U.S. male labor force 1990-2021

This graph shows the civilian male labor force in the United States from 1990 to 2021. In 2021, the number of people who had jobs or were seeking employment amounted to about 85.51 million.

Civilian male labor force in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (in millions)

Characteristic	Civilian male labor force in millions
'21	85.51
'20	85.2
'19	86.69
'18	86.1
'17	85.15
'16	84.76
'15	83.62
'14	82.88
'13	82.67
'12	82.33
'11	81.98
'10	81.99
'09	82.12
'08	82.52
'07	82.14
'06	81.26
'05	80.03
'04	78.98
'03	78.24
'02	77.5
'01	76.89
'00	76.28
'99	74.51
'98	73.96
'97	73.26
'96	72.09
'95	71.36
'94	70.82
'93	70.4
'92	69.96
'91	69.17
'90	69.01

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Release date

January 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

1990 to 2021

Age group

16 years and older

Supplementary notes

The term Civilian male 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. In other words, all Americans who are eligible to work in the everyday U.S. economy.

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