In October 2023, about 161.22 million people were employed in the United States. Employed persons consist of: persons who did any work for pay or profit during the survey reference week; persons who did at least 15 hours of unpaid work in a family-operated enterprise; and persons who were temporarily absent from their regular jobs because of illness, vacation, bad weather, industrial dispute, or various personal reasons.
Monthly employment level of the United States from October 2021 to October 2023 (in millions, seasonally adjusted)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (November 3, 2023). Monthly employment level of the United States from October 2021 to October 2023 (in millions, seasonally adjusted) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/209123/seasonally-adjusted-monthly-number-of-employees-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Monthly employment level of the United States from October 2021 to October 2023 (in millions, seasonally adjusted)." Chart. November 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209123/seasonally-adjusted-monthly-number-of-employees-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Monthly employment level of the United States from October 2021 to October 2023 (in millions, seasonally adjusted). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209123/seasonally-adjusted-monthly-number-of-employees-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Monthly Employment Level of The United States from October 2021 to October 2023 (in Millions, Seasonally Adjusted)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209123/seasonally-adjusted-monthly-number-of-employees-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Monthly employment level of the United States from October 2021 to October 2023 (in millions, seasonally adjusted) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209123/seasonally-adjusted-monthly-number-of-employees-in-the-us/ (last visited November 29, 2023)
Monthly employment level of the United States from October 2021 to October 2023 (in millions, seasonally adjusted) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/209123/seasonally-adjusted-monthly-number-of-employees-in-the-us/