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

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

163,656 - 163,760 163,992 163,097 162,912 162,848 162,622 162,771 162,264 162,177 162,746 163,152

16 to 19 years

5,609 - 5,415 5,486 5,390 5,357 5,425 5,397 5,350 5,313 5,380 5,373 5,535

16 to 17 years

2,111 - 1,935 1,938 1,926 1,963 2,000 1,929 1,850 1,856 1,771 1,856 1,973

18 to 19 years

3,471 - 3,474 3,547 3,465 3,418 3,459 3,496 3,510 3,464 3,594 3,499 3,556

20 years and over

158,047 - 158,345 158,506 157,708 157,555 157,423 157,225 157,421 156,951 156,797 157,373 157,617

20 to 24 years

14,183 - 14,456 14,387 14,740 14,709 14,633 14,429 14,463 14,507 14,433 14,573 14,540

25 years and over

143,872 - 143,908 144,171 142,913 142,777 142,806 142,743 142,936 142,421 142,405 142,752 143,126

25 to 54 years

105,879 - 105,852 106,087 105,063 104,909 105,007 104,932 105,089 104,401 104,674 104,668 105,101

25 to 34 years

36,057 - 36,132 36,401 36,442 36,331 36,362 36,427 36,549 35,906 36,189 36,428 36,462

35 to 44 years

37,338 - 37,226 37,304 36,635 36,556 36,529 36,646 36,737 36,755 36,826 36,810 36,972

45 to 54 years

32,484 - 32,494 32,382 31,986 32,022 32,116 31,859 31,802 31,740 31,659 31,429 31,667

55 years and over

37,993 - 38,056 38,085 37,850 37,868 37,799 37,810 37,847 38,019 37,731 38,085 38,025


Men, 16 years and over

86,652 - 86,616 86,812 85,348 85,210 85,111 85,007 85,172 84,854 84,978 85,337 85,495

16 to 19 years

2,707 - 2,572 2,613 2,566 2,619 2,549 2,654 2,633 2,521 2,626 2,752 2,770

16 to 17 years

959 - 935 925 920 904 860 842 875 841 821 880 874

18 to 19 years

1,727 - 1,631 1,689 1,650 1,740 1,707 1,829 1,768 1,691 1,800 1,859 1,894

20 years and over

83,945 - 84,043 84,199 82,783 82,591 82,562 82,353 82,539 82,333 82,352 82,585 82,725

20 to 24 years

7,317 - 7,384 7,310 7,489 7,445 7,632 7,382 7,522 7,678 7,667 7,698 7,560

25 years and over

76,631 - 76,645 76,904 75,325 75,150 74,970 74,972 74,984 74,606 74,662 74,852 75,184

25 to 54 years

56,317 - 56,264 56,448 55,270 55,230 55,104 55,253 55,326 54,781 54,827 54,856 55,176

25 to 34 years

19,210 - 19,285 19,307 19,398 19,291 19,171 19,431 19,423 19,115 19,104 19,190 19,279

35 to 44 years

20,019 - 19,961 20,042 19,310 19,300 19,331 19,304 19,333 19,250 19,312 19,339 19,397

45 to 54 years

17,089 - 17,017 17,100 16,562 16,639 16,603 16,517 16,569 16,416 16,411 16,327 16,500

55 years and over

20,314 - 20,381 20,456 20,055 19,920 19,865 19,719 19,657 19,825 19,835 19,995 20,008


Women, 16 years and over

77,004 - 77,144 77,180 77,749 77,702 77,737 77,615 77,599 77,410 77,199 77,409 77,657

16 to 19 years

2,902 - 2,842 2,874 2,824 2,737 2,876 2,743 2,717 2,792 2,754 2,621 2,765

16 to 17 years

1,152 - 1,000 1,014 1,007 1,059 1,140 1,088 975 1,015 950 976 1,099

18 to 19 years

1,744 - 1,843 1,858 1,815 1,677 1,751 1,667 1,742 1,774 1,794 1,640 1,662

20 years and over

74,102 - 74,302 74,306 74,925 74,965 74,861 74,872 74,882 74,618 74,445 74,788 74,892

20 to 24 years

6,866 - 7,073 7,077 7,252 7,264 7,002 7,047 6,941 6,829 6,766 6,874 6,980

25 years and over

67,241 - 67,263 67,267 67,588 67,628 67,836 67,771 67,952 67,815 67,743 67,901 67,942

25 to 54 years

49,562 - 49,588 49,639 49,793 49,679 49,903 49,680 49,762 49,621 49,847 49,811 49,925

25 to 34 years

16,847 - 16,847 17,094 17,044 17,040 17,191 16,996 17,126 16,792 17,085 17,239 17,183

35 to 44 years

17,319 - 17,264 17,262 17,325 17,256 17,198 17,342 17,404 17,505 17,514 17,471 17,575

45 to 54 years

15,395 - 15,477 15,283 15,425 15,383 15,513 15,342 15,233 15,324 15,248 15,102 15,168

55 years and over

17,679 - 17,675 17,628 17,795 17,948 17,934 18,091 18,190 18,194 17,896 18,089 18,017


MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

46,206 - 46,308 46,289 45,388 45,199 45,327 45,078 45,034 44,947 44,764 45,086 44,968

Married women, spouse present(1)

37,912 - 37,405 37,254 37,119 37,413 37,963 37,901 37,779 37,920 37,626 37,322 37,977


MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders

8,810 - 9,292 8,848 8,723 8,371 8,357 8,434 8,428 8,554 8,693 8,805 8,986

Percent of total employed

5.4 - 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.5


SELF-EMPLOYMENT

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

9,740 - 10,237 9,803 9,812 9,597 9,458 9,582 9,525 9,431 9,735 9,548 9,522

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: October 02, 2026