An official website of the United States government 
	  
	Here is how you know
 Department of Labor Logo  United States Department of Labor
 **The .gov means it's official.**
			 Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information,
			make sure you're on a federal government site.
 **The site is secure.**
			 The
			**https://** ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any
			information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.


U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
 Follow Us
 
 Release Calendar Blog
 Search button
          Search:


Menu

  Search button
          Search:
	
	  Follow Us Follow Us on X, formerly referred to as Twitter| Release Calendar | Blog
    Home
        About BLS
		History	
		Our Leadership
		Budget and Performance		
		Questions and Answers	
		A-Z Index	
		Glossary	
		Careers at BLS	
		BLS Speakers Available
		Errata  				
		Contact BLSOverview of BLS Statistics
		Guide to Programs & Services
		Demographics
		Industries
		Business Costs
		Occupations
		GeographyResources For
		Business Leaders
		Consumers
		Developers
		Economists
		Investors
		Jobseekers
		Media
		Public Policymakers
		Researcher		
		Students & Teachers
		Survey Respondents
    Subjects
        Inflation & Prices
		Consumer Price Index
		Producer Price Indexes
		Import/Export Price Indexes
		Contract Escalation
		Price Index Research
		Pay & Benefits
		Employment Cost Index
		Employer Costs for Employee Compensation
						Wage Data by Occupation
		Earnings by Demographics
		Earnings by Industry
		County Wages  
		Benefits
		Modeled Wage Estimates		
		Compensation Research
		Strikes & Lockouts
		Wage Records from Unemployment Insurance
		Occupational RequirementsUnemployment
		National Unemployment Rate
		State & Local Unemployment Rates
		Unemployment Research
		Employment
		National Employment
		State & Local Employment
		County Employment 
		Worker Characteristics
		American Indian Report
		Employment Projections
		Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey
		Business Response Survey
		Employment by Occupation
		Work Experience Over Time
		Business Employment Dynamics
		Foreign Direct Investment
		Employment Research
		Workplace InjuriesProductivity
		Labor and Total Factor Productivity
		Productivity Research
		Spending & Time Use
		Consumer Expenditures
		How Americans Spend Time			
		International
		International Technical Cooperation
		Import/Export Price Indexes
		Geographic Information
		Northeast (Boston-New York)
		Mid-Atlantic (Philadelphia)
		Southeast (Atlanta)
		Midwest (Chicago)
		Southwest (Dallas)
		Mountain-Plains (Kansas City)
		West (San Francisco)
    Data Tools
        Data Retrieval Tools
		BLS Popular Series
		Series Report
		Top Picks, One Screen, Multi-Screen, and Maps
		Data Finder
		Public Data APICharts and Applications
		Charts for Economic News Releases	
		CPI Inflation Calculator	
		Injury and Illness Calculator		
		Pay Measure Comparison
		Demographic Data Sources
		COVID-19 Economic Trends
		Industry Productivity Viewer
		Employment and Wages Data Viewer
		Industry Finder from the Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesCustomized Tables
		U.S. Economy at a Glance
		Regions, States & Areas at a Glance
		Industry at a Glance			
		Text Files
		News Release Tables
		
		More Sources of Data
		Restricted Data Access
		Discontinued Databases
		Questions & Answers
		Special Notices
    Publications
        Latest Publications
		The Economics Daily
		Monthly Labor Review
		Beyond the Numbers
		Spotlight on Statistics
		Reports
		Commissioner's Corner
		Videos
		Career OutlookOccupational Outlook Handbook
		Geographic Profile
		Handbook of Methods
		Research Papers
		Copyright Information
		Contact & Help
		Weekly Update
    Economic Releases
        Latest Releases
		Major Economic Indicators
		Schedules for news Releases
		By Month
		By News Release
		Current Year
		Prior Years
		Archived News ReleasesEmployment & Unemployment
		Monthly
		Quarterly, annual, and other
		Inflation & Prices
		Pay & Benefits & Workplace Injuries
		Productivity & Technology
		Employment Projections
		Regional News Releases
    Classroom
        K-12 Student & Teacher Resources		
        Games & Quizzes
		Student's Desk
		Teacher's Desk
		Questions & Answers
    Beta
        Redesigned News Releases


home
                  archive
                  about BLS reports
				  subscribe



April 2017 
                    Report 1068

				 
			


		
		

		
		

		
		

		
		

		
		

		
		




















									



				 
                
                BLS Reports Menu
                    CONTENTS
                        Demographic characteristics
Educational attainment
Occupation
Families
Unrelated individuals
Labor market problems 
                          Statistical Tables 
						  Table 1. People in the labor force: poverty status and work experience, by...Table 2. People in the labor force for 27 weeks or more: poverty status,...Table 3. People in the labor force for 27 weeks or more: poverty status,...Table 4. People in the labor force for 27 weeks or more who worked during...Table 5. Primary families: poverty status, presence of related children,...Table 6. People in families and unrelated individuals: poverty status and...Table 7. Unrelated individuals in the labor force for 27 weeks or more:...Table 8. People in the labor force for 27 weeks or more: poverty status...
                          Technical Notes
                  Subscribe to BLS Reports
		
		 
		
 
				
