The Census Bureau's labor force statistics provide information about employment status, employment dynamics, and work experience (usual hours worked, and the number of weeks worked in the last year).

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Labor Force Statistics Glossary

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Labor Force Statistics Data

Sources are the Census Bureau and other federal agencies, if applicable. For additional [name of topic] data, please visit the subtopic pages.

Guidance for Labor Force Statistics Data Users

Learn about subjects covered by the data and which data tool to use. Find out about handbooks, data users groups, and related topics.

Working Papers

Working Paper

2022 ACS Content Test: Round 3 Cognitive Testing Results

May 13, 2022

This report summarizes results from Round 3 of cognitive testing, which gathered feedback from individuals in groups quarters facilities and Puerto Rico.

Working Paper

Effects of Monetary Incentives on Earnings Non-Response in the SIPP

April 2022

This paper exploits a multi-wave random monetary incentive experiment for the SIPP 2014 panel to examine the effect of incentives on earnings non-response.

Working Paper

2022 ACS Content Test: Round 1 and Round 2 Cognitive Testing Results

April 15, 2022

This report summarizes results from two rounds of cognitive testing for the 2022 ACS Content Test.

Tables

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2020 SUSB Annual Data Tables by Establishment Industry

March 2023

Table

2019 SUSB Annual Data Tables by Establishment Industry

February 2022

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2018 SUSB Annual Data Tables by Establishment Industry

May 2021

Publications

Publication

Occupation, Earnings, and Job Characteristics

July 27, 2022

This report highlights common job characteristics among the U.S. population, including occupations, work schedules, earnings, and other features.

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Multiple Jobholders in the United States: 2013

May 29, 2019

This report examines the characteristics of people who held multiple jobs in 2013.

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Common Pay Patterns and Extra Earnings: 2013

October 2017

This brief examines the different types of pay received during 2013: wage and salary and extra earnings (commission, tips, overtime, and bonus payments).

Other Subtopics Within 'Employment'

Commuting (Journey to Work)

Commuting including means of transportation, time of departure, mean travel time to work, vehicles available, distance traveled, and expenses.

Employers: Private Sector

Data include the number of employer and nonemployer firms, sales and receipts, annual payroll, and employment.

Employers: Public Sector

Data on public sector employment and payroll measure the number of federal, state, and local civilian government employees and their gross monthly payroll.

Equal Employment Opportunity Tabulation

The EEO Tabulation, based on American Community Survey data, highlights the gender, racial, and ethnic diversity of the American labor force.

Industry and Occupation

The U.S. Census Bureau currently collects data on industry, occupation, and class of worker for Americans in the labor force on several surveys.

Public Sector Employment and Payroll

Data on the number of federal, state, and local civilian government employees and their gross monthly payroll for March of the survey year.

Work from Home

Work from home refers to a worker’s usage of the home as a workplace.