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

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	Dec. 2023	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Dec. 2023	Aug. 2024	Sept. 2024	Oct. 2024	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024
Total, 16 years and over	161,124	161,183	161,661	60.1	60.0	60.1	60.0	59.8	60.0
16 to 19 years	5,626	5,562	5,786	32.5	30.6	31.9	30.9	31.5	32.8
16 to 17 years	2,189	1,930	2,019	23.3	21.5	22.9	21.4	20.7	21.4
18 to 19 years	3,429	3,630	3,762	43.4	40.9	42.2	41.4	43.6	45.9
20 years and over	155,497	155,621	155,875	62.0	62.1	62.1	62.0	61.8	61.9
20 to 24 years	14,721	14,142	14,277	66.6	65.1	65.7	66.3	65.9	66.5
25 years and over	140,714	141,409	141,547	61.6	61.8	61.8	61.6	61.4	61.4
25 to 54 years	103,237	103,615	103,766	80.5	80.9	80.9	80.6	80.4	80.5
25 to 34 years	35,839	35,463	35,563	80.4	79.9	80.1	80.0	79.9	80.1
35 to 44 years	35,617	36,274	36,306	81.5	82.1	82.3	81.9	81.7	81.7
45 to 54 years	31,781	31,878	31,897	79.5	80.7	80.3	79.8	79.6	79.6
55 years and over	37,477	37,794	37,781	37.4	37.4	37.4	37.4	37.2	37.2

Men, 16 years and over	85,686	85,318	85,620	65.4	64.9	65.2	65.2	64.9	65.1
16 to 19 years	2,826	2,685	2,881	32.1	29.2	31.0	30.6	29.9	32.1
16 to 17 years	1,026	886	980	21.3	19.8	21.3	20.6	18.6	20.5
18 to 19 years	1,799	1,797	1,899	45.2	39.8	41.9	41.5	42.7	45.2
20 years and over	82,860	82,633	82,739	67.8	67.5	67.7	67.7	67.5	67.6
20 to 24 years	7,414	7,172	7,329	66.9	66.0	67.3	67.0	66.8	68.2
25 years and over	75,432	75,425	75,401	67.9	67.6	67.8	67.8	67.6	67.5
25 to 54 years	55,226	55,113	55,091	86.2	86.3	86.4	86.3	86.1	86.1
25 to 34 years	19,091	18,838	18,806	85.4	85.1	85.3	85.4	85.2	85.1
35 to 44 years	19,151	19,418	19,423	87.6	87.8	88.2	88.0	87.9	87.8
45 to 54 years	16,985	16,856	16,862	85.4	86.0	85.6	85.4	85.2	85.1
55 years and over	20,206	20,312	20,310	43.0	42.4	42.7	42.9	42.6	42.6

Women, 16 years and over	75,437	75,865	76,041	55.1	55.4	55.3	55.0	54.9	55.0
16 to 19 years	2,800	2,877	2,906	33.0	32.0	32.8	31.3	33.2	33.5
16 to 17 years	1,163	1,043	1,038	25.4	23.3	24.5	22.1	23.0	22.2
18 to 19 years	1,629	1,832	1,863	41.6	42.0	42.5	41.4	44.5	46.6
20 years and over	72,637	72,988	73,135	56.5	57.0	56.8	56.6	56.4	56.5
20 to 24 years	7,307	6,970	6,948	66.2	64.1	64.1	65.6	65.1	64.8
25 years and over	65,282	65,985	66,146	55.6	56.3	56.1	55.7	55.6	55.7
25 to 54 years	48,011	48,502	48,675	74.8	75.6	75.5	74.9	74.8	75.0
25 to 34 years	16,749	16,625	16,757	75.4	74.7	74.9	74.6	74.6	75.2
35 to 44 years	16,466	16,856	16,883	75.4	76.5	76.4	75.8	75.6	75.7
45 to 54 years	14,796	15,022	15,036	73.6	75.5	75.1	74.4	74.1	74.2
55 years and over	17,271	17,482	17,471	32.4	33.0	32.8	32.6	32.5	32.4
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: January 10, 2025