A-8a. Employed persons and employment-population ratios by age and sex, seasonally adjusted

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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	Oct. 2021	Sept. 2022	Oct. 2022	Oct. 2021	June 2022	July 2022	Aug. 2022	Sept. 2022	Oct. 2022
Total, 16 years and over	154,234	158,936	158,608	58.9	59.9	60.0	60.1	60.1	60.0
16 to 19 years	5,281	5,565	5,592	32.1	32.6	31.7	33.8	32.5	32.7
16 to 17 years	1,992	2,087	2,189	22.5	23.7	23.2	24.4	22.1	23.2
18 to 19 years	3,289	3,464	3,389	43.2	42.2	41.1	44.3	45.3	44.2
20 years and over	148,953	153,371	153,016	60.7	61.8	61.9	61.9	62.0	61.8
20 to 24 years	13,718	13,755	13,780	66.0	66.4	66.6	65.4	65.8	65.9
25 years and over	135,282	139,598	139,214	60.2	61.4	61.5	61.6	61.7	61.5
25 to 54 years	98,795	102,037	101,548	78.3	79.8	80.0	80.3	80.2	79.8
25 to 34 years	35,029	35,392	35,320	78.4	80.2	80.2	80.5	80.2	80.1
35 to 44 years	33,042	34,618	34,607	78.7	80.3	80.5	80.6	80.4	80.3
45 to 54 years	30,723	32,027	31,621	77.9	79.0	79.2	79.6	80.1	79.1
55 years and over	36,487	37,561	37,666	37.0	37.6	37.7	37.6	37.9	37.9

Men, 16 years and over	81,835	84,587	84,571	64.6	65.4	65.2	65.3	65.7	65.6
16 to 19 years	2,672	2,709	2,779	32.1	32.6	31.5	32.6	31.3	32.0
16 to 17 years	984	954	1,027	22.5	23.3	21.9	22.1	19.7	21.6
18 to 19 years	1,691	1,749	1,751	42.9	42.5	42.1	44.3	45.7	44.7
20 years and over	79,164	81,878	81,792	66.9	67.8	67.7	67.7	68.2	68.0
20 to 24 years	6,972	7,038	7,146	67.3	68.0	67.5	66.3	67.5	68.5
25 years and over	72,181	74,762	74,581	66.8	67.6	67.7	67.7	68.1	67.9
25 to 54 years	52,717	54,381	54,130	84.6	85.8	85.9	85.9	86.2	85.7
25 to 34 years	18,715	18,866	18,718	83.8	85.8	85.3	85.5	86.0	85.4
35 to 44 years	17,784	18,579	18,656	85.8	86.5	87.1	87.1	86.7	87.0
45 to 54 years	16,218	16,936	16,756	84.1	85.1	85.1	84.9	85.7	84.7
55 years and over	19,464	20,381	20,450	42.6	42.9	43.0	43.1	43.7	43.8

Women, 16 years and over	72,399	74,349	74,037	53.6	54.7	55.0	55.1	54.9	54.6
16 to 19 years	2,609	2,856	2,813	32.1	32.5	31.9	35.1	33.9	33.3
16 to 17 years	1,008	1,133	1,162	22.6	24.1	24.5	26.9	24.6	24.8
18 to 19 years	1,598	1,715	1,637	43.5	41.9	40.2	44.3	44.8	43.8
20 years and over	69,790	71,493	71,224	54.9	56.2	56.5	56.5	56.2	56.0
20 to 24 years	6,746	6,717	6,635	64.8	64.7	65.7	64.7	64.1	63.3
25 years and over	63,101	64,836	64,633	54.1	55.5	55.6	55.8	55.6	55.4
25 to 54 years	46,078	47,656	47,418	72.2	73.9	74.2	74.8	74.4	74.0
25 to 34 years	16,314	16,526	16,602	72.9	74.7	75.2	75.6	74.5	74.9
35 to 44 years	15,258	16,039	15,951	71.7	74.1	73.9	74.1	74.1	73.6
45 to 54 years	14,505	15,091	14,865	71.9	72.9	73.4	74.5	74.7	73.5
55 years and over	17,023	17,180	17,216	32.2	32.9	33.0	32.7	32.7	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: November 04, 2022