Work Experience of the Population (Annual) News Release - 2020 A01 Results

Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen When I joined the Army there was high unemployment.

Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
"WORK EXPERIENCE OF THE POPULATION -- 2020
The number of persons who experienced unemployment at some point during 2020 was 26.4 million, up by 12.9 million from 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The proportion of the civilian noninstitutional population age 16 and over whoworked at some time during 2020 was 63.5 percent, a decrease of 1.4 percentage pointsfrom 2019. These changes reflect the effect of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic onthe labor market.

These data are based on information collected in the Annual Social and Economic
Supplement (ASEC) to the Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS is a monthly survey
conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ASEC
collects information on employment and unemployment experienced during the prior
calendar year. Additional information about the CPS and the ASEC, including concepts
and definitions, is provided in the Technical Note."...

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