Labor Day
is an
annual celebration
of the
social and economic achievements
of
American workers
FROM...
PEW Research Center
More than 157 million Americans are part of the U.S. workforce, and many of them (but not all) will spend the Labor Day holiday weekend away from their desks, assembly lines and checkout counters. As we mark the day, here’s what we know about who American workers are, what they do and the U.S. working environment in general.
Over the past 35 years, the share of American workers who belong to labor unions has fallen by about half.
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Most American workers are employed in the service sector.
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About 16 million Americans are self-employed
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The wage gap between young workers with college degrees and their less-educated counterparts is the widest in decades.
About 16 million Americans are self-employed
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Millennials are now the largest generation in the U.S. labor force.Point 6
American women earn 85 cents on the dollar compared with men, but that gap is narrower among younger workers.
The wage gap between young workers with college degrees and their less-educated counterparts is the widest in decades.
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A much smaller share of U.S. teens work today compared with earlier decades.
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More older Americans are working than in previous decades.
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Raising the federal minimum wage is popular overall, but there’s a sharp partisan divide on the issue.
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