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	Apr. 2023	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024	Apr. 2023	Dec. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024
Total, 16 years and over	160,962	161,466	161,491	60.4	60.1	60.2	60.1	60.3	60.2
16 to 19 years	5,770	5,862	5,839	33.6	32.6	32.6	32.0	33.4	33.2
16 to 17 years	2,191	2,146	2,116	23.6	23.4	24.6	22.1	23.4	23.2
18 to 19 years	3,582	3,756	3,727	45.3	43.6	42.0	43.2	44.9	44.1
20 years and over	155,193	155,604	155,652	62.3	62.0	62.2	62.1	62.2	62.1
20 to 24 years	14,818	14,287	14,419	67.0	66.7	68.3	66.6	67.0	67.5
25 years and over	140,479	141,485	141,328	61.9	61.5	61.6	61.7	61.8	61.7
25 to 54 years	103,208	103,669	103,832	80.7	80.4	80.6	80.7	80.7	80.8
25 to 34 years	35,847	35,667	35,638	80.6	80.4	80.3	80.3	80.2	80.2
35 to 44 years	35,290	36,123	36,197	81.4	81.3	81.5	82.1	82.1	82.1
45 to 54 years	32,071	31,879	31,997	80.2	79.4	79.8	79.7	79.7	80.0
55 years and over	37,271	37,816	37,497	37.5	37.3	37.4	37.4	37.6	37.3

Men, 16 years and over	85,521	85,490	85,208	65.7	65.5	65.2	65.1	65.5	65.2
16 to 19 years	2,925	2,947	2,890	33.4	32.2	30.7	31.6	33.0	32.4
16 to 17 years	1,063	1,022	1,000	22.9	21.4	22.4	20.5	22.4	22.0
18 to 19 years	1,863	1,964	1,901	45.4	45.4	40.4	43.9	45.1	43.3
20 years and over	82,596	82,543	82,318	68.0	67.9	67.7	67.6	67.8	67.6
20 to 24 years	7,481	7,222	7,381	67.5	67.1	68.7	66.6	67.6	69.0
25 years and over	75,187	75,496	75,012	68.1	67.9	67.7	67.8	68.0	67.5
25 to 54 years	55,165	55,179	55,027	86.3	86.1	86.2	86.3	86.4	86.1
25 to 34 years	19,112	18,957	18,893	85.7	85.5	85.6	85.6	85.7	85.4
35 to 44 years	19,001	19,332	19,234	87.6	87.4	87.4	88.0	88.2	87.7
45 to 54 years	17,052	16,890	16,900	85.7	85.3	85.6	85.3	85.3	85.3
55 years and over	20,023	20,316	19,985	43.0	43.0	42.7	42.7	43.1	42.4

Women, 16 years and over	75,441	75,976	76,283	55.4	55.0	55.5	55.4	55.3	55.5
16 to 19 years	2,845	2,915	2,949	33.7	33.0	34.6	32.4	33.8	34.2
16 to 17 years	1,128	1,124	1,116	24.3	25.4	26.7	23.7	24.4	24.4
18 to 19 years	1,719	1,793	1,827	45.3	41.8	43.7	42.4	44.7	45.0
20 years and over	72,597	73,061	73,334	56.8	56.5	56.9	56.9	56.8	57.0
20 to 24 years	7,337	7,065	7,038	66.5	66.4	68.0	66.5	66.3	66.0
25 years and over	65,292	65,989	66,316	55.9	55.5	55.9	56.0	55.9	56.2
25 to 54 years	48,043	48,490	48,805	75.1	74.8	75.0	75.2	75.0	75.5
25 to 34 years	16,735	16,710	16,745	75.4	75.4	75.0	74.9	74.9	75.0
35 to 44 years	16,289	16,791	16,963	75.2	75.3	75.7	76.3	76.0	76.7
45 to 54 years	15,019	14,989	15,096	74.8	73.6	74.2	74.2	74.3	74.8
55 years and over	17,249	17,500	17,511	32.7	32.3	32.7	32.8	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: May 03, 2024