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	Nov. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Nov. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025
Total, 16 years and over	161,183	-	163,741	59.8	59.6	59.6	59.7	-	59.6
16 to 19 years	5,562	-	5,412	31.5	29.7	30.0	31.5	-	30.4
16 to 17 years	1,930	-	1,936	20.7	21.0	20.4	21.8	-	20.7
18 to 19 years	3,630	-	3,472	43.6	39.2	40.3	42.7	-	41.0
20 years and over	155,621	-	158,329	61.8	61.7	61.7	61.6	-	61.6
20 to 24 years	14,142	-	14,446	65.9	65.3	63.7	64.5	-	65.8
25 years and over	141,409	-	143,876	61.4	61.3	61.5	61.4	-	61.3
25 to 54 years	103,615	-	105,818	80.4	80.4	80.7	80.7	-	80.6
25 to 34 years	35,463	-	36,119	79.9	79.7	79.9	79.5	-	79.7
35 to 44 years	36,274	-	37,224	81.7	81.6	81.9	82.1	-	81.6
45 to 54 years	31,878	-	32,475	79.6	79.9	80.2	80.5	-	80.3
55 years and over	37,794	-	38,058	37.2	37.0	37.0	36.8	-	36.8

Men, 16 years and over	85,318	-	86,597	64.9	64.7	65.0	64.8	-	64.6
16 to 19 years	2,685	-	2,571	29.9	29.6	29.9	29.9	-	28.4
16 to 17 years	886	-	936	18.6	19.5	18.4	19.6	-	19.1
18 to 19 years	1,797	-	1,630	42.7	40.4	41.6	41.5	-	39.1
20 years and over	82,633	-	84,025	67.5	67.2	67.6	67.3	-	67.3
20 to 24 years	7,172	-	7,387	66.8	66.1	65.1	66.4	-	67.0
25 years and over	75,425	-	76,616	67.6	67.3	67.7	67.4	-	67.3
25 to 54 years	55,113	-	56,238	86.1	85.9	86.5	86.3	-	86.1
25 to 34 years	18,838	-	19,284	85.2	85.2	85.6	85.0	-	85.4
35 to 44 years	19,418	-	19,957	87.9	87.2	88.3	88.3	-	87.8
45 to 54 years	16,856	-	16,997	85.2	85.1	85.4	85.6	-	85.0
55 years and over	20,312	-	20,377	42.6	42.3	42.5	41.9	-	42.0

Women, 16 years and over	75,865	-	77,144	54.9	54.7	54.5	54.8	-	54.8
16 to 19 years	2,877	-	2,840	33.2	29.7	30.0	33.1	-	32.5
16 to 17 years	1,043	-	1,000	23.0	22.5	22.5	24.1	-	22.5
18 to 19 years	1,832	-	1,841	44.5	37.9	38.8	44.0	-	42.9
20 years and over	72,988	-	74,303	56.4	56.4	56.1	56.3	-	56.3
20 to 24 years	6,970	-	7,059	65.1	64.6	62.3	62.6	-	64.5
25 years and over	65,985	-	67,260	55.6	55.7	55.6	55.7	-	55.6
25 to 54 years	48,502	-	49,580	74.8	75.0	75.0	75.1	-	75.1
25 to 34 years	16,625	-	16,835	74.6	74.2	74.3	74.0	-	74.0
35 to 44 years	16,856	-	17,267	75.6	75.9	75.6	75.9	-	75.5
45 to 54 years	15,022	-	15,477	74.1	74.9	75.2	75.4	-	75.8
55 years and over	17,482	-	17,681	32.5	32.3	32.1	32.3	-	32.2
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. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

Last Modified Date: December 16, 2025