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	Aug. 2025	July 2026	Aug. 2026	Aug. 2025	Apr. 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026	Aug. 2026
Total, 16 years and over	170,750	169,094	169,777	62.3	61.8	61.8	61.5	61.4	61.6
16 to 19 years	6,210	6,121	6,254	34.8	35.8	35.7	35.4	34.9	35.7
16 to 17 years	2,267	2,049	2,181	24.2	25.0	24.7	25.0	22.8	24.3
18 to 19 years	3,918	4,050	4,053	46.2	48.3	47.6	46.3	47.3	47.5
20 years and over	164,540	162,973	163,524	64.2	63.6	63.6	63.3	63.2	63.4
20 to 24 years	15,409	15,534	15,688	70.3	70.5	70.5	70.6	70.2	70.9
25 years and over	149,088	147,468	147,815	63.6	62.9	63.0	62.6	62.6	62.7
25 to 54 years	109,840	108,549	108,577	83.7	83.8	83.9	83.3	83.4	83.4
25 to 34 years	37,919	37,952	38,081	83.6	83.8	84.0	82.4	83.1	83.4
35 to 44 years	38,572	37,935	38,000	84.8	84.4	84.9	84.7	84.5	84.6
45 to 54 years	33,349	32,662	32,496	82.7	83.1	82.8	82.7	82.5	82.0
55 years and over	39,249	38,927	39,253	38.1	37.1	37.1	37.1	36.9	37.2

Men, 16 years and over	90,804	88,739	89,259	67.9	67.0	67.2	66.8	66.8	67.2
16 to 19 years	3,118	3,049	3,231	34.3	35.1	35.2	33.6	34.2	36.2
16 to 17 years	1,043	983	1,047	22.4	22.7	22.9	22.1	21.6	23.1
18 to 19 years	2,055	2,049	2,172	46.5	48.7	48.9	45.8	46.9	49.5
20 years and over	87,686	85,690	86,028	70.4	69.4	69.5	69.2	69.2	69.4
20 to 24 years	7,957	8,212	8,296	72.3	72.0	73.4	73.7	73.6	74.4
25 years and over	79,706	77,443	77,724	70.2	69.1	69.1	68.7	68.7	68.9
25 to 54 years	58,531	57,024	57,057	89.8	89.8	89.9	89.2	89.2	89.2
25 to 34 years	20,254	20,142	20,222	89.6	90.2	89.9	88.7	88.9	89.3
35 to 44 years	20,712	19,936	19,954	91.4	90.9	91.1	90.8	90.5	90.6
45 to 54 years	17,564	16,947	16,881	88.1	88.3	88.5	88.0	88.1	87.6
55 years and over	21,175	20,419	20,667	43.8	41.9	41.7	41.8	41.8	42.3

Women, 16 years and over	79,946	80,354	80,518	57.0	57.0	56.9	56.6	56.4	56.5
16 to 19 years	3,092	3,071	3,023	35.3	36.6	36.1	37.4	35.7	35.2
16 to 17 years	1,224	1,066	1,135	26.1	27.3	26.6	28.1	24.1	25.5
18 to 19 years	1,863	2,001	1,881	45.9	47.9	46.3	46.8	47.8	45.4
20 years and over	76,854	77,283	77,495	58.4	58.3	58.2	57.9	57.7	57.9
20 to 24 years	7,452	7,322	7,392	68.2	69.0	67.4	67.4	66.8	67.5
25 years and over	69,382	70,025	70,091	57.5	57.3	57.4	57.1	57.0	57.0
25 to 54 years	51,310	51,525	51,521	77.8	78.0	78.2	77.6	77.8	77.8
25 to 34 years	17,665	17,810	17,859	77.6	77.6	78.1	76.3	77.4	77.6
35 to 44 years	17,860	17,999	18,046	78.3	78.2	79.0	78.9	78.7	78.9
45 to 54 years	15,785	15,716	15,616	77.4	78.2	77.4	77.7	77.1	76.8
55 years and over	18,080	18,503	18,589	33.1	32.9	33.0	33.0	32.7	32.8
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: September 04, 2026