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May the 4th (Force) be with you. Workers, especially those required to lift or carry as a part of their job, might wish they had the Force (the special power used by Jedi to help lift objects)! In 2025, the median—50th percentile—maximum weight required to be lifted or carried for all civilian workers was 15 pounds.

The labor force participation rate (the percentage of the population working or looking for work) for all mothers with children under age 18 was 73.9 percent in 2025, little changed from the prior year. The participation rate for fathers with children under age 18 was also little changed at 93.7 percent in 2025.

The types of jobs people hold often shift over time as they attain education, build new skills, and experience changes in their lives and personal preferences. In 2025, employment patterns in the six major occupational groups varied significantly across different age groups for both women and men.

From February 2016 through February 2026, employment in the motion picture and video industries reel-y put on a show. After contending with the pandemic, the resulting reduction in film releases, and multiple worker strikes, employment in the industry ended the decade lower than where it started.