The United States currently reports an total number of employed persons of 158,348,000, which represents an increase of 5,767,328 (3.8%) from 2021.
Total number of employed persons in the United States
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Regions:
182
Date range: 1950 to 2022
Points:
4,343
Measure:
People
What is the United States' Employed persons?
As of 2022 the United States' Employed persons was 158,348,000.
How does the United States' Employed persons compare to other regions?
the United States' Employed persons was ranked 2nd in 2022
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United States Employed persons between 1950 and 2022
Period | Employed persons | Change |
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2022 | 158,348,000 | 5,767,328 |
2021 | 152,580,672 | 4,785,814 |
2020 | 147,794,858 | 9,743,210 |
2019 | 157,538,069 | 1,777,019 |
2018 | 155,761,050 | 2,423,612 |
2017 | 153,337,437 | 1,901,524 |
2016 | 151,435,914 | 2,602,385 |
2015 | 148,833,528 | 2,528,193 |
2014 | 146,305,335 | 2,375,995 |
2013 | 143,929,340 | 1,460,244 |
2012 | 142,469,096 | 2,599,887 |
2011 | 139,869,209 | 805,241 |
2010 | 139,063,968 | 813,493 |
2009 | 139,877,462 | 5,484,924 |
2008 | 145,362,386 | 684,133 |
2007 | 146,046,519 | 1,619,444 |
2006 | 144,427,075 | 2,697,433 |
2005 | 141,729,642 | 2,477,668 |
2004 | 139,251,974 | 1,516,157 |
2003 | 137,735,817 | 1,250,686 |
2002 | 136,485,131 | 448,293 |
2001 | 136,933,424 | 42,774 |
2000 | 136,890,650 | 3,402,646 |
1999 | 133,488,004 | 2,024,567 |
1998 | 131,463,438 | 1,775,705 |
1997 | 129,687,733 | 2,869,425 |
1996 | 126,818,308 | 1,814,177 |
1995 | 125,004,131 | 1,839,375 |
1994 | 123,164,756 | 2,905,506 |
1993 | 120,259,250 | 1,767,250 |
1992 | 118,492,000 | 773,667 |
1991 | 117,718,333 | 1,074,917 |
1990 | 118,793,250 | 1,467,417 |
1989 | 117,325,833 | 2,357,417 |
1988 | 114,968,417 | 2,528,000 |
1987 | 112,440,417 | 2,842,917 |
1986 | 109,597,500 | 2,447,667 |
1985 | 107,149,833 | 2,144,500 |
1984 | 105,005,333 | 4,171,750 |
1983 | 100,833,583 | 1,307,167 |
1982 | 99,526,417 | 870,917 |
1981 | 100,397,333 | 1,094,583 |
1980 | 99,302,750 | 476,500 |
1979 | 98,826,250 | 2,777,500 |
1978 | 96,048,750 | 4,031,583 |
1977 | 92,017,167 | 3,264,000 |
1976 | 88,753,167 | 2,906,000 |
1975 | 85,847,167 | 947,750 |
1974 | 86,794,917 | 1,730,000 |
1973 | 85,064,917 | 2,911,917 |
1972 | 82,153,000 | 2,786,500 |
1971 | 79,366,500 | 688,500 |
1970 | 78,678,000 | 776,333 |
1969 | 77,901,667 | 1,981,667 |
1968 | 75,920,000 | 1,548,417 |
1967 | 74,371,583 | 1,473,417 |
1966 | 72,898,167 | 1,810,083 |
1965 | 71,088,083 | 1,783,667 |
1964 | 69,304,417 | 1,541,583 |
1963 | 67,762,833 | 1,060,333 |
1962 | 66,702,500 | 957,083 |
1961 | 65,745,417 | 30,583 |
1960 | 65,776,000 | 1,146,167 |
1959 | 64,629,833 | 1,593,500 |
1958 | 63,036,333 | 1,031,583 |
1957 | 64,067,917 | 267,333 |
1956 | 63,800,583 | 1,630,250 |
1955 | 62,170,333 | 2,061,083 |
1954 | 60,109,250 | 1,070,083 |
1953 | 61,179,333 | 925,750 |
1952 | 60,253,583 | 290,417 |
1951 | 59,963,167 | 1,042,167 |
1950 | 58,921,000 |
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