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	Sept. 2020	Aug. 2021	Sept. 2021	Sept. 2020	May 2021	June 2021	July 2021	Aug. 2021	Sept. 2021
Total, 16 years and over	147,543	153,154	153,680	56.6	58.0	58.0	58.4	58.5	58.7
16 to 19 years	4,957	5,357	5,287	29.9	33.2	31.9	32.7	32.6	32.1
16 to 17 years	1,786	2,025	2,013	20.2	24.0	23.2	23.3	23.3	22.7
18 to 19 years	3,162	3,293	3,256	41.1	43.5	41.0	42.3	42.5	43.0
20 years and over	142,586	147,797	148,393	58.4	59.7	59.8	60.1	60.3	60.5
20 to 24 years	12,641	13,238	13,498	60.4	63.2	64.4	64.1	63.7	64.9
25 years and over	130,040	134,652	134,958	58.2	59.3	59.4	59.8	60.0	60.1
25 to 54 years	94,738	98,289	98,346	75.1	77.1	77.2	77.8	78.0	78.0
25 to 34 years	33,293	34,742	34,664	74.2	76.8	76.6	77.3	77.7	77.5
35 to 44 years	31,687	32,914	32,915	76.4	77.8	78.0	78.6	78.5	78.4
45 to 54 years	29,758	30,633	30,767	74.9	76.6	77.0	77.5	77.7	78.0
55 years and over	35,302	36,363	36,611	36.3	36.5	36.5	36.7	37.0	37.2

Men, 16 years and over	78,663	81,100	81,501	62.4	63.4	63.4	63.8	64.1	64.4
16 to 19 years	2,405	2,660	2,574	28.8	32.8	31.7	32.1	32.0	31.0
16 to 17 years	849	949	974	18.9	22.9	22.2	22.0	21.9	21.9
18 to 19 years	1,546	1,691	1,584	39.9	44.0	41.3	42.8	42.5	41.0
20 years and over	76,258	78,440	78,927	64.8	65.5	65.6	66.0	66.3	66.7
20 to 24 years	6,512	6,769	6,868	62.3	64.6	64.8	64.6	65.2	66.2
25 years and over	69,718	71,690	72,046	65.0	65.8	65.9	66.3	66.5	66.7
25 to 54 years	50,723	52,348	52,398	81.5	82.9	83.2	83.8	84.0	84.1
25 to 34 years	17,808	18,535	18,516	79.5	82.0	81.2	82.6	82.9	82.9
35 to 44 years	17,146	17,699	17,793	84.0	85.1	85.4	85.8	85.6	86.0
45 to 54 years	15,769	16,115	16,090	81.2	81.7	82.9	83.1	83.6	83.5
55 years and over	18,996	19,342	19,647	42.1	42.2	42.1	42.3	42.4	43.0

Women, 16 years and over	68,880	72,054	72,179	51.2	53.1	52.9	53.3	53.4	53.4
16 to 19 years	2,552	2,697	2,713	31.2	33.8	32.1	33.2	33.2	33.3
16 to 17 years	937	1,076	1,040	21.5	25.1	24.2	24.6	24.7	23.5
18 to 19 years	1,616	1,602	1,672	42.3	43.0	40.7	41.9	42.4	45.0
20 years and over	66,328	69,357	69,466	52.5	54.3	54.3	54.6	54.7	54.7
20 to 24 years	6,129	6,469	6,630	58.5	61.7	63.9	63.6	62.1	63.7
25 years and over	60,322	62,962	62,912	52.0	53.4	53.4	53.8	54.1	54.0
25 to 54 years	44,016	45,941	45,948	68.9	71.3	71.4	71.9	72.0	72.0
25 to 34 years	15,485	16,207	16,149	68.9	71.7	71.9	72.0	72.4	72.2
35 to 44 years	14,541	15,215	15,122	69.1	70.7	70.7	71.7	71.6	71.1
45 to 54 years	13,989	14,519	14,677	68.8	71.6	71.4	72.2	72.0	72.8
55 years and over	16,306	17,021	16,964	31.3	31.6	31.6	31.8	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: October 08, 2021