Number of workers by gender U.S. 2022 | Statista

In 2022, there were 73.67 million male and 68 million female wage and salary workers in the United States. For both male and female salary workers, this was an increase from the previous year, when there were 70.74 million male and 65.65 million female wage and salary workers.

Total number of wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022, by gender (in millions)

Characteristic	Men	Women
2022	73.67	68
2021	70.74	65.65
2020	68.71	63.46
2019	73.35	68.39
2018	72.63	67.47
2017	71.47	66.42
2016	70.59	65.51
2015	69.3	64.45
2014	68.05	63.38
2013	66.79	62.32
2012	65.9	61.68
2011	64.69	60.5
2010	63.53	60.54
2009	63.54	60.95
2008	66.85	62.53
2007	67.47	62.3
2006	66.81	61.43
2005	65.47	60.42
2004	64.15	59.41
2003	63.24	59.12
2002	63.27	58.56
2001	63.65	58.58
2000	63.66	58.43
1999	61.91	57.05
1998	60.97	55.76
1997	59.83	54.71
1996	58.47	53.49
1995	57.67	52.37
1994	56.57	51.42
1993	55.48	50.63
1992	54.83	49.84
1991	54.62	49.11
1990	55.55	49.32
1989	54.79	48.69
1988	53.91	47.5
1987	52.94	46.37
1986	51.94	44.96
1985	51.02	43.51
1984	50.02	42.17
1983	47.86	40.43
1982	47.59	39.78
1981	48.84	39.67
1980	48.7	38.94
1979	49.4	38.13

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January 2024

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Survey time period

1979 to 2022

Age group

16 years and older

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