Labor Day By the Numbers

Happy Labor Day! We hope you are finding time to relax today. Here are some fun Labor Day facts courtesy of our pals at the U.S. Census Bureau.

Posted Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 8:39 pm ET|Updated Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 8:48 pm ET

155.2 million
The number of people 16 and older in the nation’s labor force in June 2012. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

3.2 million
The number of workers who faced extreme commutes to work of 90 or more minutes each day in 2010. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, Table B08012

$47,715 and $36,931
The 2010 real median earnings for male and female full-time, year-round workers, respectively. Source: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010

85
The percentage of full-time workers 18 to 64 covered by health insurance during all or part of 2010. Source: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2010, derived from Table 8

25.3
The average time in minutes it took people in the nation to commute to work in 2010. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, Table R0801

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