In May 2024, about 161.08 million people were employed in the United States. 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.
Monthly employment level of the United States from May 2022 to May 2024
(in millions, seasonally adjusted)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (June 7, 2024). Monthly employment level of the United States from May 2022 to May 2024 (in millions, seasonally adjusted) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/209123/seasonally-adjusted-monthly-number-of-employees-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Monthly employment level of the United States from May 2022 to May 2024 (in millions, seasonally adjusted)." Chart. June 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209123/seasonally-adjusted-monthly-number-of-employees-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Monthly employment level of the United States from May 2022 to May 2024 (in millions, seasonally adjusted). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209123/seasonally-adjusted-monthly-number-of-employees-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Monthly Employment Level of The United States from May 2022 to May 2024 (in Millions, Seasonally Adjusted)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209123/seasonally-adjusted-monthly-number-of-employees-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Monthly employment level of the United States from May 2022 to May 2024 (in millions, seasonally adjusted) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209123/seasonally-adjusted-monthly-number-of-employees-in-the-us/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Monthly employment level of the United States from May 2022 to May 2024 (in millions, seasonally adjusted) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/209123/seasonally-adjusted-monthly-number-of-employees-in-the-us/