				
     A Profile of the Working Poor, 2015
A Profile of the Working Poor, 2015 imageIn 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, about 43.1 million people, or 13.5 percent of the nation’s population, lived below the official poverty level.1 (See the technical notes section for examples of poverty levels.) Although the poor were primarily children and adults who had not participated in the labor force during the year, 8.6 million individuals were among the “working poor” in 2015, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics; the 8.6 million figure was down from 9.5 million in 2014. The working poor are people who spent at least 27 weeks in the labor force (that is, working or looking for work) but whose incomes still fell below the official poverty level. In 2015, the working-poor rate—the ratio of the working poor to all individuals in the labor force for at least 27 weeks—was 5.6 percent, 0.7 percentage point lower than the previous year’s figure. (See table A and 1 and chart 1)Following are some highlights from the 2015 data:Full-time workers continued to be much less likely to be among the working poor than were part-time workers. Among persons in the labor force for 27 weeks or more, 3.4 percent of those usually employed full time were classified as working poor, compared with 14.1 percent of part-time workers (table 1).Women were more likely than men to be among the working poor. In addition, Blacks and Hispanics continued to be more than twice as likely as Whites and Asians to be among the working poor (table 2).The likelihood of being classified as working poor diminishes as workers attain higher levels of education. Among those with less than a high school diploma, 16.2 percent of those who were in the labor force for at least 27 weeks were classified as working poor, compared with 1.7 percent of college graduates (table 3).Individuals who were employed in service occupations continued to be more likely to be among the working poor than those employed in other major occupational groups (table 4).Among families with at least one member in the labor force for 27 weeks or more, those with children under 18 years old were about 5 times as likely as those without children to live in poverty. Families maintained by women were almost twice as likely as families maintained by men to be living below the poverty level (table 5).Table A. Poverty status of people and primary families in the labor force for 27 weeks or more, 2007–15 (Numbers in thousands)Characteristic200720082009201020112012201320142015Total in the labor force1146,567147,838147,902146,859147,475148,735149,483150,319152,230In poverty7,5218,88310,39110,51210,38210,61210,4509,4878,560Working-poor rate5.16.07.07.27.07.17.06.35.6Unrelated individuals33,22632,78533,79834,09933,73134,81035,06135,01835,953In poverty2,5583,2753,9473,9473,6213,8514,1413,3953,137Working-poor rate7.710.011.711.610.711.111.89.78.7Primary families265,15865,90765,46764,93166,22566,54166,46266,73267,193In poverty4,1694,5385,1935,2695,4695,4785,1375,1084,607Working-poor rate6.46.97.98.18.38.27.77.76.91 Includes individuals in families, not shown separately.2 Primary families with at least one member in the labor force for more than half the year.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC).This report presents data on the relationship between labor force activity and poverty status in 2015 for workers and their families. These data were collected in the 2016 Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey. (For a detailed description of the source of the data and an explanation of the concepts and definitions used in the report, see the technical notes.) The specific income thresholds used to determine people’s poverty status vary, depending on whether the individuals are living with family members or are living alone or with nonrelatives. For family members, the poverty threshold is determined by their family’s total income; for individuals not living in families, their personal income is used as the determinant.chart 1View Chart DataChart 1. Working-poor rate of people in the labor force for 27 weeks or more, 1986–2015YearWorking-poor rate19866.219875.519885.419895.319905.519916.119926.319936.719946.219955.919965.819975.719985.419995.120004.720014.920025.320035.320045.620055.420065.120075.1200862009720107.22011720127.12013720146.320155.6Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC).Demographic characteristicsAmong those who were in the labor force for 27 weeks or more in 2015, the number of women classified as working poor (4.5 million) was higher than that of men (4.1 million). The working-poor rate also continued to be higher for women (6.3 percent) than for men (5.0 percent). The working-poor rates for both women and men were down from a year earlier. (See table 2.)Blacks and Hispanics were more than twice as likely as Whites and Asians to be among the working poor. In 2015, the working-poor rates of Blacks and Hispanics were 11.2 percent and 10.1 percent, respectively, compared with 4.8 percent for Whites and 4.1 percent for Asians. (See chart 2 and table 2.)Chart2View Chart DataChart 2. Working-poor rates by race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2015YearTotalWhiteBlack or African AmericanAsianHispanic or Latino ethnicity20155.64.811.24.110.1Note: People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC).Among Whites and Blacks, the working-poor rate was higher for women than for men. The rates for White women and White men who spent at least 27 weeks in the labor force were 5.2 percent and 4.4 percent, respectively. The rate for Black women was 13.3 percent, compared with 8.8 percent for Black men. Among Asians and Hispanics, the rates for women and men were little different from each other.Young workers are more likely to be poor than are workers in older age groups, in part because earnings are lower for young workers and the unemployment rate for young workers is higher. Among youths who were in the labor force for 27 weeks or more, 10.8 percent of 16- to 19-year-olds and 12.2 percent of 20- to 24-year-olds were living in poverty in 2015. Those rates were considerably higher than the rates for workers ages 25 to 34 (6.6 percent) and 35 to 44 (6.4 percent). Workers ages 45 to 54, 55 to 64, and 65 and older had lower working-poor rates—3.7 percent, 3.4 percent, and 1.6 percent, respectively—than did the younger age groups.Educational attainmentAchieving higher levels of education reduces the incidence of living in poverty. Individuals who complete more years of education usually have greater access to higher paying jobs—such as management, professional, and related occupations—than those with fewer years of education. Of all the people in the labor force for 27 weeks or more in 2015, those with less than a high school diploma had a higher working-poor rate (16.2 percent) than did high school graduates with no college (7.6 percent). Workers with an associate’s degree and those with a bachelor’s degree or higher had the lowest working-poor rates (3.8 percent and 1.7 percent, respectively). In 2015, at all levels of educational attainment, except for bachelor’s degree or higher, women were more likely than men to be among the working poor. (Among those with a bachelor’s degree or higher, men and women were equally likely to be classified as working poor.) Blacks and Hispanics generally were more likely to be among the working poor than were Whites and Asians with the same educational attainment. (See table 3.)OccupationThe likelihood of being among the working poor varies widely by occupation. Workers in occupations requiring higher education and characterized by relatively high earnings—such as management, professional, and related occupations—were least likely to be classified as working poor. For example, 1.8 percent of those in management, professional, and related occupations were among the working poor in 2015. By contrast, individuals employed in occupations that typically do not require high levels of education and that are characterized by relatively low earnings were more likely to be among the working poor. For instance, 11.6 percent of service workers who were in the labor force for at least 27 weeks were classified as working poor in 2015. Indeed, service occupations, with 3.0 million working poor, accounted for 38 percent of all those classified as working poor. Among those employed in natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations, 6.9 percent were classified as working poor. Within this occupation group, 14.1 percent of workers in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations were among the working poor. (See table 4.)FamiliesIn 2015, 4.6 million families were living below the poverty level despite having at least one member in the labor force for half the year or more. This figure was down from 5.1 million in 2014. Among families with only one member in the labor force for at least 27 weeks in 2015, married-couple families had a lower likelihood of living below the poverty level (8.5 percent) than did families maintained by women (23.9 percent) or by men (14.0 percent). (See table 5.)Among families with at least one member in the labor force for more than half the year, those with children in the household were much more likely to live below the poverty level than those without children. The proportion of families with children under age 18 that lived in poverty was 11.1 percent, compared with 2.2 percent for families without children. Among families with children under 18, the working-poor rate for those maintained by women (24.8 percent) was higher than that for those maintained by men (15.3 percent). Married-couple families with children under 18 had a working-poor rate of 6.2 percent in 2015.Unrelated individualsThe “unrelated individuals” category includes individuals who live by themselves or with others not related to them. Of the 36.0 million unrelated individuals who were in the labor force for half the year or longer, 3.1 million lived below the poverty level in 2015, down from 3.4 million a year earlier. The working-poor rate for unrelated individuals was 8.7 percent, a decrease of 1.0 percentage point from the previous year’s figure. (See table 6.)Within the group of unrelated individuals, teenagers continued to be the most likely to be among the working poor. In 2015, 46.3 percent of teens who were in the labor force for 27 weeks or more and who lived on their own or with others not related to them lived below the poverty level. Overall, the working-poor rate for men living alone or with nonrelatives was 8.2 percent, and the rate for women was 9.3 percent. The working-poor rates for unrelated individuals were 13.9 percent for Blacks, 10.7 percent for Hispanics, 8.2 percent for Asians, and 7.7 percent for Whites. (See table 7.)Of the 3.1 million unrelated individuals considered to be among the working poor in 2015, about 3 out of 5 lived with others. These individuals had a much higher working-poor rate than individuals who lived alone. Many unrelated individuals living below the poverty level may live with others out of necessity. By contrast, many of those who live alone do so because they have sufficient income to support themselves. Unrelated individuals’ poverty status, however, is determined by each person’s resources. The pooling of resources and sharing of living expenses may permit some individuals in this category—who are technically classified as poor—to live at a higher standard than they would have if they lived alone.Labor market problemsAs noted earlier, people who usually work full time are less likely to live in poverty than are those who work part time, yet there remains a sizable group of full-time workers who live below the poverty threshold. Among those who participated in the labor force for 27 weeks or more and usually worked in full-time wage and salary jobs, 3.8 million, or 3.2 percent, were classified as working poor in 2015—down from 4.4 million a year earlier. (See table 8.)There are three major labor market problems that can hinder a worker’s ability to earn an income that is above the poverty threshold: low earnings, periods of unemployment, and involuntary part-time employment. (See the technical notes section for detailed definitions.)In 2015, 82 percent of the working poor who usually work full time experienced at least one of the major labor market problems. Low earnings continued to be the most common problem, with 68 percent subject to low earnings, either as the only problem or in combination with other labor market problems. About 31 percent experienced unemployment as the main labor market problem or in conjunction with other problems. Four percent of the working poor experience all three problems: low earnings, unemployment, and involuntary part-time employment.Some 685,000, or 18 percent, of the working poor who usually worked full time did not experience any of the three primary labor market problems in 2015. Their classification as working poor may be explained by other factors, including short-term employment, some weeks of voluntary part-time work, or a family structure that increases the risk of poverty.Notes
			
