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Labor Force Facts From Census Bureau Report
The staff report lists key U S workforce figures from the Census Bureau. It cites 10 000 workers in the first Labor Day parade on Sept 5 1882 and 1894 when President Glover Cleveland signed the Labor Day bill. It notes 155 1 million people 16 and older in the labor force as of May 2009 and 83 percent of full time workers aged 18 to 64 had health insurance during all or part of 2007. It covers private industry paid vacation rates 77 percent, 7 2 million teachers, 7 7 million moonlighters, 10 4 million self employed, 28 percent working over 40 hours weekly, median tenure four years and nine percent with 20 plus years, 15 7 million union members, home workers 5 7 million, 2007 median income 45 113 and 35 102 for men and women respectively, 53 percent projected growth in data system analyst roles 2006 to 2016, and average commute 25 3 minutes. Alaska Hawaii New York high union rates North Carolina low.