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	July 2025	June 2026	July 2026	July 2025	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026
Total, 16 years and over	163,140	162,264	162,177	59.6	59.2	59.1	59.2	59.0	58.9
16 to 19 years	5,294	5,313	5,380	29.7	30.8	30.7	30.4	30.3	30.7
16 to 17 years	1,985	1,856	1,771	21.0	21.4	20.9	20.4	20.7	19.7
18 to 19 years	3,281	3,464	3,594	39.1	41.9	41.8	41.3	40.3	42.0
20 years and over	157,846	156,951	156,797	61.7	61.2	61.1	61.1	60.9	60.8
20 to 24 years	14,325	14,507	14,433	65.4	66.0	65.2	65.4	65.6	65.3
25 years and over	143,534	142,421	142,405	61.3	60.7	60.7	60.7	60.5	60.4
25 to 54 years	105,453	104,401	104,674	80.4	80.7	80.7	80.8	80.2	80.4
25 to 34 years	36,172	35,906	36,189	79.7	79.7	79.8	80.1	78.6	79.2
35 to 44 years	37,052	36,755	36,826	81.6	81.6	81.8	82.0	81.9	82.0
45 to 54 years	32,229	31,740	31,659	79.9	80.9	80.4	80.3	80.1	79.9
55 years and over	38,081	38,019	37,731	37.0	36.0	36.0	36.0	36.1	35.8

Men, 16 years and over	86,375	84,854	84,978	64.7	64.2	64.1	64.2	63.9	64.0
16 to 19 years	2,679	2,521	2,626	29.5	28.4	29.6	29.4	28.2	29.4
16 to 17 years	931	841	821	19.5	18.7	18.1	18.7	18.3	18.0
18 to 19 years	1,730	1,691	1,800	40.1	39.2	42.4	41.5	38.9	41.2
20 years and over	83,696	82,333	82,352	67.2	66.8	66.6	66.7	66.5	66.5
20 to 24 years	7,271	7,678	7,667	66.1	68.3	66.1	67.4	68.8	68.7
25 years and over	76,412	74,606	74,662	67.3	66.7	66.6	66.6	66.2	66.2
25 to 54 years	55,977	54,781	54,827	85.9	86.2	86.5	86.6	85.7	85.8
25 to 34 years	19,264	19,115	19,104	85.2	84.7	85.8	85.8	84.4	84.3
35 to 44 years	19,755	19,250	19,312	87.3	88.0	87.8	87.9	87.5	87.7
45 to 54 years	16,958	16,416	16,411	85.1	86.0	85.8	86.0	85.3	85.3
55 years and over	20,435	19,825	19,835	42.3	40.9	40.5	40.4	40.7	40.6

Women, 16 years and over	76,765	77,410	77,199	54.7	54.7	54.5	54.5	54.4	54.2
16 to 19 years	2,615	2,792	2,754	29.9	33.3	31.8	31.5	32.4	32.0
16 to 17 years	1,054	1,015	950	22.6	24.0	23.7	22.2	23.3	21.5
18 to 19 years	1,551	1,774	1,794	38.0	45.0	41.3	41.2	41.7	42.8
20 years and over	74,150	74,618	74,445	56.4	56.0	56.0	56.0	55.8	55.6
20 to 24 years	7,053	6,829	6,766	64.6	63.7	64.2	63.3	62.3	61.7
25 years and over	67,123	67,815	67,743	55.7	55.3	55.2	55.4	55.2	55.1
25 to 54 years	49,476	49,621	49,847	75.0	75.4	75.0	75.2	74.9	75.2
25 to 34 years	16,908	16,792	17,085	74.3	74.7	73.9	74.4	73.0	74.2
35 to 44 years	17,297	17,505	17,514	75.9	75.4	76.0	76.2	76.6	76.6
45 to 54 years	15,271	15,324	15,248	74.9	76.1	75.3	74.8	75.3	74.8
55 years and over	17,646	18,194	17,896	32.3	31.8	32.0	32.2	32.1	31.6
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: August 07, 2026