 
 1*Income and Poverty in the United States: 2015*, Current Population Reports, P60-256 (U.S. Census Bureau, September 2016), table 3, 
  https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2016/demo/p60-256.pdf.
	
	
	 
	 Statistical Tables
        
                                                                

Table 1. People in the labor force: poverty status and work experience, by weeks in the labor force, 2015 (Numbers in thousands)

Poverty status and work force
Total in labor force
27 weeks or more in labor forceTotal
50 to 52 weeksTotalTotal in the labor force
165,495
152,230
138,933Did not work during the year
3,167
1,588
1,306Worked during the year
162,329
150,642
137,627Usual full-time workers
129,254
124,652
117,069Usual part-time workers
33,075
25,990
20,558Involuntary part-time workers
7,666
6,661
5,626Voluntary part-time workers
25,409
19,329
14,932At or above poverty levelTotal in the labor force
154,515
143,670
131,910Did not work during the year
1,969
903
752Worked during the year
152,546
142,767
131,158Usual full-time workers
124,241
120,431
113,484Usual part-time workers
28,305
22,336
17,675Involuntary part-time workers
5,772
5,014
4,232Voluntary part-time workers
22,533
17,322
13,443Below poverty levelTotal in the labor force
10,980
8,560
7,023Did not work during the year
1,197
685
554Worked during the year
9,783
7,875
6,469Usual full-time workers
5,013
4,221
3,586Usual part-time workers
4,770
3,654
2,884Involuntary part-time workers
1,894
1,647
1,394Voluntary part-time workers
2,876
2,008
1,489Rate1Total in the labor force
6.6
5.6
5.1Did not work during the year
37.8
43.1
42.4Worked during the year
6.0
5.2
4.7Usual full-time workers
3.9
3.4
3.1Usual part-time workers
14.4
14.1
14.0Involuntary part-time workers
24.7
24.7
24.8Voluntary part-time workers
11.3
10.4
10.01 Number below the poverty level as a percentage of the total in the labor force.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC).



