In 2021, there were 38.09 million male and 38.04 million female wage and salary workers paid hourly rates in the United States. For both men and women, this was an increase from the previous year. The decreases seen in 2020 are likely due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Total number of workers paid hourly rates in the United States from 1979 to 2021, by gender (in millions)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 20, 2023). Total number of workers paid hourly rates in the United States from 1979 to 2021, by gender (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/188522/total-wage-and-salary-workers-paid-hourly-rates-by-gender-since-1979/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Total number of workers paid hourly rates in the United States from 1979 to 2021, by gender (in millions)." Chart. March 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188522/total-wage-and-salary-workers-paid-hourly-rates-by-gender-since-1979/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Total number of workers paid hourly rates in the United States from 1979 to 2021, by gender (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188522/total-wage-and-salary-workers-paid-hourly-rates-by-gender-since-1979/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Total Number of Workers Paid Hourly Rates in The United States from 1979 to 2021, by Gender (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188522/total-wage-and-salary-workers-paid-hourly-rates-by-gender-since-1979/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Total number of workers paid hourly rates in the United States from 1979 to 2021, by gender (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188522/total-wage-and-salary-workers-paid-hourly-rates-by-gender-since-1979/ (last visited September 29, 2023)
Total number of workers paid hourly rates in the United States from 1979 to 2021, by gender (in millions) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/188522/total-wage-and-salary-workers-paid-hourly-rates-by-gender-since-1979/