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 2021	June 2022	July 2022	July 2021	Mar. 2022	Apr. 2022	May 2022	June 2022	July 2022
Total, 16 years and over	161,375	164,023	163,960	61.7	62.4	62.2	62.3	62.2	62.1
16 to 19 years	5,897	6,242	6,116	35.9	36.9	36.6	36.5	36.6	35.8
16 to 17 years	2,177	2,379	2,313	25.7	27.9	28.3	27.3	26.7	25.8
18 to 19 years	3,703	3,834	3,803	46.4	47.8	46.6	46.8	47.0	46.8
20 years and over	155,478	157,781	157,845	63.5	64.2	64.0	64.1	63.9	63.9
20 to 24 years	14,690	14,867	14,845	70.6	71.3	70.4	70.7	71.2	71.1
25 years and over	140,902	142,854	142,990	62.8	63.5	63.4	63.5	63.2	63.3
25 to 54 years	103,237	104,681	104,727	81.9	82.5	82.4	82.6	82.3	82.4
25 to 34 years	36,827	36,701	36,715	82.3	83.2	83.5	83.8	83.1	83.1
35 to 44 years	34,531	35,653	35,593	82.5	83.2	83.1	83.2	83.0	82.7
45 to 54 years	31,878	32,327	32,420	80.7	81.0	80.6	80.7	80.9	81.1
55 years and over	37,622	38,151	38,231	38.4	38.9	38.7	38.9	38.6	38.7

Men, 16 years and over	85,505	87,213	86,936	67.6	68.3	68.0	68.0	67.8	67.6
16 to 19 years	2,961	3,174	3,079	35.6	37.5	35.7	36.1	36.7	35.6
16 to 17 years	1,041	1,179	1,083	24.3	27.3	27.1	26.5	26.3	24.0
18 to 19 years	1,899	1,960	1,998	47.2	49.7	45.7	46.0	47.1	48.3
20 years and over	82,544	84,040	83,857	69.8	70.5	70.4	70.3	70.1	69.9
20 to 24 years	7,490	7,663	7,572	72.1	73.3	72.7	72.5	73.6	72.8
25 years and over	75,145	76,257	76,281	69.7	70.2	70.1	70.0	69.6	69.6
25 to 54 years	55,001	55,784	55,810	88.3	88.7	88.7	88.7	88.4	88.4
25 to 34 years	19,697	19,525	19,389	88.1	88.9	89.5	89.2	88.9	88.3
35 to 44 years	18,566	19,043	19,178	89.9	90.2	89.7	89.8	89.1	89.7
45 to 54 years	16,738	17,216	17,243	86.8	86.7	86.7	87.0	87.1	87.3
55 years and over	20,144	20,473	20,471	44.3	45.1	44.7	44.7	44.1	44.1

Women, 16 years and over	75,870	76,809	77,024	56.2	56.8	56.7	57.0	56.8	56.9
16 to 19 years	2,936	3,069	3,036	36.1	36.4	37.6	36.9	36.5	36.0
16 to 17 years	1,135	1,200	1,231	27.2	28.5	29.5	28.0	27.1	27.7
18 to 19 years	1,804	1,873	1,805	45.5	45.8	47.5	47.7	46.9	45.3
20 years and over	72,934	73,741	73,988	57.5	58.2	58.0	58.3	58.1	58.3
20 to 24 years	7,200	7,204	7,273	69.1	69.4	68.0	69.0	68.8	69.5
25 years and over	65,757	66,596	66,709	56.5	57.1	57.0	57.3	57.2	57.3
25 to 54 years	48,236	48,897	48,917	75.6	76.5	76.2	76.6	76.4	76.4
25 to 34 years	17,130	17,176	17,326	76.5	77.6	77.6	78.4	77.3	78.0
35 to 44 years	15,965	16,610	16,415	75.2	76.3	76.5	76.6	76.9	75.9
45 to 54 years	15,141	15,110	15,176	74.9	75.4	74.5	74.5	74.9	75.1
55 years and over	17,454	17,694	17,739	33.2	33.5	33.6	33.7	33.8	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: August 05, 2022