How Many Life Insurance Agents Are There In The Us? 
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics -LRB- BLS -RRB- in 2010 , which is the most updated information presently available , there were 411,500 insurance agents in the United States . The Bureau projects that over the next 10 year period , employment of insurance agents will grow at about 22 % , which is faster than average for other industries . 