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

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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-8b. People in the labor force and labor force participation rates by age and sex, seasonally adjusted
Age and sex	Number of people in the labor force (in thousands)			Labor force participation rates
Age and sex	Feb. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026
Total, 16 years and over	170,441	170,465	170,483	62.5	-	62.5	62.4	62.1	62.0
16 to 19 years	6,634	6,241	6,294	37.1	-	36.3	36.6	35.4	35.7
16 to 17 years	2,375	2,301	2,346	25.0	-	25.0	24.8	24.7	25.1
18 to 19 years	4,281	3,945	3,965	51.3	-	48.6	50.1	47.5	48.0
20 years and over	163,807	164,224	164,189	64.2	-	64.3	64.2	63.9	63.8
20 to 24 years	15,601	15,857	15,888	71.2	-	71.8	71.3	71.3	71.6
25 years and over	148,193	148,324	148,302	63.6	-	63.6	63.6	63.2	63.1
25 to 54 years	109,210	109,177	109,115	83.5	-	83.8	83.8	84.0	83.9
25 to 34 years	37,958	38,320	38,143	83.7	-	83.8	83.9	84.1	83.6
35 to 44 years	38,035	37,871	37,819	84.2	-	84.5	84.7	84.7	84.5
45 to 54 years	33,217	32,986	33,152	82.3	-	83.1	82.6	83.1	83.4
55 years and over	38,955	39,121	39,162	38.1	-	37.9	37.9	37.3	37.3

Men, 16 years and over	90,078	89,200	89,101	67.7	-	67.7	67.7	67.3	67.2
16 to 19 years	3,384	3,105	3,095	37.2	-	34.3	34.7	34.6	34.5
16 to 17 years	1,191	1,159	1,091	24.6	-	23.3	23.2	24.9	23.7
18 to 19 years	2,226	1,951	2,032	52.3	-	47.2	48.3	45.2	46.6
20 years and over	86,694	86,096	86,006	69.9	-	70.2	70.1	69.7	69.6
20 to 24 years	7,995	8,057	8,116	72.8	-	73.7	73.2	71.9	72.5
25 years and over	78,743	78,082	77,956	69.7	-	69.9	69.8	69.5	69.3
25 to 54 years	57,943	57,328	57,303	89.1	-	89.6	89.5	89.8	89.7
25 to 34 years	20,062	20,327	20,262	88.8	-	89.6	89.0	89.9	89.6
35 to 44 years	20,372	19,985	19,910	90.5	-	91.0	91.2	91.2	90.7
45 to 54 years	17,510	17,016	17,132	87.8	-	88.0	88.1	88.0	88.6
55 years and over	20,799	20,754	20,653	43.3	-	43.4	43.4	42.8	42.6

Women, 16 years and over	80,363	81,265	81,382	57.5	-	57.4	57.3	57.2	57.2
16 to 19 years	3,250	3,136	3,199	37.1	-	38.4	38.5	36.3	37.0
16 to 17 years	1,184	1,142	1,255	25.3	-	26.9	26.4	24.5	26.5
18 to 19 years	2,055	1,994	1,933	50.3	-	50.0	52.0	50.1	49.5
20 years and over	77,113	78,128	78,183	58.9	-	58.7	58.6	58.5	58.5
20 to 24 years	7,606	7,800	7,771	69.7	-	69.8	69.5	70.7	70.6
25 years and over	69,450	70,242	70,346	57.8	-	57.7	57.6	57.4	57.4
25 to 54 years	51,267	51,849	51,812	77.9	-	78.2	78.1	78.4	78.3
25 to 34 years	17,896	17,993	17,882	78.6	-	78.1	78.8	78.3	77.8
35 to 44 years	17,663	17,886	17,910	77.9	-	78.1	78.3	78.5	78.6
45 to 54 years	15,707	15,970	16,020	76.9	-	78.3	77.1	78.4	78.6
55 years and over	18,165	18,372	18,520	33.5	-	33.1	33.0	32.6	32.9
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. January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population estimates. For additional information, see https://www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

Last Modified Date: March 06, 2026