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	May 2024	Apr. 2025	May 2025	May 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025	May 2025
Total, 16 years and over	161,164	163,969	163,273	60.1	60.1	59.9	59.9	60.0	59.7
16 to 19 years	5,861	5,732	5,590	33.4	32.0	32.4	32.4	32.1	31.3
16 to 17 years	2,152	2,001	1,939	23.5	20.6	20.9	22.1	21.3	20.8
18 to 19 years	3,719	3,719	3,646	44.1	45.3	45.6	44.3	43.8	42.7
20 years and over	155,303	158,237	157,683	62.0	62.1	61.8	61.8	62.0	61.7
20 to 24 years	13,931	14,495	14,332	65.2	66.7	65.4	66.7	66.2	65.4
25 years and over	141,388	143,737	143,369	61.7	61.7	61.4	61.4	61.6	61.4
25 to 54 years	103,904	105,602	105,404	80.8	80.7	80.5	80.4	80.7	80.5
25 to 34 years	35,690	36,369	36,413	80.3	80.3	80.0	80.1	80.2	80.3
35 to 44 years	36,116	36,979	36,842	81.9	81.7	81.4	81.5	81.7	81.3
45 to 54 years	32,098	32,255	32,149	80.3	80.1	80.1	79.6	80.0	79.7
55 years and over	37,484	38,134	37,965	37.2	37.3	37.0	37.1	37.2	37.0

Men, 16 years and over	84,977	86,733	86,486	65.0	65.2	64.8	64.9	65.1	64.9
16 to 19 years	2,894	2,875	2,782	32.4	32.2	32.1	31.7	31.6	30.6
16 to 17 years	996	1,037	953	22.2	19.8	20.3	21.7	21.6	20.3
18 to 19 years	1,899	1,839	1,829	42.7	46.7	45.7	43.2	42.9	41.7
20 years and over	82,083	83,858	83,704	67.4	67.6	67.2	67.3	67.5	67.4
20 to 24 years	7,096	7,340	7,314	66.3	67.2	65.7	67.2	66.8	66.6
25 years and over	74,950	76,528	76,358	67.4	67.8	67.4	67.5	67.6	67.4
25 to 54 years	54,968	56,209	56,033	86.0	86.4	86.1	86.0	86.4	86.1
25 to 34 years	18,876	19,446	19,388	85.3	85.1	85.0	85.5	86.1	85.8
35 to 44 years	19,211	19,818	19,717	87.5	88.2	87.7	87.9	87.9	87.3
45 to 54 years	16,881	16,945	16,927	85.2	85.8	85.4	84.6	85.1	84.9
55 years and over	19,982	20,319	20,325	42.3	42.5	42.1	42.3	42.2	42.2

Women, 16 years and over	76,187	77,236	76,787	55.4	55.2	55.2	55.1	55.2	54.8
16 to 19 years	2,967	2,857	2,808	34.4	31.7	32.8	33.1	32.6	32.0
16 to 17 years	1,155	963	986	24.9	21.4	21.6	22.5	21.1	21.4
18 to 19 years	1,820	1,880	1,817	45.6	43.9	45.4	45.3	44.7	43.7
20 years and over	73,219	74,379	73,979	56.8	56.8	56.6	56.6	56.7	56.4
20 to 24 years	6,835	7,154	7,018	64.1	66.2	65.2	66.2	65.5	64.3
25 years and over	66,438	67,209	67,011	56.2	55.9	55.8	55.7	55.9	55.7
25 to 54 years	48,936	49,393	49,370	75.7	75.1	75.1	74.9	75.0	74.9
25 to 34 years	16,814	16,922	17,024	75.3	75.5	75.1	74.8	74.3	74.8
35 to 44 years	16,905	17,161	17,125	76.3	75.2	75.2	75.2	75.6	75.3
45 to 54 years	15,217	15,310	15,222	75.4	74.6	74.9	74.7	75.1	74.6
55 years and over	17,502	17,816	17,640	32.7	32.6	32.5	32.4	32.8	32.4
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: June 06, 2025