US Economy Statistics, History and Facts (2022)
Last Updated on: July 19th, 2021
Here are a few of the most interesting US Economy statistics and facts I was able to dig up in my internet travels. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.
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US Unemployment Rate:
Last updated December 2019
Current US population:
Last updated 2/3/20
Current US national debt:
Last updated February 2019
US Unemployment Rate PLUS “persons marginally attached to the labor force, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the labor force”:
Last updated 8/5/16
Median income of US middle-class households:
Last updated 4/10/19
Median income of US upper-class households:
Last updated 4/10/19
Number of Americans (age 16+) that are in the labor force:
Last updated 6/3/16
Number of Americans (age 16+) that are not in the labor force:
Last updated 6/3/16
Number of Americans (age 16+) that were not in the labor force in January 2009:
Last updated 6/3/16
Number of Americans that stopped working or looking for jobs in May 2016:
Number of Americans working part-time jobs, but seeking full-time jobs:
Last updated 6/3/16
Number of jobs added in the US in November 2016:
Number of jobs added in the US in October 2016:
Number of jobs added in the US in September 2016:
Number of jobs added in the US in August 2016:
Number of jobs added in the US in July 2016:
Number of jobs added in the US in June 2016:
Number of jobs added in the US in May 2016:
38,000 jobs (25,000 private jobs, 13,000 public jobs)
Number of jobs added in the US in April 2016:
Number of jobs added in the US in March 2016:
Number of jobs added in the US in February 2016:
Number of jobs added in the US in January 2016:
Number of jobs added in the US in December 2016:
Average number of jobs added monthly in the US in 2015:
Number of unemployed workers per job opening in the US:
Last updated 2/6/16
Average hourly wage in the US:
Last updated 6/3/16
Average work week of US employees:
Last updated 2/5/16
Number of jobs created in the US in 2015:
Number of jobs created in the US in 2014:
US labor force participation rate:
Last updated 6/3/16
Number of long-term unemployed Americans (jobless for 27 weeks or more):
Last updated 6/3/16
US trade deficit in 2015:
Last updated 2/5/16
US gross domestic product for 2014:
Amount of debt US companies issued in 2015:
Amount of corporate debt from the top 2,000 US companies:
As of end 2015
Estimated average home value in the US:
As of end November 2016
Real mean household income in the US in 2015:
Recent US Economy News
Please note that some of these numbers are easier to find than others. A few of these US Economy stats come from their own reports, but some are based on news reports and not official company tallies. No information contained on DMR should be relied upon to make investment decisions. Basically, this is the best I can find and I don’t guarantee anything to be 100%.