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	Dec. 2022	Nov. 2023	Dec. 2023	Dec. 2022	Aug. 2023	Sept. 2023	Oct. 2023	Nov. 2023	Dec. 2023
Total, 16 years and over	164,998	168,127	167,451	62.3	62.8	62.8	62.7	62.8	62.5
16 to 19 years	6,345	6,472	6,396	37.0	37.0	36.6	37.9	37.5	37.0
16 to 17 years	2,576	2,522	2,526	27.8	26.4	26.4	27.1	27.1	26.9
18 to 19 years	3,778	3,969	3,879	48.1	48.4	48.0	50.7	49.7	49.1
20 years and over	158,653	161,655	161,055	64.0	64.6	64.6	64.4	64.5	64.2
20 to 24 years	14,956	15,839	15,762	71.5	71.1	71.4	70.8	71.6	71.3
25 years and over	143,591	145,692	145,191	63.3	63.9	63.9	63.7	63.8	63.5
25 to 54 years	104,960	106,808	106,652	82.5	83.5	83.5	83.3	83.3	83.2
25 to 34 years	36,509	37,238	37,415	82.9	84.0	84.0	83.9	83.6	83.9
35 to 44 years	35,874	36,735	36,625	83.1	84.0	83.8	83.8	84.1	83.8
45 to 54 years	32,578	32,835	32,612	81.4	82.3	82.5	82.1	82.1	81.6
55 years and over	38,637	38,880	38,545	38.8	38.7	38.7	38.6	38.8	38.4

Men, 16 years and over	87,875	89,555	89,250	68.1	68.2	68.3	68.0	68.4	68.1
16 to 19 years	3,173	3,299	3,243	36.5	36.0	36.6	37.3	37.5	36.9
16 to 17 years	1,218	1,235	1,217	26.1	24.9	26.5	26.6	26.1	25.3
18 to 19 years	1,971	2,090	2,036	49.0	47.7	48.1	50.5	51.5	51.2
20 years and over	84,702	86,256	86,007	70.4	70.5	70.6	70.2	70.6	70.4
20 to 24 years	7,666	8,017	7,941	73.5	72.6	72.0	71.1	72.4	71.7
25 years and over	76,955	78,139	77,984	70.0	70.2	70.4	70.0	70.4	70.2
25 to 54 years	56,016	57,205	57,162	88.7	89.3	89.6	89.0	89.3	89.2
25 to 34 years	19,441	19,933	19,989	88.7	89.5	89.7	89.1	89.2	89.4
35 to 44 years	19,254	19,738	19,733	89.7	90.2	90.4	90.0	90.4	90.3
45 to 54 years	17,321	17,534	17,440	87.5	88.2	88.6	87.9	88.2	87.7
55 years and over	20,938	20,934	20,822	44.8	44.0	44.2	44.0	44.6	44.3

Women, 16 years and over	77,123	78,572	78,201	56.8	57.6	57.5	57.6	57.4	57.1
16 to 19 years	3,172	3,173	3,154	37.5	37.9	36.7	38.5	37.4	37.1
16 to 17 years	1,358	1,287	1,308	29.4	28.0	26.3	27.7	28.2	28.6
18 to 19 years	1,807	1,879	1,843	47.1	49.2	47.9	50.9	47.8	47.0
20 years and over	73,951	75,399	75,047	58.1	58.9	58.8	58.8	58.7	58.4
20 to 24 years	7,290	7,822	7,821	69.5	69.7	70.7	70.5	70.9	70.9
25 years and over	66,636	67,553	67,207	57.0	57.9	57.7	57.7	57.5	57.2
25 to 54 years	48,944	49,603	49,490	76.4	77.7	77.4	77.6	77.3	77.1
25 to 34 years	17,068	17,305	17,426	77.1	78.5	78.3	78.6	77.9	78.4
35 to 44 years	16,619	16,997	16,892	76.6	77.8	77.2	77.7	77.9	77.4
45 to 54 years	15,257	15,301	15,172	75.5	76.6	76.5	76.4	76.1	75.4
55 years and over	17,692	17,949	17,716	33.5	34.1	33.9	33.8	33.7	33.2
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: January 05, 2024