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Employed women - number in the U.S. 1990-2017

Number of employed women in the United States from 1990 to 2017 (in millions)

Employed women - number in the U.S. 1990-2017

This statistic shows the unadjusted number of employed women in the United States from 1990 to 2017. In 2017, about 71.94 million women were employed.

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	Number of women in millions
'90	53.69
'91	53.5
'92	54.05
'93	54.91
'94	56.61
'95	57.52
'96	58.5
'97	59.87
'98	60.77
'99	62.04
'00	63.59
'01	63.74
'02	63.58
'03	64.4
'04	64.73
'05	65.76
'06	66.93
'07	67.79
'08	67.88
'09	66.21
'10	65.71
'11	65.58
'12	66.92
'13	67.58
'14	68.61
'15	69.7
'16	70.87
'17	71.94

	Number of women in millions
'90	53.69
'91	53.5
'92	54.05
'93	54.91
'94	56.61
'95	57.52
'96	58.5
'97	59.87
'98	60.77
'99	62.04
'00	63.59
'01	63.74
'02	63.58
'03	64.4
'04	64.73
'05	65.76
'06	66.93
'07	67.79
'08	67.88
'09	66.21
'10	65.71
'11	65.58
'12	66.92
'13	67.58
'14	68.61
'15	69.7
'16	70.87
'17	71.94

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This statistic shows the unadjusted number of employed women in the United States from 1990 to 2017. In 2017, about 71.94 million women were employed.

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Release date: December 2017

Region: United States
Survey time period: 1990 to 2017
Age group: 16 years and older
Special properties: Full-time and part-time employees

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