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	Oct. 2019	Sept. 2020	Oct. 2020	Oct. 2019	June 2020	July 2020	Aug. 2020	Sept. 2020	Oct. 2020
Total, 16 years and over	164,401	160,143	160,867	63.3	61.5	61.4	61.7	61.4	61.7
16 to 19 years	5,948	5,997	5,974	35.6	32.3	31.7	33.9	36.2	36.1
16 to 17 years	2,152	2,155	2,111	23.6	22.8	23.6	23.9	24.3	24.3
18 to 19 years	3,847	3,785	3,869	50.8	43.2	42.0	45.4	49.2	49.2
20 years and over	158,453	154,146	154,893	65.2	63.4	63.4	63.6	63.1	63.4
20 to 24 years	15,307	14,441	14,844	72.8	67.0	67.8	68.2	69.0	71.0
25 years and over	143,179	139,717	140,081	64.5	63.1	63.0	63.1	62.6	62.7
25 to 54 years	104,594	101,929	102,365	82.8	81.5	81.3	81.4	80.9	81.2
25 to 34 years	37,463	36,425	36,506	83.3	80.9	80.8	81.1	81.2	81.4
35 to 44 years	34,294	33,761	33,861	83.4	82.6	82.6	82.6	81.4	81.6
45 to 54 years	32,837	31,742	31,998	81.6	81.1	80.4	80.5	79.9	80.6
55 years and over	38,585	37,776	37,725	40.3	39.0	39.2	39.4	38.9	38.7

Men, 16 years and over	86,901	85,237	85,569	69.1	67.2	67.1	67.7	67.6	67.8
16 to 19 years	2,990	2,941	3,006	35.4	31.1	31.4	33.5	35.2	35.9
16 to 17 years	1,050	1,035	1,040	22.9	20.2	22.2	22.4	23.1	23.9
18 to 19 years	1,951	1,880	1,966	50.6	43.6	42.5	46.7	48.5	49.0
20 years and over	83,911	82,296	82,562	71.6	69.8	69.7	70.1	69.9	70.1
20 to 24 years	7,795	7,477	7,658	74.1	67.6	69.2	70.8	71.6	73.3
25 years and over	76,104	74,798	74,902	71.3	69.9	69.7	70.0	69.7	69.7
25 to 54 years	55,574	54,551	54,726	89.1	87.9	87.6	88.1	87.7	87.9
25 to 34 years	20,054	19,495	19,595	89.4	86.1	86.1	86.9	87.0	87.5
35 to 44 years	18,315	18,271	18,253	90.6	89.6	89.9	90.2	89.5	89.3
45 to 54 years	17,205	16,785	16,879	87.3	88.1	86.9	87.2	86.4	86.9
55 years and over	20,529	20,247	20,176	46.3	45.0	44.9	44.9	44.9	44.7

Women, 16 years and over	77,500	74,906	75,298	57.8	56.1	56.0	56.1	55.6	55.9
16 to 19 years	2,958	3,056	2,968	35.9	33.6	32.0	34.3	37.3	36.3
16 to 17 years	1,102	1,119	1,072	24.3	25.4	25.0	25.5	25.6	24.7
18 to 19 years	1,896	1,905	1,903	51.0	42.8	41.5	44.0	49.9	49.5
20 years and over	74,542	71,850	72,330	59.2	57.5	57.6	57.6	56.8	57.2
20 to 24 years	7,512	6,964	7,186	71.4	66.4	66.4	65.6	66.5	68.6
25 years and over	67,075	64,919	65,179	58.1	56.7	56.8	56.8	56.0	56.2
25 to 54 years	49,020	47,378	47,639	76.6	75.4	75.1	74.9	74.2	74.6
25 to 34 years	17,409	16,930	16,911	77.3	75.8	75.5	75.4	75.4	75.3
35 to 44 years	15,979	15,490	15,608	76.5	75.8	75.6	75.2	73.6	74.1
45 to 54 years	15,632	14,957	15,120	76.1	74.4	74.2	74.1	73.6	74.5
55 years and over	18,041	17,551	17,538	35.1	33.8	34.3	34.6	33.7	33.6
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: November 06, 2020