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	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Dec. 2024	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025
Total, 16 years and over	161,586	163,760	163,992	59.9	59.6	59.7	-	59.6	59.7
16 to 19 years	5,781	5,415	5,486	32.8	30.0	31.5	-	30.4	30.8
16 to 17 years	2,022	1,935	1,938	21.4	20.5	21.8	-	20.7	20.3
18 to 19 years	3,756	3,474	3,547	45.8	40.1	42.7	-	41.0	42.9
20 years and over	155,805	158,345	158,506	61.8	61.7	61.6	-	61.7	61.7
20 to 24 years	14,281	14,456	14,387	66.5	63.8	64.6	-	65.8	65.5
25 years and over	141,570	143,908	144,171	61.4	61.5	61.4	-	61.3	61.3
25 to 54 years	103,772	105,852	106,087	80.5	80.7	80.7	-	80.6	80.7
25 to 34 years	35,552	36,132	36,401	80.1	79.9	79.5	-	79.7	80.3
35 to 44 years	36,306	37,226	37,304	81.7	81.9	82.0	-	81.6	81.7
45 to 54 years	31,913	32,494	32,382	79.6	80.3	80.5	-	80.4	80.0
55 years and over	37,798	38,056	38,085	37.2	37.0	36.8	-	36.8	36.8

Men, 16 years and over	85,593	86,616	86,812	65.1	65.0	64.8	-	64.7	64.8
16 to 19 years	2,886	2,572	2,613	32.2	29.8	29.8	-	28.4	28.8
16 to 17 years	983	935	925	20.6	18.5	19.6	-	19.1	18.8
18 to 19 years	1,903	1,631	1,689	45.3	41.2	41.3	-	39.1	40.8
20 years and over	82,707	84,043	84,199	67.5	67.5	67.3	-	67.3	67.4
20 to 24 years	7,333	7,384	7,310	68.2	65.2	66.5	-	67.0	66.3
25 years and over	75,387	76,645	76,904	67.5	67.7	67.4	-	67.3	67.5
25 to 54 years	55,080	56,264	56,448	86.0	86.5	86.3	-	86.2	86.4
25 to 34 years	18,811	19,285	19,307	85.1	85.6	85.0	-	85.4	85.5
35 to 44 years	19,406	19,961	20,042	87.8	88.3	88.3	-	87.9	88.1
45 to 54 years	16,863	17,017	17,100	85.1	85.5	85.6	-	85.1	85.4
55 years and over	20,307	20,381	20,456	42.6	42.4	41.9	-	42.0	42.1

Women, 16 years and over	75,993	77,144	77,180	55.0	54.5	54.8	-	54.8	54.8
16 to 19 years	2,895	2,842	2,874	33.4	30.2	33.2	-	32.5	32.9
16 to 17 years	1,039	1,000	1,014	22.3	22.5	24.0	-	22.5	22.0
18 to 19 years	1,853	1,843	1,858	46.4	39.0	44.1	-	42.9	45.1
20 years and over	73,099	74,302	74,306	56.4	56.2	56.3	-	56.3	56.3
20 to 24 years	6,948	7,073	7,077	64.8	62.4	62.8	-	64.6	64.7
25 years and over	66,183	67,263	67,267	55.7	55.6	55.7	-	55.6	55.6
25 to 54 years	48,692	49,588	49,639	75.1	75.0	75.1	-	75.1	75.1
25 to 34 years	16,741	16,847	17,094	75.1	74.3	74.0	-	74.0	75.1
35 to 44 years	16,901	17,264	17,262	75.8	75.6	75.8	-	75.4	75.4
45 to 54 years	15,050	15,477	15,283	74.2	75.2	75.4	-	75.8	74.7
55 years and over	17,491	17,675	17,628	32.4	32.1	32.3	-	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. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

Last Modified Date: January 09, 2026