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	Sept. 2025	Aug. 2026	Sept. 2026	Sept. 2025	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026	Aug. 2026	Sept. 2026
Total, 16 years and over	171,261	169,777	170,262	62.5	61.8	61.5	61.4	61.6	61.8
16 to 19 years	6,467	6,254	6,476	36.3	35.7	35.4	34.9	35.7	37.0
16 to 17 years	2,477	2,181	2,375	25.5	24.7	25.0	22.8	24.3	25.4
18 to 19 years	3,971	4,053	4,103	48.9	47.6	46.3	47.3	47.5	50.3
20 years and over	164,794	163,524	163,786	64.3	63.6	63.3	63.2	63.4	63.5
20 to 24 years	15,613	15,688	15,809	71.1	70.5	70.6	70.2	70.9	71.5
25 years and over	149,152	147,815	148,024	63.6	63.0	62.6	62.6	62.7	62.7
25 to 54 years	109,899	108,577	108,993	83.7	83.9	83.3	83.4	83.4	83.7
25 to 34 years	37,871	38,081	38,115	83.5	84.0	82.4	83.1	83.4	83.5
35 to 44 years	38,595	38,000	38,248	84.8	84.9	84.7	84.5	84.6	85.1
45 to 54 years	33,434	32,496	32,630	82.8	82.8	82.7	82.5	82.0	82.2
55 years and over	39,269	39,253	39,047	38.0	37.1	37.1	36.9	37.2	36.9

Men, 16 years and over	90,685	89,259	89,363	67.8	67.2	66.8	66.8	67.2	67.2
16 to 19 years	3,194	3,231	3,254	35.2	35.2	33.6	34.2	36.2	36.5
16 to 17 years	1,152	1,047	1,053	23.5	22.9	22.1	21.6	23.1	22.5
18 to 19 years	2,026	2,172	2,201	48.5	48.9	45.8	46.9	49.5	52.0
20 years and over	87,491	86,028	86,109	70.2	69.5	69.2	69.2	69.4	69.4
20 to 24 years	8,072	8,296	8,219	73.3	73.4	73.7	73.6	74.4	73.7
25 years and over	79,402	77,724	77,920	69.9	69.1	68.7	68.7	68.9	69.0
25 to 54 years	58,385	57,057	57,298	89.5	89.9	89.2	89.2	89.2	89.5
25 to 34 years	20,206	20,222	20,232	89.4	89.9	88.7	88.9	89.3	89.3
35 to 44 years	20,589	19,954	20,084	90.8	91.1	90.8	90.5	90.6	91.1
45 to 54 years	17,591	16,881	16,982	88.2	88.5	88.0	88.1	87.6	88.0
55 years and over	21,017	20,667	20,622	43.4	41.7	41.8	41.8	42.3	42.2

Women, 16 years and over	80,577	80,518	80,899	57.4	56.9	56.6	56.4	56.5	56.7
16 to 19 years	3,273	3,023	3,222	37.4	36.1	37.4	35.7	35.2	37.5
16 to 17 years	1,325	1,135	1,322	27.6	26.6	28.1	24.1	25.5	28.4
18 to 19 years	1,945	1,881	1,901	49.2	46.3	46.8	47.8	45.4	48.5
20 years and over	77,303	77,495	77,677	58.7	58.2	57.9	57.7	57.9	58.0
20 to 24 years	7,541	7,392	7,590	69.0	67.4	67.4	66.8	67.5	69.3
25 years and over	69,750	70,091	70,104	57.7	57.4	57.1	57.0	57.0	57.0
25 to 54 years	51,514	51,521	51,695	78.0	78.2	77.6	77.8	77.8	78.0
25 to 34 years	17,665	17,859	17,884	77.6	78.1	76.3	77.4	77.6	77.7
35 to 44 years	18,006	18,046	18,164	78.8	79.0	78.9	78.7	78.9	79.4
45 to 54 years	15,843	15,616	15,648	77.6	77.4	77.7	77.1	76.8	76.8
55 years and over	18,244	18,589	18,417	33.3	33.0	33.0	32.7	32.8	32.4
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 02, 2026