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	Jan. 2020	Dec. 2020	Jan. 2021	Jan. 2020	Sept. 2020	Oct. 2020	Nov. 2020	Dec. 2020	Jan. 2021
Total, 16 years and over	164,455	160,567	160,161	63.4	61.4	61.6	61.5	61.5	61.4
16 to 19 years	5,982	5,900	5,841	36.0	35.8	36.0	35.8	35.7	35.4
16 to 17 years	2,216	2,087	2,121	25.3	24.4	24.4	24.1	23.5	24.2
18 to 19 years	3,795	3,848	3,756	48.3	48.8	48.8	48.7	50.2	48.8
20 years and over	158,473	154,666	154,320	65.2	63.1	63.3	63.2	63.2	63.1
20 to 24 years	15,167	14,821	14,641	72.6	69.1	70.9	70.6	70.8	70.2
25 years and over	143,216	139,807	139,629	64.5	62.6	62.7	62.5	62.5	62.5
25 to 54 years	104,543	102,172	102,275	83.0	80.9	81.3	80.9	81.0	81.1
25 to 34 years	37,506	36,310	36,349	83.7	81.2	81.4	80.5	80.9	81.1
35 to 44 years	34,309	33,869	34,110	83.5	81.5	81.6	81.8	81.4	82.0
45 to 54 years	32,728	31,993	31,816	81.7	80.0	80.7	80.4	80.6	80.2
55 years and over	38,680	37,671	37,352	40.3	38.9	38.8	38.8	38.6	38.3

Men, 16 years and over	86,954	85,175	85,149	69.3	67.6	67.7	67.4	67.4	67.5
16 to 19 years	2,984	2,931	2,976	35.5	34.7	35.8	35.1	35.1	35.7
16 to 17 years	1,010	1,039	1,049	23.1	23.1	24.1	22.9	23.0	23.2
18 to 19 years	1,988	1,905	1,945	49.4	48.0	48.5	48.7	49.6	51.1
20 years and over	83,970	82,244	82,173	71.7	69.9	70.0	69.7	69.7	69.7
20 to 24 years	7,791	7,594	7,564	74.6	71.6	73.3	73.0	72.7	72.6
25 years and over	76,192	74,573	74,617	71.4	69.7	69.7	69.5	69.3	69.4
25 to 54 years	55,468	54,413	54,578	89.3	87.6	87.9	87.4	87.3	87.7
25 to 34 years	19,905	19,463	19,490	89.0	87.1	87.4	86.5	86.9	87.1
35 to 44 years	18,335	18,250	18,424	90.7	89.5	89.3	89.5	89.1	89.9
45 to 54 years	17,228	16,700	16,664	88.0	86.4	87.0	86.4	86.0	86.0
55 years and over	20,724	20,160	20,039	46.5	44.9	44.7	44.7	44.5	44.3

Women, 16 years and over	77,500	75,392	75,012	57.8	55.6	55.8	55.9	55.9	55.7
16 to 19 years	2,998	2,969	2,865	36.5	36.8	36.2	36.4	36.3	35.1
16 to 17 years	1,205	1,047	1,072	27.5	25.6	24.8	25.2	24.0	25.2
18 to 19 years	1,807	1,943	1,811	47.1	49.7	49.1	48.7	50.9	46.5
20 years and over	74,502	72,422	72,147	59.2	56.8	57.1	57.2	57.2	57.0
20 to 24 years	7,376	7,227	7,077	70.5	66.6	68.6	68.3	69.0	67.7
25 years and over	67,024	65,234	65,012	58.1	56.1	56.3	56.2	56.1	56.0
25 to 54 years	49,074	47,759	47,697	76.9	74.4	74.8	74.5	74.8	74.8
25 to 34 years	17,601	16,847	16,859	78.4	75.4	75.4	74.5	75.0	75.2
35 to 44 years	15,974	15,618	15,686	76.5	73.8	74.2	74.4	74.0	74.3
45 to 54 years	15,499	15,293	15,152	75.7	73.8	74.7	74.8	75.3	74.7
55 years and over	17,950	17,503	17,315	34.8	33.7	33.6	33.7	33.5	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: February 05, 2021