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Civilian Labor Force

Below is a list of statistics on the United States civilian labor force, including the number of men and women in the workforce, the number of farms in the U.S., average weekly earnings of workers, and more.

• All (2006): 140,020,000 (4.6% unemployed)
• Men (2006): 75,060,000 (4.6% unemployed)
• Women (2006): 64,940,000 (4.6% unemployed)
• Work at home (2001 est.): 19.8 million
• Farms (2005): 2,100,990; total acres (2005): 933,400,000
• Avg. weekly earnings of workers (2007): $590
• Avg. weekly hours of workers (2007): 33.8

See also Labor and Employment and Poverty and Income.

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