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	Sept. 2025	Aug. 2026	Sept. 2026	Sept. 2025	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026	Aug. 2026	Sept. 2026
Total, 16 years and over	163,656	162,746	163,152	59.7	59.2	59.0	58.9	59.1	59.2
16 to 19 years	5,609	5,373	5,535	31.5	30.4	30.3	30.7	30.7	31.7
16 to 17 years	2,111	1,856	1,973	21.8	20.4	20.7	19.7	20.7	21.1
18 to 19 years	3,471	3,499	3,556	42.7	41.3	40.3	42.0	41.0	43.6
20 years and over	158,047	157,373	157,617	61.6	61.1	60.9	60.8	61.0	61.1
20 to 24 years	14,183	14,573	14,540	64.6	65.4	65.6	65.3	65.9	65.8
25 years and over	143,872	142,752	143,126	61.4	60.7	60.5	60.4	60.5	60.7
25 to 54 years	105,879	104,668	105,101	80.7	80.8	80.2	80.4	80.4	80.7
25 to 34 years	36,057	36,428	36,462	79.5	80.1	78.6	79.2	79.8	79.9
35 to 44 years	37,338	36,810	36,972	82.0	82.0	81.9	82.0	82.0	82.3
45 to 54 years	32,484	31,429	31,667	80.5	80.3	80.1	79.9	79.3	79.8
55 years and over	37,993	38,085	38,025	36.8	36.0	36.1	35.8	36.1	36.0

Men, 16 years and over	86,652	85,337	85,495	64.8	64.2	63.9	64.0	64.2	64.3
16 to 19 years	2,707	2,752	2,770	29.8	29.4	28.2	29.4	30.9	31.1
16 to 17 years	959	880	874	19.6	18.7	18.3	18.0	19.4	18.7
18 to 19 years	1,727	1,859	1,894	41.3	41.5	38.9	41.2	42.3	44.8
20 years and over	83,945	82,585	82,725	67.3	66.7	66.5	66.5	66.6	66.7
20 to 24 years	7,317	7,698	7,560	66.5	67.4	68.8	68.7	69.0	67.8
25 years and over	76,631	74,852	75,184	67.4	66.6	66.2	66.2	66.4	66.6
25 to 54 years	56,317	54,856	55,176	86.3	86.6	85.7	85.8	85.8	86.2
25 to 34 years	19,210	19,190	19,279	85.0	85.8	84.4	84.3	84.7	85.1
35 to 44 years	20,019	19,339	19,397	88.3	87.9	87.5	87.7	87.8	88.0
45 to 54 years	17,089	16,327	16,500	85.6	86.0	85.3	85.3	84.7	85.5
55 years and over	20,314	19,995	20,008	41.9	40.4	40.7	40.6	40.9	40.9

Women, 16 years and over	77,004	77,409	77,657	54.8	54.5	54.4	54.2	54.3	54.5
16 to 19 years	2,902	2,621	2,765	33.2	31.5	32.4	32.0	30.5	32.2
16 to 17 years	1,152	976	1,099	24.0	22.2	23.3	21.5	21.9	23.6
18 to 19 years	1,744	1,640	1,662	44.1	41.2	41.7	42.8	39.6	42.4
20 years and over	74,102	74,788	74,892	56.3	56.0	55.8	55.6	55.8	55.9
20 to 24 years	6,866	6,874	6,980	62.8	63.3	62.3	61.7	62.7	63.7
25 years and over	67,241	67,901	67,942	55.7	55.4	55.2	55.1	55.2	55.2
25 to 54 years	49,562	49,811	49,925	75.1	75.2	74.9	75.2	75.2	75.3
25 to 34 years	16,847	17,239	17,183	74.0	74.4	73.0	74.2	74.9	74.7
35 to 44 years	17,319	17,471	17,575	75.8	76.2	76.6	76.6	76.4	76.8
45 to 54 years	15,395	15,102	15,168	75.4	74.8	75.3	74.8	74.2	74.4
55 years and over	17,679	18,089	18,017	32.3	32.2	32.1	31.6	31.9	31.7
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: October 02, 2026