This statistic shows the seasonally adjusted number of employees 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. In January 2020, about 158.71 million people were employed in the United States.
Monthly employment level of the United States from January 2019 to January 2020
(in millions, seasonally adjusted)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (February 7, 2020). Monthly employment level of the United States from January 2019 to January 2020 (in millions, seasonally adjusted) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 22, 2020, 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 January 2019 to January 2020 (in millions, seasonally adjusted)." Chart. February 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 22, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209123/seasonally-adjusted-monthly-number-of-employees-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2020). Monthly employment level of the United States from January 2019 to January 2020 (in millions, seasonally adjusted). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 22, 2020. 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 January 2019 to January 2020 (in Millions, Seasonally Adjusted)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Feb 2020, 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 January 2019 to January 2020 (in millions, seasonally adjusted) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209123/seasonally-adjusted-monthly-number-of-employees-in-the-us/ (last visited February 22, 2020)
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