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	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2024	Apr. 2025	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug. 2025
Total, 16 years and over	161,425	163,106	163,394	60.0	60.0	59.7	59.7	59.6	59.6
16 to 19 years	5,390	5,291	5,342	30.6	32.1	31.3	30.0	29.7	30.0
16 to 17 years	2,029	1,985	1,911	21.5	21.3	20.8	21.1	21.0	20.4
18 to 19 years	3,339	3,290	3,415	40.9	43.8	42.7	40.0	39.2	40.3
20 years and over	156,034	157,815	158,052	62.1	62.0	61.7	61.8	61.7	61.7
20 to 24 years	13,929	14,321	13,972	65.1	66.2	65.4	65.3	65.3	63.7
25 years and over	141,942	143,522	143,981	61.8	61.6	61.4	61.5	61.3	61.5
25 to 54 years	104,128	105,425	105,877	80.9	80.7	80.5	80.7	80.4	80.7
25 to 34 years	35,494	36,169	36,250	79.9	80.2	80.3	80.3	79.7	79.9
35 to 44 years	36,335	37,041	37,252	82.1	81.7	81.3	81.5	81.6	81.9
45 to 54 years	32,299	32,216	32,375	80.7	80.0	79.7	80.3	79.9	80.2
55 years and over	37,814	38,097	38,104	37.4	37.2	37.0	36.9	37.0	37.0

Men, 16 years and over	85,099	86,347	86,886	64.9	65.1	64.9	64.9	64.7	65.0
16 to 19 years	2,620	2,686	2,715	29.2	31.6	30.6	29.7	29.6	29.9
16 to 17 years	963	931	855	19.8	21.6	20.3	20.4	19.5	18.4
18 to 19 years	1,628	1,742	1,839	39.8	42.9	41.7	39.7	40.4	41.6
20 years and over	82,479	83,660	84,171	67.5	67.5	67.4	67.4	67.2	67.6
20 to 24 years	7,077	7,266	7,159	66.0	66.8	66.6	67.1	66.1	65.1
25 years and over	75,289	76,392	76,932	67.6	67.6	67.4	67.4	67.3	67.7
25 to 54 years	55,162	55,948	56,382	86.3	86.4	86.1	86.4	85.9	86.5
25 to 34 years	18,829	19,264	19,343	85.1	86.1	85.8	86.1	85.2	85.6
35 to 44 years	19,337	19,737	20,004	87.8	87.9	87.3	87.7	87.2	88.3
45 to 54 years	16,997	16,947	17,035	86.0	85.1	84.9	85.2	85.1	85.4
55 years and over	20,127	20,444	20,550	42.4	42.2	42.2	41.9	42.3	42.5

Women, 16 years and over	76,325	76,760	76,508	55.4	55.2	54.8	54.8	54.7	54.5
16 to 19 years	2,770	2,605	2,627	32.0	32.6	32.0	30.3	29.7	30.0
16 to 17 years	1,066	1,054	1,056	23.3	21.1	21.4	21.7	22.5	22.5
18 to 19 years	1,710	1,548	1,576	42.0	44.7	43.7	40.3	37.9	38.8
20 years and over	73,555	74,155	73,881	57.0	56.7	56.4	56.4	56.4	56.1
20 to 24 years	6,852	7,055	6,813	64.1	65.5	64.3	63.4	64.6	62.3
25 years and over	66,653	67,129	67,049	56.3	55.9	55.7	55.8	55.7	55.6
25 to 54 years	48,966	49,477	49,495	75.6	75.0	74.9	75.2	75.0	75.0
25 to 34 years	16,665	16,905	16,908	74.7	74.3	74.8	74.6	74.2	74.3
35 to 44 years	16,999	17,304	17,247	76.5	75.6	75.3	75.4	75.9	75.6
45 to 54 years	15,302	15,269	15,340	75.5	75.1	74.6	75.6	74.9	75.2
55 years and over	17,687	17,652	17,554	33.0	32.8	32.4	32.4	32.3	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: September 05, 2025