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

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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	July 2017	June 2018	July 2018	July 2017	Mar. 2018	Apr. 2018	May 2018	June 2018	July 2018
Total, 16 years and over	160,467	162,140	162,245	62.9	62.9	62.8	62.7	62.9	62.9
16 to 19 years	5,840	5,886	5,902	34.9	35.5	34.8	34.7	35.1	35.2
16 to 17 years	2,148	2,100	2,100	24.0	24.7	23.8	23.5	24.0	24.3
18 to 19 years	3,648	3,774	3,789	46.6	48.0	47.7	47.3	47.2	46.8
20 years and over	154,627	156,254	156,343	64.9	64.8	64.7	64.7	64.9	64.8
20 to 24 years	15,310	15,170	15,175	71.6	72.2	71.4	71.2	71.4	71.4
25 years and over	139,329	141,087	141,223	64.2	64.2	64.1	64.1	64.2	64.2
25 to 54 years	102,780	103,652	103,703	81.7	82.1	82.0	81.8	82.0	82.1
25 to 34 years	36,141	36,712	36,738	82.2	82.5	82.5	82.3	82.4	82.4
35 to 44 years	33,064	33,605	33,722	82.8	83.0	83.1	82.6	82.9	83.1
45 to 54 years	33,575	33,336	33,243	80.4	80.7	80.2	80.6	80.8	80.7
55 years and over	36,555	37,387	37,503	40.1	39.8	39.9	40.1	40.1	40.1

Men, 16 years and over	84,994	86,056	85,950	68.9	69.3	69.2	69.2	69.1	68.9
16 to 19 years	2,865	2,941	2,892	33.7	34.9	34.8	34.4	34.7	34.1
16 to 17 years	970	1,024	970	21.3	23.5	23.2	23.0	22.8	22.1
18 to 19 years	1,860	1,895	1,905	47.2	48.1	48.1	47.5	47.3	46.5
20 years and over	82,128	83,115	83,058	71.5	71.8	71.8	71.7	71.6	71.5
20 to 24 years	7,977	7,831	7,723	74.4	75.5	74.1	73.5	73.6	72.6
25 years and over	74,189	75,311	75,377	71.3	71.5	71.6	71.6	71.4	71.4
25 to 54 years	54,767	55,385	55,310	88.5	89.2	89.3	89.1	88.9	88.8
25 to 34 years	19,353	19,755	19,741	88.6	89.3	89.7	89.0	89.0	88.9
35 to 44 years	17,764	18,125	18,158	90.6	91.3	91.2	91.1	91.0	91.0
45 to 54 years	17,651	17,506	17,411	86.4	87.1	86.9	87.1	86.8	86.5
55 years and over	19,422	19,925	20,066	46.0	45.8	46.0	46.4	46.1	46.3

Women, 16 years and over	75,473	76,084	76,295	57.2	56.9	56.7	56.7	57.2	57.3
16 to 19 years	2,975	2,945	3,010	36.0	36.1	34.8	34.9	35.6	36.4
16 to 17 years	1,178	1,076	1,129	26.9	25.9	24.5	24.0	25.1	26.5
18 to 19 years	1,788	1,879	1,884	46.1	47.9	47.2	47.0	47.2	47.1
20 years and over	72,499	73,139	73,285	58.7	58.3	58.2	58.1	58.6	58.7
20 to 24 years	7,334	7,338	7,452	68.7	68.9	68.7	69.0	69.2	70.3
25 years and over	65,140	65,777	65,846	57.7	57.4	57.2	57.1	57.6	57.6
25 to 54 years	48,013	48,267	48,393	75.2	75.1	74.8	74.8	75.3	75.5
25 to 34 years	16,788	16,957	16,997	75.8	75.7	75.5	75.6	75.8	75.9
35 to 44 years	15,301	15,480	15,564	75.2	75.0	75.2	74.4	75.1	75.4
45 to 54 years	15,925	15,829	15,831	74.6	74.7	73.8	74.3	75.1	75.1
55 years and over	17,113	17,456	17,422	34.9	34.6	34.6	34.7	34.8	34.7
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