In 2023, the U.S. employment rate stood at 60.3 percent. Employed persons consist of: persons who did any work for pay or profit during the survey reference week; persons who did at least 15 hours of unpaid work in a family-operated enterprise; and persons who were temporarily absent from their regular jobs because of illness, vacation, bad weather, industrial dispute, or various personal reasons. The employment-population ratio represents the proportion of the civilian non-institutional population that is employed.
The monthly unemployment rate for the United States can be found here.
Employment rate in the United States from 1990 to 2023
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (February 15, 2024). Employment rate in the United States from 1990 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/192398/employment-rate-in-the-us-since-1990/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Employment rate in the United States from 1990 to 2023." Chart. February 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192398/employment-rate-in-the-us-since-1990/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Employment rate in the United States from 1990 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192398/employment-rate-in-the-us-since-1990/
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Employment rate in the United States from 1990 to 2023 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, February 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/192398/employment-rate-in-the-us-since-1990/
