Employed individuals seasonally adjusted U.S. 2023 | Statista

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)

Characteristic	Number of employees in millions
Oct '23	161.22
Sep '23	161.57
Aug '23	161.48
Jul '23	161.26
Jun '23	160.99
May '23	160.72
Apr '23	161.03
Mar '23	160.89
Feb '23	160.32
Jan '23	160.14
Dec '22	159.24
Nov '22	158.53
Oct '22	158.59
Sep '22	158.85
Aug '22	158.69
Jul '22	158.29
Jun '22	158.06
May '22	158.3
Apr '22	158.11
Mar '22	158.46
Feb '22	157.72
Jan '22	157.17
Dec '21	156.08
Nov '21	155.32
Oct '21	154.23

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November 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

October 2021 to October 2023

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

full-time and part-time employees

Supplementary notes

Seasonal adjustment is a statistical method for removing the seasonal component of a time series used when analyzing non-seasonal trends.

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