A-8b. Persons in the labor force and labor force participation rates by age and sex, seasonally adjusted

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table A-8b. Persons in the labor force and labor force participation rates by age and sex, seasonally adjusted
Age and sex	Number of persons in the labor force (in thousands)			Labor force participation rates
Age and sex	Apr. 2021	Mar. 2022	Apr. 2022	Apr. 2021	Dec. 2021	Jan. 2022	Feb. 2022	Mar. 2022	Apr. 2022
Total, 16 years and over	160,978	164,409	164,046	61.7	61.9	62.2	62.3	62.4	62.2
16 to 19 years	6,107	6,288	6,237	37.1	36.1	36.6	35.8	36.9	36.6
16 to 17 years	2,318	2,528	2,539	26.6	25.5	27.1	27.9	27.9	28.3
18 to 19 years	3,821	3,809	3,749	49.3	49.6	47.7	45.4	47.8	46.6
20 years and over	154,870	158,121	157,809	63.3	63.6	64.0	64.1	64.2	64.0
20 to 24 years	14,666	14,887	14,689	70.4	72.0	71.1	71.7	71.3	70.4
25 years and over	140,141	143,194	142,971	62.6	62.8	63.3	63.5	63.5	63.4
25 to 54 years	102,629	104,918	104,796	81.4	81.9	82.0	82.2	82.5	82.4
25 to 34 years	36,690	36,817	36,933	81.9	82.6	82.6	82.8	83.2	83.5
35 to 44 years	34,111	35,679	35,645	81.8	82.2	82.6	83.3	83.2	83.1
45 to 54 years	31,828	32,422	32,218	80.4	80.6	80.8	80.5	81.0	80.6
55 years and over	37,488	38,264	38,177	38.4	38.5	39.1	39.1	38.9	38.7

Men, 16 years and over	85,416	87,660	87,377	67.6	67.7	67.9	68.3	68.3	68.0
16 to 19 years	3,032	3,234	3,082	36.5	35.5	36.0	36.2	37.5	35.7
16 to 17 years	1,108	1,246	1,216	25.0	23.7	25.5	26.5	27.3	27.1
18 to 19 years	1,947	2,019	1,890	50.1	50.7	48.7	48.2	49.7	45.7
20 years and over	82,384	84,426	84,295	69.8	69.9	70.2	70.6	70.5	70.4
20 to 24 years	7,652	7,627	7,569	73.6	74.0	74.0	73.6	73.3	72.7
25 years and over	74,739	76,793	76,642	69.5	69.5	69.9	70.4	70.2	70.1
25 to 54 years	54,708	55,964	55,974	87.9	88.0	88.2	88.8	88.7	88.7
25 to 34 years	19,666	19,562	19,686	87.9	88.1	88.2	88.9	88.9	89.5
35 to 44 years	18,353	19,231	19,143	89.2	89.2	89.7	90.7	90.2	89.7
45 to 54 years	16,690	17,172	17,145	86.3	86.7	86.5	86.5	86.7	86.7
55 years and over	20,031	20,829	20,668	44.2	44.2	45.0	45.3	45.1	44.7

Women, 16 years and over	75,562	76,749	76,670	56.1	56.5	56.8	56.6	56.8	56.7
16 to 19 years	3,075	3,054	3,155	37.8	36.6	37.1	35.5	36.4	37.6
16 to 17 years	1,210	1,283	1,323	28.3	27.3	28.9	29.4	28.5	29.5
18 to 19 years	1,875	1,790	1,859	48.6	48.3	46.6	42.5	45.8	47.5
20 years and over	72,486	73,695	73,514	57.2	57.8	58.1	58.0	58.2	58.0
20 to 24 years	7,015	7,260	7,120	67.2	70.0	68.3	69.8	69.4	68.0
25 years and over	65,402	66,401	66,329	56.3	56.6	57.1	56.9	57.1	57.0
25 to 54 years	47,921	48,954	48,821	75.1	75.9	76.0	75.8	76.5	76.2
25 to 34 years	17,024	17,255	17,247	76.0	77.2	77.1	76.8	77.6	77.6
35 to 44 years	15,758	16,449	16,501	74.5	75.4	75.6	76.0	76.3	76.5
45 to 54 years	15,138	15,250	15,073	74.8	74.8	75.2	74.6	75.4	74.5
55 years and over	17,482	17,462	17,533	33.4	33.5	34.0	33.7	33.5	33.6
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: May 06, 2022