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	Nov. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Nov. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025
Total, 16 years and over	168,304	-	171,571	62.5	62.2	62.3	62.4	-	62.5
16 to 19 years	6,403	-	6,465	36.3	35.0	34.8	36.3	-	36.3
16 to 17 years	2,245	-	2,336	24.1	24.7	24.2	25.6	-	25.0
18 to 19 years	4,147	-	4,111	49.8	46.5	46.3	48.9	-	48.6
20 years and over	161,901	-	165,106	64.3	64.1	64.2	64.3	-	64.3
20 to 24 years	15,343	-	15,751	71.5	70.9	70.2	71.1	-	71.7
25 years and over	146,548	-	149,388	63.6	63.5	63.7	63.6	-	63.6
25 to 54 years	107,573	-	110,121	83.5	83.4	83.7	83.7	-	83.8
25 to 34 years	37,130	-	38,009	83.7	83.3	83.6	83.5	-	83.8
35 to 44 years	37,642	-	38,550	84.8	84.5	84.9	84.8	-	84.5
45 to 54 years	32,801	-	33,563	81.9	82.3	82.6	82.8	-	83.0
55 years and over	38,975	-	39,260	38.4	38.1	38.1	38.1	-	37.9

Men, 16 years and over	89,151	-	90,761	67.9	67.6	68.0	67.8	-	67.8
16 to 19 years	3,169	-	3,108	35.3	35.3	34.4	35.3	-	34.3
16 to 17 years	1,086	-	1,141	22.8	23.8	22.3	23.5	-	23.3
18 to 19 years	2,084	-	1,966	49.5	47.7	46.8	48.7	-	47.1
20 years and over	85,982	-	87,653	70.2	70.0	70.4	70.2	-	70.2
20 to 24 years	7,879	-	8,129	73.4	72.1	72.2	73.3	-	73.8
25 years and over	78,118	-	79,540	70.0	69.8	70.2	69.8	-	69.9
25 to 54 years	57,165	-	58,486	89.3	89.2	89.8	89.5	-	89.6
25 to 34 years	19,741	-	20,240	89.3	89.3	89.7	89.4	-	89.6
35 to 44 years	20,085	-	20,668	90.9	90.3	91.5	90.8	-	91.0
45 to 54 years	17,338	-	17,578	87.6	87.6	88.0	88.1	-	87.9
55 years and over	20,953	-	21,054	43.9	43.6	43.8	43.4	-	43.4

Women, 16 years and over	79,153	-	80,810	57.3	57.1	56.9	57.4	-	57.4
16 to 19 years	3,234	-	3,357	37.3	34.6	35.1	37.3	-	38.4
16 to 17 years	1,159	-	1,195	25.5	25.5	26.0	27.7	-	26.9
18 to 19 years	2,063	-	2,145	50.1	45.1	45.8	49.1	-	49.9
20 years and over	75,920	-	77,454	58.7	58.6	58.4	58.7	-	58.7
20 to 24 years	7,463	-	7,622	69.7	69.8	68.1	68.8	-	69.7
25 years and over	68,430	-	69,848	57.6	57.6	57.5	57.8	-	57.7
25 to 54 years	50,408	-	51,636	77.7	77.7	77.7	78.0	-	78.2
25 to 34 years	17,389	-	17,769	78.0	77.3	77.5	77.6	-	78.1
35 to 44 years	17,557	-	17,882	78.8	78.7	78.3	78.9	-	78.1
45 to 54 years	15,463	-	15,984	76.3	77.1	77.4	77.6	-	78.3
55 years and over	18,025	-	18,210	33.5	33.2	33.1	33.3	-	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. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

Last Modified Date: December 16, 2025