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

HOUSEHOLD DATA
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	July 2025	June 2026	July 2026	July 2025	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026
Total, 16 years and over	170,412	169,358	169,094	62.2	61.9	61.8	61.8	61.5	61.4
16 to 19 years	6,244	6,221	6,121	35.0	35.7	35.8	35.7	35.4	34.9
16 to 17 years	2,331	2,239	2,049	24.7	24.9	25.0	24.7	25.0	22.8
18 to 19 years	3,890	3,982	4,050	46.3	48.4	48.3	47.6	46.3	47.3
20 years and over	164,167	163,138	162,973	64.1	63.7	63.6	63.6	63.3	63.2
20 to 24 years	15,555	15,615	15,534	71.0	70.5	70.5	70.5	70.6	70.2
25 years and over	148,588	147,493	147,468	63.5	63.0	62.9	63.0	62.6	62.6
25 to 54 years	109,380	108,393	108,549	83.4	83.8	83.8	83.9	83.3	83.4
25 to 34 years	37,801	37,637	37,952	83.3	83.7	83.8	84.0	82.4	83.1
35 to 44 years	38,372	38,004	37,935	84.5	84.3	84.4	84.9	84.7	84.5
45 to 54 years	33,208	32,751	32,662	82.4	83.4	83.1	82.8	82.7	82.5
55 years and over	39,210	39,095	38,927	38.1	37.2	37.1	37.1	37.1	36.9

Men, 16 years and over	90,360	88,690	88,739	67.7	67.0	67.0	67.2	66.8	66.8
16 to 19 years	3,200	3,001	3,049	35.2	34.0	35.1	35.2	33.6	34.2
16 to 17 years	1,137	1,014	983	23.8	22.5	22.7	22.9	22.1	21.6
18 to 19 years	2,043	1,991	2,049	47.4	46.6	48.7	48.9	45.8	46.9
20 years and over	87,160	85,690	85,690	70.0	69.4	69.4	69.5	69.2	69.2
20 to 24 years	7,936	8,226	8,212	72.2	73.1	72.0	73.4	73.7	73.6
25 years and over	79,174	77,391	77,443	69.8	69.0	69.1	69.1	68.7	68.7
25 to 54 years	58,117	56,993	57,024	89.2	89.4	89.8	89.9	89.2	89.2
25 to 34 years	20,193	20,087	20,142	89.3	88.9	90.2	89.9	88.7	88.9
35 to 44 years	20,451	19,971	19,936	90.4	90.8	90.9	91.1	90.8	90.5
45 to 54 years	17,474	16,935	16,947	87.7	88.3	88.3	88.5	88.0	88.1
55 years and over	21,056	20,399	20,419	43.6	42.2	41.9	41.7	41.8	41.8

Women, 16 years and over	80,052	80,668	80,354	57.1	57.1	57.0	56.9	56.6	56.4
16 to 19 years	3,045	3,220	3,071	34.8	37.4	36.6	36.1	37.4	35.7
16 to 17 years	1,194	1,225	1,066	25.6	27.3	27.3	26.6	28.1	24.1
18 to 19 years	1,848	1,991	2,001	45.2	50.4	47.9	46.3	46.8	47.8
20 years and over	77,008	77,448	77,283	58.6	58.4	58.3	58.2	57.9	57.7
20 to 24 years	7,618	7,389	7,322	69.7	67.9	69.0	67.4	67.4	66.8
25 years and over	69,414	70,101	70,025	57.6	57.5	57.3	57.4	57.1	57.0
25 to 54 years	51,263	51,400	51,525	77.7	78.5	78.0	78.2	77.6	77.8
25 to 34 years	17,607	17,551	17,810	77.3	78.6	77.6	78.1	76.3	77.4
35 to 44 years	17,921	18,033	17,999	78.6	78.1	78.2	79.0	78.9	78.7
45 to 54 years	15,735	15,816	15,716	77.2	78.7	78.2	77.4	77.7	77.1
55 years and over	18,148	18,704	18,503	33.2	32.9	32.9	33.0	33.0	32.7
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: August 07, 2026