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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-8. Employed persons by age, sex, marital status, multiple jobholding status, and self-employment, seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic 2017 2018
July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

153,511 153,471 154,324 153,846 153,917 154,021 154,430 155,215 155,178 155,181 155,474 155,576 155,965

16 to 19 years

5,062 5,082 5,238 5,022 4,928 4,977 5,143 5,174 5,149 5,078 5,068 5,144 5,127

16 to 17 years

1,814 1,923 1,972 1,932 1,929 1,907 1,915 1,915 1,892 1,838 1,771 1,797 1,815

18 to 19 years

3,245 3,150 3,206 3,070 2,996 3,075 3,221 3,293 3,261 3,257 3,285 3,344 3,315

20 years and over

148,449 148,389 149,085 148,824 148,989 149,045 149,287 150,041 150,028 150,102 150,406 150,432 150,838

20 to 24 years

14,182 14,227 14,211 14,183 13,982 13,936 14,153 14,213 14,334 14,172 14,069 14,046 14,128

25 years and over

134,278 134,086 134,845 134,716 135,009 135,083 135,129 135,856 135,779 135,906 136,373 136,422 136,762

25 to 54 years

98,884 98,584 99,235 99,227 99,407 99,535 99,674 100,120 100,051 99,965 100,105 100,204 100,417

25 to 34 years

34,499 34,317 34,652 34,666 34,692 34,606 34,768 34,975 35,106 35,083 35,221 35,288 35,444

35 to 44 years

31,883 31,830 32,045 32,094 32,146 32,304 32,380 32,503 32,462 32,614 32,492 32,566 32,690

45 to 54 years

32,503 32,437 32,538 32,468 32,568 32,625 32,526 32,642 32,484 32,268 32,392 32,350 32,283

55 years and over

35,394 35,502 35,610 35,489 35,602 35,548 35,455 35,735 35,728 35,941 36,268 36,218 36,346


Men, 16 years and over

81,288 81,342 81,902 81,667 81,666 81,821 82,274 82,685 82,630 82,611 82,784 82,522 82,684

16 to 19 years

2,425 2,455 2,509 2,419 2,342 2,391 2,569 2,472 2,517 2,500 2,455 2,509 2,444

16 to 17 years

795 884 899 884 884 848 920 872 891 858 849 855 814

18 to 19 years

1,629 1,564 1,600 1,528 1,443 1,540 1,638 1,617 1,639 1,651 1,610 1,644 1,629

20 years and over

78,863 78,887 79,393 79,248 79,324 79,431 79,705 80,213 80,113 80,111 80,329 80,013 80,240

20 to 24 years

7,343 7,357 7,313 7,280 7,210 7,203 7,339 7,392 7,445 7,291 7,205 7,191 7,149

25 years and over

71,552 71,506 72,028 72,016 72,102 72,226 72,388 72,822 72,707 72,840 73,131 72,869 73,126

25 to 54 years

52,707 52,574 52,980 53,082 53,084 53,308 53,441 53,764 53,647 53,686 53,728 53,588 53,673

25 to 34 years

18,484 18,438 18,605 18,617 18,617 18,612 18,773 18,925 18,942 18,946 18,992 19,006 19,054

35 to 44 years

17,137 17,085 17,262 17,320 17,300 17,450 17,447 17,592 17,576 17,644 17,634 17,598 17,691

45 to 54 years

17,086 17,051 17,114 17,145 17,167 17,246 17,221 17,247 17,130 17,096 17,101 16,984 16,928

55 years and over

18,845 18,933 19,048 18,934 19,018 18,918 18,947 19,058 19,060 19,154 19,403 19,281 19,453


Women, 16 years and over

72,223 72,129 72,422 72,179 72,251 72,200 72,157 72,530 72,548 72,569 72,690 73,054 73,281

16 to 19 years

2,637 2,627 2,729 2,603 2,586 2,586 2,574 2,702 2,632 2,578 2,613 2,635 2,683

16 to 17 years

1,019 1,039 1,073 1,048 1,044 1,059 995 1,044 1,001 980 922 942 1,001

18 to 19 years

1,616 1,586 1,606 1,541 1,552 1,535 1,583 1,676 1,622 1,606 1,675 1,700 1,687

20 years and over

69,586 69,502 69,692 69,576 69,665 69,614 69,583 69,828 69,916 69,992 70,077 70,419 70,598

20 to 24 years

6,839 6,870 6,898 6,903 6,772 6,733 6,814 6,821 6,889 6,882 6,864 6,855 6,979

25 years and over

62,726 62,580 62,817 62,700 62,906 62,857 62,742 63,033 63,071 63,067 63,243 63,553 63,636

25 to 54 years

46,178 46,011 46,255 46,146 46,322 46,227 46,233 46,356 46,404 46,280 46,377 46,616 46,744

25 to 34 years

16,014 15,880 16,047 16,049 16,074 15,994 15,995 16,050 16,164 16,137 16,229 16,282 16,390

35 to 44 years

14,746 14,745 14,784 14,774 14,846 14,853 14,933 14,911 14,886 14,970 14,858 14,969 14,998

45 to 54 years

15,418 15,386 15,425 15,323 15,402 15,380 15,305 15,395 15,354 15,172 15,291 15,366 15,355

55 years and over

16,548 16,569 16,562 16,555 16,584 16,630 16,508 16,677 16,667 16,787 16,865 16,937 16,892


MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

45,577 45,319 45,594 45,776 45,621 45,439 45,714 45,863 45,865 45,995 46,041 45,689 45,751

Married women, spouse present(1)

35,903 35,519 35,591 35,853 35,844 35,813 35,768 35,632 35,564 36,140 35,978 35,976 35,986


MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders

7,564 7,350 7,350 7,209 7,342 7,647 7,845 7,864 7,609 7,667 7,442 7,619 8,072

Percent of total employed

4.9 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.8 5.0 5.1 5.1 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.9 5.2


SELF-EMPLOYMENT

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

9,196 9,370 9,605 9,705 9,713 9,763 9,773 9,713 9,793 9,741 9,755 9,464 9,663

Footnotes
(1) Refers to persons in opposite-sex married couples only.

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 18, 2023