A-8a. Employed persons and employment-population ratios by age and sex, seasonally adjusted

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table A-8a. Employed persons and employment-population ratios by age and sex, seasonally adjusted
Age and sex	Number of employed persons (in thousands)			Employment-population ratios
Age and sex	July 2017	June 2018	July 2018	July 2017	Mar. 2018	Apr. 2018	May 2018	June 2018	July 2018
Total, 16 years and over	153,511	155,576	155,965	60.2	60.4	60.3	60.4	60.4	60.5
16 to 19 years	5,062	5,144	5,127	30.2	30.7	30.3	30.2	30.7	30.6
16 to 17 years	1,814	1,797	1,815	20.3	21.0	20.6	20.0	20.5	21.0
18 to 19 years	3,245	3,344	3,315	41.5	41.9	41.6	41.5	41.9	40.9
20 years and over	148,449	150,432	150,838	62.3	62.4	62.4	62.5	62.4	62.6
20 to 24 years	14,182	14,046	14,128	66.3	67.4	66.6	66.2	66.1	66.5
25 years and over	134,278	136,422	136,762	61.9	62.0	62.0	62.1	62.1	62.2
25 to 54 years	98,884	100,204	100,417	78.6	79.2	79.2	79.2	79.3	79.5
25 to 34 years	34,499	35,288	35,444	78.4	79.0	78.9	79.1	79.2	79.5
35 to 44 years	31,883	32,566	32,690	79.8	80.4	80.6	80.2	80.3	80.5
45 to 54 years	32,503	32,350	32,283	77.8	78.4	78.0	78.4	78.4	78.4
55 years and over	35,394	36,218	36,346	38.8	38.5	38.7	39.0	38.8	38.9

Men, 16 years and over	81,288	82,522	82,684	65.9	66.5	66.4	66.5	66.2	66.3
16 to 19 years	2,425	2,509	2,444	28.6	29.6	29.4	28.9	29.6	28.8
16 to 17 years	795	855	814	17.5	19.7	19.2	18.9	19.1	18.6
18 to 19 years	1,629	1,644	1,629	41.3	41.1	41.1	40.3	41.1	39.7
20 years and over	78,863	80,013	80,240	68.7	69.2	69.1	69.2	68.9	69.0
20 to 24 years	7,343	7,191	7,149	68.5	69.8	68.4	67.6	67.5	67.2
25 years and over	71,552	72,869	73,126	68.7	69.1	69.2	69.4	69.1	69.3
25 to 54 years	52,707	53,588	53,673	85.2	86.2	86.3	86.3	86.1	86.2
25 to 34 years	18,484	19,006	19,054	84.6	85.6	85.6	85.7	85.6	85.8
35 to 44 years	17,137	17,598	17,691	87.4	88.6	88.8	88.7	88.4	88.7
45 to 54 years	17,086	16,984	16,928	83.6	84.6	84.6	84.7	84.3	84.1
55 years and over	18,845	19,281	19,453	44.6	44.4	44.5	45.0	44.6	44.9

Women, 16 years and over	72,223	73,054	73,281	54.8	54.6	54.6	54.7	54.9	55.0
16 to 19 years	2,637	2,635	2,683	31.9	31.8	31.2	31.6	31.9	32.5
16 to 17 years	1,019	942	1,001	23.2	22.3	21.9	21.2	22.0	23.5
18 to 19 years	1,616	1,700	1,687	41.7	42.8	42.2	42.7	42.7	42.2
20 years and over	69,586	70,419	70,598	56.3	56.2	56.2	56.2	56.4	56.5
20 to 24 years	6,839	6,855	6,979	64.1	64.9	64.9	64.7	64.6	65.8
25 years and over	62,726	63,553	63,636	55.6	55.4	55.3	55.4	55.7	55.7
25 to 54 years	46,178	46,616	46,744	72.3	72.4	72.2	72.4	72.8	72.9
25 to 34 years	16,014	16,282	16,390	72.3	72.4	72.3	72.6	72.8	73.2
35 to 44 years	14,746	14,969	14,998	72.4	72.4	72.8	72.1	72.6	72.6
45 to 54 years	15,418	15,366	15,355	72.2	72.4	71.7	72.4	72.9	72.9
55 years and over	16,548	16,937	16,892	33.7	33.5	33.6	33.7	33.8	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: April 18, 2023