A-8b. Persons in the labor force and labor force participation rates by age and sex, seasonally adjusted

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table A-8b. Persons in the labor force and labor force participation rates by age and sex, seasonally adjusted
Age and sex	Number of persons in the labor force (in thousands)			Labor force participation rates
Age and sex	Sept. 2020	Aug. 2021	Sept. 2021	Sept. 2020	May 2021	June 2021	July 2021	Aug. 2021	Sept. 2021
Total, 16 years and over	160,078	161,537	161,354	61.4	61.6	61.6	61.7	61.7	61.6
16 to 19 years	5,920	6,031	5,975	35.8	36.8	35.4	36.1	36.7	36.3
16 to 17 years	2,158	2,289	2,272	24.4	26.3	25.6	25.8	26.3	25.6
18 to 19 years	3,755	3,700	3,685	48.8	48.1	45.6	46.7	47.7	48.6
20 years and over	154,159	155,506	155,379	63.1	63.3	63.4	63.4	63.4	63.3
20 to 24 years	14,451	14,603	14,664	69.1	70.3	70.8	70.5	70.2	70.6
25 years and over	139,841	141,010	140,859	62.6	62.5	62.7	62.8	62.8	62.7
25 to 54 years	102,018	103,159	102,913	80.9	81.3	81.7	81.8	81.8	81.6
25 to 34 years	36,444	36,811	36,622	81.2	81.6	81.9	82.3	82.3	81.9
35 to 44 years	33,785	34,426	34,289	81.5	81.9	82.3	82.5	82.1	81.7
45 to 54 years	31,789	31,922	32,001	80.0	80.4	80.8	80.6	80.9	81.2
55 years and over	37,815	37,852	37,960	38.9	38.4	38.4	38.4	38.5	38.6

Men, 16 years and over	85,199	85,684	85,797	67.6	67.4	67.5	67.6	67.7	67.7
16 to 19 years	2,906	3,020	2,951	34.7	36.4	35.0	35.9	36.3	35.5
16 to 17 years	1,039	1,068	1,110	23.1	24.9	24.8	24.5	24.7	24.9
18 to 19 years	1,859	1,934	1,827	48.0	49.5	45.3	47.8	48.7	47.3
20 years and over	82,293	82,665	82,847	69.9	69.6	69.8	69.8	69.9	70.0
20 to 24 years	7,477	7,496	7,574	71.6	72.6	72.2	72.1	72.2	73.0
25 years and over	74,800	75,205	75,284	69.7	69.4	69.6	69.7	69.7	69.7
25 to 54 years	54,543	55,048	54,900	87.6	87.8	88.1	88.3	88.4	88.1
25 to 34 years	19,502	19,694	19,636	87.1	87.4	87.4	88.1	88.1	87.9
35 to 44 years	18,260	18,537	18,560	89.5	89.8	90.0	90.0	89.7	89.7
45 to 54 years	16,781	16,817	16,704	86.4	86.0	87.0	86.7	87.2	86.7
55 years and over	20,257	20,157	20,384	44.9	44.2	44.3	44.3	44.2	44.7

Women, 16 years and over	74,879	75,853	75,557	55.6	56.2	56.2	56.2	56.2	55.9
16 to 19 years	3,013	3,011	3,024	36.8	37.1	35.8	36.4	37.0	37.2
16 to 17 years	1,118	1,221	1,162	25.6	27.8	26.5	27.1	28.0	26.3
18 to 19 years	1,896	1,766	1,858	49.7	46.6	45.9	45.7	46.7	50.0
20 years and over	71,865	72,842	72,533	56.8	57.4	57.5	57.5	57.4	57.1
20 to 24 years	6,974	7,107	7,090	66.6	67.9	69.3	68.9	68.2	68.1
25 years and over	65,042	65,804	65,576	56.1	56.2	56.4	56.5	56.5	56.3
25 to 54 years	47,475	48,111	48,013	74.4	75.0	75.4	75.5	75.4	75.3
25 to 34 years	16,942	17,117	16,986	75.4	75.8	76.4	76.5	76.5	75.9
35 to 44 years	15,525	15,889	15,729	73.8	74.2	74.9	75.2	74.8	74.0
45 to 54 years	15,008	15,105	15,298	73.8	75.0	74.8	74.8	74.9	75.9
55 years and over	17,565	17,695	17,568	33.7	33.3	33.2	33.3	33.6	33.3
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: October 08, 2021