The number of employed persons in The United States decreased to 149732 Thousand in November of 2020 from 149806 Thousand in October of 2020. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Employed Persons in the United States averaged 104842.36 Thousand from 1948 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 158803 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 December of 2020.

Employed Persons in the United States is expected to be 150000.00 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 157000.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the United States Employed Persons is projected to trend around 158000.00 Thousand in 2021 and 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
149732.00 149806.00 158803.00 57172.00 1948 - 2020 Thousand Monthly
Volume, SA

United States Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 6.70 6.90 14.70 2.50 percent [+]
Non Farm Payrolls 245.00 610.00 4781.00 -20787.00 Thousand [+]
Nonfarm Payrolls Private 344.00 877.00 4729.00 -19835.00 Thousand [+]
Government Payrolls -99.00 -267.00 465.00 -952.00 Thousand [+]
Manufacturing Payrolls 27.00 33.00 655.00 -1715.00 Thousand [+]
Initial Jobless Claims 885.00 862.00 6867.00 162.00 Thousand [+]
Continuing Jobless Claims 5508.00 5781.00 24912.00 988.00 Thousand [+]
ADP Employment Change 307.00 404.00 4485.00 -19409.00 Thousand [+]
Employed Persons 149732.00 149806.00 158803.00 57172.00 Thousand [+]
Unemployed Persons 10735.00 11061.00 23078.00 1596.00 Thousand [+]
Average Hourly Earnings 0.30 0.10 4.70 -1.30 percent [+]
Average Weekly Hours 34.80 34.80 34.80 33.70 Hours [+]
Labor Force Participation Rate 61.50 61.70 67.30 58.10 percent [+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate 2.46 2.21 4.40 0.08 percent [+]
Youth Unemployment Rate 11.50 11.70 27.40 4.80 percent [+]
Labour Costs 115.75 117.74 117.74 17.00 points [+]
Productivity 112.34 111.08 112.34 25.99 points [+]
Job Vacancies 7097.00 6608.00 7746.00 2157.00 Thousand [+]
Job Offers 6652.00 6494.00 7520.00 2264.00 Thousand [+]
Challenger Job Cuts 64797.00 80666.00 671129.00 15100.00 Persons [+]
Wages 24.87 24.80 25.12 2.50 USD/Hour [+]
Wages in Manufacturing 23.08 22.93 23.08 1.27 USD/Hour [+]
Wage Growth 2.11 1.89 13.78 -6.64 percent [+]
Minimum Wages 7.25 7.25 7.25 0.25 USD/Hour [+]
Employment Cost Index 0.50 0.50 2.00 0.20 percent [+]
Population 329.13 327.17 329.13 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 57.30 57.40 64.70 51.30 percent [+]
Full Time Employment 124345.00 123593.00 131755.00 64640.00 Thousand [+]
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Claims 455.04 415.04 1352.18 31.95 Thousand [+]
Part Time Employment 25384.00 26163.00 28134.00 10086.00 Thousand [+]
Jobless Claims 4-week Average 812.50 778.25 5790.25 179.00 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.