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

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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	Sept. 2017	Aug. 2018	Sept. 2018	Sept. 2017	May 2018	June 2018	July 2018	Aug. 2018	Sept. 2018
Total, 16 years and over	161,082	161,776	161,926	63.0	62.7	62.9	62.9	62.7	62.7
16 to 19 years	6,024	5,592	5,824	35.9	34.7	35.1	35.2	33.4	34.7
16 to 17 years	2,291	2,044	2,048	24.9	23.5	24.0	24.3	23.0	22.9
18 to 19 years	3,678	3,540	3,739	48.6	47.3	47.2	46.8	45.1	47.9
20 years and over	155,058	156,184	156,102	64.9	64.7	64.9	64.8	64.7	64.6
20 to 24 years	15,373	14,853	15,062	72.0	71.2	71.4	71.4	70.0	71.0
25 years and over	139,688	141,231	141,066	64.2	64.1	64.2	64.2	64.2	64.0
25 to 54 years	102,883	103,613	103,465	81.8	81.8	82.0	82.1	82.0	81.8
25 to 34 years	36,229	36,826	36,799	82.2	82.3	82.4	82.4	82.5	82.3
35 to 44 years	33,088	33,608	33,458	82.6	82.6	82.9	83.1	82.7	82.2
45 to 54 years	33,566	33,180	33,209	80.5	80.6	80.8	80.7	80.7	80.8
55 years and over	36,784	37,628	37,596	40.1	40.1	40.1	40.1	40.2	40.1

Men, 16 years and over	85,519	85,854	85,856	69.2	69.2	69.1	68.9	68.8	68.7
16 to 19 years	2,958	2,824	2,793	34.8	34.4	34.7	34.1	33.3	32.9
16 to 17 years	1,065	961	916	22.7	23.0	22.8	22.1	21.2	20.0
18 to 19 years	1,887	1,860	1,878	49.5	47.5	47.3	46.5	47.0	48.0
20 years and over	82,561	83,030	83,063	71.8	71.7	71.6	71.5	71.4	71.3
20 to 24 years	8,006	7,559	7,737	74.9	73.5	73.6	72.6	71.1	72.8
25 years and over	74,527	75,422	75,301	71.4	71.6	71.4	71.4	71.4	71.2
25 to 54 years	54,867	55,316	55,276	88.6	89.1	88.9	88.8	88.8	88.6
25 to 34 years	19,441	19,828	19,825	88.9	89.0	89.0	88.9	89.2	89.0
35 to 44 years	17,775	18,112	18,049	90.5	91.1	91.0	91.0	90.7	90.3
45 to 54 years	17,651	17,376	17,403	86.5	87.1	86.8	86.5	86.4	86.6
55 years and over	19,661	20,107	20,024	46.4	46.4	46.1	46.3	46.4	46.1

Women, 16 years and over	75,563	75,922	76,070	57.2	56.7	57.2	57.3	57.0	57.0
16 to 19 years	3,066	2,768	3,031	37.1	34.9	35.6	36.4	33.5	36.6
16 to 17 years	1,226	1,083	1,132	27.2	24.0	25.1	26.5	24.8	25.8
18 to 19 years	1,791	1,679	1,861	47.6	47.0	47.2	47.1	43.1	47.9
20 years and over	72,497	73,154	73,039	58.6	58.1	58.6	58.7	58.5	58.4
20 to 24 years	7,367	7,293	7,325	69.2	69.0	69.2	70.3	68.8	69.2
25 years and over	65,160	65,809	65,765	57.6	57.1	57.6	57.6	57.5	57.4
25 to 54 years	48,016	48,298	48,189	75.2	74.8	75.3	75.5	75.3	75.2
25 to 34 years	16,789	16,998	16,974	75.7	75.6	75.8	75.9	75.9	75.7
35 to 44 years	15,313	15,496	15,409	75.1	74.4	75.1	75.4	75.0	74.5
45 to 54 years	15,915	15,804	15,806	74.7	74.3	75.1	75.1	75.1	75.3
55 years and over	17,139	17,505	17,589	34.8	34.7	34.8	34.7	34.8	34.9
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 05, 2018

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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