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	May 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026	May 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026
Total, 16 years and over	163,244	162,622	162,771	59.7	59.4	59.3	59.2	59.1	59.2
16 to 19 years	5,569	5,397	5,350	31.2	30.6	30.4	30.8	30.7	30.4
16 to 17 years	1,936	1,929	1,850	20.8	20.7	21.0	21.4	20.9	20.4
18 to 19 years	3,641	3,496	3,510	42.6	41.8	41.3	41.9	41.8	41.3
20 years and over	157,675	157,225	157,421	61.7	61.4	61.3	61.2	61.1	61.1
20 to 24 years	14,324	14,429	14,463	65.4	66.3	66.2	66.0	65.2	65.4
25 years and over	143,357	142,743	142,936	61.4	60.9	60.8	60.7	60.7	60.7
25 to 54 years	105,411	104,932	105,089	80.5	80.8	80.7	80.7	80.7	80.8
25 to 34 years	36,395	36,427	36,549	80.2	79.9	79.7	79.7	79.8	80.1
35 to 44 years	36,858	36,646	36,737	81.3	82.0	81.7	81.6	81.8	82.0
45 to 54 years	32,158	31,859	31,802	79.7	80.6	80.6	80.9	80.4	80.3
55 years and over	37,946	37,810	37,847	37.0	36.1	36.1	36.0	36.0	36.0

Men, 16 years and over	86,473	85,007	85,172	64.8	64.4	64.3	64.2	64.1	64.2
16 to 19 years	2,768	2,654	2,633	30.5	28.6	29.2	28.4	29.6	29.4
16 to 17 years	948	842	875	20.2	19.7	19.6	18.7	18.1	18.7
18 to 19 years	1,829	1,829	1,768	41.7	38.2	39.9	39.2	42.4	41.5
20 years and over	83,705	82,353	82,539	67.4	67.0	66.8	66.8	66.6	66.7
20 to 24 years	7,313	7,382	7,522	66.6	66.8	66.5	68.3	66.1	67.4
25 years and over	76,358	74,972	74,984	67.4	67.0	66.8	66.7	66.6	66.6
25 to 54 years	56,040	55,253	55,326	86.1	86.5	86.4	86.2	86.5	86.6
25 to 34 years	19,380	19,431	19,423	85.8	85.8	85.3	84.7	85.8	85.8
35 to 44 years	19,728	19,304	19,333	87.4	88.1	88.0	88.0	87.8	87.9
45 to 54 years	16,932	16,517	16,569	85.0	85.7	86.0	86.0	85.8	86.0
55 years and over	20,318	19,719	19,657	42.2	41.3	41.1	40.9	40.5	40.4

Women, 16 years and over	76,771	77,615	77,599	54.8	54.7	54.7	54.7	54.5	54.5
16 to 19 years	2,800	2,743	2,717	31.9	32.7	31.7	33.3	31.8	31.5
16 to 17 years	988	1,088	975	21.4	21.6	22.4	24.0	23.7	22.2
18 to 19 years	1,812	1,667	1,742	43.6	45.6	42.9	45.0	41.3	41.2
20 years and over	73,970	74,872	74,882	56.4	56.1	56.1	56.0	56.0	56.0
20 to 24 years	7,011	7,047	6,941	64.2	65.8	66.0	63.7	64.2	63.3
25 years and over	66,999	67,771	67,952	55.7	55.2	55.2	55.3	55.2	55.4
25 to 54 years	49,371	49,680	49,762	74.9	75.3	75.1	75.4	75.0	75.2
25 to 34 years	17,016	16,996	17,126	74.7	74.2	74.1	74.7	73.9	74.4
35 to 44 years	17,129	17,342	17,404	75.3	76.1	75.7	75.4	76.0	76.2
45 to 54 years	15,226	15,342	15,233	74.6	75.7	75.4	76.1	75.3	74.8
55 years and over	17,628	18,091	18,190	32.4	31.6	31.8	31.8	32.0	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.

Last Modified Date: June 05, 2026