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	Jan. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Jan. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026
Total, 16 years and over	163,831	163,992	164,520	60.1	59.7	-	59.6	59.7	59.8
16 to 19 years	5,701	5,486	5,448	31.9	31.5	-	30.4	30.8	30.6
16 to 17 years	1,988	1,938	1,973	20.6	21.8	-	20.7	20.3	20.9
18 to 19 years	3,718	3,547	3,478	45.3	42.7	-	41.0	42.9	41.6
20 years and over	158,131	158,506	159,072	62.1	61.6	-	61.7	61.7	61.9
20 to 24 years	14,562	14,387	14,564	66.5	64.6	-	65.8	65.5	66.3
25 years and over	143,553	144,171	144,487	61.6	61.4	-	61.3	61.3	61.4
25 to 54 years	105,496	106,087	106,419	80.7	80.7	-	80.6	80.7	80.9
25 to 34 years	36,392	36,401	36,291	80.3	79.5	-	79.7	80.3	80.0
35 to 44 years	36,838	37,304	37,485	81.6	82.0	-	81.6	81.7	82.0
45 to 54 years	32,265	32,382	32,643	80.0	80.5	-	80.4	80.0	80.7
55 years and over	38,057	38,085	38,068	37.3	36.8	-	36.8	36.8	36.7

Men, 16 years and over	86,700	86,812	86,967	65.2	64.8	-	64.7	64.8	64.8
16 to 19 years	2,924	2,613	2,606	32.2	29.8	-	28.4	28.8	28.8
16 to 17 years	972	925	945	19.8	19.6	-	19.1	18.8	20.1
18 to 19 years	1,956	1,689	1,665	46.7	41.3	-	39.1	40.8	38.2
20 years and over	83,776	84,199	84,361	67.6	67.3	-	67.3	67.4	67.5
20 to 24 years	7,366	7,310	7,376	67.0	66.5	-	67.0	66.3	66.9
25 years and over	76,467	76,904	77,037	67.7	67.4	-	67.3	67.5	67.6
25 to 54 years	56,099	56,448	56,601	86.3	86.3	-	86.2	86.4	86.6
25 to 34 years	19,232	19,307	19,381	85.2	85.0	-	85.4	85.5	85.8
35 to 44 years	19,808	20,042	20,064	88.1	88.3	-	87.9	88.1	88.1
45 to 54 years	17,059	17,100	17,156	85.6	85.6	-	85.1	85.4	85.8
55 years and over	20,368	20,456	20,435	42.5	41.9	-	42.0	42.1	42.0

Women, 16 years and over	77,131	77,180	77,553	55.2	54.8	-	54.8	54.8	55.1
16 to 19 years	2,777	2,874	2,842	31.7	33.2	-	32.5	32.9	32.5
16 to 17 years	1,016	1,014	1,028	21.4	24.0	-	22.5	22.0	21.7
18 to 19 years	1,762	1,858	1,813	43.8	44.1	-	42.9	45.1	45.2
20 years and over	74,354	74,306	74,711	56.8	56.3	-	56.3	56.3	56.5
20 to 24 years	7,197	7,077	7,188	65.9	62.8	-	64.6	64.7	65.7
25 years and over	67,086	67,267	67,451	55.9	55.7	-	55.6	55.6	55.7
25 to 54 years	49,397	49,639	49,818	75.1	75.1	-	75.1	75.1	75.3
25 to 34 years	17,160	17,094	16,910	75.4	74.0	-	74.0	75.1	74.3
35 to 44 years	17,030	17,262	17,421	75.2	75.8	-	75.4	75.4	76.0
45 to 54 years	15,206	15,283	15,487	74.6	75.4	-	75.8	74.7	75.7
55 years and over	17,689	17,628	17,632	32.6	32.3	-	32.2	32.1	32.0
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. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

Last Modified Date: February 11, 2026