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	Mar. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Mar. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026
Total, 16 years and over	163,509	162,912	162,848	59.9	59.6	59.7	59.4	59.3	59.2
16 to 19 years	5,759	5,357	5,425	32.2	30.4	30.8	30.6	30.4	30.8
16 to 17 years	2,081	1,963	2,000	21.9	20.7	20.3	20.7	21.0	21.4
18 to 19 years	3,709	3,418	3,459	44.3	41.0	42.9	41.8	41.3	41.9
20 years and over	157,750	157,555	157,423	61.8	61.7	61.7	61.4	61.3	61.2
20 to 24 years	14,568	14,709	14,633	66.5	65.8	65.5	66.3	66.2	66.0
25 years and over	143,218	142,777	142,806	61.4	61.3	61.3	60.9	60.8	60.7
25 to 54 years	105,292	104,909	105,007	80.4	80.6	80.7	80.8	80.7	80.7
25 to 34 years	36,330	36,331	36,362	80.1	79.7	80.3	79.9	79.7	79.7
35 to 44 years	36,859	36,556	36,529	81.5	81.6	81.7	82.0	81.7	81.6
45 to 54 years	32,103	32,022	32,116	79.6	80.4	80.0	80.6	80.6	80.9
55 years and over	37,927	37,868	37,799	37.1	36.8	36.8	36.1	36.1	36.0

Men, 16 years and over	86,457	85,210	85,111	64.9	64.7	64.8	64.4	64.3	64.2
16 to 19 years	2,863	2,619	2,549	31.5	28.4	28.8	28.6	29.2	28.4
16 to 17 years	1,030	904	860	21.5	19.1	18.8	19.7	19.6	18.7
18 to 19 years	1,860	1,740	1,707	43.3	39.1	40.8	38.2	39.9	39.2
20 years and over	83,594	82,591	82,562	67.4	67.3	67.4	67.0	66.8	66.8
20 to 24 years	7,364	7,445	7,632	67.0	67.0	66.3	66.8	66.5	68.3
25 years and over	76,296	75,150	74,970	67.5	67.3	67.5	67.0	66.8	66.7
25 to 54 years	55,962	55,230	55,104	86.0	86.2	86.4	86.5	86.4	86.2
25 to 34 years	19,322	19,291	19,171	85.5	85.4	85.5	85.8	85.3	84.7
35 to 44 years	19,794	19,300	19,331	87.9	87.9	88.1	88.1	88.0	88.0
45 to 54 years	16,845	16,639	16,603	84.6	85.1	85.4	85.7	86.0	86.0
55 years and over	20,334	19,920	19,865	42.3	42.0	42.1	41.3	41.1	40.9

Women, 16 years and over	77,052	77,702	77,737	55.1	54.8	54.8	54.7	54.7	54.7
16 to 19 years	2,895	2,737	2,876	33.0	32.5	32.9	32.7	31.7	33.3
16 to 17 years	1,051	1,059	1,140	22.5	22.5	22.0	21.6	22.4	24.0
18 to 19 years	1,849	1,677	1,751	45.2	42.9	45.1	45.6	42.9	45.0
20 years and over	74,156	74,965	74,861	56.6	56.3	56.3	56.1	56.1	56.0
20 to 24 years	7,204	7,264	7,002	66.0	64.6	64.7	65.8	66.0	63.7
25 years and over	66,923	67,628	67,836	55.7	55.6	55.6	55.2	55.2	55.3
25 to 54 years	49,330	49,679	49,903	74.9	75.1	75.1	75.3	75.1	75.4
25 to 34 years	17,008	17,040	17,191	74.7	74.0	75.1	74.2	74.1	74.7
35 to 44 years	17,064	17,256	17,198	75.2	75.4	75.4	76.1	75.7	75.4
45 to 54 years	15,257	15,383	15,513	74.7	75.8	74.7	75.7	75.4	76.1
55 years and over	17,593	17,948	17,934	32.4	32.2	32.1	31.6	31.8	31.8
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: April 03, 2026