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	Apr. 2024	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025	Apr. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025
Total, 16 years and over	161,495	163,508	163,944	60.2	60.0	60.1	59.9	59.9	60.0
16 to 19 years	5,833	5,786	5,733	33.2	32.8	32.0	32.4	32.4	32.1
16 to 17 years	2,120	2,095	2,002	23.3	21.4	20.6	20.9	22.1	21.3
18 to 19 years	3,719	3,708	3,718	44.0	45.9	45.3	45.6	44.3	43.8
20 years and over	155,662	157,722	158,211	62.1	61.9	62.1	61.8	61.8	62.0
20 to 24 years	14,397	14,609	14,498	67.4	66.5	66.7	65.4	66.7	66.2
25 years and over	141,310	143,207	143,709	61.7	61.4	61.7	61.4	61.4	61.6
25 to 54 years	103,801	105,279	105,594	80.8	80.5	80.7	80.5	80.4	80.7
25 to 34 years	35,634	36,333	36,364	80.2	80.1	80.3	80.0	80.1	80.2
35 to 44 years	36,167	36,844	36,975	82.1	81.7	81.7	81.4	81.5	81.7
45 to 54 years	32,000	32,101	32,256	80.0	79.6	80.1	80.1	79.6	80.1
55 years and over	37,509	37,928	38,115	37.3	37.2	37.3	37.0	37.1	37.2

Men, 16 years and over	85,235	86,443	86,724	65.2	65.1	65.2	64.8	64.9	65.1
16 to 19 years	2,889	2,880	2,875	32.3	32.1	32.2	32.1	31.7	31.6
16 to 17 years	1,005	1,041	1,039	22.1	20.5	19.8	20.3	21.7	21.6
18 to 19 years	1,889	1,855	1,837	43.1	45.2	46.7	45.7	43.2	42.9
20 years and over	82,346	83,563	83,849	67.6	67.6	67.6	67.2	67.3	67.5
20 to 24 years	7,368	7,377	7,342	68.9	68.2	67.2	65.7	67.2	66.8
25 years and over	74,991	76,290	76,517	67.5	67.5	67.8	67.4	67.5	67.6
25 to 54 years	55,001	55,952	56,205	86.1	86.1	86.4	86.1	86.0	86.4
25 to 34 years	18,896	19,317	19,445	85.4	85.1	85.1	85.0	85.5	86.1
35 to 44 years	19,210	19,789	19,816	87.6	87.8	88.2	87.7	87.9	87.9
45 to 54 years	16,895	16,846	16,944	85.2	85.1	85.8	85.4	84.6	85.1
55 years and over	19,990	20,338	20,312	42.4	42.6	42.5	42.1	42.3	42.2

Women, 16 years and over	76,260	77,065	77,220	55.5	55.0	55.2	55.2	55.1	55.2
16 to 19 years	2,944	2,906	2,858	34.1	33.5	31.7	32.8	33.1	32.6
16 to 17 years	1,115	1,053	963	24.4	22.2	21.4	21.6	22.5	21.1
18 to 19 years	1,830	1,853	1,881	45.1	46.6	43.9	45.4	45.3	44.8
20 years and over	73,316	74,159	74,362	56.9	56.5	56.8	56.6	56.6	56.7
20 to 24 years	7,029	7,231	7,156	65.9	64.8	66.2	65.2	66.2	65.6
25 years and over	66,318	66,917	67,192	56.2	55.7	55.9	55.8	55.7	55.9
25 to 54 years	48,800	49,327	49,389	75.5	75.0	75.1	75.1	74.9	75.0
25 to 34 years	16,738	17,016	16,918	75.0	75.2	75.5	75.1	74.8	74.3
35 to 44 years	16,957	17,055	17,158	76.6	75.7	75.2	75.2	75.2	75.5
45 to 54 years	15,105	15,255	15,312	74.9	74.2	74.6	74.9	74.7	75.1
55 years and over	17,518	17,590	17,803	32.8	32.4	32.6	32.5	32.4	32.7
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: May 02, 2025