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	June 2025	May 2026	June 2026	June 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026
Total, 16 years and over	170,380	170,078	169,358	62.3	62.0	61.9	61.8	61.8	61.5
16 to 19 years	6,262	6,269	6,221	35.1	35.7	35.7	35.8	35.7	35.4
16 to 17 years	2,275	2,240	2,239	24.5	25.1	24.9	25.0	24.7	25.0
18 to 19 years	4,019	4,047	3,982	47.0	48.0	48.4	48.3	47.6	46.3
20 years and over	164,119	163,809	163,138	64.2	63.8	63.7	63.6	63.6	63.3
20 to 24 years	15,565	15,592	15,615	71.0	71.6	70.5	70.5	70.5	70.6
25 years and over	148,540	148,188	147,493	63.5	63.1	63.0	62.9	63.0	62.6
25 to 54 years	109,494	109,201	108,393	83.5	83.9	83.8	83.8	83.9	83.3
25 to 34 years	37,858	38,337	37,637	83.4	83.6	83.7	83.8	84.0	82.4
35 to 44 years	38,248	38,062	38,004	84.3	84.5	84.3	84.4	84.9	84.7
45 to 54 years	33,388	32,801	32,751	82.7	83.4	83.4	83.1	82.8	82.7
55 years and over	39,034	39,005	39,095	38.0	37.3	37.2	37.1	37.1	37.1

Men, 16 years and over	90,458	89,138	88,690	67.8	67.2	67.0	67.0	67.2	66.8
16 to 19 years	3,202	3,156	3,001	35.2	34.5	34.0	35.1	35.2	33.6
16 to 17 years	1,095	1,073	1,014	23.7	23.7	22.5	22.7	22.9	22.1
18 to 19 years	2,137	2,086	1,991	47.8	46.6	46.6	48.7	48.9	45.8
20 years and over	87,256	85,982	85,690	70.2	69.6	69.4	69.4	69.5	69.2
20 to 24 years	8,104	8,195	8,226	73.7	72.5	73.1	72.0	73.4	73.7
25 years and over	79,070	77,752	77,391	69.7	69.3	69.0	69.1	69.1	68.7
25 to 54 years	58,225	57,422	56,993	89.4	89.7	89.4	89.8	89.9	89.2
25 to 34 years	20,248	20,356	20,087	89.6	89.6	88.9	90.2	89.9	88.7
35 to 44 years	20,445	20,028	19,971	90.5	90.7	90.8	90.9	91.1	90.8
45 to 54 years	17,532	17,038	16,935	87.9	88.6	88.3	88.3	88.5	88.0
55 years and over	20,845	20,330	20,399	43.2	42.6	42.2	41.9	41.7	41.8

Women, 16 years and over	79,922	80,940	80,668	57.0	57.2	57.1	57.0	56.9	56.6
16 to 19 years	3,059	3,114	3,220	34.9	37.0	37.4	36.6	36.1	37.4
16 to 17 years	1,180	1,167	1,225	25.2	26.5	27.3	27.3	26.6	28.1
18 to 19 years	1,882	1,961	1,991	46.1	49.5	50.4	47.9	46.3	46.8
20 years and over	76,863	77,827	77,448	58.5	58.5	58.4	58.3	58.2	57.9
20 to 24 years	7,460	7,397	7,389	68.3	70.6	67.9	69.0	67.4	67.4
25 years and over	69,470	70,436	70,101	57.7	57.4	57.5	57.3	57.4	57.1
25 to 54 years	51,269	51,779	51,400	77.7	78.3	78.5	78.0	78.2	77.6
25 to 34 years	17,610	17,982	17,551	77.3	77.8	78.6	77.6	78.1	76.3
35 to 44 years	17,803	18,034	18,033	78.2	78.6	78.1	78.2	79.0	78.9
45 to 54 years	15,855	15,763	15,816	77.7	78.6	78.7	78.2	77.4	77.7
55 years and over	18,204	18,665	18,704	33.4	32.9	32.9	32.9	33.0	33.0
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: July 02, 2026