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

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	Aug. 2023	July 2024	Aug. 2024	Aug. 2023	Apr. 2024	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024	Aug. 2024
Total, 16 years and over	161,500	161,266	161,434	60.4	60.2	60.1	60.1	60.0	60.0
16 to 19 years	5,593	5,612	5,393	32.4	33.2	33.4	32.9	31.9	30.6
16 to 17 years	2,104	2,139	2,034	23.2	23.2	23.6	23.7	23.0	21.5
18 to 19 years	3,466	3,418	3,327	42.3	44.1	44.2	43.0	41.2	40.7
20 years and over	155,907	155,654	156,041	62.4	62.1	61.9	62.0	62.0	62.1
20 to 24 years	14,611	14,081	13,917	66.1	67.5	65.3	65.7	65.8	65.0
25 years and over	141,129	141,594	141,988	61.9	61.7	61.7	61.6	61.7	61.8
25 to 54 years	103,508	104,120	104,144	80.8	80.8	80.8	80.8	80.9	80.9
25 to 34 years	35,972	35,569	35,495	80.7	80.2	80.3	80.2	80.0	79.9
35 to 44 years	35,467	36,270	36,332	81.5	82.1	81.9	81.9	82.0	82.1
45 to 54 years	32,069	32,281	32,317	80.3	80.0	80.3	80.2	80.7	80.7
55 years and over	37,620	37,475	37,844	37.7	37.3	37.2	37.2	37.1	37.4

Men, 16 years and over	85,527	85,390	85,075	65.5	65.2	64.9	65.3	65.2	64.9
16 to 19 years	2,727	2,814	2,623	31.1	32.4	32.4	32.4	31.4	29.3
16 to 17 years	1,015	1,045	967	21.9	22.0	22.2	22.7	21.8	19.9
18 to 19 years	1,675	1,720	1,616	40.4	43.3	43.1	42.5	41.4	39.5
20 years and over	82,800	82,576	82,452	68.0	67.6	67.3	67.8	67.7	67.5
20 to 24 years	7,367	7,160	7,071	66.5	69.0	66.5	67.4	66.9	66.0
25 years and over	75,288	75,412	75,279	68.0	67.5	67.4	67.8	67.7	67.6
25 to 54 years	55,279	55,378	55,162	86.4	86.1	86.0	86.5	86.6	86.3
25 to 34 years	19,208	19,033	18,831	86.0	85.4	85.3	85.8	86.0	85.1
35 to 44 years	19,050	19,371	19,322	87.5	87.7	87.5	87.8	88.0	87.7
45 to 54 years	17,020	16,973	17,010	85.7	85.3	85.2	85.8	85.8	86.0
55 years and over	20,009	20,035	20,117	42.8	42.4	42.3	42.4	42.3	42.4

Women, 16 years and over	75,973	75,876	76,359	55.6	55.5	55.4	55.0	55.1	55.4
16 to 19 years	2,866	2,798	2,770	33.8	34.2	34.4	33.4	32.4	32.0
16 to 17 years	1,089	1,095	1,067	24.7	24.4	24.9	24.7	24.3	23.3
18 to 19 years	1,791	1,698	1,712	44.1	45.0	45.6	43.4	41.0	42.0
20 years and over	73,107	73,078	73,589	57.1	57.0	56.8	56.5	56.6	57.0
20 to 24 years	7,244	6,921	6,846	65.6	66.0	64.0	64.0	64.8	64.0
25 years and over	65,841	66,182	66,709	56.2	56.2	56.2	55.8	55.9	56.3
25 to 54 years	48,230	48,742	48,982	75.3	75.5	75.7	75.1	75.3	75.6
25 to 34 years	16,763	16,536	16,665	75.5	75.0	75.4	74.6	74.1	74.7
35 to 44 years	16,417	16,899	17,010	75.5	76.7	76.3	76.0	76.1	76.5
45 to 54 years	15,050	15,308	15,307	74.9	74.8	75.4	74.6	75.7	75.6
55 years and over	17,611	17,440	17,727	33.2	32.8	32.7	32.5	32.5	33.0
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: September 06, 2024