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Table A-9. Selected employment indicators

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-9. Selected employment indicators [Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Oct.
2018		 Sept.
2019		 Oct.
2019		 Oct.
2018		 June
2019		 July
2019		 Aug.
2019		 Sept.
2019		 Oct.
2019

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

 156,952 158,478 159,067 156,582 157,005 157,288 157,878 158,269 158,510

16 to 19 years

 5,045 4,926 5,050 5,258 5,148 5,239 5,184 5,160 5,217

16 to 17 years

 1,940 1,870 1,854 1,954 1,756 1,704 1,835 1,797 1,835

18 to 19 years

 3,105 3,056 3,197 3,305 3,398 3,559 3,360 3,321 3,404

20 years and over

 151,908 153,553 154,016 151,324 151,857 152,050 152,694 153,109 153,293

20 to 24 years

 13,865 14,203 14,337 13,897 14,291 14,233 14,057 14,297 14,363

25 years and over

 138,042 139,350 139,679 137,504 137,547 137,837 138,508 138,742 138,999

25 to 54 years

 101,289 101,621 101,942 100,892 100,665 100,373 101,042 101,151 101,414

25 to 34 years

 35,802 36,073 36,230 35,693 35,708 35,486 35,937 35,910 36,057

35 to 44 years

 33,017 33,581 33,594 32,857 32,973 33,044 33,149 33,377 33,393

45 to 54 years

 32,469 31,967 32,118 32,343 31,985 31,842 31,956 31,864 31,964

55 years and over

 36,753 37,729 37,738 36,612 36,882 37,464 37,467 37,592 37,585

Men, 16 years and over

 83,052 83,862 83,918 82,894 83,293 83,584 83,600 83,732 83,753

16 to 19 years

 2,415 2,514 2,485 2,506 2,575 2,603 2,561 2,597 2,572

16 to 17 years

 863 916 868 895 896 855 894 895 899

18 to 19 years

 1,552 1,598 1,617 1,621 1,681 1,762 1,657 1,679 1,684

20 years and over

 80,637 81,348 81,433 80,388 80,718 80,981 81,039 81,135 81,181

20 to 24 years

 7,031 7,167 7,157 7,082 7,279 7,228 7,099 7,218 7,215

25 years and over

 73,606 74,181 74,276 73,331 73,430 73,761 73,827 73,871 73,966

25 to 54 years

 53,957 54,061 54,139 53,789 53,630 53,688 53,749 53,843 53,941

25 to 34 years

 19,196 19,256 19,353 19,169 19,009 19,088 19,194 19,182 19,305

35 to 44 years

 17,704 18,012 17,954 17,625 17,792 17,790 17,764 17,926 17,877

45 to 54 years

 17,056 16,792 16,832 16,995 16,829 16,810 16,791 16,735 16,759

55 years and over

 19,650 20,121 20,137 19,542 19,800 20,073 20,078 20,028 20,026

Women, 16 years and over

 73,900 74,616 75,149 73,688 73,712 73,705 74,278 74,537 74,757

16 to 19 years

 2,630 2,412 2,565 2,753 2,573 2,636 2,623 2,563 2,645

16 to 17 years

 1,077 954 985 1,059 860 849 941 901 937

18 to 19 years

 1,553 1,458 1,580 1,684 1,718 1,797 1,703 1,641 1,720

20 years and over

 71,270 72,204 72,584 70,935 71,139 71,069 71,655 71,974 72,112

20 to 24 years

 6,835 7,036 7,180 6,816 7,012 7,005 6,958 7,079 7,148

25 years and over

 64,436 65,168 65,403 64,173 64,117 64,076 64,682 64,871 65,033

25 to 54 years

 47,332 47,561 47,803 47,103 47,035 46,685 47,293 47,308 47,473

25 to 34 years

 16,606 16,817 16,877 16,524 16,698 16,398 16,743 16,728 16,752

35 to 44 years

 15,313 15,568 15,640 15,231 15,181 15,254 15,385 15,451 15,517

45 to 54 years

 15,413 15,175 15,286 15,348 15,156 15,032 15,165 15,129 15,204

55 years and over

 17,104 17,608 17,601 17,070 17,082 17,392 17,389 17,563 17,560

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present(1)

 46,354 46,256 46,113 46,192 45,681 46,005 46,215 46,009 45,946

Married women, spouse present(1)

 36,278 36,477 36,933 36,089 36,013 36,110 36,366 36,432 36,696

Women who maintain families(2)

 10,060 10,006 9,791 - - - - - -

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers(3)

 129,627 131,704 131,990 129,255 130,148 130,429 130,789 131,094 131,545

Part-time workers(4)

 27,325 26,774 27,077 27,311 26,807 26,861 26,974 27,095 27,021

MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS

Total multiple jobholders

 8,093 8,331 8,351 7,873 8,156 8,389 8,373 8,357 8,158

Percent of total employed

 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.1

SELF-EMPLOYMENT

Self-employed workers, incorporated

 6,057 6,227 6,358 - - - - - -

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

 9,747 9,669 9,712 9,671 9,544 9,724 9,681 9,612 9,599

Footnotes
(1) Refers to persons in opposite-sex married couples only.
(2) Refers to female householders residing with one or more family members, but not an opposite-sex spouse.
(3) Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week.
(4) Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week.

- Data not available.
NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted 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.

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Last Modified Date: November 01, 2019