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	May 2021	Apr. 2022	May 2022	May 2021	Jan. 2022	Feb. 2022	Mar. 2022	Apr. 2022	May 2022
Total, 16 years and over	151,550	158,105	158,426	58.0	59.7	59.9	60.1	60.0	60.1
16 to 19 years	5,428	5,601	5,571	33.0	32.6	32.2	33.2	32.9	32.7
16 to 17 years	2,083	2,316	2,194	24.0	24.1	25.1	25.5	25.8	24.5
18 to 19 years	3,357	3,307	3,396	43.2	42.6	40.8	42.6	41.1	41.9
20 years and over	146,122	152,504	152,855	59.7	61.6	61.8	62.0	61.9	62.0
20 to 24 years	13,178	13,673	13,768	63.3	66.0	66.3	66.0	65.5	66.0
25 years and over	133,035	138,737	139,047	59.4	61.2	61.4	61.7	61.5	61.6
25 to 54 years	97,287	101,605	101,734	77.2	79.1	79.5	80.0	79.9	80.0
25 to 34 years	34,436	35,472	35,569	76.9	79.1	79.4	80.0	80.2	80.5
35 to 44 years	32,517	34,612	34,675	77.8	79.7	80.6	80.9	80.6	80.7
45 to 54 years	30,334	31,522	31,490	76.7	78.7	78.5	79.2	78.8	78.8
55 years and over	35,748	37,132	37,313	36.5	37.9	38.0	37.9	37.7	37.8

Men, 16 years and over	80,197	84,089	84,218	63.5	65.1	65.7	65.8	65.5	65.6
16 to 19 years	2,708	2,754	2,795	32.6	31.9	32.2	33.7	31.9	32.4
16 to 17 years	1,016	1,097	1,054	22.9	22.0	24.1	24.9	24.4	24.2
18 to 19 years	1,695	1,662	1,748	43.7	43.8	42.3	44.4	40.1	40.8
20 years and over	77,489	81,334	81,422	65.6	67.5	68.1	68.1	67.9	67.9
20 to 24 years	6,727	6,958	7,009	64.7	67.6	67.9	67.0	66.9	67.4
25 years and over	70,878	74,340	74,406	65.8	67.5	68.1	68.3	68.0	68.0
25 to 54 years	51,740	54,259	54,258	83.1	85.1	85.9	86.1	86.0	86.0
25 to 34 years	18,371	18,851	18,830	82.1	84.3	85.4	85.4	85.7	85.7
35 to 44 years	17,541	18,605	18,628	85.2	86.5	87.7	87.7	87.2	87.2
45 to 54 years	15,828	16,803	16,800	81.9	84.4	84.5	85.1	85.0	85.1
55 years and over	19,138	20,081	20,147	42.2	43.5	43.8	43.9	43.4	43.5

Women, 16 years and over	71,353	74,017	74,208	52.9	54.6	54.4	54.8	54.8	54.9
16 to 19 years	2,719	2,847	2,776	33.4	33.3	32.1	32.7	33.9	33.0
16 to 17 years	1,067	1,219	1,140	25.1	26.2	26.1	26.1	27.2	24.8
18 to 19 years	1,663	1,645	1,648	42.8	41.4	39.3	40.7	42.1	43.2
20 years and over	68,633	71,170	71,432	54.2	56.0	55.9	56.2	56.2	56.3
20 to 24 years	6,451	6,715	6,759	61.8	64.3	64.8	65.0	64.1	64.6
25 years and over	62,157	64,397	64,641	53.5	55.2	55.1	55.4	55.4	55.6
25 to 54 years	45,547	47,346	47,475	71.4	73.3	73.2	74.1	73.9	74.1
25 to 34 years	16,065	16,621	16,739	71.7	73.9	73.5	74.6	74.8	75.3
35 to 44 years	14,976	16,007	16,047	70.7	73.0	73.5	74.2	74.2	74.3
45 to 54 years	14,506	14,718	14,690	71.7	73.1	72.6	73.4	72.8	72.6
55 years and over	16,610	17,051	17,165	31.7	32.9	32.8	32.6	32.6	32.8
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: June 03, 2022