The total population in the United States was estimated at 342.3 million people in 2025, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. Looking back, in the year of 1900, the United States had a population of 76.1 million people. source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population in the United States is expected to reach 344.50 Million by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Population is projected to trend around 346.10 Million in 2027 and 348.40 Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.



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ADP Employment Change 63.00 11.00 Thousand Feb 2026
Average Hourly Earnings MoM 0.40 0.40 percent Feb 2026
Average Hourly Earnings YoY 3.80 3.70 percent Feb 2026
Average Weekly Hours 34.30 34.30 Hours Feb 2026
Challenger Job Cuts 48307.00 108435.00 Persons Feb 2026
Continuing Jobless Claims 1868.00 1822.00 Thousand Feb 2026
Employed Persons 162912.00 163097.00 Thousand Feb 2026
Employment Cost Index 0.70 0.80 percent Dec 2025
Employment Cost - Benefits 0.70 0.80 percent Dec 2025
Employment Cost - Wages 0.70 0.80 percent Dec 2025
Employment Rate 59.30 59.40 percent Feb 2026
Full Time Employment 134341.00 134441.00 Thousand Feb 2026
Government Payrolls -6.00 -20.00 Thousand Feb 2026
Challenger Hiring Plans 12755.00 5306.00 Persons Feb 2026
Initial Jobless Claims 213.00 213.00 Thousand Feb 2026
Job Layoffs and Discharges 1762.00 1701.00 Thousand Dec 2025
JOLTs Job Openings 6542.00 6928.00 Thousand Dec 2025
JOLTs Job Quits 3204.00 3193.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Job Quits Rate 2.00 2.00 Percent Dec 2025
Job Openings 6038.00 6574.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Jobless Claims 4-week Average 215.75 220.50 Thousand Feb 2026
Participation Rate 62.00 62.10 percent Feb 2026
Labour Costs 122.55 121.72 points Dec 2025
Long Term Unemployment Rate 1.11 1.06 percent Feb 2026
Manufacturing Payrolls -12.00 5.00 Thousand Feb 2026
Minimum Wages 7.25 7.25 USD/Hour Dec 2025
Non Farm Payrolls -92.00 126.00 Thousand Feb 2026
Nonfarm Payrolls Private -86.00 146.00 Thousand Feb 2026
Nonfarm Productivity 2.80 5.20 percent Dec 2025
Part Time Employment 28478.00 28727.00 Thousand Feb 2026
Population 342.28 340.97 Million Dec 2025
Productivity 119.64 118.81 points Dec 2025
Retirement Age Men 67.00 66.83 Years Dec 2026
Retirement Age Women 67.00 66.83 Years Dec 2026
U-6 Unemployment Rate 7.90 8.10 percent Feb 2026
Unemployed Persons 7571.00 7368.00 Thousand Feb 2026
Unemployment Rate 4.40 4.30 percent Feb 2026
Unit Labour Costs 2.80 -1.80 percent Dec 2025
Wage Growth 3.68 3.89 percent Dec 2025
Wages 32.03 31.94 USD/Hour Feb 2026
Wages in Manufacturing 29.77 29.60 USD/Hour Feb 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate 9.50 8.90 percent Feb 2026


United States Population
The population of the United States represents 4.52 percent of the world´s total population which arguably means that one person in every 22 people on the planet is a resident of United States.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
342.28 340.97 342.28 76.09 1900 - 2025 Million Yearly