Table 2. People in the labor force for 27 weeks or more: poverty status, by age, gender, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2015 (Numbers in thousands)

Age and gender
Total
Below poverty level
Rate1Total
White
Black or African American
Asian
Hispanic or Latino
Total
White
Black or African American
Asian
Hispanic or Latino
Total
White
Black or African American
Asian
Hispanic or LatinoTotal, 16 years and older
152,230
119,878
18,502
8,965
25,019
8,560
5,746
2,073
364
2,520
5.6
4.8
11.2
4.1
10.116 to 19 years
3,436
2,638
458
104
668
372
241
90
12
96
10.8
9.1
19.6
12.0
14.420 to 24 years
13,187
9,990
1,948
561
2,913
1,609
1,043
421
58
358
12.2
10.4
21.6
10.4
12.325 to 34 years
34,008
25,788
4,628
2,197
6,712
2,251
1,443
636
77
667
6.6
5.6
13.7
3.5
9.935 to 44 years
31,909
24,315
4,163
2,354
6,281
2,031
1,372
472
86
784
6.4
5.6
11.3
3.7
12.545 to 54 years
33,364
26,654
3,959
1,917
4,978
1,242
865
250
86
403
3.7
3.2
6.3
4.5
8.155 to 64 years
26,832
22,333
2,574
1,405
2,740
904
671
178
33
171
3.4
3.0
6.9
2.4
6.265 years and older
9,495
8,159
772
426
727
153
112
26
12
41
1.6
1.4
3.4
2.9
5.6Men, 16 years and older
81,218
65,149
8,751
4,810
14,388
4,053
2,882
772
209
1,374
5.0
4.4
8.8
4.3
9.516 to 19 years
1,704
1,330
226
51
336
147
85
38
8
34
8.6
6.4
16.7
–
10.120 to 24 years
6,829
5,206
985
272
1,594
717
470
161
37
172
10.5
9.0
16.4
13.7
10.825 to 34 years
18,408
14,230
2,216
1,243
3,988
1,013
725
216
37
364
5.5
5.1
9.7
3.0
9.135 to 44 years
17,276
13,577
1,893
1,261
3,710
1,005
746
160
48
469
5.8
5.5
8.5
3.8
12.645 to 54 years
17,677
14,399
1,875
984
2,822
650
469
104
53
227
3.7
3.3
5.6
5.3
8.155 to 64 years
14,025
11,791
1,218
734
1,520
439
328
76
21
86
3.1
2.8
6.3
2.8
5.765 years and older
5,297
4,616
337
265
419
82
60
16
6
21
1.5
1.3
4.8
2.3
5.0Women, 16 years and older
71,013
54,729
9,751
4,154
10,631
4,508
2,864
1,301
156
1,146
6.3
5.2
13.3
3.7
10.816 to 19 years
1,731
1,308
231
53
332
225
155
52
5
62
13.0
11.9
22.4
–
18.720 to 24 years
6,358
4,784
963
289
1,319
891
574
260
21
186
14.0
12.0
27.0
7.2
14.125 to 34 years
15,599
11,558
2,411
954
2,724
1,238
719
420
40
304
7.9
6.2
17.4
4.2
11.135 to 44 years
14,633
10,738
2,271
1,092
2,571
1,026
626
311
38
314
7.0
5.8
13.7
3.5
12.245 to 54 years
15,687
12,255
2,084
933
2,156
592
395
146
33
176
3.8
3.2
7.0
3.6
8.155 to 64 years
12,807
10,542
1,356
671
1,220
465
342
102
12
84
3.6
3.2
7.5
1.9
6.965 years and older
4,197
3,543
435
161
308
71
52
10
6
20
1.7
1.5
2.3
4.0
6.41 Number below the poverty level as a percent of the total in the labor force for 27 weeks or more.

Note: Estimates for the race groups shown (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Dash represents zero, rounds to zero, or indicates that base is less than 80,000.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC).



Table 3. People in the labor force for 27 weeks or more: poverty status, by educational attainment, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and gender, 2015 (Numbers in thousands)

