In May 2022, about 158.43 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 May 2021 to May 2022
(in millions, seasonally adjusted)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (June 3, 2022). Monthly employment level of the United States from May 2021 to May 2022 (in millions, seasonally adjusted) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2022, 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 May 2021 to May 2022 (in millions, seasonally adjusted)." Chart. June 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209123/seasonally-adjusted-monthly-number-of-employees-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2022). Monthly employment level of the United States from May 2021 to May 2022 (in millions, seasonally adjusted). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2022. 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 May 2021 to May 2022 (in Millions, Seasonally Adjusted)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jun 2022, 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 May 2021 to May 2022 (in millions, seasonally adjusted) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209123/seasonally-adjusted-monthly-number-of-employees-in-the-us/ (last visited July 06, 2022)
