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	June 2024	May 2025	June 2025	June 2024	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025	May 2025	June 2025
Total, 16 years and over	168,005	170,510	170,380	62.6	62.4	62.5	62.6	62.4	62.3
16 to 19 years	6,527	6,456	6,265	37.1	37.2	37.6	36.9	36.2	35.1
16 to 17 years	2,517	2,268	2,275	27.0	24.9	26.1	24.9	24.3	24.5
18 to 19 years	4,038	4,177	4,026	48.8	51.3	50.7	49.8	48.9	47.1
20 years and over	161,478	164,055	164,115	64.4	64.2	64.2	64.4	64.2	64.2
20 to 24 years	15,183	15,615	15,568	71.0	71.3	72.1	72.1	71.3	71.0
25 years and over	146,251	148,423	148,540	63.7	63.6	63.5	63.7	63.5	63.5
25 to 54 years	107,639	109,284	109,478	83.7	83.5	83.3	83.6	83.4	83.5
25 to 34 years	37,295	37,970	37,858	83.9	83.7	83.5	83.7	83.7	83.4
35 to 44 years	37,394	38,092	38,235	84.7	84.2	84.2	84.4	84.1	84.3
45 to 54 years	32,949	33,222	33,386	82.3	82.4	82.2	82.5	82.4	82.7
55 years and over	38,602	39,159	39,047	38.3	38.1	38.2	38.4	38.2	38.0

Men, 16 years and over	89,140	90,392	90,461	68.1	67.6	67.8	68.1	67.8	67.8
16 to 19 years	3,279	3,305	3,211	36.7	37.3	36.9	37.2	36.4	35.3
16 to 17 years	1,205	1,155	1,097	25.8	24.7	25.3	25.0	24.5	23.8
18 to 19 years	2,096	2,139	2,146	49.1	52.1	50.3	50.6	48.8	48.0
20 years and over	85,862	87,087	87,250	70.4	69.8	70.0	70.3	70.1	70.2
20 to 24 years	7,836	8,020	8,109	73.2	72.8	73.3	73.9	73.0	73.8
25 years and over	77,922	79,004	79,072	70.1	69.7	69.8	70.0	69.7	69.7
25 to 54 years	57,263	58,045	58,223	89.6	89.1	89.1	89.5	89.2	89.4
25 to 34 years	19,832	20,238	20,258	89.6	88.7	89.4	90.0	89.6	89.6
35 to 44 years	19,964	20,329	20,434	90.8	90.5	90.5	90.7	90.1	90.4
45 to 54 years	17,468	17,478	17,530	88.2	88.0	87.3	87.7	87.7	87.9
55 years and over	20,659	20,959	20,849	43.7	43.3	43.6	43.6	43.5	43.2

Women, 16 years and over	78,864	80,118	79,920	57.3	57.5	57.5	57.5	57.2	57.0
16 to 19 years	3,248	3,150	3,055	37.6	37.2	38.2	36.5	35.9	34.9
16 to 17 years	1,311	1,113	1,178	28.3	25.2	26.9	24.8	24.1	25.2
18 to 19 years	1,942	2,038	1,880	48.5	50.4	51.2	49.0	49.1	46.0
20 years and over	75,616	76,968	76,865	58.7	58.9	58.7	58.9	58.6	58.5
20 to 24 years	7,347	7,595	7,459	68.8	69.9	70.9	70.3	69.6	68.3
25 years and over	68,328	69,418	69,468	57.8	57.8	57.6	57.8	57.7	57.7
25 to 54 years	50,375	51,239	51,256	77.9	77.9	77.6	77.7	77.7	77.7
25 to 34 years	17,463	17,733	17,599	78.2	78.7	77.5	77.5	77.9	77.3
35 to 44 years	17,431	17,763	17,801	78.6	77.9	77.9	78.1	78.1	78.2
45 to 54 years	15,481	15,744	15,856	76.6	76.9	77.2	77.5	77.2	77.7
55 years and over	17,959	18,188	18,216	33.5	33.5	33.4	33.7	33.4	33.4
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: July 03, 2025