971 157,846 158,024 158,047 - 158,345 158,506 157,708 157,555 157,423 157,225

20 to 24 years

14,465 14,324 14,293 14,325 13,992 14,183 - 14,456 14,387 14,740 14,709 14,633 14,429

25 years and over

143,700 143,357 143,683 143,534 143,959 143,872 - 143,908 144,171 142,913 142,777 142,806 142,743

25 to 54 years

105,593 105,411 105,837 105,453 105,868 105,879 - 105,852 106,087 105,063 104,909 105,007 104,932

25 to 34 years

36,354 36,395 36,408 36,172 36,243 36,057 - 36,132 36,401 36,442 36,331 36,362 36,427

35 to 44 years

36,985 36,858 37,003 37,052 37,242 37,338 - 37,226 37,304 36,635 36,556 36,529 36,646

45 to 54 years

32,254 32,158 32,425 32,229 32,383 32,484 - 32,494 32,382 31,986 32,022 32,116 31,859

55 years and over

38,108 37,946 37,847 38,081 38,091 37,993 - 38,056 38,085 37,850 37,868 37,799 37,810


Men, 16 years and over

86,691 86,473 86,558 86,375 86,834 86,652 - 86,616 86,812 85,348 85,210 85,111 85,007

16 to 19 years

2,856 2,768 2,696 2,679 2,705 2,707 - 2,572 2,613 2,566 2,619 2,549 2,654

16 to 17 years

1,023 948 940 931 861 959 - 935 925 920 904 860 842

18 to 19 years

1,839 1,829 1,771 1,730 1,823 1,727 - 1,631 1,689 1,650 1,740 1,707 1,829

20 years and over

83,835 83,705 83,862 83,696 84,129 83,945 - 84,043 84,199 82,783 82,591 82,562 82,353

20 to 24 years

7,329 7,313 7,372 7,271 7,171 7,317 - 7,384 7,310 7,489 7,445 7,632 7,382

25 years and over

76,511 76,358 76,443 76,412 76,908 76,631 - 76,645 76,904 75,325 75,150 74,970 74,972

25 to 54 years

56,200 56,040 56,254 55,977 56,374 56,317 - 56,264 56,448 55,270 55,230 55,104 55,253

25 to 34 years

19,436 19,380 19,433 19,264 19,335 19,210 - 19,285 19,307 19,398 19,291 19,171 19,431

35 to 44 years

19,822 19,728 19,828 19,755 19,998 20,019 - 19,961 20,042 19,310 19,300 19,331 19,304

45 to 54 years

16,942 16,932 16,994 16,958 17,041 17,089 - 17,017 17,100 16,562 16,639 16,603 16,517

55 years and over

20,311 20,318 20,188 20,435 20,534 20,314 - 20,381 20,456 20,055 19,920 19,865 19,719


Women, 16 years and over

77,208 76,771 76,769 76,765 76,536 77,004 - 77,144 77,180 77,749 77,702 77,737 77,615

16 to 19 years

2,848 2,800 2,659 2,615 2,641 2,902 - 2,842 2,874 2,824 2,737 2,876 2,743

16 to 17 years

967 988 1,017 1,054 1,056 1,152 - 1,000 1,014 1,007 1,059 1,140 1,088

18 to 19 years

1,875 1,812 1,641 1,551 1,581 1,744 - 1,843 1,858 1,815 1,677 1,751 1,667

20 years and over

74,360 73,970 74,110 74,150 73,895 74,102 - 74,302 74,306 74,925 74,965 74,861 74,872

20 to 24 years

7,136 7,011 6,921 7,053 6,821 6,866 - 7,073 7,077 7,252 7,264 7,002 7,047

25 years and over

67,189 66,999 67,241 67,123 67,051 67,241 - 67,263 67,267 67,588 67,628 67,836 67,771

25 to 54 years

49,393 49,371 49,582 49,476 49,494 49,562 - 49,588 49,639 49,793 49,679 49,903 49,680

25 to 34 years

16,918 17,016 16,975 16,908 16,908 16,847 - 16,847 17,094 17,044 17,040 17,191 16,996

35 to 44 years

17,163 17,129 17,175 17,297 17,244 17,319 - 17,264 17,262 17,325 17,256 17,198 17,342

45 to 54 years

15,311 15,226 15,432 15,271 15,342 15,395 - 15,477 15,283 15,425 15,383 15,513 15,342

55 years and over

17,797 17,628 17,658 17,646 17,557 17,679 - 17,675 17,628 17,795 17,948 17,934 18,091


MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

46,033 46,443 46,629 46,855 46,836 46,206 - 46,308 46,289 45,388 45,199 45,327 45,078

Married women, spouse present(1)

37,184 37,156 37,656 37,854 37,912 37,912 - 37,405 37,254 37,119 37,413 37,963 37,901


MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders

8,857 8,571 8,859 8,358 8,796 8,810 - 9,292 8,848 8,723 8,371 8,357 8,434

Percent of total employed

5.4 5.3 5.4 5.1 5.4 5.4 - 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.2


SELF-EMPLOYMENT

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

9,946 10,008 9,677 9,623 9,921 9,740 - 10,237 9,803 9,812 9,597 9,458 9,582

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. 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.

 

Last Modified Date: May 08, 2026