In 2022, around 141.67 million people were employed as wage and salary workers in the United States. This was a increase from the previous year and 2020, when many workers dropped out of the workforce due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Total number of wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022
(in millions)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 1, 2024). Total number of wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185521/total-number-of-wage-and-salary-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Total number of wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. January 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185521/total-number-of-wage-and-salary-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Total number of wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185521/total-number-of-wage-and-salary-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Total Number of Wage and Salary Workers in The United States from 1979 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185521/total-number-of-wage-and-salary-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Total number of wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185521/total-number-of-wage-and-salary-workers/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Total number of wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185521/total-number-of-wage-and-salary-workers/
