In 2023, around 144.54 million people were employed as wage and salary workers in the United States. This was an increase from the previous year, when the number stood at 141.67 million wage and salary employees.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (August 1, 2024). Total number of wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/185521/total-number-of-wage-and-salary-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Total number of wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. August 1, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/185521/total-number-of-wage-and-salary-workers/
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Total number of wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/185521/total-number-of-wage-and-salary-workers/
