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	Dec. 2024	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Dec. 2024	Aug. 2025	Sept. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025
Total, 16 years and over	168,506	171,541	171,495	62.5	62.3	62.5	-	62.5	62.4
16 to 19 years	6,595	6,470	6,506	37.4	34.8	36.3	-	36.3	36.6
16 to 17 years	2,334	2,337	2,363	24.7	24.2	25.5	-	25.0	24.8
18 to 19 years	4,258	4,115	4,142	51.9	46.2	48.9	-	48.6	50.1
20 years and over	161,911	165,070	164,988	64.3	64.2	64.3	-	64.3	64.2
20 to 24 years	15,441	15,761	15,669	71.9	70.3	71.1	-	71.8	71.3
25 years and over	146,514	149,406	149,385	63.6	63.6	63.6	-	63.6	63.6
25 to 54 years	107,521	110,141	110,106	83.4	83.7	83.7	-	83.8	83.8
25 to 34 years	37,214	38,010	38,019	83.9	83.6	83.5	-	83.8	83.9
35 to 44 years	37,577	38,551	38,663	84.6	84.8	84.8	-	84.5	84.7
45 to 54 years	32,730	33,580	33,424	81.7	82.7	82.8	-	83.1	82.6
55 years and over	38,993	39,256	39,278	38.4	38.1	38.0	-	37.9	37.9

Men, 16 years and over	89,304	90,739	90,780	67.9	67.9	67.8	-	67.7	67.7
16 to 19 years	3,350	3,110	3,142	37.3	34.3	35.2	-	34.3	34.7
16 to 17 years	1,140	1,141	1,145	23.9	22.4	23.5	-	23.3	23.2
18 to 19 years	2,210	1,967	1,998	52.6	46.5	48.5	-	47.2	48.3
20 years and over	85,954	87,628	87,638	70.2	70.4	70.2	-	70.2	70.1
20 to 24 years	7,990	8,126	8,068	74.3	72.3	73.3	-	73.7	73.2
25 years and over	77,961	79,558	79,585	69.8	70.2	69.9	-	69.9	69.8
25 to 54 years	56,993	58,500	58,477	89.0	89.8	89.5	-	89.6	89.5
25 to 34 years	19,704	20,233	20,099	89.2	89.6	89.4	-	89.6	89.0
35 to 44 years	20,023	20,671	20,731	90.5	91.4	90.8	-	91.0	91.2
45 to 54 years	17,265	17,596	17,648	87.2	88.1	88.2	-	88.0	88.1
55 years and over	20,968	21,058	21,107	43.9	43.8	43.4	-	43.4	43.4

Women, 16 years and over	79,202	80,802	80,715	57.3	57.0	57.4	-	57.4	57.3
16 to 19 years	3,244	3,360	3,365	37.4	35.3	37.4	-	38.4	38.5
16 to 17 years	1,194	1,196	1,219	25.6	26.1	27.6	-	26.9	26.4
18 to 19 years	2,048	2,148	2,144	51.3	45.9	49.2	-	50.0	52.0
20 years and over	75,957	77,442	77,351	58.6	58.4	58.7	-	58.7	58.6
20 to 24 years	7,450	7,636	7,602	69.5	68.2	69.0	-	69.8	69.5
25 years and over	68,554	69,848	69,800	57.7	57.5	57.7	-	57.7	57.6
25 to 54 years	50,528	51,641	51,629	77.9	77.8	78.0	-	78.2	78.1
25 to 34 years	17,510	17,777	17,920	78.6	77.6	77.6	-	78.1	78.8
35 to 44 years	17,554	17,880	17,932	78.7	78.3	78.8	-	78.1	78.3
45 to 54 years	15,465	15,984	15,777	76.3	77.4	77.6	-	78.3	77.1
55 years and over	18,023	18,204	18,169	33.4	33.1	33.3	-	33.1	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. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

Last Modified Date: January 09, 2026