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

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	Apr. 2023	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024	Apr. 2023	Dec. 2023	Jan. 2024	Feb. 2024	Mar. 2024	Apr. 2024
Total, 16 years and over	166,678	167,895	167,982	62.6	62.5	62.5	62.5	62.7	62.7
16 to 19 years	6,365	6,704	6,611	37.0	37.0	36.5	36.6	38.2	37.6
16 to 17 years	2,425	2,499	2,422	26.1	26.9	27.3	25.3	27.2	26.6
18 to 19 years	3,961	4,247	4,201	50.2	49.1	47.1	49.2	50.8	49.7
20 years and over	160,313	161,191	161,371	64.3	64.2	64.3	64.4	64.4	64.4
20 to 24 years	15,672	15,378	15,452	70.8	71.3	72.7	71.7	72.1	72.4
25 years and over	144,675	145,984	145,958	63.7	63.5	63.6	63.8	63.7	63.7
25 to 54 years	106,498	107,135	107,294	83.3	83.2	83.3	83.5	83.4	83.5
25 to 34 years	37,277	37,185	37,062	83.8	83.9	83.6	83.9	83.7	83.4
35 to 44 years	36,353	37,105	37,301	83.9	83.8	84.0	84.6	84.3	84.6
45 to 54 years	32,869	32,845	32,931	82.2	81.6	82.1	81.9	82.1	82.3
55 years and over	38,180	38,832	38,660	38.4	38.4	38.5	38.5	38.6	38.4

Men, 16 years and over	88,621	88,812	88,708	68.0	68.1	67.9	67.7	68.0	67.9
16 to 19 years	3,228	3,414	3,326	36.9	36.9	35.3	36.0	38.3	37.2
16 to 17 years	1,166	1,189	1,160	25.1	25.3	26.4	23.2	26.0	25.5
18 to 19 years	2,078	2,261	2,179	50.7	51.2	45.9	50.2	51.9	49.7
20 years and over	85,393	85,398	85,382	70.3	70.4	70.2	70.0	70.2	70.1
20 to 24 years	7,968	7,771	7,905	71.9	71.7	73.8	72.3	72.8	73.9
25 years and over	77,458	77,825	77,528	70.2	70.2	70.1	70.0	70.1	69.8
25 to 54 years	56,954	56,958	56,909	89.1	89.2	89.2	89.3	89.2	89.1
25 to 34 years	19,923	19,770	19,678	89.3	89.4	89.2	89.4	89.3	88.9
35 to 44 years	19,560	19,769	19,832	90.2	90.3	90.4	90.7	90.2	90.4
45 to 54 years	17,472	17,419	17,399	87.8	87.7	88.0	87.7	87.9	87.8
55 years and over	20,504	20,867	20,619	44.1	44.3	44.1	43.9	44.3	43.7

Women, 16 years and over	78,057	79,083	79,274	57.3	57.1	57.5	57.6	57.6	57.7
16 to 19 years	3,136	3,290	3,285	37.1	37.1	37.7	37.2	38.2	38.1
16 to 17 years	1,259	1,309	1,263	27.1	28.6	28.2	27.3	28.4	27.6
18 to 19 years	1,884	1,985	2,022	49.6	47.0	48.3	48.1	49.5	49.8
20 years and over	74,920	75,792	75,989	58.6	58.4	58.8	59.0	58.9	59.0
20 to 24 years	7,704	7,607	7,546	69.8	70.9	71.5	71.1	71.4	70.7
25 years and over	67,216	68,159	68,430	57.6	57.2	57.6	57.9	57.8	58.0
25 to 54 years	49,544	50,177	50,384	77.5	77.1	77.4	77.7	77.7	78.0
25 to 34 years	17,354	17,414	17,384	78.2	78.4	78.1	78.4	78.0	77.9
35 to 44 years	16,794	17,337	17,468	77.5	77.4	77.8	78.5	78.4	78.9
45 to 54 years	15,397	15,426	15,532	76.7	75.4	76.3	76.2	76.4	77.0
55 years and over	17,667	17,963	18,036	33.5	33.2	33.5	33.8	33.6	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: May 03, 2024