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	May 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026	May 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026
Total, 16 years and over	170,492	169,995	170,078	62.4	62.1	62.0	61.9	61.8	61.8
16 to 19 years	6,433	6,307	6,269	36.0	35.4	35.7	35.7	35.8	35.7
16 to 17 years	2,266	2,314	2,240	24.3	24.7	25.1	24.9	25.0	24.7
18 to 19 years	4,178	4,035	4,047	48.9	47.5	48.0	48.4	48.3	47.6
20 years and over	164,059	163,688	163,809	64.2	63.9	63.8	63.7	63.6	63.6
20 to 24 years	15,608	15,610	15,592	71.3	71.3	71.6	70.5	70.5	70.5
25 years and over	148,417	148,017	148,188	63.5	63.2	63.1	63.0	62.9	63.0
25 to 54 years	109,300	109,019	109,201	83.4	84.0	83.9	83.8	83.8	83.9
25 to 34 years	37,961	38,257	38,337	83.7	84.1	83.6	83.7	83.8	84.0
35 to 44 years	38,110	37,828	38,062	84.1	84.7	84.5	84.3	84.4	84.9
45 to 54 years	33,229	32,934	32,801	82.4	83.1	83.4	83.4	83.1	82.8
55 years and over	39,138	38,989	39,005	38.1	37.3	37.3	37.2	37.1	37.1

Men, 16 years and over	90,388	88,936	89,138	67.8	67.3	67.2	67.0	67.0	67.2
16 to 19 years	3,289	3,145	3,156	36.2	34.6	34.5	34.0	35.1	35.2
16 to 17 years	1,150	1,056	1,073	24.4	24.9	23.7	22.5	22.7	22.9
18 to 19 years	2,140	2,102	2,086	48.8	45.2	46.6	46.6	48.7	48.9
20 years and over	87,100	85,791	85,982	70.1	69.7	69.6	69.4	69.4	69.5
20 to 24 years	8,020	8,038	8,195	73.0	71.9	72.5	73.1	72.0	73.4
25 years and over	79,012	77,766	77,752	69.8	69.5	69.3	69.0	69.1	69.1
25 to 54 years	58,060	57,385	57,422	89.2	89.8	89.7	89.4	89.8	89.9
25 to 34 years	20,234	20,411	20,356	89.6	89.9	89.6	88.9	90.2	89.9
35 to 44 years	20,343	19,982	20,028	90.1	91.2	90.7	90.8	90.9	91.1
45 to 54 years	17,483	16,992	17,038	87.7	88.0	88.6	88.3	88.3	88.5
55 years and over	20,952	20,380	20,330	43.5	42.8	42.6	42.2	41.9	41.7

Women, 16 years and over	80,103	81,059	80,940	57.2	57.2	57.2	57.1	57.0	56.9
16 to 19 years	3,144	3,162	3,114	35.9	36.3	37.0	37.4	36.6	36.1
16 to 17 years	1,116	1,257	1,167	24.2	24.5	26.5	27.3	27.3	26.6
18 to 19 years	2,038	1,933	1,961	49.1	50.1	49.5	50.4	47.9	46.3
20 years and over	76,959	77,898	77,827	58.6	58.5	58.5	58.4	58.3	58.2
20 to 24 years	7,589	7,572	7,397	69.5	70.7	70.6	67.9	69.0	67.4
25 years and over	69,405	70,251	70,436	57.7	57.4	57.4	57.5	57.3	57.4
25 to 54 years	51,241	51,633	51,779	77.8	78.4	78.3	78.5	78.0	78.2
25 to 34 years	17,727	17,845	17,982	77.9	78.3	77.8	78.6	77.6	78.1
35 to 44 years	17,768	17,847	18,034	78.1	78.5	78.6	78.1	78.2	79.0
45 to 54 years	15,746	15,941	15,763	77.2	78.4	78.6	78.7	78.2	77.4
55 years and over	18,176	18,605	18,665	33.4	32.6	32.9	32.9	32.9	33.0
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: June 05, 2026