The number of employed persons in The United States decreased to 151602 Thousand in June of 2021 from 151620 Thousand in May of 2021. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Employed Persons in the United States averaged 105206.55 Thousand from 1948 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 158735 Thousand in December of 2019 and a record low of 57172 Thousand in June of 1949. This page provides - United States Employed Persons - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. United States Employed Persons - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on August of 2021.

Employed Persons in the United States is expected to be 154000.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Employed Persons in the United States to stand at 157500.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the United States Employed Persons is projected to trend around 159000.00 Thousand in 2022, according to our econometric models.

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United States Employed Persons

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
151602.00 151620.00 158735.00 57172.00 1948 - 2021 Thousand Monthly
Volume, SA

United States Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 5.90 5.80 14.80 2.50 percent [+]
Non Farm Payrolls 850.00 583.00 4846.00 -20679.00 Thousand [+]
Nonfarm Payrolls Private 662.00 516.00 4807.00 -19731.00 Thousand [+]
Government Payrolls 188.00 67.00 517.00 -948.00 Thousand [+]
Manufacturing Payrolls 15.00 39.00 655.00 -1715.00 Thousand [+]
Initial Jobless Claims 400.00 424.00 6149.00 162.00 Thousand [+]
Continuing Jobless Claims 3269.00 3262.00 23128.00 988.00 Thousand [+]
ADP Employment Change 330.00 680.00 4350.00 -19392.00 Thousand [+]
Employed Persons 151602.00 151620.00 158735.00 57172.00 Thousand [+]
Unemployed Persons 9484.00 9316.00 23109.00 1596.00 Thousand [+]
Average Hourly Earnings 0.30 0.40 4.60 -1.30 percent [+]
Average Weekly Hours 34.70 34.80 34.90 33.70 Hours [+]
Labor Force Participation Rate 61.60 61.60 67.30 58.10 percent [+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate 2.47 2.33 4.40 0.08 percent [+]
Youth Unemployment Rate 9.30 9.90 27.40 4.80 percent [+]
Labour Costs 119.07 118.56 119.07 17.00 points [+]
Productivity 112.73 111.26 112.73 25.99 points [+]
Job Vacancies 9478.00 9982.00 9982.00 2157.00 Thousand [+]
Job Offers 9209.00 9193.00 9209.00 2232.00 Thousand [+]
Challenger Job Cuts 20476.00 24586.00 671129.00 15100.00 Persons [+]
Wages 25.68 25.58 25.68 2.50 USD/Hour [+]
Wages in Manufacturing 23.71 23.60 23.71 1.27 USD/Hour [+]
Wage Growth 10.10 11.87 14.56 -5.88 percent [+]
Minimum Wages 7.25 7.25 7.25 0.25 USD/Hour [+]
Employment Cost Index 0.70 0.90 2.00 0.20 percent [+]
Population 329.48 328.33 329.48 76.09 Million [+]
Retirement Age Women 66.00 66.00 66.00 66.00 [+]
Retirement Age Men 66.00 66.00 66.00 66.00 [+]
Employment Rate 58.00 58.00 64.70 51.30 percent [+]
Full Time Employment 126201.00 126384.00 131755.00 64640.00 Thousand [+]
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Claims 95.17 109.87 1352.29 32.08 Thousand [+]
Part Time Employment 25610.00 25202.00 28134.00 10086.00 Thousand [+]
Jobless Claims 4-week Average 394.50 386.50 5301.25 179.00 Thousand [+]


United States Employed Persons
In the United States, employed persons are individuals with a minimum required age who work during a certain time for a business.