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	Apr. 2025	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	Apr. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026
Total, 16 years and over	171,054	170,087	169,995	62.6	62.4	62.1	62.0	61.9	61.8
16 to 19 years	6,554	6,284	6,307	36.7	36.6	35.4	35.7	35.7	35.8
16 to 17 years	2,327	2,331	2,314	24.8	24.8	24.7	25.1	24.9	25.0
18 to 19 years	4,223	3,995	4,035	49.8	50.1	47.5	48.0	48.4	48.3
20 years and over	164,499	163,803	163,688	64.4	64.2	63.9	63.8	63.7	63.6
20 to 24 years	15,763	15,640	15,610	72.0	71.3	71.3	71.6	70.5	70.5
25 years and over	148,725	148,127	148,017	63.7	63.6	63.2	63.1	63.0	62.9
25 to 54 years	109,409	109,040	109,019	83.6	83.8	84.0	83.9	83.8	83.8
25 to 34 years	37,958	38,200	38,257	83.7	83.9	84.1	83.6	83.7	83.8
35 to 44 years	38,195	37,741	37,828	84.4	84.7	84.7	84.5	84.3	84.4
45 to 54 years	33,256	33,099	32,934	82.5	82.6	83.1	83.4	83.4	83.1
55 years and over	39,318	39,087	38,989	38.4	37.9	37.3	37.3	37.2	37.1

Men, 16 years and over	90,642	88,846	88,936	68.0	67.7	67.3	67.2	67.0	67.0
16 to 19 years	3,362	3,050	3,145	37.0	34.7	34.6	34.5	34.0	35.1
16 to 17 years	1,190	1,037	1,056	24.7	23.2	24.9	23.7	22.5	22.7
18 to 19 years	2,166	2,031	2,102	50.6	48.3	45.2	46.6	46.6	48.7
20 years and over	87,281	85,796	85,791	70.3	70.1	69.7	69.6	69.4	69.4
20 to 24 years	8,106	8,175	8,038	73.8	73.2	71.9	72.5	73.1	72.0
25 years and over	79,223	77,623	77,766	70.0	69.8	69.5	69.3	69.0	69.1
25 to 54 years	58,239	57,098	57,385	89.5	89.5	89.8	89.7	89.4	89.8
25 to 34 years	20,319	20,113	20,411	89.9	89.0	89.9	89.6	88.9	90.2
35 to 44 years	20,461	19,929	19,982	90.7	91.2	91.2	90.7	90.8	90.9
45 to 54 years	17,459	17,056	16,992	87.7	88.1	88.0	88.6	88.3	88.3
55 years and over	20,985	20,525	20,380	43.6	43.4	42.8	42.6	42.2	41.9

Women, 16 years and over	80,411	81,241	81,059	57.5	57.3	57.2	57.2	57.1	57.0
16 to 19 years	3,193	3,234	3,162	36.4	38.5	36.3	37.0	37.4	36.6
16 to 17 years	1,137	1,294	1,257	24.9	26.4	24.5	26.5	27.3	27.3
18 to 19 years	2,058	1,964	1,933	48.9	52.0	50.1	49.5	50.4	47.9
20 years and over	77,218	78,007	77,898	58.9	58.6	58.5	58.5	58.4	58.3
20 to 24 years	7,657	7,465	7,572	70.1	69.5	70.7	70.6	67.9	69.0
25 years and over	69,502	70,503	70,251	57.8	57.6	57.4	57.4	57.5	57.3
25 to 54 years	51,170	51,941	51,633	77.7	78.1	78.4	78.3	78.5	78.0
25 to 34 years	17,639	18,087	17,845	77.5	78.8	78.3	77.8	78.6	77.6
35 to 44 years	17,734	17,812	17,847	78.1	78.3	78.5	78.6	78.1	78.2
45 to 54 years	15,797	16,043	15,941	77.5	77.1	78.4	78.6	78.7	78.2
55 years and over	18,331	18,555	18,605	33.7	33.0	32.6	32.9	32.9	32.9
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: May 08, 2026