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	Aug. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2024	Apr. 2025	May 2025	June 2025	July 2025	Aug. 2025
Total, 16 years and over	168,496	170,342	170,778	62.7	62.6	62.4	62.3	62.2	62.3
16 to 19 years	6,281	6,241	6,200	35.7	36.9	36.2	35.1	35.0	34.8
16 to 17 years	2,395	2,330	2,259	25.4	24.9	24.3	24.5	24.7	24.2
18 to 19 years	3,873	3,900	3,927	47.4	49.8	48.9	47.1	46.5	46.3
20 years and over	162,215	164,101	164,577	64.6	64.4	64.2	64.2	64.1	64.2
20 to 24 years	15,118	15,546	15,388	70.6	72.1	71.3	71.0	70.9	70.2
25 years and over	146,926	148,561	149,094	63.9	63.7	63.5	63.5	63.5	63.7
25 to 54 years	107,968	109,339	109,840	83.9	83.6	83.4	83.5	83.4	83.7
25 to 34 years	37,157	37,784	37,917	83.6	83.7	83.7	83.4	83.3	83.6
35 to 44 years	37,631	38,363	38,585	85.0	84.4	84.1	84.3	84.5	84.9
45 to 54 years	33,181	33,193	33,338	82.9	82.5	82.4	82.7	82.3	82.6
55 years and over	38,966	39,221	39,255	38.5	38.4	38.2	38.0	38.1	38.1

Men, 16 years and over	88,938	90,319	90,882	67.9	68.1	67.8	67.8	67.6	68.0
16 to 19 years	3,092	3,208	3,125	34.5	37.2	36.4	35.3	35.3	34.4
16 to 17 years	1,169	1,137	1,037	24.0	25.0	24.5	23.8	23.8	22.3
18 to 19 years	1,900	2,057	2,070	46.4	50.6	48.8	48.0	47.7	46.8
20 years and over	85,846	87,111	87,757	70.3	70.3	70.1	70.2	70.0	70.4
20 to 24 years	7,726	7,927	7,943	72.1	73.9	73.0	73.8	72.1	72.2
25 years and over	77,999	79,155	79,733	70.0	70.0	69.7	69.7	69.8	70.2
25 to 54 years	57,188	58,090	58,544	89.5	89.5	89.2	89.4	89.2	89.8
25 to 34 years	19,718	20,193	20,266	89.1	90.0	89.6	89.6	89.3	89.7
35 to 44 years	19,993	20,436	20,723	90.8	90.7	90.1	90.4	90.3	91.5
45 to 54 years	17,478	17,461	17,556	88.4	87.7	87.7	87.9	87.6	88.0
55 years and over	20,810	21,065	21,189	43.8	43.6	43.5	43.2	43.6	43.8

Women, 16 years and over	79,558	80,023	79,896	57.7	57.5	57.2	57.0	57.1	56.9
16 to 19 years	3,189	3,033	3,075	36.9	36.5	35.9	34.9	34.6	35.1
16 to 17 years	1,226	1,193	1,223	26.8	24.8	24.1	25.2	25.5	26.0
18 to 19 years	1,974	1,843	1,857	48.5	49.0	49.1	46.0	45.1	45.8
20 years and over	76,368	76,991	76,820	59.1	58.9	58.6	58.5	58.6	58.4
20 to 24 years	7,391	7,619	7,444	69.1	70.3	69.6	68.3	69.8	68.1
25 years and over	68,928	69,407	69,361	58.2	57.8	57.7	57.7	57.6	57.5
25 to 54 years	50,779	51,250	51,296	78.4	77.7	77.7	77.7	77.7	77.7
25 to 34 years	17,439	17,590	17,652	78.2	77.5	77.9	77.3	77.3	77.5
35 to 44 years	17,637	17,927	17,862	79.4	78.1	78.1	78.2	78.7	78.3
45 to 54 years	15,703	15,732	15,782	77.5	77.5	77.2	77.7	77.1	77.4
55 years and over	18,165	18,153	18,077	33.9	33.7	33.4	33.4	33.2	33.1
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: September 05, 2025