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A total of 171.9 million people worked in the United States at some point during 2023. Among those who worked in 2023, 80.7 percent usually worked full time. Men remained more likely to work full time than women (85.8 percent versus 75.1 percent). Among the major race and ethnicity groups, Black (83.7 percent), Asian (83.7 percent), and Hispanic or Latino (81.6 percent) workers were more likely to work full time than White workers (80.1 percent).
Percentage of employed people working full time, by race, ethnicity, and sex, 2023
Race and ethnicity
Total, both sexes
Men
Women
Total, all races and ethnicities
80.7
85.8
75.1
White
80.1
85.7
73.7
Black or African American
83.7
86.8
80.9
Asian
83.7
88.0
78.9
Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity
81.6
86.9
75.0
Note: Data refer to people age 16 years and over. Employed people includes all who worked during the year. Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave. Full time is usually working 35 hours or more per week. 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. People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.
These data are from the Current Population Survey. Data refer to people age 16 years and over. For more information, see "Work Experience of the Population — 2023." Workers are classified as full time if they usually worked 35 hours or more in a week and part-time if their typical workweek was between 1 and 34 hours.
United States Department of Labor