Educational attainment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Total
Men
Women
Below poverty level
Rate1Total
Men
Women
Total
Men
WomenTotal, 16 years and older
152,230
81,218
71,013
8,560
4,053
4,508
5.6
5.0
6.3Less than a high school diploma
12,900
8,071
4,829
2,096
1,141
955
16.2
14.1
19.8Less than 1 year of high school
4,280
2,805
1,475
710
453
257
16.6
16.2
17.41–3 years of high school
6,773
4,107
2,666
1,094
526
568
16.1
12.8
21.34 years of high school, no diploma
1,847
1,159
687
292
162
130
15.8
14.0
19.0High school graduates, no college2
40,385
23,715
16,670
3,064
1,464
1,600
7.6
6.2
9.6Some college or associate's degree
44,115
21,741
22,374
2,469
951
1,519
5.6
4.4
6.8Some college, no degree
27,985
14,219
13,766
1,854
737
1,117
6.6
5.2
8.1Associate's degree
16,129
7,522
8,608
615
214
401
3.8
2.8
4.7Bachelor's degree and higher3
54,830
27,690
27,140
931
497
434
1.7
1.8
1.6White, 16 years and older
119,878
65,149
54,729
5,746
2,882
2,864
4.8
4.4
5.2Less than a high school diploma
10,198
6,630
3,568
1,580
905
675
15.5
13.6
18.9Less than 1 year of high school
3,602
2,408
1,194
615
404
211
17.1
16.8
17.71–3 years of high school
5,303
3,368
1,935
783
402
381
14.8
11.9
19.74 years of high school, no diploma
1,293
854
439
182
99
83
14.1
11.6
18.9High school graduates, no college2
31,638
19,014
12,624
1,963
1,008
955
6.2
5.3
7.6Some college or associate's degree
34,485
17,335
17,149
1,580
652
928
4.6
3.8
5.4Some college, no degree
21,414
11,084
10,330
1,158
493
664
5.4
4.5
6.4Associate's degree
13,071
6,251
6,819
422
159
264
3.2
2.5
3.9Bachelor's degree and higher3
43,557
22,170
21,387
623
317
306
1.4
1.4
1.4Black or African American, 16 years and older
18,502
8,751
9,751
2,073
772
1,301
11.2
8.8
13.3Less than a high school diploma
1,569
810
758
391
173
218
24.9
21.4
28.8Less than 1 year of high school
290
159
130
58
32
26
20.0
20.1
19.81–3 years of high school
924
456
468
248
88
160
26.9
19.4
34.24 years of high school, no diploma
355
196
159
85
53
32
23.9
27.0
20.1High school graduates, no college2
5,867
3,108
2,759
876
309
566
14.9
10.0
20.5Some college or associate's degree
6,262
2,733
3,529
638
184
454
10.2
6.7
12.9Some college, no degree
4,351
2,002
2,349
502
151
351
11.5
7.6
14.9Associate's degree
1,911
731
1,180
136
33
103
7.1
4.5
8.7Bachelor's degree and higher3
4,804
2,100
2,705
168
105
62
3.5
5.0
2.3Asian, 16 years and older
8,965
4,810
4,154
364
209
156
4.1
4.3
3.7Less than a high school diploma
555
287
269
62
33
29
11.2
11.6
10.8Less than 1 year of high school
229
120
109
21
10
11
9.2
8.7
9.81–3 years of high school
206
103
103
22
14
8
10.9
14.0
7.74 years of high school, no diploma
121
64
57
19
8
10
15.6
–
–High school graduates, no college2
1,470
780
690
86
57
29
5.8
7.3
4.2Some college or associate's degree
1,670
828
842
105
60
46
6.3
7.2
5.4Some college, no degree
1,011
536
475
81
46
35
8.0
8.5
7.4Associate's degree
659
292
367
25
14
11
3.7
4.8
2.9Bachelor's degree and higher3
5,269
2,915
2,354
111
59
52
2.1
2.0
2.2Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and older
25,019
14,388
10,631
2,520
1,374
1,146
10.1
9.5
10.8Less than a high school diploma
6,389
4,216
2,173
1,190
714
475
18.6
16.9
21.9Less than 1 year of high school
3,213
2,163
1,050
567
369
198
17.7
17.1
18.91–3 years of high school
2,524
1,626
898
503
271
232
19.9
16.7
25.84 years of high school, no diploma
652
428
225
119
74
45
18.3
17.3
20.1High school graduates, no college2
7,895
4,824
3,071
766
415
351
9.7
8.6
11.4Some college or associate's degree
6,401
3,175
3,227
417
174
242
6.5
5.5
7.5Some college, no degree
4,377
2,219
2,158
309
137
171
7.1
6.2
7.9Associate's degree
2,024
955
1,069
108
37
71
5.3
3.9
6.7Bachelor's degree and higher3
4,334
2,174
2,160
147
70
77
3.4
3.2
3.61 Number below the poverty level as a percentage of the total in the labor force for 27 weeks or more.

2 Includes people with a high school diploma or equivalent.

3 Includes people with bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and doctoral degrees.

Note: Estimates for the race groups shown (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Dash represents zero, rounds to zero, or indicates that base is less than 80,000.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC).



Table 4. People in the labor force for 27 weeks or more who worked during the year: poverty status, by occupation of longest job held, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and gender, 2015 (Numbers in thousands)

