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Table 8. People in the labor force for 27 weeks or more: poverty status and labor market problems of full-time wage and salary workers, 2024 (Numbers in thousands)

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Table 8. People in the labor force for 27 weeks or more: poverty status and labor market problems of full-time wage and salary workers, 2024 (Numbers in thousands)

Labor market problems	Total	At or above poverty level	Below poverty level	Rate(1)
Total, full-time wage and salary workers	130,614	At or above poverty level	127,823	2,791	2.1
No unemployment, involuntary part-time employment, or low earnings(2)	113,799	113,250	549	0.5
Workers experiencing one labor market problem
Unemployment only	5,491	5,142	350	6.4
Involuntary part-time employment only	2,557	2,524	33	1.3
Low earnings only	6,495	5,241	1,254	19.3
Workers experiencing multiple labor market problems
Unemployment and involuntary part-time employment	756	712	43	5.7
Unemployment and low earnings	797	485	312	39.2
Involuntary part-time employment and low earnings	563	384	179	31.8
Unemployment, involuntary part-time employment, and low earnings	157	85	72	45.7
Workers experiencing each labor market problem
Unemployment (alone or with other problems)	7,201	6,424	777	10.8
Involuntary part-time employment (alone or with other problems)	4,032	3,705	327	8.1
Low earnings (alone or with other problems)	8,011	6,195	1,816	22.7
(1) Number below the poverty level as percent of total in the labor force for 27 weeks or more. (2) The low-earnings threshold in 2024 was $461.7 per week.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) of the Current Population Survey (CPS).