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:
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