In 2022, there were 73.67 million male and 68 million female wage and salary workers in the United States. For both male and female salary workers, this was an increase from the previous year, when there were 70.74 million male and 65.65 million female wage and salary workers.
Total number of wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022, by gender
(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, by gender (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/188516/total-wage-and-salary-workers-in-the-united-states-by-gender-since-1979/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Total number of wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022, by gender (in millions)." Chart. January 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188516/total-wage-and-salary-workers-in-the-united-states-by-gender-since-1979/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Total number of wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022, by gender (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188516/total-wage-and-salary-workers-in-the-united-states-by-gender-since-1979/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Total Number of Wage and Salary Workers in The United States from 1979 to 2022, by Gender (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188516/total-wage-and-salary-workers-in-the-united-states-by-gender-since-1979/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Total number of wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022, by gender (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188516/total-wage-and-salary-workers-in-the-united-states-by-gender-since-1979/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Total number of wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022, by gender (in millions) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/188516/total-wage-and-salary-workers-in-the-united-states-by-gender-since-1979/
