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Wage and salary jobs (OEWS) in United States

Wage and salary jobs (OEWS) in the United States was 155,495,730 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.8% from 2024.

2025, jobs155,495,730
Change on 2024+0.8%
Series high155,495,7302025
Series low127,097,1602010

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Wage and salary jobs (OEWS) in United States, 2003 to 2025

120M130M140M150M160M2003200720112015201920252003: 127,567,910 jobs2004: 128,127,360 jobs2005: 130,307,840 jobs2006: 132,604,980 jobs2007: 134,354,250 jobs2008: 135,185,230 jobs2009: 130,647,610 jobs2010: 127,097,160 jobs2011: 128,278,550 jobs2012: 130,287,700 jobs2013: 132,588,810 jobs2014: 135,128,260 jobs2015: 137,896,660 jobs2016: 140,400,040 jobs2017: 142,549,250 jobs2018: 144,733,270 jobs2019: 146,875,480 jobs2020: 139,099,570 jobs2021: 140,886,310 jobs2022: 147,886,000 jobs2023: 151,853,870 jobs2024: 154,187,380 jobs2025: 155,495,730 jobs120M130M140M150M160M20032011201920252003: 127,567,910 jobs2004: 128,127,360 jobs2005: 130,307,840 jobs2006: 132,604,980 jobs2007: 134,354,250 jobs2008: 135,185,230 jobs2009: 130,647,610 jobs2010: 127,097,160 jobs2011: 128,278,550 jobs2012: 130,287,700 jobs2013: 132,588,810 jobs2014: 135,128,260 jobs2015: 137,896,660 jobs2016: 140,400,040 jobs2017: 142,549,250 jobs2018: 144,733,270 jobs2019: 146,875,480 jobs2020: 139,099,570 jobs2021: 140,886,310 jobs2022: 147,886,000 jobs2023: 151,853,870 jobs2024: 154,187,380 jobs2025: 155,495,730 jobs
jobs. Source: BLS, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, national cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-15.
All 23 values
Periodjobs
2025155,495,730
2024154,187,380
2023151,853,870
2022147,886,000
2021140,886,310
2020139,099,570
2019146,875,480
2018144,733,270
2017142,549,250
2016140,400,040
2015137,896,660
2014135,128,260
2013132,588,810
2012130,287,700
2011128,278,550
2010127,097,160
2009130,647,610
2008135,185,230
2007134,354,250
2006132,604,980
2005130,307,840
2004128,127,360
2003127,567,910

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Definition

Number of wage and salary jobs in nonfarm establishments, all occupations, in May of each year, from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Full-time and part-time jobs count the same.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Excludes the self-employed, owners and partners of unincorporated firms, farm workers, private household workers and unpaid family workers. It is the base of the OEWS wage estimates, not a monthly payroll count.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, national cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000). https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25nat.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, national cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000) (Wage and salary jobs (OEWS), United States, 2003 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25nat.zip

MLA 9

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, national cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000), Wage and salary jobs (OEWS), United States, 2003 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 15 May 2026, https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25nat.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/wage-and-salary-jobs/united-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, national cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000). Wage and salary jobs (OEWS), United States, 2003 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25nat.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/wage-and-salary-jobs/united-states.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, national cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000), Wage and salary jobs (OEWS), United States, 2003 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25nat.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/wage-and-salary-jobs/united-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Wage and salary jobs (OEWS) in the United States was 155,495,730 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.8% from 2024.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, national cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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155,495,730 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2003 in this series.

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