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	Apr. 2024	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025	Apr. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025	Apr. 2025
Total, 16 years and over	167,988	170,591	171,109	62.7	62.5	62.6	62.4	62.5	62.6
16 to 19 years	6,614	6,707	6,586	37.7	37.5	36.3	37.2	37.6	36.9
16 to 17 years	2,427	2,474	2,339	26.6	24.7	23.8	24.9	26.1	24.9
18 to 19 years	4,196	4,251	4,224	49.7	52.0	50.9	51.3	50.7	49.8
20 years and over	161,373	163,884	164,523	64.4	64.3	64.5	64.2	64.2	64.4
20 to 24 years	15,436	15,796	15,795	72.3	71.9	72.4	71.3	72.1	72.1
25 years and over	145,949	148,158	148,735	63.7	63.5	63.7	63.6	63.5	63.7
25 to 54 years	107,278	109,081	109,405	83.5	83.4	83.5	83.5	83.3	83.6
25 to 34 years	37,069	37,849	37,963	83.4	83.9	83.8	83.7	83.5	83.7
35 to 44 years	37,280	38,075	38,183	84.6	84.6	84.3	84.2	84.2	84.4
45 to 54 years	32,930	33,157	33,259	82.3	81.6	82.3	82.4	82.2	82.5
55 years and over	38,669	39,078	39,324	38.4	38.3	38.4	38.1	38.2	38.4

Men, 16 years and over	88,738	90,244	90,683	67.9	67.9	68.0	67.6	67.8	68.0
16 to 19 years	3,332	3,357	3,384	37.3	37.3	36.6	37.3	36.9	37.2
16 to 17 years	1,164	1,213	1,206	25.6	23.9	22.6	24.7	25.3	25.0
18 to 19 years	2,168	2,158	2,165	49.5	52.5	53.0	52.1	50.3	50.6
20 years and over	85,406	86,887	87,299	70.1	70.2	70.3	69.8	70.0	70.3
20 to 24 years	7,898	8,054	8,120	73.9	74.3	74.0	72.8	73.3	73.9
25 years and over	77,517	78,926	79,226	69.8	69.8	70.0	69.7	69.8	70.0
25 to 54 years	56,893	57,974	58,240	89.1	89.0	89.4	89.1	89.1	89.5
25 to 34 years	19,684	20,197	20,324	89.0	89.1	89.0	88.7	89.4	90.0
35 to 44 years	19,815	20,395	20,454	90.3	90.6	90.8	90.5	90.5	90.7
45 to 54 years	17,394	17,382	17,462	87.8	87.2	88.2	88.0	87.3	87.7
55 years and over	20,624	20,953	20,986	43.7	43.9	43.8	43.3	43.6	43.6

Women, 16 years and over	79,250	80,348	80,426	57.7	57.4	57.5	57.5	57.5	57.5
16 to 19 years	3,282	3,351	3,202	38.0	37.6	35.9	37.2	38.2	36.5
16 to 17 years	1,263	1,260	1,133	27.6	25.6	25.1	25.2	26.9	24.8
18 to 19 years	2,028	2,093	2,060	50.0	51.6	48.6	50.4	51.2	49.0
20 years and over	75,967	76,997	77,224	59.0	58.7	59.0	58.9	58.7	58.9
20 to 24 years	7,538	7,742	7,675	70.7	69.5	70.9	69.9	70.9	70.3
25 years and over	68,433	69,232	69,509	58.0	57.7	57.8	57.8	57.6	57.8
25 to 54 years	50,385	51,107	51,166	78.0	77.9	77.7	77.9	77.6	77.7
25 to 34 years	17,385	17,652	17,640	77.9	78.7	78.7	78.7	77.5	77.5
35 to 44 years	17,464	17,680	17,729	78.9	78.6	77.8	77.9	77.9	78.1
45 to 54 years	15,536	15,775	15,797	77.0	76.2	76.5	76.9	77.2	77.5
55 years and over	18,042	18,120	18,337	33.8	33.4	33.7	33.5	33.4	33.7
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: May 02, 2025