Employment
56.64% of Americans report having done any work in the past 7 days.
✨ Key Insight
56.6% of Americans are currently employed — but what matters more is HOW they work. The rise of remote work, gig employment, and AI-assisted jobs is reshaping the labor market in ways traditional unemployment numbers don't capture.
56.64%
Employed
43.36%
Not Employed
12.05%
Telework Most Days
16.03%
Self-Employed
Work Type Breakdown
Self-employed16.03%
Wage/salary (private)60.62%
Government12.58%
Non-profit9.1%
Family business1.67%
Telework Patterns
Telework most days12.05%
Telework some days7.61%
Rarely telework14.7%
Never telework65.64%
Employment Rate by Region
East South Central59.06%
New England59%
East North Central58.37%
South Atlantic57.65%
West South Central56.93%
Middle Atlantic55.71%
West North Central55.32%
Pacific55.31%
Mountain52.5%