In June 2025, the civilian labor force amounted to 170.38 million people in the United States. The term civilian labor force is used by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to describe the subset of Americans who have jobs or are seeking a job, are at least 16 years old, are not serving in the military, and are not institutionalized.

Part Time Employment in the United States increased to 28437 Thousand in July from 28190 Thousand in June of 2025. This dataset provides - United States Part Time Employment- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Gallup tracks daily the percentage of U.S. adults, ages 18 and older, who are underemployed, unemployed, and employed full-time for an employer, without seasonal adjustment. "Underemployed" respondents are employed part time, but want to work full time, or they are unemployed. "Unemployed" respondents are those within the underemployed group who are not employed, even for one hour a week, but are available and looking for work. Unemployment and underemployment are calculated as a percent of the workforce. Payroll to Population is a measure of those who are employed by an employer for at least 30 hours per week. Payroll to Population is calculated as a percent of the total population. Weekly results reflect 30-day rolling averages ending each Sunday, based on telephone interviews with approximately 30,000 adults. Because results are not seasonally adjusted, they are not directly comparable to numbers reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which are based on workers 16 and older. Margin of error is ± 0.7 percentage points.

Graph and download economic data for Business Sector: Employment for All Workers (PRS84006011) from Q1 1948 to Q1 2025 about productivity, sector, business, employment, rate, and USA.

United States US: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24: Female data was reported at 49.876 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 48.763 % for 2016. United States US: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 51.900 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 57.700 % in 1989 and a record low of 37.600 % in 1963. United States US: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2018.; Weighted average; The series for ILO estimates is also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

This statistic shows the number of people working in coworking spaces in the United States from 2015 to 2022. In 2017, there were ******* people working in coworking spaces in the U.S., and this is forecasted to increase to about **** million in 2022. In 2017, there were around **** million people working in coworking spaces worldwide. In 2015, the leading serviced office company in the world in terms of number of coworking spaces was Impact Hub.

Graph and download economic data for Employment Level - Nonagriculture, Self-Employed Workers, Unincorporated (LNS12032192) from Jan 1948 to Jul 2025 about unincorporated, nonagriculture, self-employed, workers, 16 years +, household survey, employment, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Employment in Manufacturing in the United States (DISCONTINUED) (USAPEFANA) from 1970 to 2012 about percent, manufacturing, employment, and USA.

The number of people employed in the restaurant industry in the United States fluctuated throughout the past decade. As of May 2023, this figure reached **** million, a slight increase from the previous year's total of **** million from the previous year. The number of employees in the restaurant industry in the U.S. peaked in 2016 at **** million and has since declined. What are the hourly wages of fast-food employees in the U.S.? The hourly wages of U.S. fast food and counter workers varied throughout 2023. As of May of that year, fast food employees in the United States had a median hourly wage of **** U.S. dollars. In total, approximately ** percent of fast-food employees earned less than ***** U.S. dollars per hour, and ** percent of those same workers earned less than ***** U.S. dollars per hour. Leading U.S. restaurant chain The leading restaurant chain in the U.S., by a measure of sales, was McDonald’s in 2022. During that year, the quick service chain experienced sales amounting to ***** billion U.S. dollars. McDonald’s was also the most valuable quick service restaurant brand in the world in 2023, with an estimated brand value of over *** billion U.S. dollars. Starbucks, who came second in the ranking, had an estimated brand value of approximately **** billion U.S. dollars.

United States US: Employment Rate: Age 15-74 data was reported at 67.118 % in 2026. This records an increase from the previous number of 66.828 % for 2025. United States US: Employment Rate: Age 15-74 data is updated yearly, averaging 65.646 % from Dec 1985 (Median) to 2026, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 69.750 % in 2000 and a record low of 61.414 % in 2010. United States US: Employment Rate: Age 15-74 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.OECD.EO: Employment and Unemployment: Forecast: OECD Member: Annual.

United States Employment Population Ratio: Age 16 to 24 data was reported at 53.500 Unit in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 49.900 Unit for May 2018. United States Employment Population Ratio: Age 16 to 24 data is updated monthly, averaging 54.100 Unit from Jan 1948 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 846 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 69.200 Unit in Jul 1989 and a record low of 42.600 Unit in Jan 2010. United States Employment Population Ratio: Age 16 to 24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.G015: Current Population Survey: Employment Population Ratio.

Graph and download economic data for Employment Level (LNU02000000) from Jan 1948 to Jun 2025 about 16 years +, household survey, employment, and USA.

Private businesses in the United States hired 104 thousand workers in July of 2025 compared to -23 thousand in June of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States ADP Employment Change - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

In 2023, about ******* people worked in the education and health services industry in Massachusetts -- the most out of any industry. The professional and business services industry employed the second-highest number of people, at ******* people.

Historical Employment Statistics 1990 - current. The Current Employment Statistics (CES) more information program provides the most current estimates of nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings data by industry (place of work) for the nation as a whole, all states, and most major metropolitan areas. The CES survey is a federal-state cooperative endeavor in which states develop state and sub-state data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Estimates produced by the CES program include both full- and part-time jobs. Excluded are self-employment, as well as agricultural and domestic positions. In Connecticut, more than 4,000 employers are surveyed each month to determine the number of the jobs in the State. For more information please visit us at http://www1.ctdol.state.ct.us/lmi/ces/default.asp.

Graph and download economic data for Employment Level (CE16OV) from Jan 1948 to Jul 2025 about civilian, 16 years +, household survey, employment, and USA.

Number of employees by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and type of employee, last 5 years.

In 2020, about 135.57 million workers were covered by worker's compensation in the United States. This figure had been consistently increasing since 1996, when about 114.77 million workers were covered by worker's compensation, and reaching a peak in 2019. The drop in 2020 could be explained by the COVID-19 pandemic in which millions of people suddenly could not work.

United States Employment: Farming, Fishing & Forestry data was reported at 1,079.000 Person th in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,056.000 Person th for May 2018. United States Employment: Farming, Fishing & Forestry data is updated monthly, averaging 1,051.500 Person th from Jan 1983 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 426 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,410.000 Person th in Jul 1983 and a record low of 782.000 Person th in Jan 2010. United States Employment: Farming, Fishing & Forestry data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.G013: Current Population Survey: Employment.

This data show the number of temporary US Census Bureau employees hired in each state to assist with the 2020 Census.Every ten year, the U.S. Constitution requires that the country’s population be counted. For 2020, the undertaking includes hiring as many as 500,000 temporary workers to conduct door-to-door field operations.The number of workers hired during peak Census Bureau operations is so large that it affects statistics about the nation's employment. Census employment data is important because it allows economists to remove the hires from economic indicator releases to better judge payroll trends and broader economic performance.Current Employment Statistics (CES) for the nation, states and metro areas are published each month by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The statistics are based on a survey of businesses and government agencies.As a supplement to this release BLS will publish 2020 Census and CES Employment by State, providing month-to-month state-level tallies of Census hiring.