Employment

$53,046 Median Household Income Link Embed

Median Household Income Over Time Link Embed

< $25,000 23.4% $25,000-$44,999 19.7% $45,000-$59,999 12.2% $60,000-$99,999 22.1% $100,000-$149,999 12.9% $150,000-$199,999 4.9% $200,000+ 4.8%

47.4 Household Income Inequality Link Embed

Income inequality is measured using the Gini coefficient. Lower values indicate that household income is spread evenly across the income groups. Higher values indicate that one income group is much more common than others.

Household Income Inequality Over Time Link Embed

Poverty status uses the standards set by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). If a family's total income is less than a certain threshold, every person in the family is considered to be in poverty. The threshold varies based on family size, composition, and age.

Poverty Rate Over Time Link Embed

$30,538 Median Annual Individual Earnings Link Embed Past 12 months for the Population Ages 16+ With Earnings

Annual Individual Earnings Link Embed Population Ages 16+ with Earnings

< $10,000 19.5% $10,000-$19,999 15.5% $20,000-$29,999 14.1% $30,000-$39,999 12.1% $40,000-$49,999 9.5% $50,000-$64,999 10.4% $65,000-$74,999 4.2% $75,000-$99,999 6.6% $100,000+ 8.0%

71% Unadjusted Gender Pay Gap Link Embed Population Ages 16+ with Earnings

The unadjusted gender pay gap is the median indvidiual female earnings as a percentage of male earnings. In other words, women who work in United States generally make around 7102% of what men do. Much of that difference is likely due to the number of hours worked (see the Full Time vs Part Time Work chart), occupations chosen (see the Employed by Occupation chart), education, and job experience. Adjusting for each of those factors to see what women with similar qualifications and jobs make compared to men is difficult, but the adjusted pay gap would be more likely to show the difference due to discrimination, difference in ability, or willingness to negotiate pay. For these reasons, differences in the gender pay shown here may be more likely to show the gender ideals in an area than the discriminatory practices. It is also worth noting that the 29% of men and 39% of women ages 16+ that did not have earnings were not included in the calculation.

9.7% Unemployment Rate Link Embed Population Ages 16+ in the Civilian Labor Force

To classify as unemployed, people must not be in the military and must be actively looking for work (also known as the U3 measure of unemployment which is the official unemployment rate). In United States, 36% of the population ages 16+ are not employed, but are also not looking for work so they are not considered in the unemployment rate. See the Labor Force Participation Rate for more information.

Unemployment Rate Over Time Link Embed

Unemployment by Education Level Link Embed Civilian Population Ages 25-64 in the Labor Force

Less than High School 14.9% High School Graduate 10.4% Some College 8.3% Bachelor's or Higher 4.4%

64% Labor Force Participation Rate Link Embed Population Ages 16+

People in the labor force include those in the armed forces as well as civilians who are employed or classified as unemployed. To classify as unemployed, people must be actively looking for work. Common people that are not considered in the labor force are students, homemakers, retired workers, seasonal workers not currently looking for work, and institutionalized people. In United States, 36% of people are neither employed or looking for work.

Labor Force Participation Rate Over Time Link Embed

Full Time vs Part Time Work Link Embed Population Ages 16-64 Who Worked in the Last 12 Months

Full-time employment is typically considered 35-40 hours per week. With the exception of health care coverage, federal law does not regulate the definition of full time employment for compensation and benefits purposes. The Affordable Care Act (ACA/Obamacare) mandates that all employees working an average of 30 or more hours per week at a large employer must be eligible for health care coverage.

Total 35+ Hours per Week 76% 15-34 Hours per Week 19% 1-14 Hours per Week 5% Male 35+ Hours per Week 83% 15-34 Hours per Week 14% 1-14 Hours per Week 3% Female 35+ Hours per Week 69% 15-34 Hours per Week 25% 1-14 Hours per Week 6%

Employed by Industry Link Embed Full-time, Year-Round Civilians Ages 16+

Male Female Compared to US Avg

Normal Health care and social assistance 3% 10%

Normal Manufacturing 9% 4%

Normal Retail trade 6% 4%

Normal Educational services 3% 5%

Normal Professional, scientific, and technical services 4% 3%

Normal Public administration 4% 3%

Normal Construction 6% 1%

Normal Finance and insurance 3% 3%

Normal Accommodation and food services 3% 2%

Normal Transportation and warehousing 3% 1%

Normal Other services, except public administration 2% 2%

Normal Administrative, support, waste management services 2% 1%

Normal Wholesale trade 2% 1%

Normal Information 1% 1%

Normal Real estate, rental, leasing 1% 1%

Normal Arts, entertainment, and recreation 1% 1%

Normal Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 1%

Normal Utilities 1%

Normal Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 1%

Normal Management of companies and enterprises

Employed by Occupation Link Embed Full-time, Year-Round Civilians Ages 16+

Male Female Compared to US Avg

Normal Office and administrative support 4% 10%

Normal Management 8% 5%

Normal Sales and related 6% 4%

Normal Production 5% 2%

Normal Business and financial operations 3% 3%

Normal Education, training, and library 2% 4%

Normal Construction and extraction 5%

Normal Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, other technical 1% 3%

Normal Installation, maintenance, and repair 4%

Normal Transportation 3%

Normal Food preparation and serving related 2% 2%

Normal Building, grounds cleaning, maintenance 2% 1%

Normal Computer and mathematical 2% 1%

Normal Personal care and service 1% 2%

Normal Architecture and engineering 2%

Normal Material moving 2%

Normal Healthcare support 2%

Normal Community and social service 1% 1%

Normal Health technologists and technicians 1%

Normal Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 1% 1%

Normal Legal 1% 1%

Normal Law enforcement workers including supervisors 1%

Normal Fire fighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors 1%

Normal Life, physical, and social science 1%

Normal Farming, fishing, and forestry 1%

Means Of Transportation To Work Link Embed Workers Ages 16+

Car, truck, etc. 86.3% Public transportation 5.0% Taxi 0.1% Bicycle, Walked, or Other Means 4.2% Worked at Home 4.3%

Public Transit Usage by Poverty Status Link Embed Workers Ages 16+

Below Poverty Level 8.3% 100% to 149% of Poverty Level 7.0% 150%+ of Poverty Level 4.6%

16 Average Commute Time to Work Link Embed In Minutes for Workers Ages 16+ Who Did Not Work at Home

Average Commute Time to Work Over Time Link Embed

Travel Time to Work Link Embed In Minutes for Workers Ages 16+ Who Did Not Work at Home

< 10 13.5% 10-19 29.8% 20-29 20.9% 30-39 16.4% 40-44 3.7% 45-59 7.6% 60-89 5.6% 90+ 2.5%

Time Leaving for Work Link Embed Workers Ages 16+ Who Did Not Work at Home

12am-5am 4% 5am-5:30am 4% 5:30am-6am 5% 6am-6:30am 9% 6:30am-7am 10% 7am-7:30am 15% 7:30am-8am 13% 8am-8:30am 11% 8:30am-9am 5% 9am-10am 6% 10am-11am 3% 11am-12pm 1% 12pm-4pm 7% 4pm-12am 7%

Average Commute by Time Leaving for Work Link Embed In Minutes for Workers Ages 16+ Who Did Not Work at Home