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Prime-Age Employment by Sex
Share of U.S. men and women aged 25 to 54 who have a job, %
1 of 3 series is above their level a year earlier
Plays the chart through its history. Pauses are where the data set a record or moved most.
Men · Continuation · the recent trend, flattening · 30 days
Women · Continuation · the recent trend, flattening · 30 days
All prime-age · Continuation · the recent trend, flattening · 30 days
Dashed: the projection from the latest reading. A projection, not a promise.
The employment rate for people in their main working years, which avoids the drag from an aging population. The gap between men and women has narrowed over decades.
What this chart reads
- Prime-Age Men's Employment-Population Ratio (25–54)as “Men”latest 2026-09-01
- Prime-Age Women's Employment-Population Ratio (25–54)as “Women”latest 2026-09-01
- Prime-Age Employment-Population Ratio (25–54)as “All prime-age”latest 2026-09-01
Sources
Prime-Age Men's Employment-Population Ratio (25–54). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, series LNS12300061 (seasonally adjusted), BLS Public Data API (https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS12300061). Public domain (US government work); cite the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Refreshed by bls-sync.
Prime-Age Women's Employment-Population Ratio (25–54). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, series LNS12300062 (seasonally adjusted), BLS Public Data API (https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS12300062). Public domain (US government work); cite the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Refreshed by bls-sync.
Prime-Age Employment-Population Ratio (25–54). Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED (LNS12300060). Public.
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