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	Feb. 2022	Jan. 2023	Feb. 2023	Feb. 2022	Oct. 2022	Nov. 2022	Dec. 2022	Jan. 2023	Feb. 2023
Total, 16 years and over	157,590	160,138	160,315	59.8	60.0	59.9	60.1	60.2	60.2
16 to 19 years	5,487	5,710	5,719	32.2	32.7	33.5	33.1	33.3	33.3
16 to 17 years	2,284	2,265	2,200	24.9	23.3	24.0	25.6	24.4	23.8
18 to 19 years	3,212	3,462	3,534	40.9	44.2	44.9	42.1	44.1	44.7
20 years and over	152,102	154,428	154,597	61.8	61.8	61.7	62.0	62.1	62.1
20 to 24 years	13,831	14,705	14,831	66.3	65.9	65.8	66.1	66.5	67.0
25 years and over	138,445	139,834	139,939	61.4	61.4	61.3	61.5	61.7	61.7
25 to 54 years	101,159	102,366	102,838	79.5	79.8	79.7	80.1	80.2	80.5
25 to 34 years	35,151	35,594	35,799	79.5	80.0	79.6	79.6	80.0	80.5
35 to 44 years	34,536	35,010	35,243	80.6	80.3	80.6	81.1	81.0	81.5
45 to 54 years	31,471	31,762	31,796	78.5	79.0	78.9	79.5	79.6	79.5
55 years and over	37,287	37,468	37,100	37.9	37.9	37.6	37.8	37.8	37.4

Men, 16 years and over	84,071	85,186	85,266	65.5	65.6	65.6	65.8	65.5	65.6
16 to 19 years	2,778	2,862	2,859	32.2	32.1	32.9	32.8	32.8	32.8
16 to 17 years	1,122	1,039	1,020	23.9	21.8	22.4	23.8	22.4	22.1
18 to 19 years	1,661	1,838	1,851	42.3	44.7	45.8	43.4	45.1	45.1
20 years and over	81,293	82,324	82,407	67.9	68.0	67.9	68.2	67.9	67.9
20 to 24 years	7,055	7,354	7,484	67.8	68.5	67.8	67.9	66.3	67.5
25 years and over	74,444	75,036	75,070	68.1	67.9	67.8	68.0	68.1	68.1
25 to 54 years	54,228	54,708	55,033	85.9	85.7	85.7	86.1	85.8	86.2
25 to 34 years	18,794	18,916	19,167	85.4	85.3	84.6	85.0	84.9	86.0
35 to 44 years	18,691	18,896	18,965	87.7	87.0	87.5	87.6	87.4	87.7
45 to 54 years	16,743	16,896	16,901	84.5	84.7	85.0	85.6	85.0	84.9
55 years and over	20,216	20,328	20,037	43.8	43.8	43.5	43.6	43.8	43.2

Women, 16 years and over	73,519	74,952	75,049	54.4	54.6	54.5	54.8	55.1	55.2
16 to 19 years	2,710	2,848	2,860	32.3	33.4	34.1	33.5	33.8	33.9
16 to 17 years	1,162	1,226	1,179	26.1	24.9	25.7	27.4	26.5	25.5
18 to 19 years	1,551	1,624	1,683	39.4	43.7	44.1	40.8	42.9	44.2
20 years and over	70,810	72,104	72,189	55.9	56.0	55.9	56.2	56.5	56.6
20 to 24 years	6,776	7,351	7,347	64.8	63.3	63.8	64.4	66.6	66.5
25 years and over	64,001	64,798	64,868	55.1	55.4	55.1	55.4	55.6	55.6
25 to 54 years	46,930	47,658	47,805	73.3	74.0	73.8	74.1	74.7	74.8
25 to 34 years	16,358	16,678	16,633	73.6	74.9	74.6	74.2	75.2	75.0
35 to 44 years	15,845	16,114	16,278	73.5	73.7	73.9	74.6	74.6	75.3
45 to 54 years	14,728	14,866	14,895	72.7	73.4	73.0	73.5	74.2	74.2
55 years and over	17,071	17,140	17,063	32.8	32.7	32.4	32.6	32.5	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: March 10, 2023