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

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table A-8a. Employed persons and employment-population ratios by age and sex, seasonally adjusted
Age and sex	Number of employed persons (in thousands)			Employment-population ratios
Age and sex	Jan. 2019	Dec. 2019	Jan. 2020	Jan. 2019	Sept. 2019	Oct. 2019	Nov. 2019	Dec. 2019	Jan. 2020
Total, 16 years and over	156,627	158,803	158,714	60.7	61.0	61.0	61.0	61.0	61.2
16 to 19 years	5,149	5,213	5,273	30.8	30.9	31.3	31.6	31.2	31.7
16 to 17 years	1,653	1,874	1,949	18.8	20.3	20.3	22.0	21.2	22.3
18 to 19 years	3,472	3,339	3,311	44.0	42.7	45.0	42.9	42.5	42.1
20 years and over	151,478	153,590	153,441	62.7	63.0	63.1	63.0	63.1	63.2
20 to 24 years	13,951	14,142	14,214	66.1	67.9	68.3	67.1	67.2	68.0
25 years and over	137,485	139,426	139,215	62.4	62.5	62.6	62.6	62.7	62.7
25 to 54 years	100,703	101,653	101,487	79.8	80.1	80.3	80.3	80.4	80.6
25 to 34 years	35,615	36,230	36,129	79.6	79.9	80.2	80.5	80.5	80.7
35 to 44 years	32,887	33,406	33,412	80.7	81.3	81.2	80.9	81.1	81.3
45 to 54 years	32,201	32,017	31,945	79.1	79.2	79.5	79.6	79.6	79.7
55 years and over	36,782	37,773	37,728	39.0	39.3	39.2	39.3	39.3	39.3

Men, 16 years and over	83,012	84,034	83,940	66.5	66.7	66.7	66.8	66.8	66.9
16 to 19 years	2,538	2,644	2,596	30.0	30.8	30.5	31.3	31.3	30.9
16 to 17 years	797	876	860	17.8	19.9	19.6	20.6	20.0	19.7
18 to 19 years	1,738	1,766	1,733	43.6	42.9	43.9	43.6	43.6	43.0
20 years and over	80,474	81,390	81,345	69.1	69.3	69.3	69.4	69.3	69.5
20 to 24 years	7,119	7,152	7,307	67.5	68.5	68.5	68.1	68.0	70.0
25 years and over	73,366	74,217	74,057	69.3	69.3	69.3	69.5	69.4	69.4
25 to 54 years	53,783	54,005	53,840	86.4	86.4	86.5	86.7	86.6	86.6
25 to 34 years	19,118	19,364	19,145	85.8	85.6	86.1	86.5	86.2	85.6
35 to 44 years	17,769	17,881	17,884	88.7	88.7	88.4	88.4	88.2	88.5
45 to 54 years	16,897	16,761	16,810	84.9	85.0	85.1	85.3	85.2	85.8
55 years and over	19,583	20,212	20,217	44.9	45.2	45.2	45.3	45.4	45.4

Women, 16 years and over	73,614	74,769	74,774	55.2	55.6	55.7	55.5	55.7	55.8
16 to 19 years	2,610	2,568	2,677	31.6	31.0	32.0	32.0	31.1	32.6
16 to 17 years	856	999	1,089	19.7	20.7	21.0	23.5	22.4	24.8
18 to 19 years	1,735	1,573	1,578	44.3	42.5	46.2	42.3	41.4	41.2
20 years and over	71,004	72,200	72,097	56.8	57.2	57.3	57.0	57.3	57.3
20 to 24 years	6,833	6,990	6,907	64.8	67.2	68.0	66.1	66.5	66.1
25 years and over	64,119	65,208	65,158	56.0	56.3	56.4	56.2	56.4	56.5
25 to 54 years	46,920	47,648	47,647	73.4	74.0	74.2	74.1	74.4	74.7
25 to 34 years	16,497	16,866	16,984	73.6	74.3	74.4	74.5	74.8	75.7
35 to 44 years	15,119	15,525	15,528	73.0	74.1	74.3	73.7	74.2	74.4
45 to 54 years	15,304	15,256	15,135	73.5	73.6	74.1	74.1	74.3	73.9
55 years and over	17,199	17,561	17,510	34.0	34.2	34.1	34.1	34.1	34.0
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: February 07, 2020