This statistic shows the number of people employed in the United States from 1980 to 2015, by required job preparation level. In 2015, about 83 million American employees needed average or above average level of job preparation for their occupations.
Number of people employed in the United States from 1980 to 2015, by required level of job preparation (in millions)
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Pew Research Center. (October 6, 2016). Number of people employed in the United States from 1980 to 2015, by required level of job preparation (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 14, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/730350/us-employment-by-required-job-preparation-level/
Pew Research Center. "Number of people employed in the United States from 1980 to 2015, by required level of job preparation (in millions)." Chart. October 6, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 14, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/730350/us-employment-by-required-job-preparation-level/
Pew Research Center. (2016). Number of people employed in the United States from 1980 to 2015, by required level of job preparation (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 14, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/730350/us-employment-by-required-job-preparation-level/
Pew Research Center. "Number of People Employed in The United States from 1980 to 2015, by Required Level of Job Preparation (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Oct 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/730350/us-employment-by-required-job-preparation-level/
Pew Research Center, Number of people employed in the United States from 1980 to 2015, by required level of job preparation (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/730350/us-employment-by-required-job-preparation-level/ (last visited April 14, 2021)