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	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026
Total, 16 years and over	163,338	163,097	162,912	59.9	-	59.6	59.7	59.4	59.3
16 to 19 years	5,773	5,390	5,357	32.3	-	30.4	30.8	30.6	30.4
16 to 17 years	1,995	1,926	1,963	21.0	-	20.7	20.3	20.7	21.0
18 to 19 years	3,801	3,465	3,418	45.6	-	41.0	42.9	41.8	41.3
20 years and over	157,565	157,708	157,555	61.8	-	61.7	61.7	61.4	61.3
20 to 24 years	14,307	14,740	14,709	65.3	-	65.8	65.5	66.3	66.2
25 years and over	143,213	142,913	142,777	61.4	-	61.3	61.3	60.9	60.8
25 to 54 years	105,380	105,063	104,909	80.5	-	80.6	80.7	80.8	80.7
25 to 34 years	36,285	36,442	36,331	80.0	-	79.7	80.3	79.9	79.7
35 to 44 years	36,793	36,635	36,556	81.5	-	81.6	81.7	82.0	81.7
45 to 54 years	32,302	31,986	32,022	80.1	-	80.4	80.0	80.6	80.6
55 years and over	37,832	37,850	37,868	37.0	-	36.8	36.8	36.1	36.1

Men, 16 years and over	86,269	85,348	85,210	64.8	-	64.7	64.8	64.4	64.3
16 to 19 years	2,903	2,566	2,619	31.9	-	28.4	28.8	28.6	29.2
16 to 17 years	978	920	904	20.2	-	19.1	18.8	19.7	19.6
18 to 19 years	1,950	1,650	1,740	45.8	-	39.1	40.8	38.2	39.9
20 years and over	83,366	82,783	82,591	67.2	-	67.3	67.4	67.0	66.8
20 to 24 years	7,216	7,489	7,445	65.7	-	67.0	66.3	66.8	66.5
25 years and over	76,170	75,325	75,150	67.4	-	67.3	67.5	67.0	66.8
25 to 54 years	55,952	55,270	55,230	86.1	-	86.2	86.4	86.5	86.4
25 to 34 years	19,204	19,398	19,291	85.0	-	85.4	85.5	85.8	85.3
35 to 44 years	19,745	19,310	19,300	87.7	-	87.9	88.1	88.1	88.0
45 to 54 years	17,003	16,562	16,639	85.3	-	85.1	85.4	85.7	86.0
55 years and over	20,218	20,055	19,920	42.1	-	42.0	42.1	41.3	41.1

Women, 16 years and over	77,068	77,749	77,702	55.1	-	54.8	54.8	54.7	54.7
16 to 19 years	2,870	2,824	2,737	32.7	-	32.5	32.9	32.7	31.7
16 to 17 years	1,017	1,007	1,059	21.7	-	22.5	22.0	21.6	22.4
18 to 19 years	1,851	1,815	1,677	45.3	-	42.9	45.1	45.6	42.9
20 years and over	74,199	74,925	74,965	56.6	-	56.3	56.3	56.1	56.1
20 to 24 years	7,092	7,252	7,264	64.9	-	64.6	64.7	65.8	66.0
25 years and over	67,043	67,588	67,628	55.8	-	55.6	55.6	55.2	55.2
25 to 54 years	49,429	49,793	49,679	75.1	-	75.1	75.1	75.3	75.1
25 to 34 years	17,082	17,044	17,040	75.0	-	74.0	75.1	74.2	74.1
35 to 44 years	17,048	17,325	17,256	75.2	-	75.4	75.4	76.1	75.7
45 to 54 years	15,299	15,425	15,383	74.9	-	75.8	74.7	75.7	75.4
55 years and over	17,614	17,795	17,948	32.5	-	32.2	32.1	31.6	31.8
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. January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population estimates. For additional information, see https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

Last Modified Date: March 06, 2026