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

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	Oct. 2023	Sept. 2024	Oct. 2024	Oct. 2023	June 2024	July 2024	Aug. 2024	Sept. 2024	Oct. 2024
Total, 16 years and over	167,723	168,699	168,479	62.7	62.6	62.7	62.7	62.7	62.6
16 to 19 years	6,549	6,559	6,311	37.9	37.4	36.4	35.7	37.2	35.8
16 to 17 years	2,534	2,562	2,272	27.1	27.1	25.9	25.4	26.9	24.3
18 to 19 years	4,022	3,957	4,017	50.7	48.7	47.6	47.3	49.0	48.4
20 years and over	161,173	162,140	162,168	64.4	64.4	64.5	64.6	64.5	64.4
20 to 24 years	15,659	15,129	15,397	70.8	71.0	71.3	70.5	70.6	71.8
25 years and over	145,378	146,942	146,713	63.7	63.7	63.9	64.0	63.9	63.7
25 to 54 years	106,753	107,894	107,590	83.3	83.7	84.0	83.9	83.8	83.5
25 to 34 years	37,370	37,103	37,052	83.9	83.9	84.1	83.6	83.5	83.5
35 to 44 years	36,564	37,731	37,623	83.8	84.7	84.7	85.0	85.2	84.9
45 to 54 years	32,819	33,060	32,914	82.1	82.4	83.1	82.9	82.5	82.1
55 years and over	38,639	39,062	39,148	38.6	38.2	38.3	38.6	38.6	38.6

Men, 16 years and over	88,968	89,308	89,439	68.0	68.1	68.2	67.9	68.1	68.1
16 to 19 years	3,281	3,302	3,182	37.3	37.2	36.2	34.5	36.8	35.5
16 to 17 years	1,276	1,250	1,116	26.6	25.9	24.3	24.1	25.8	23.5
18 to 19 years	2,017	2,034	2,062	50.5	49.1	48.8	46.1	49.4	48.8
20 years and over	85,687	86,006	86,257	70.2	70.4	70.5	70.3	70.4	70.5
20 to 24 years	7,874	7,791	7,899	71.1	73.3	72.6	72.0	72.6	73.6
25 years and over	77,643	78,159	78,264	70.0	70.1	70.3	70.0	70.1	70.1
25 to 54 years	56,975	57,251	57,132	89.0	89.6	90.0	89.5	89.5	89.3
25 to 34 years	19,898	19,690	19,719	89.1	89.7	90.3	89.1	89.0	89.2
35 to 44 years	19,629	20,127	20,043	90.0	90.8	91.1	90.7	91.3	90.8
45 to 54 years	17,447	17,434	17,370	87.9	88.3	88.4	88.5	88.1	87.8
55 years and over	20,668	20,908	21,133	44.0	43.6	43.7	43.8	44.0	44.4

Women, 16 years and over	78,755	79,391	79,040	57.6	57.3	57.5	57.8	57.6	57.3
16 to 19 years	3,268	3,257	3,129	38.5	37.6	36.6	36.8	37.6	36.1
16 to 17 years	1,258	1,312	1,156	27.7	28.3	27.6	26.7	28.0	25.2
18 to 19 years	2,005	1,923	1,955	50.9	48.3	46.4	48.5	48.5	48.0
20 years and over	75,487	76,134	75,911	58.8	58.6	58.9	59.2	58.9	58.7
20 to 24 years	7,785	7,338	7,498	70.5	68.8	70.0	69.1	68.6	70.0
25 years and over	67,735	68,782	68,448	57.7	57.8	57.9	58.2	58.0	57.7
25 to 54 years	49,778	50,643	50,458	77.6	77.9	78.1	78.4	78.1	77.8
25 to 34 years	17,472	17,413	17,333	78.6	78.2	77.9	78.2	78.1	77.8
35 to 44 years	16,935	17,604	17,580	77.7	78.6	78.4	79.4	79.1	79.0
45 to 54 years	15,372	15,626	15,544	76.4	76.6	77.9	77.5	77.1	76.6
55 years and over	17,969	18,140	18,017	33.8	33.5	33.5	33.9	33.8	33.5
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: November 01, 2024