Occupation, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Total
Men
Women
Below poverty level
Rate1Total
Men
Women
Total
Men
WomenTotal, 16 years and older2
150,642
80,304
70,338
7,875
3,648
4,227
5.2
4.5
6.0Management, professional, and related occupations
59,025
28,329
30,696
1,049
425
624
1.8
1.5
2.0Management, business, and financial operations occupations
24,997
13,817
11,180
388
190
198
1.6
1.4
1.8Professional and related occupations
34,028
14,512
19,516
661
235
426
1.9
1.6
2.2Service occupations
25,848
11,361
14,488
2,994
1,073
1,920
11.6
9.4
13.3Sales and office occupations
33,386
12,884
20,503
1,825
579
1,247
5.5
4.5
6.1Sales and related occupations
15,743
7,998
7,744
1,054
320
734
6.7
4.0
9.5Office and administrative support occupations
17,644
4,885
12,758
771
259
512
4.4
5.3
4.0Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations
14,101
13,434
666
966
909
57
6.9
6.8
8.6Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
1,270
969
301
179
137
42
14.1
14.2
13.9Construction and extraction occupations
7,862
7,651
211
606
595
11
7.7
7.8
5.4Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
4,968
4,815
154
181
177
4
3.6
3.7
2.5Production, transportation, and material-moving occupations
18,183
14,216
3,967
1,041
662
379
5.7
4.7
9.6Production occupations
8,829
6,352
2,477
400
206
193
4.5
3.2
7.8Transportation and material-moving occupations
9,354
7,864
1,490
641
455
186
6.9
5.8
12.5White, 16 years and older2
118,917
64,575
54,342
5,394
2,662
2,732
4.5
4.1
5.0Management, professional, and related occupations
47,693
23,245
24,448
713
307
406
1.5
1.3
1.7Management, business, and financial operations occupations
20,914
11,897
9,016
299
148
151
1.4
1.2
1.7Professional and related occupations
26,779
11,348
15,432
414
159
254
1.5
1.4
1.6Service occupations
18,830
8,470
10,360
1,944
740
1,204
10.3
8.7
11.6Sales and office occupations
26,308
10,226
16,082
1,205
383
822
4.6
3.7
5.1Sales and related occupations
12,628
6,640
5,988
733
227
507
5.8
3.4
8.5Office and administrative support occupations
13,680
3,586
10,094
472
156
316
3.5
4.4
3.1Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations
12,168
11,642
526
827
777
50
6.8
6.7
9.5Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
1,120
863
258
166
129
37
14.8
15.0
14.2Construction and extraction occupations
6,835
6,677
158
521
511
10
7.6
7.6
6.4Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
4,212
4,102
110
141
138
3
3.3
3.4
2.8Production, transportation, and material-moving occupations
13,839
10,926
2,913
704
454
250
5.1
4.2
8.6Production occupations
6,904
5,096
1,808
293
170
123
4.2
3.3
6.8Transportation and material-moving occupations
6,935
5,830
1,105
412
285
127
5.9
4.9
11.5Black or African American, 16 years and older2
18,004
8,476
9,527
1,783
620
1,162
9.9
7.3
12.2Management, professional, and related occupations
5,313
1,971
3,342
212
55
157
4.0
2.8
4.7Management, business, and financial operations occupations
2,030
849
1,182
44
14
29
2.1
1.7
2.5Professional and related occupations
3,283
1,122
2,160
169
41
128
5.1
3.7
5.9Service occupations
4,439
1,729
2,710
789
210
579
17.8
12.1
21.4Sales and office occupations
4,260
1,534
2,726
440
115
325
10.3
7.5
11.9Sales and related occupations
1,696
700
995
224
39
186
13.2
5.5
18.7Office and administrative support occupations
2,564
833
1,731
215
76
139
8.4
9.2
8.0Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations
1,092
1,018
75
86
83
3
7.9
8.2
–Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
88
61
27
8
5
2
8.6
–
–Construction and extraction occupations
592
571
20
55
55
1
9.4
9.6
–Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
412
385
27
23
23
–
5.6
5.9
–Production, transportation, and material-moving occupations
2,891
2,221
670
256
157
99
8.8
7.1
14.8Production occupations
1,120
730
390
79
23
56
7.1
3.1
14.4Transportation and material-moving occupations
1,771
1,490
281
177
134
43
10.0
9.0
15.2Asian, 16 years and older2
8,897
4,773
4,124
346
192
154
3.9
4.0
3.7Management, professional, and related occupations
4,669
2,537
2,132
84
47
36
1.8
1.9
1.7Management, business, and financial operations occupations
1,526
820
706
39
25
13
2.5
3.1
1.9Professional and related occupations
3,144
1,717
1,427
45
22
23
1.4
1.3
1.6Service occupations
1,419
597
822
105
47
58
7.4
7.9
7.0Sales and office occupations
1,696
774
922
94
52
42
5.5
6.7
4.5Sales and related occupations
867
464
403
51
33
18
5.9
7.1
4.4Office and administrative support occupations
830
310
519
43
19
24
5.2
6.0
4.6Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations
263
235
28
14
13
1
5.2
5.5
–Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
17
9
8
0
0
–
–
–
–Construction and extraction occupations
110
100
10
7
7
–
6.0
6.6
–Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
136
125
10
7
6
1
4.9
4.6
–Production, transportation, and material-moving occupations
842
625
218
50
33
17
5.9
5.2
7.9Production occupations
498
325
174
16
10
6
3.2
3.0
3.7Transportation and material-moving occupations
344
300
44
34
23
11
9.8
7.6
–Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and older2
24,768
14,254
10,513
2,400
1,307
1,093
9.7
9.2
10.4Management, professional, and related occupations
5,230
2,452
2,778
165
86
80
3.2
3.5
2.9Management, business, and financial operations occupations
2,459
1,315
1,143
79
50
29
3.2
3.8
2.5Professional and related occupations
2,772
1,137
1,635
86
36
50
3.1
3.2
3.1Service occupations
6,323
2,994
3,329
941
383
557
14.9
12.8
16.7Sales and office occupations
5,116
2,022
3,094
415
128
287
8.1
6.3
9.3Sales and related occupations
2,349
1,113
1,236
229
63
166
9.8
5.7
13.4Office and administrative support occupations
2,767
909
1,858
186
65
121
6.7
7.1
6.5Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations
4,116
3,852
264
527
485
42
12.8
12.6
15.9Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
614
449
165
129
94
35
21.0
20.9
21.3Construction and extraction occupations
2,580
2,511
68
337
331
7
13.1
13.2
–Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
922
892
31
60
60
–
6.5
6.8
–Production, transportation, and material-moving occupations
3,973
2,931
1,042
352
225
127
8.9
7.7
12.2Production occupations
1,997
1,298
699
155
83
72
7.8
6.4
10.4Transportation and material-moving occupations
1,976
1,633
343
197
143
54
10.0
8.7
15.81 Number below the poverty level as a percentage of the total in the labor force for 27 weeks or more who worked during the year.

2 Estimates for the occupational groups do not sum to totals because data include the long-term unemployed with no previous work experience and a small number of people whose last job was in the Armed Forces.

Note: Estimates for the race groups shown (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Dash represents zero, rounds to zero, or indicates that base is less than 80,000.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC).



Table 5. Primary families: poverty status, presence of related children, and work experience of family members in the labor force for 27 weeks or more, 2015 (Numbers in thousands)

Characteristic
Total families
At or above poverty level
Below poverty level
Rate1Total primary families
67,193
62,586
4,607
6.9With related children under 18 years
34,948
31,052
3,896
11.1Without children
32,245
31,534
711
2.2With one member in the labor force
29,232
25,247
3,985
13.6With two or more members in the labor force
37,960
37,339
621
1.6With two members
31,654
31,095
560
1.8With three or more members
6,306
6,244
62
1.0Married-couple families2
49,515
47,668
1,847
3.7With related children under 18 years
24,230
22,729
1,500
6.2Without children
25,285
24,939
347
1.4With one member in the labor force
17,345
15,877
1,468
8.5Husband
12,240
11,106
1,135
9.3Wife
4,299
4,023
276
6.4Relative
806
749
57
7.1With two or more members in the labor force
32,170
31,791
379
1.2With two members
27,234
26,889
345
1.3With three or more members
4,936
4,901
35
0.7Families maintained by women3
12,287
10,042
2,245
18.3With related children under 18 years
7,988
6,011
1,978
24.8Without children
4,299
4,032
267
6.2With one member in the labor force
8,602
6,544
2,058
23.9Householder
6,932
5,205
1,727
24.9Relative
1,670
1,339
331
19.8With two or more members in the labor force
3,686
3,498
187
5.1Families maintained by men3
5,390
4,875
515
9.6With related children under 18 years
2,730
2,312
418
15.3Without children
2,660
2,563
97
3.6With one member in the labor force
3,285
2,826
460
14.0Householder
2,650
2,286
365
13.8Relative
635
540
95
15.0With two or more members in the labor force
2,105
2,050
55
2.61 Number below the poverty level as a percentage of the total in the labor force for 27 weeks or more who worked during the year.

