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

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	Mar. 2023	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024	Mar. 2023	Nov. 2023	Dec. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024
Total, 16 years and over	160,824	160,968	161,466	60.4	60.4	60.1	60.2	60.1	60.3
16 to 19 years	5,767	5,608	5,862	33.6	33.2	32.6	32.6	32.0	33.4
16 to 17 years	2,215	2,035	2,146	24.3	24.0	23.4	24.6	22.1	23.4
18 to 19 years	3,584	3,595	3,756	44.5	44.0	43.6	42.0	43.2	44.9
20 years and over	155,056	155,360	155,604	62.2	62.3	62.0	62.2	62.1	62.2
20 to 24 years	14,876	14,192	14,287	67.2	66.9	66.7	68.3	66.6	67.0
25 years and over	140,398	141,300	141,485	61.9	61.8	61.5	61.6	61.7	61.8
25 to 54 years	103,120	103,717	103,669	80.7	80.7	80.4	80.6	80.7	80.7
25 to 34 years	35,756	35,672	35,667	80.4	80.3	80.4	80.3	80.3	80.2
35 to 44 years	35,494	36,117	36,123	82.0	81.7	81.3	81.5	82.1	82.1
45 to 54 years	31,871	31,928	31,879	79.7	80.0	79.4	79.8	79.7	79.7
55 years and over	37,277	37,582	37,816	37.6	37.7	37.3	37.4	37.4	37.6

Men, 16 years and over	85,623	84,993	85,490	65.8	65.7	65.5	65.2	65.1	65.5
16 to 19 years	2,935	2,815	2,947	33.6	32.9	32.2	30.7	31.6	33.0
16 to 17 years	1,120	939	1,022	24.1	22.6	21.4	22.4	20.5	22.4
18 to 19 years	1,843	1,900	1,964	45.0	45.5	45.4	40.4	43.9	45.1
20 years and over	82,688	82,178	82,543	68.1	68.0	67.9	67.7	67.6	67.8
20 to 24 years	7,672	7,107	7,222	69.2	67.2	67.1	68.7	66.6	67.6
25 years and over	75,228	75,239	75,496	68.2	68.0	67.9	67.7	67.8	68.0
25 to 54 years	55,214	55,126	55,179	86.4	86.2	86.1	86.2	86.3	86.4
25 to 34 years	19,110	18,945	18,957	85.7	85.4	85.5	85.6	85.6	85.7
35 to 44 years	19,116	19,266	19,332	88.3	87.5	87.4	87.4	88.0	88.2
45 to 54 years	16,989	16,916	16,890	85.3	85.8	85.3	85.6	85.3	85.3
55 years and over	20,014	20,112	20,316	43.1	43.1	43.0	42.7	42.7	43.1

Women, 16 years and over	75,201	75,975	75,976	55.2	55.4	55.0	55.5	55.4	55.3
16 to 19 years	2,832	2,793	2,915	33.6	33.4	33.0	34.6	32.4	33.8
16 to 17 years	1,095	1,096	1,124	24.4	25.5	25.4	26.7	23.7	24.4
18 to 19 years	1,741	1,694	1,793	44.0	42.5	41.8	43.7	42.4	44.7
20 years and over	72,368	73,182	73,061	56.7	56.9	56.5	56.9	56.9	56.8
20 to 24 years	7,204	7,085	7,065	65.3	66.5	66.4	68.0	66.5	66.3
25 years and over	65,169	66,061	65,989	55.9	55.9	55.5	55.9	56.0	55.9
25 to 54 years	47,906	48,591	48,490	75.0	75.1	74.8	75.0	75.2	75.0
25 to 34 years	16,646	16,727	16,710	75.0	75.1	75.4	75.0	74.9	74.9
35 to 44 years	16,378	16,851	16,791	75.7	76.0	75.3	75.7	76.3	76.0
45 to 54 years	14,882	15,013	14,989	74.1	74.2	73.6	74.2	74.2	74.3
55 years and over	17,263	17,470	17,500	32.7	32.8	32.3	32.7	32.8	32.8
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: April 05, 2024