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

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

163,244 163,327 163,140 163,370 163,656 - 163,760 163,992 163,097 162,912 162,848 162,622 162,771

16 to 19 years

5,569 5,355 5,294 5,346 5,609 - 5,415 5,486 5,390 5,357 5,425 5,397 5,350

16 to 17 years

1,936 1,957 1,985 1,917 2,111 - 1,935 1,938 1,926 1,963 2,000 1,929 1,850

18 to 19 years

3,641 3,412 3,281 3,404 3,471 - 3,474 3,547 3,465 3,418 3,459 3,496 3,510

20 years and over

157,675 157,971 157,846 158,024 158,047 - 158,345 158,506 157,708 157,555 157,423 157,225 157,421

20 to 24 years

14,324 14,293 14,325 13,992 14,183 - 14,456 14,387 14,740 14,709 14,633 14,429 14,463

25 years and over

143,357 143,683 143,534 143,959 143,872 - 143,908 144,171 142,913 142,777 142,806 142,743 142,936

25 to 54 years

105,411 105,837 105,453 105,868 105,879 - 105,852 106,087 105,063 104,909 105,007 104,932 105,089

25 to 34 years

36,395 36,408 36,172 36,243 36,057 - 36,132 36,401 36,442 36,331 36,362 36,427 36,549

35 to 44 years

36,858 37,003 37,052 37,242 37,338 - 37,226 37,304 36,635 36,556 36,529 36,646 36,737

45 to 54 years

32,158 32,425 32,229 32,383 32,484 - 32,494 32,382 31,986 32,022 32,116 31,859 31,802

55 years and over

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


Men, 16 years and over

86,473 86,558 86,375 86,834 86,652 - 86,616 86,812 85,348 85,210 85,111 85,007 85,172

16 to 19 years

2,768 2,696 2,679 2,705 2,707 - 2,572 2,613 2,566 2,619 2,549 2,654 2,633

16 to 17 years

948 940 931 861 959 - 935 925 920 904 860 842 875

18 to 19 years

1,829 1,771 1,730 1,823 1,727 - 1,631 1,689 1,650 1,740 1,707 1,829 1,768

20 years and over

83,705 83,862 83,696 84,129 83,945 - 84,043 84,199 82,783 82,591 82,562 82,353 82,539

20 to 24 years

7,313 7,372 7,271 7,171 7,317 - 7,384 7,310 7,489 7,445 7,632 7,382 7,522

25 years and over

76,358 76,443 76,412 76,908 76,631 - 76,645 76,904 75,325 75,150 74,970 74,972 74,984

25 to 54 years

56,040 56,254 55,977 56,374 56,317 - 56,264 56,448 55,270 55,230 55,104 55,253 55,326

25 to 34 years

19,380 19,433 19,264 19,335 19,210 - 19,285 19,307 19,398 19,291 19,171 19,431 19,423

35 to 44 years

19,728 19,828 19,755 19,998 20,019 - 19,961 20,042 19,310 19,300 19,331 19,304 19,333

45 to 54 years

16,932 16,994 16,958 17,041 17,089 - 17,017 17,100 16,562 16,639 16,603 16,517 16,569

55 years and over

20,318 20,188 20,435 20,534 20,314 - 20,381 20,456 20,055 19,920 19,865 19,719 19,657


Women, 16 years and over

76,771 76,769 76,765 76,536 77,004 - 77,144 77,180 77,749 77,702 77,737 77,615 77,599

16 to 19 years

2,800 2,659 2,615 2,641 2,902 - 2,842 2,874 2,824 2,737 2,876 2,743 2,717

16 to 17 years

988 1,017 1,054 1,056 1,152 - 1,000 1,014 1,007 1,059 1,140 1,088 975

18 to 19 years

1,812 1,641 1,551 1,581 1,744 - 1,843 1,858 1,815 1,677 1,751 1,667 1,742

20 years and over

73,970 74,110 74,150 73,895 74,102 - 74,302 74,306 74,925 74,965 74,861 74,872 74,882

20 to 24 years

7,011 6,921 7,053 6,821 6,866 - 7,073 7,077 7,252 7,264 7,002 7,047 6,941

25 years and over

66,999 67,241 67,123 67,051 67,241 - 67,263 67,267 67,588 67,628 67,836 67,771 67,952

25 to 54 years

49,371 49,582 49,476 49,494 49,562 - 49,588 49,639 49,793 49,679 49,903 49,680 49,762

25 to 34 years

17,016 16,975 16,908 16,908 16,847 - 16,847 17,094 17,044 17,040 17,191 16,996 17,126

35 to 44 years

17,129 17,175 17,297 17,244 17,319 - 17,264 17,262 17,325 17,256 17,198 17,342 17,404

45 to 54 years

15,226 15,432 15,271 15,342 15,395 - 15,477 15,283 15,425 15,383 15,513 15,342 15,233

55 years and over

17,628 17,658 17,646 17,557 17,679 - 17,675 17,628 17,795 17,948 17,934 18,091 18,190


MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

46,443 46,629 46,855 46,836 46,206 - 46,308 46,289 45,388 45,199 45,327 45,078 45,034

Married women, spouse present(1)

37,156 37,656 37,854 37,912 37,912 - 37,405 37,254 37,119 37,413 37,963 37,901 37,779


MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders

8,571 8,859 8,358 8,796 8,810 - 9,292 8,848 8,723 8,371 8,357 8,434 8,428

Percent of total employed

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


SELF-EMPLOYMENT

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

10,008 9,677 9,623 9,921 9,740 - 10,237 9,803 9,812 9,597 9,458 9,582 9,525

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: June 05, 2026