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	Mar. 2025	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026	Mar. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Feb. 2026	Mar. 2026
Total, 16 years and over	170,641	170,483	170,087	62.5	62.5	62.4	62.1	62.0	61.9
16 to 19 years	6,679	6,294	6,284	37.4	36.3	36.6	35.4	35.7	35.7
16 to 17 years	2,461	2,346	2,331	26.0	25.0	24.8	24.7	25.1	24.9
18 to 19 years	4,257	3,965	3,995	50.8	48.6	50.1	47.5	48.0	48.4
20 years and over	163,962	164,189	163,803	64.3	64.3	64.2	63.9	63.8	63.7
20 to 24 years	15,759	15,888	15,640	71.9	71.8	71.3	71.3	71.6	70.5
25 years and over	148,173	148,302	148,127	63.5	63.6	63.6	63.2	63.1	63.0
25 to 54 years	109,101	109,115	109,040	83.3	83.8	83.8	84.0	83.9	83.8
25 to 34 years	37,853	38,143	38,200	83.5	83.8	83.9	84.1	83.6	83.7
35 to 44 years	38,091	37,819	37,741	84.2	84.5	84.7	84.7	84.5	84.3
45 to 54 years	33,157	33,152	33,099	82.2	83.1	82.6	83.1	83.4	83.4
55 years and over	39,079	39,162	39,087	38.2	37.9	37.9	37.3	37.3	37.2

Men, 16 years and over	90,306	89,101	88,846	67.8	67.7	67.7	67.3	67.2	67.0
16 to 19 years	3,342	3,095	3,050	36.7	34.3	34.7	34.6	34.5	34.0
16 to 17 years	1,203	1,091	1,037	25.0	23.3	23.2	24.9	23.7	22.5
18 to 19 years	2,166	2,032	2,031	50.5	47.2	48.3	45.2	46.6	46.6
20 years and over	86,965	86,006	85,796	70.1	70.2	70.1	69.7	69.6	69.4
20 to 24 years	8,042	8,116	8,175	73.2	73.7	73.2	71.9	72.5	73.1
25 years and over	78,939	77,956	77,623	69.8	69.9	69.8	69.5	69.3	69.0
25 to 54 years	57,990	57,303	57,098	89.2	89.6	89.5	89.8	89.7	89.4
25 to 34 years	20,208	20,262	20,113	89.5	89.6	89.0	89.9	89.6	88.9
35 to 44 years	20,402	19,910	19,929	90.6	91.0	91.2	91.2	90.7	90.8
45 to 54 years	17,380	17,132	17,056	87.2	88.0	88.1	88.0	88.6	88.3
55 years and over	20,950	20,653	20,525	43.6	43.4	43.4	42.8	42.6	42.2

Women, 16 years and over	80,335	81,382	81,241	57.4	57.4	57.3	57.2	57.2	57.1
16 to 19 years	3,337	3,199	3,234	38.1	38.4	38.5	36.3	37.0	37.4
16 to 17 years	1,258	1,255	1,294	26.9	26.9	26.4	24.5	26.5	27.3
18 to 19 years	2,091	1,933	1,964	51.1	50.0	52.0	50.1	49.5	50.4
20 years and over	76,997	78,183	78,007	58.7	58.7	58.6	58.5	58.5	58.4
20 to 24 years	7,716	7,771	7,465	70.7	69.8	69.5	70.7	70.6	67.9
25 years and over	69,234	70,346	70,503	57.6	57.7	57.6	57.4	57.4	57.5
25 to 54 years	51,111	51,812	51,941	77.6	78.2	78.1	78.4	78.3	78.5
25 to 34 years	17,646	17,882	18,087	77.5	78.1	78.8	78.3	77.8	78.6
35 to 44 years	17,689	17,910	17,812	78.0	78.1	78.3	78.5	78.6	78.1
45 to 54 years	15,777	16,020	16,043	77.2	78.3	77.1	78.4	78.6	78.7
55 years and over	18,122	18,520	18,555	33.4	33.1	33.0	32.6	32.9	32.9
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: April 03, 2026