In 2022, 63.4 million workers employed in the private sector were enrolled in employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) in the United States. This statistic displays the total number of private sector employees enrolled in ESI plans in the United States from 2008 to 2022.
Total number of employees enrolled in employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) in the U.S. from 2008-2022
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Number of employees in millions
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AHRQ, & Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. (October 1, 2023). Total number of employees enrolled in employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) in the U.S. from 2008-2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363119/private-sector-employees-enrolled-in-esi-in-the-us/
AHRQ, und Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. "Total number of employees enrolled in employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) in the U.S. from 2008-2022 (in millions)." Chart. October 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363119/private-sector-employees-enrolled-in-esi-in-the-us/
AHRQ, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. (2023). Total number of employees enrolled in employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) in the U.S. from 2008-2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363119/private-sector-employees-enrolled-in-esi-in-the-us/
AHRQ, and Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. "Total Number of Employees Enrolled in Employer-sponsored Health Insurance (Esi) in The U.S. from 2008-2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363119/private-sector-employees-enrolled-in-esi-in-the-us/
AHRQ & Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Total number of employees enrolled in employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) in the U.S. from 2008-2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363119/private-sector-employees-enrolled-in-esi-in-the-us/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Total number of employees enrolled in employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) in the U.S. from 2008-2022 (in millions) [Graph], AHRQ, & Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, October 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363119/private-sector-employees-enrolled-in-esi-in-the-us/