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	June 2025	May 2026	June 2026	June 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026
Total, 16 years and over	163,327	162,771	162,264	59.7	59.3	59.2	59.1	59.2	59.0
16 to 19 years	5,355	5,350	5,313	30.0	30.4	30.8	30.7	30.4	30.3
16 to 17 years	1,957	1,850	1,856	21.0	21.0	21.4	20.9	20.4	20.7
18 to 19 years	3,412	3,510	3,464	39.9	41.3	41.9	41.8	41.3	40.3
20 years and over	157,971	157,421	156,951	61.8	61.3	61.2	61.1	61.1	60.9
20 to 24 years	14,293	14,463	14,507	65.2	66.2	66.0	65.2	65.4	65.6
25 years and over	143,683	142,936	142,421	61.4	60.8	60.7	60.7	60.7	60.5
25 to 54 years	105,837	105,089	104,401	80.7	80.7	80.7	80.7	80.8	80.2
25 to 34 years	36,408	36,549	35,906	80.3	79.7	79.7	79.8	80.1	78.6
35 to 44 years	37,003	36,737	36,755	81.6	81.7	81.6	81.8	82.0	81.9
45 to 54 years	32,425	31,802	31,740	80.3	80.6	80.9	80.4	80.3	80.1
55 years and over	37,847	37,847	38,019	36.8	36.1	36.0	36.0	36.0	36.1

Men, 16 years and over	86,558	85,172	84,854	64.9	64.3	64.2	64.1	64.2	63.9
16 to 19 years	2,696	2,633	2,521	29.7	29.2	28.4	29.6	29.4	28.2
16 to 17 years	940	875	841	20.4	19.6	18.7	18.1	18.7	18.3
18 to 19 years	1,771	1,768	1,691	39.6	39.9	39.2	42.4	41.5	38.9
20 years and over	83,862	82,539	82,333	67.4	66.8	66.8	66.6	66.7	66.5
20 to 24 years	7,372	7,522	7,678	67.1	66.5	68.3	66.1	67.4	68.8
25 years and over	76,443	74,984	74,606	67.4	66.8	66.7	66.6	66.6	66.2
25 to 54 years	56,254	55,326	54,781	86.3	86.4	86.2	86.5	86.6	85.7
25 to 34 years	19,433	19,423	19,115	86.0	85.3	84.7	85.8	85.8	84.4
35 to 44 years	19,828	19,333	19,250	87.7	88.0	88.0	87.8	87.9	87.5
45 to 54 years	16,994	16,569	16,416	85.2	86.0	86.0	85.8	86.0	85.3
55 years and over	20,188	19,657	19,825	41.9	41.1	40.9	40.5	40.4	40.7

Women, 16 years and over	76,769	77,599	77,410	54.8	54.7	54.7	54.5	54.5	54.4
16 to 19 years	2,659	2,717	2,792	30.4	31.7	33.3	31.8	31.5	32.4
16 to 17 years	1,017	975	1,015	21.7	22.4	24.0	23.7	22.2	23.3
18 to 19 years	1,641	1,742	1,774	40.2	42.9	45.0	41.3	41.2	41.7
20 years and over	74,110	74,882	74,618	56.4	56.1	56.0	56.0	56.0	55.8
20 to 24 years	6,921	6,941	6,829	63.4	66.0	63.7	64.2	63.3	62.3
25 years and over	67,241	67,952	67,815	55.8	55.2	55.3	55.2	55.4	55.2
25 to 54 years	49,582	49,762	49,621	75.2	75.1	75.4	75.0	75.2	74.9
25 to 34 years	16,975	17,126	16,792	74.6	74.1	74.7	73.9	74.4	73.0
35 to 44 years	17,175	17,404	17,505	75.4	75.7	75.4	76.0	76.2	76.6
45 to 54 years	15,432	15,233	15,324	75.6	75.4	76.1	75.3	74.8	75.3
55 years and over	17,658	18,190	18,194	32.4	31.8	31.8	32.0	32.2	32.1
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: July 02, 2026