USA: Employment

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The most recent value is 163.51 million employed people as of March 2025, an increase compared to the previous value of 163.31 million employed people. Historically, the average for the USA from January 1960 to March 2025 is 116.43 million employed people. The minimum of 64.67 million employed people was recorded in March 1960, while the maximum of 163.9 million employed people was reached in January 2025. Click on the following link to see the values of: Employment around the world.
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  • Measure: million employed people
  • Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Recent values USA: Employment, million people
2025  Mar 163.51
2025  Feb 163.31
2025  Jan 163.9
2024  Dec 161.66
2024  Nov 161.18
2024  Oct 161.46
2024  Sep 161.8
2024  Aug 161.43


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Definition: The number of people, in millions, engaged in the economy as paid employees or as self-employed.

 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Labor force 170.72 2023 million people
 Unemployment rate 3.63 2023 percent
 Female unemployment 3.45 2023 percent
 Male unemployment 3.78 2023 percent
 Youth unemployment 7.90 2023 percent
 Labor force participation 61.86 2023 percent
 Labor force: percent female 46.46 2023 percent
 Female labor force participation 56.51 2023 percent
 Male labor force participation 67.39 2023 percent
 Hours worked 1,705.17 2023 hours
 Self-employment 6.28 2022 percent
 Employment 163.51 3/2025 million employed people
 Unemployment rate 4.20 3/2025 percent
 Labor cost 150.57 Q1/2025 index points
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