A-8b. Persons in the labor force and labor force participation rates by age and sex, seasonally adjusted

HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table A-8b. Persons in the labor force and labor force participation rates by age and sex, seasonally adjusted
Age and sex	Number of persons in the labor force (in thousands)			Labor force participation rates
Age and sex	Sept. 2023	Aug. 2024	Sept. 2024	Sept. 2023	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024	Aug. 2024	Sept. 2024
Total, 16 years and over	167,897	168,549	168,699	62.8	62.5	62.6	62.7	62.7	62.7
16 to 19 years	6,321	6,281	6,559	36.6	38.1	37.4	36.4	35.7	37.2
16 to 17 years	2,433	2,396	2,562	26.4	27.3	27.1	25.9	25.4	26.9
18 to 19 years	3,863	3,860	3,957	48.0	49.9	48.7	47.6	47.3	49.0
20 years and over	161,576	162,269	162,140	64.6	64.2	64.4	64.5	64.6	64.5
20 to 24 years	15,788	15,101	15,129	71.4	70.8	71.0	71.3	70.5	70.6
25 years and over	145,650	146,985	146,942	63.9	63.7	63.7	63.9	64.0	63.9
25 to 54 years	106,937	107,994	107,894	83.5	83.6	83.7	84.0	83.9	83.8
25 to 34 years	37,437	37,163	37,103	84.0	83.7	83.9	84.1	83.6	83.5
35 to 44 years	36,515	37,627	37,731	83.8	84.7	84.7	84.7	85.0	85.2
45 to 54 years	32,985	33,204	33,060	82.5	82.4	82.4	83.1	82.9	82.5
55 years and over	38,732	38,998	39,062	38.7	38.2	38.2	38.3	38.6	38.6

Men, 16 years and over	89,335	88,950	89,308	68.3	67.8	68.1	68.2	67.9	68.1
16 to 19 years	3,211	3,093	3,302	36.6	37.9	37.2	36.2	34.5	36.8
16 to 17 years	1,253	1,172	1,250	26.5	26.6	25.9	24.3	24.1	25.8
18 to 19 years	1,948	1,886	2,034	48.1	49.5	49.1	48.8	46.1	49.4
20 years and over	86,124	85,857	86,006	70.6	69.9	70.4	70.5	70.3	70.4
20 to 24 years	7,979	7,715	7,791	72.0	72.5	73.3	72.6	72.0	72.6
25 years and over	78,027	77,998	78,159	70.4	69.7	70.1	70.3	70.0	70.1
25 to 54 years	57,332	57,195	57,251	89.6	89.2	89.6	90.0	89.5	89.5
25 to 34 years	20,033	19,718	19,690	89.7	89.2	89.7	90.3	89.1	89.0
35 to 44 years	19,701	19,980	20,127	90.4	90.6	90.8	91.1	90.7	91.3
45 to 54 years	17,597	17,497	17,434	88.6	87.6	88.3	88.4	88.5	88.1
55 years and over	20,696	20,803	20,908	44.2	43.4	43.6	43.7	43.8	44.0

Women, 16 years and over	78,562	79,599	79,391	57.5	57.6	57.3	57.5	57.8	57.6
16 to 19 years	3,109	3,188	3,257	36.7	38.2	37.6	36.6	36.8	37.6
16 to 17 years	1,180	1,224	1,312	26.3	27.9	28.3	27.6	26.7	28.0
18 to 19 years	1,914	1,974	1,923	47.9	50.5	48.3	46.4	48.5	48.5
20 years and over	75,453	76,411	76,134	58.8	58.8	58.6	58.9	59.2	58.9
20 to 24 years	7,809	7,386	7,338	70.7	69.1	68.8	70.0	69.1	68.6
25 years and over	67,623	68,987	68,782	57.7	58.0	57.8	57.9	58.2	58.0
25 to 54 years	49,606	50,799	50,643	77.4	78.1	77.9	78.1	78.4	78.1
25 to 34 years	17,404	17,445	17,413	78.3	78.3	78.2	77.9	78.2	78.1
35 to 44 years	16,814	17,647	17,604	77.2	78.8	78.6	78.4	79.4	79.1
45 to 54 years	15,388	15,707	15,626	76.5	77.2	76.6	77.9	77.5	77.1
55 years and over	18,022	18,204	18,140	33.9	33.6	33.5	33.5	33.9	33.8
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: October 04, 2024