As of October 2023, the most common employment status in the United States was the civilian noninstitutional population. This demographic represented roughly 267.6 million people in the month of October 2023. As a comparison, in October 2022, this demographic was represented by 265 million.
Employment status in the United States from October 2022 to October 2023 (in million people)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (October 31, 2023). Employment status in the United States from October 2022 to October 2023 (in million people) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423530/employment-status-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Employment status in the United States from October 2022 to October 2023 (in million people)." Chart. October 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423530/employment-status-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Employment status in the United States from October 2022 to October 2023 (in million people). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423530/employment-status-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Employment Status in The United States from October 2022 to October 2023 (in Million People)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423530/employment-status-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment status in the United States from October 2022 to October 2023 (in million people) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423530/employment-status-us/ (last visited May 17, 2024)
Employment status in the United States from October 2022 to October 2023 (in million people) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, October 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1423530/employment-status-us/