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	Aug. 2021	July 2022	Aug. 2022	Aug. 2021	Apr. 2022	May 2022	June 2022	July 2022	Aug. 2022
Total, 16 years and over	161,505	163,960	164,746	61.7	62.2	62.3	62.2	62.1	62.4
16 to 19 years	5,971	6,116	6,447	36.3	36.6	36.5	36.6	35.8	37.7
16 to 17 years	2,264	2,313	2,498	26.1	28.3	27.3	26.7	25.8	27.1
18 to 19 years	3,657	3,803	3,911	47.2	46.6	46.8	47.0	46.8	49.7
20 years and over	155,534	157,845	158,298	63.4	64.0	64.1	63.9	63.9	64.1
20 to 24 years	14,606	14,845	14,691	70.2	70.4	70.7	71.2	71.1	70.3
25 years and over	141,010	142,990	143,560	62.8	63.4	63.5	63.2	63.3	63.5
25 to 54 years	103,126	104,727	105,333	81.8	82.4	82.6	82.3	82.4	82.8
25 to 34 years	36,791	36,715	36,932	82.2	83.5	83.8	83.1	83.1	83.7
35 to 44 years	34,418	35,593	35,730	82.1	83.1	83.2	83.0	82.7	83.0
45 to 54 years	31,917	32,420	32,671	80.9	80.6	80.7	80.9	81.1	81.8
55 years and over	37,876	38,231	38,221	38.5	38.7	38.9	38.6	38.7	38.6

Men, 16 years and over	85,656	86,936	87,335	67.7	68.0	68.0	67.8	67.6	67.8
16 to 19 years	2,984	3,079	3,177	35.9	35.7	36.1	36.7	35.6	36.7
16 to 17 years	1,054	1,083	1,170	24.3	27.1	26.5	26.3	24.0	25.0
18 to 19 years	1,899	1,998	1,984	47.8	45.7	46.0	47.1	48.3	49.9
20 years and over	82,672	83,857	84,158	69.9	70.4	70.3	70.1	69.9	70.1
20 to 24 years	7,501	7,572	7,508	72.3	72.7	72.5	73.6	72.8	72.1
25 years and over	75,179	76,281	76,530	69.7	70.1	70.0	69.6	69.6	69.8
25 to 54 years	55,015	55,810	55,936	88.3	88.7	88.7	88.4	88.4	88.6
25 to 34 years	19,678	19,389	19,479	88.0	89.5	89.2	88.9	88.3	88.7
35 to 44 years	18,524	19,178	19,225	89.6	89.7	89.8	89.1	89.7	89.8
45 to 54 years	16,812	17,243	17,233	87.2	86.7	87.0	87.1	87.3	87.2
55 years and over	20,165	20,471	20,594	44.2	44.7	44.7	44.1	44.1	44.3

Women, 16 years and over	75,849	77,024	77,410	56.2	56.7	57.0	56.8	56.9	57.1
16 to 19 years	2,987	3,036	3,271	36.7	37.6	36.9	36.5	36.0	38.8
16 to 17 years	1,211	1,231	1,328	27.8	29.5	28.0	27.1	27.7	29.3
18 to 19 years	1,758	1,805	1,926	46.5	47.5	47.7	46.9	45.3	49.5
20 years and over	72,862	73,988	74,140	57.4	58.0	58.3	58.1	58.3	58.4
20 to 24 years	7,104	7,273	7,183	68.2	68.0	69.0	68.8	69.5	68.6
25 years and over	65,830	66,709	67,030	56.5	57.0	57.3	57.2	57.3	57.5
25 to 54 years	48,111	48,917	49,397	75.4	76.2	76.6	76.4	76.4	77.2
25 to 34 years	17,113	17,326	17,454	76.4	77.6	78.4	77.3	78.0	78.6
35 to 44 years	15,894	16,415	16,505	74.8	76.5	76.6	76.9	75.9	76.3
45 to 54 years	15,104	15,176	15,438	74.9	74.5	74.5	74.9	75.1	76.5
55 years and over	17,698	17,739	17,615	33.6	33.6	33.7	33.8	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: September 02, 2022