U.S. employment

Statistics report on employment in the United States

U.S. employment

This report presents graphs and tables about employment in the United States. First, it provides an overview of employment and includes information on the demographics of the employed, types of employment, and the wages and employer costs that come with employment. Finally, this report includes information on the outlook of employment in the United States.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. employment rate 1990-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. full-time employees 1990-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. number of part-time employees 1990-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. full-time and part-time workers 1990-2022, by gender
  • Basic Statistic U.S. number of employees 2024, by industry
  • Basic Statistic U.S. wage and salary workers median hourly earnings 1979-2022

Demographics

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. employment rate of men 1990-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. employment rate of women 1990-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. employment rate 2000-2023, by age
  • Basic Statistic U.S. employment rate in 2023, by race and ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic U.S. employment rate of persons with a disability 2009-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. employment rate of persons with a disability in 2023, by race
  • Premium Statistic U.S. employment of native and foreign born workers 2023, by occupation

Types of employment

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. employment 2023, by industry
  • Basic Statistic U.S. number of full-time employed women 1990-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. number of full-time employed men 1990-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. number of part-time employed women 1990-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. number of part-time employed men 1990-2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. number of people working independently 2017-2023, by frequency
  • Premium Statistic Share of adults with contingent work U.S. 2021, by ethnicity

Wages and employer costs

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. minimum wage 2024, by state
  • Premium Statistic U.S. average annual real wages 2000-2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. inflation rate versus wage growth 2020-2024
  • Premium Statistic U.S. median earnings of full time wage and salary workers 1979-2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. largest occupations: annual mean wages 2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. employer costs for employee compensation 2024, by ownership
  • Basic Statistic U.S. employer costs for private industry worker compensation 2024, by industry group
  • Basic Statistic U.S. employer costs for private industry worker compensation 2024, by union status

Outlook

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. projected employment growth 2023-2033, by industry
  • Basic Statistic U.S. projected employment change 2022-2023, by major occupational groups
  • Premium Statistic U.S. labor force participation rate and projections 2003-2033, by age
  • Premium Statistic U.S. labor force participation percent change and projections 2003-2033, by age
  • Premium Statistic U.S. projected change in employment 2022-2032, by entry-level education required
  • Basic Statistic U.S. occupations with the largest projected employment growth 2022-2032
  • Basic Statistic U.S. occupations with the fastest projected employment growth 2023-2033
  • Premium Statistic U.S. projected employment decline 2023-2033, by occupation
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