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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
22. Persons at work in nonagricultural industries by age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, marital status, and usual full- or part-time status
[Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic2020
Total
at
work
Worked 1 to 34 hoursWorked
35 hours
or more
Average hours
TotalFor
economic
reasons
For noneconomic
reasons
Total
at
work
Persons who
usually work
full time
Usually
work
full
time
Usually
work
part
time

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

138,79833,9977,1268,91217,959104,80138.241.5

16 to 19 years

4,3803,1993221282,7491,18124.438.3

16 to 17 years

1,5801,35742271,28722419.837.2

18 to 19 years

2,8001,8432791011,46295727.138.5

20 years and over

134,41830,7986,8058,78315,210103,62038.741.6

20 to 24 years

11,8504,5049986212,8857,34634.139.9

25 years and over

122,56826,2945,8078,16212,32596,27439.141.7

25 to 54 years

90,08017,3954,3196,0647,01172,68539.741.7

55 years and over

32,4888,8991,4872,0985,31423,58937.541.6

Men, 16 years and over

73,93014,3593,6594,4606,24059,57140.142.5

16 to 19 years

2,1581,455172671,21670326.139.0

16 to 17 years

725588231255413721.238.4

18 to 19 years

1,4338671495566256628.639.2

20 years and over

71,77212,9043,4874,3945,02458,86840.542.5

20 to 24 years

6,0802,0485163161,2164,03235.540.5

25 years and over

65,69210,8562,9704,0783,80854,83641.042.6

25 to 54 years

48,3056,9852,2043,0291,75241,32041.542.7

55 years and over

17,3873,8717661,0482,05713,51639.442.6

Women, 16 years and over

64,86819,6383,4684,45111,71945,23036.140.3

16 to 19 years

2,2221,744150621,53347822.837.2

16 to 17 years

85576820167338718.635.3

18 to 19 years

1,3679761304680039125.537.6

20 years and over

62,64617,8943,3184,39010,18644,75236.540.3

20 to 24 years

5,7702,4564823051,6693,31332.739.2

25 years and over

56,87715,4382,8364,0848,51741,43936.940.4

25 to 54 years

41,77510,4102,1153,0355,26031,36537.540.4

55 years and over

15,1025,0287221,0493,25710,07435.440.4

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

White, 16 years and over

108,07526,9135,4137,09014,41081,16238.241.6

Men

58,61411,3902,8163,6094,96647,22340.242.6

Women

49,46115,5222,5973,4819,44433,93835.840.3

Black or African American, 16 years and over

16,9283,8659869831,89613,06338.341.2

Men

7,9881,5794934166706,40939.642.1

Women

8,9402,2864935671,2266,65437.240.4

Asian, 16 years and over

8,9851,8994075209727,08638.341.1

Men

4,8288051872733454,02339.741.6

Women

4,1571,0942202476273,06336.740.4

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over

24,2826,1551,9161,4552,78418,12837.540.5

Men

13,9152,8631,07581097811,05239.141.1

Women

10,3683,2928416451,8067,07635.539.6

MARITAL STATUS

Men, 16 years and over

Married, spouse present(1)

41,3986,2601,5152,5732,17235,13841.543.0

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

8,6301,6224735296207,00840.742.8

Never married

23,9026,4771,6711,3593,44817,42437.341.2

Women, 16 years and over

Married, spouse present(1)

32,3739,1921,3472,2895,55623,18036.540.3

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

11,7293,2336878701,6778,49637.140.6

Never married

20,7677,2131,4341,2924,48613,55434.940.0

Footnotes
(1) Beginning with data for January 2020, refers to persons in both opposite-sex and same-sex married couples. Prior to January 2020, referred to persons in opposite-sex married couples only.
(2) Separated includes persons who are married, spouse absent.

NOTE: Full time is 35 hours or more per week; part time is less than 35 hours. Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: January 22, 2021