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Census 2000 and Labor Statistics |
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Division of Labor |
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Half of the U.S. population currently
participates in the nation's labor force. Among 148 million wage and salary workers, 79.2
million are men and 68.7 million are women, representing sixty-six percent of the civilian
noninstitutional population over 16 years old. The average worker in 2003 earned an annual
wage of $36,210. Earnings averaged $17.18 per hour for all workers (in private industry
and State and local government), with White-collar* occupations averaging $21.09 per hour,
and Blue-collar* occupations averaging 14.51 per hour. Labor union members account for 13
percent of wage and salary workers nationwide**, with membership varying greatly by state,
from 25 percent in New York to just 3 percent in North Carolina. Over 7 million workers
hold down at least two jobs, and in well over half of these cases one of the jobs held is
full-time. Ten percent of workers have worked for their current employer more than 20
years, while the median duration on the job is 3.7 years. Seventy-seven percent of workers
drive alone to work and spend an average of 24.4 minutes getting there. |
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* White-collar includes: Professional specialty and technical;
Executive, administrative, and managerial; Sales; and Administrative support occupations.
Blue-collar includes: Precision production, craft, and repair; Machine operators,
assemblers, and inspectors; Transportation and material moving; Handlers, equipment
cleaners, helpers, and laborers. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,
2002). ** Union membership as a percentage of the labor force peaked at 34.7% in 1954. |
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10 Most Common Jobs in the United States
(From 509 Detailed Occupational Categories; Source: Census 2000) |
OCCUPATION |
No.
of Employees |
1) Secretaries and Administrative. Assistants |
3.9 million |
2) Retail Salespersons |
3.6 million |
3) Driver / Sales Workers / Truck Drivers |
3.3 million |
4) Elementary & Middle School Teachers |
3.1 million |
5) Cashiers |
3.1 million |
6) First Line Supervisors / Mgrs of Retail Sales
Workers |
2.8 million |
7) Registered Nurses |
2.3 million |
8) Customer Service Reps |
2.1 million |
9) Janitors and Bldg Cleaners |
2.0 million |
10) Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers |
2.0 million |
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Average Annual Wage* by State 2003 |
2003 US AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE IS $36,210 |
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Top 10 Multiple Job Holding States 2003
(U.S. Average: 5.3 Percent of Labor Force) |
STATE |
2003
Percent
of Labor Force |
1) North Dakota |
9.7 |
2) Nebraska |
9.4 |
3) Utah |
9.0 |
4) Vermont |
8.9 |
5) Kansas |
8.6 |
6) Minnesota |
8.5 |
7) Montana |
8.5 |
8) Wyoming |
8.3 |
9) Idaho |
8.1 |
10) Maine |
7.9 |
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