2 Refers to opposite-sex married-couple families only.

3 No opposite-sex spouse present.

Note: Data relate to primary families with at least one member in the labor force for 27 weeks or more.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC).




Table 6. People in families and unrelated individuals: poverty status and work experience, 2015 (Numbers in thousands)

Poverty status and work experience
Total people
In married-couple families1
In families maintained by women2
In families maintained by men2
Unrelated individualsHusbands
Wives
Related children under 18 years
Other relatives
Householder
Related children under 18 years
Other relatives
Householder
Related children under 18 years
Other relativesTotalAll people
252,766
59,618
60,205
5,484
21,742
15,595
2,288
14,416
6,265
711
6,873
59,568With labor force activity
165,495
45,164
37,268
1,368
13,651
10,897
534
8,744
4,807
153
4,447
38,4621 to 26 weeks
13,265
1,640
2,791
776
2,646
751
297
1,070
253
68
464
2,50927 weeks or more
152,230
43,523
34,477
592
11,005
10,145
237
7,674
4,554
85
3,984
35,953With no labor force activity
87,271
14,454
22,937
4,116
8,091
4,698
1,754
5,672
1,458
558
2,426
21,106At or above poverty levelAll people
222,699
56,411
56,960
5,052
20,754
11,196
1,539
11,957
5,339
571
6,227
46,693With labor force activity
154,515
43,537
36,479
1,337
13,342
8,579
410
7,887
4,317
145
4,254
34,2281 to 26 weeks
10,846
1,511
2,584
758
2,554
314
208
827
181
63
434
1,41227 weeks or more
143,670
42,027
33,895
579
10,788
8,265
201
7,060
4,136
82
3,821
32,817With no labor force activity
68,183
12,874
20,481
3,715
7,412
2,617
1,130
4,070
1,022
426
1,972
12,464Below poverty levelAll people
30,067
3,207
3,245
432
987
4,399
749
2,460
926
140
647
12,876With labor force activity
10,980
1,626
789
32
309
2,317
125
858
490
8
193
4,2341 to 26 weeks
2,420
130
208
19
91
437
89
243
72
5
30
1,09727 weeks or more
8,560
1,497
581
13
218
1,880
35
615
418
4
163
3,137With no labor force activity
19,087
1,581
2,456
401
679
2,082
624
1,602
435
132
454
8,642Rate3All people
11.9
5.4
5.4
7.9
4.5
28.2
32.7
17.1
14.8
19.7
9.4
21.6With labor force activity
6.6
3.6
2.1
2.3
2.3
21.3
23.3
9.8
10.2
5.4
4.3
11.01 to 26 weeks
18.2
7.9
7.4
2.4
3.4
58.2
30.0
22.7
28.5
-
6.5
43.727 weeks or more
5.6
3.4
1.7
2.2
2.0
18.5
15.0
8.0
9.2
4.3
4.1
8.7With no labor force activity
21.9
10.9
10.7
9.7
8.4
44.3
35.6
28.2
29.9
23.6
18.7
40.91 Refers to opposite-sex married-couple families only.

2 No opposite-sex spouse present.

3 Number below the poverty level as a percentage of the total.

Note: Dash represents zero, rounds to zero, or indicates that base is less than 80,000.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC).



Table 7. Unrelated individuals in the labor force for 27 weeks or more: poverty status, by age, gender, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and living arrangement, 2015 (Numbers in thousands)

Characteristic
Total
At or above poverty level
Below poverty level
Rate1Age and genderTotal unrelated individuals
35,953
32,817
3,137
8.716 to 19 years
373
200
173
46.320 to 24 years
4,182
3,304
878
21.025 to 64 years
28,729
26,705
2,024
7.065 years and older
2,669
2,607
62
2.3Men
19,700
18,075
1,625
8.2Women
16,253
14,741
1,512
9.3Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicityWhite
28,058
25,907
2,151
7.7Men
15,481
14,409
1,072
6.9Women
12,577
11,498
1,080
8.6Black or African American
5,126
4,416
710
13.9Men
2,710
2,330
380
14.0Women
2,416
2,086
330
13.7Asian
1,533
1,408
125
8.2Men
822
747
75
9.1Women
711
661
51
7.1Hispanic or Latino, ethnicity
4,887
4,364
523
10.7Men
3,101
2,818
283
9.1Women
1,786
1,546
240
13.4Living arrangementLiving alone
18,469
17,285
1,184
6.4Living with others
17,484
15,531
1,953
11.21 Number below the poverty level as a percentage of the total in the labor force for 27 weeks or more.

Note: Estimates for the race groups shown (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC).



Table 8. People in the labor force for 27 weeks or more: poverty status and labor market problems of full-time wage and salary workers, 2015 (Numbers in thousands)

Labor market problems
Total
At or above poverty level
Below poverty level
Rate1Total, full-time wage and salary workers
118,203
114,450
3,753
3.2No unemployment, involuntary part-time employment, or low earnings2
99,264
98,579
685
0.7Workers experiencing one labor market problemUnemployment only
5,259
4,891
368
7.0Involuntary part-time employment only
2,538
2,478
60
2.3Low earnings only
7,697
6,037
1,660
21.6Workers experiencing multiple labor market problemsUnemployment and involuntary part-time employment
993
911
82
8.2Unemployment and low earnings
1,357
795
561
41.4Involuntary part-time employment and low earnings
728
539
189
26.0Unemployment, involuntary part-time employment, and low earnings
368
220
148
40.3Workers experiencing each labor market problemUnemployment (alone or with other problems)
7,976
6,817
1,159
14.5Involuntary part-time employment (alone or with other problems)
4,626
4,147
479
10.3Low earnings (alone or with other problems)
10,149
7,591
2,558
25.21 Number below the poverty level as a percentage of the total in the labor force for 27 weeks or more.

