Full-time employed women - number in the U.S. 1990-2018
Number of full-time employed women in the United States from 1990 to 2018 (in millions)
by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
This statistic shows the number of full-time employed women in the United States from 1990 to 2018. In 2018, about 55.64 million women were employed on a full-time basis in the U.S.
Number of full-time employed women in the United States from 1990 to 2018 (in millions)
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| Number of women in millions | |
|---|---|
| '18 | 55.64 |
| '17 | 54.4 |
| '16 | 53.19 |
| '15 | 52.14 |
| '14 | 50.89 |
| '13 | 49.98 |
| '12 | 49.33 |
| '11 | 48.22 |
| '10 | 48.21 |
| '09 | 48.68 |
| '08 | 51.18 |
| '07 | 51.06 |
| '06 | 50.38 |
| '05 | 49.16 |
| '04 | 48.07 |
| '03 | 47.95 |
| '02 | 47.49 |
| '01 | 47.95 |
| '00 | 47.92 |
| '99 | 46.37 |
| '98 | 45.01 |
| '97 | 44.08 |
| '96 | 42.78 |
| '95 | 41.74 |
| '94 | 40.94 |
| '93 | 40.99 |
| '92 | 40.3 |
| '91 | 39.78 |
| '90 | 40.17 |
| Number of women in millions | |
|---|---|
| '18 | 55.64 |
| '17 | 54.4 |
| '16 | 53.19 |
| '15 | 52.14 |
| '14 | 50.89 |
| '13 | 49.98 |
| '12 | 49.33 |
| '11 | 48.22 |
| '10 | 48.21 |
| '09 | 48.68 |
| '08 | 51.18 |
| '07 | 51.06 |
| '06 | 50.38 |
| '05 | 49.16 |
| '04 | 48.07 |
| '03 | 47.95 |
| '02 | 47.49 |
| '01 | 47.95 |
| '00 | 47.92 |
| '99 | 46.37 |
| '98 | 45.01 |
| '97 | 44.08 |
| '96 | 42.78 |
| '95 | 41.74 |
| '94 | 40.94 |
| '93 | 40.99 |
| '92 | 40.3 |
| '91 | 39.78 |
| '90 | 40.17 |
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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
This statistic shows the number of full-time employed women in the United States from 1990 to 2018. In 2018, about 55.64 million women were employed on a full-time basis in the U.S.
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- Bureau of Labor Statistics
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- January 2019
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 1990 to 2018
- Supplementary notes
- In line with the definition of the BLS, full-time is 35 hours or more per week
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 1990 to 2018
- Supplementary notes
- In line with the definition of the BLS, full-time is 35 hours or more per week
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