A-8a. Employed persons and employment-population ratios by age and sex, seasonally adjusted

HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-8a. Employed people and employment-population ratios by age and sex, seasonally adjusted
Age and sex	Number of employed people (in thousands)			Employment-population ratios
Age and sex	Aug. 2025	July 2026	Aug. 2026	Aug. 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026	Aug. 2026
Total, 16 years and over	163,370	162,177	162,746	59.6	59.1	59.2	59.0	58.9	59.1
16 to 19 years	5,346	5,380	5,373	30.0	30.7	30.4	30.3	30.7	30.7
16 to 17 years	1,917	1,771	1,856	20.5	20.9	20.4	20.7	19.7	20.7
18 to 19 years	3,404	3,594	3,499	40.1	41.8	41.3	40.3	42.0	41.0
20 years and over	158,024	156,797	157,373	61.7	61.1	61.1	60.9	60.8	61.0
20 to 24 years	13,992	14,433	14,573	63.8	65.2	65.4	65.6	65.3	65.9
25 years and over	143,959	142,405	142,752	61.5	60.7	60.7	60.5	60.4	60.5
25 to 54 years	105,868	104,674	104,668	80.7	80.7	80.8	80.2	80.4	80.4
25 to 34 years	36,243	36,189	36,428	79.9	79.8	80.1	78.6	79.2	79.8
35 to 44 years	37,242	36,826	36,810	81.9	81.8	82.0	81.9	82.0	82.0
45 to 54 years	32,383	31,659	31,429	80.3	80.4	80.3	80.1	79.9	79.3
55 years and over	38,091	37,731	38,085	37.0	36.0	36.0	36.1	35.8	36.1

Men, 16 years and over	86,834	84,978	85,337	65.0	64.1	64.2	63.9	64.0	64.2
16 to 19 years	2,705	2,626	2,752	29.8	29.6	29.4	28.2	29.4	30.9
16 to 17 years	861	821	880	18.5	18.1	18.7	18.3	18.0	19.4
18 to 19 years	1,823	1,800	1,859	41.2	42.4	41.5	38.9	41.2	42.3
20 years and over	84,129	82,352	82,585	67.5	66.6	66.7	66.5	66.5	66.6
20 to 24 years	7,171	7,667	7,698	65.2	66.1	67.4	68.8	68.7	69.0
25 years and over	76,908	74,662	74,852	67.7	66.6	66.6	66.2	66.2	66.4
25 to 54 years	56,374	54,827	54,856	86.5	86.5	86.6	85.7	85.8	85.8
25 to 34 years	19,335	19,104	19,190	85.6	85.8	85.8	84.4	84.3	84.7
35 to 44 years	19,998	19,312	19,339	88.3	87.8	87.9	87.5	87.7	87.8
45 to 54 years	17,041	16,411	16,327	85.5	85.8	86.0	85.3	85.3	84.7
55 years and over	20,534	19,835	19,995	42.4	40.5	40.4	40.7	40.6	40.9

Women, 16 years and over	76,536	77,199	77,409	54.5	54.5	54.5	54.4	54.2	54.3
16 to 19 years	2,641	2,754	2,621	30.2	31.8	31.5	32.4	32.0	30.5
16 to 17 years	1,056	950	976	22.5	23.7	22.2	23.3	21.5	21.9
18 to 19 years	1,581	1,794	1,640	39.0	41.3	41.2	41.7	42.8	39.6
20 years and over	73,895	74,445	74,788	56.2	56.0	56.0	55.8	55.6	55.8
20 to 24 years	6,821	6,766	6,874	62.4	64.2	63.3	62.3	61.7	62.7
25 years and over	67,051	67,743	67,901	55.6	55.2	55.4	55.2	55.1	55.2
25 to 54 years	49,494	49,847	49,811	75.0	75.0	75.2	74.9	75.2	75.2
25 to 34 years	16,908	17,085	17,239	74.3	73.9	74.4	73.0	74.2	74.9
35 to 44 years	17,244	17,514	17,471	75.6	76.0	76.2	76.6	76.6	76.4
45 to 54 years	15,342	15,248	15,102	75.2	75.3	74.8	75.3	74.8	74.2
55 years and over	17,557	17,896	18,089	32.1	32.0	32.2	32.1	31.6	31.9
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.

Last Modified Date: September 04, 2026