2 The low-earnings threshold in 2015 was $348.85 per week.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC).

Technical Notes
     
The data presented in this report were collected in the Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) to the Current Population Survey (CPS). Conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the CPS is a monthly sample survey of about 60,000 eligible households. Data from the CPS are used to obtain monthly estimates of the nation’s employment and unemployment levels. The ASEC, conducted in the months of February through April, includes questions about work activity and income during the previous calendar year. For instance, data collected in 2016 are for the 2015 calendar year.

The estimates presented in this report are based on a sample and, consequently, may differ from estimates that would have been obtained from a complete count using the same questionnaire and procedures. Sampling variability may be relatively large in cases where the numbers are small. Thus, both small estimates and small differences between estimates should be interpreted with caution. For a detailed explanation of the ASEC supplement to the CPS, its sampling variability, more extensive definitions than those provided here, and additional information about income and poverty measures, see “Income and poverty in the United States: 2015,” *Current Population Reports*, P60-256 (U.S. Census Bureau, September 2016), https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2016/demo/p60-256.pdf.

Material in this report is in the public domain and may be reproduced without permission.

This information presented is available to sensory-impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339.

For more information on the data provided in this report, contact the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Labor Force Statistics. Email: cpsinfo@bls.gov; Telephone: (202) 691-6378.

Concepts and definitions

*Poverty classification*. Poverty statistics presented in this report are based on definitions developed by the Social Security Administration in 1964 and revised by federal interagency committees in 1969 and 1981. These definitions originally were based on the Department of Agriculture’s Economy Food Plan and reflected the different consumption requirements of families on the basis of factors such as family size and the number of children under 18 years of age.

The actual poverty thresholds vary with the makeup of the family. In 2015, the weighted average poverty threshold for a family of four was $24,257; for a family of nine or more people, the threshold was $49,177; and for one person (see Unrelated individuals), it was $12,082. Poverty thresholds are updated each year to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). Thresholds do not vary geographically. (For more information, see “Income and poverty in the United States: 2015.")

*Low earnings.* The low-earnings level, as first developed in 1987, represented the average of the real value of the minimum wage between 1967 and 1987 for a 40-hour workweek. The year 1967 was chosen as the base year because that was the first year in which minimum-wage legislation covered essentially the same broad group of workers that currently is covered. The low-earnings level has been adjusted each year since then in accordance with the CPI-U, so the measure maintains the same real value that it held in 1987. In 2015, the low-earnings threshold was $348.85 per week. For a complete definition, see pp. 5–8 of “A profile of the working poor,” *Monthly Labor Review*, https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/1989/10/art1full.pdf.

*Income*. Data on income are limited to money income—before personal income taxes and payroll deductions—received in the calendar year preceding the CPS supplement. Data on income do not include the value of noncash benefits, such as food stamps, Medicare, Medicaid, public housing, and employer-provided benefits. For a complete definition of income, see “Income and poverty in the United States: 2015.”

*Labor force*. People in the labor force are those who worked or looked for work sometime during the calendar year. The number of weeks in the labor force is accumulated over the entire year. The focus in this report is on people who were in the labor force for 27 weeks or more.

*Working poor*. The working poor are people who spent at least 27 weeks in the labor force (that is, working or looking for work) but whose incomes still fell below the official poverty level.

*Working-poor rate*. This rate is the number of individuals in the labor force for at least 27 weeks whose incomes still fell below the official poverty level, as a percentage of all people who were in the labor force for at least 27 weeks during the calendar year.

*Involuntary part-time workers*. These are people who, during at least 1 week of the year, worked fewer than 35 hours because of slack work or unfavorable business conditions or because they could not find full-time work. The number of weeks of involuntary part-time work is accumulated over the year.

*Occupation*. This term refers to the job in which a person worked the most weeks during the calendar year.

*Unemployed*. Unemployed people are those who looked for work while not employed or those who were on layoff from a job and were expecting to be recalled to that job. The number of weeks unemployed is accumulated over the entire year.

*Family*. A family is defined as a group of two or more people residing together who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption. The count of families used in this report includes only primary families. A primary family consists of the reference person (the householder) and all people living in the household who are related to the reference person. Families are classified either as married-couple families or as those maintained by men or women without spouses present. Family status is determined at the time of the survey interview and, thus, may be different from that of the previous year.

*Unrelated individuals*. These are people who are not living with anyone related to them by birth, marriage, or adoption. Such individuals may live alone, reside in a nonrelated family household, or live in group quarters with other unrelated individuals.

*Related children*. Related children are children under age 18 (including sons, daughters, stepchildren, and adopted children) of the husband, wife, or person maintaining the family, as well as other children related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption.

*Race*. White, Black or African American, and Asian are categories used to describe the race of people. People in these categories are those who selected that race group only. Data for the two remaining race categories—American Indian and Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander—and for people who selected more than one race category are included in totals, but are not shown separately because the number of survey respondents is too small to develop estimates of sufficient quality for publication. In the enumeration process, race is determined by the household respondent.

*Hispanic or Latino ethnicity*. This term refers to people who identified themselves in the CPS enumeration process as being of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish ethnicity. People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Facebook
 Twitter
 LinkedIn


Home
   Subjects
   Data Tools
   Publications
   Economic Releases
   Classroom
   Beta


**U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics**
Division of Information and Marketing Services 
PSB Suite 2850 
2 Massachusetts Avenue NE  
Washington, DC 20212-0001 Telephone:1-202-691-5200 Telecommunications Relay Service:7-1-1 www.bls.gov/OPUB Contact Us
 resources  Inspector General (OIG)
								Budget and Performance	
								Department of Labor Grants									
								No Fear Act
								USA.gov
								Vote.gov
 about the site  Sitemap						
								Freedom of Information Act
								Privacy and Security Statement
								Disclaimers
								Linking and Copyright Info	
								Important Website Notices
								Help and Tutorials
								Babel Notice: accessing language services


Twitter Youtube Email


- Publications
- BLS Reports