The first observance of Labor Day is believed to have been a parade of 10,000 workers on Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, organized by Peter J. McGuire, a Carpenters and Joiners Union secretary. By 1893, more than half the states were observing “Labor Day” on one day or another, and Congress passed a bill to establish a federal holiday in 1894. President Grover Cleveland signed the bill soon afterward, designating the first Monday in September as Labor Day.
Number of people 16 and older in the nation’s labor force in June 2012.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
<http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf>
Employee Benefits
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
<http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/p60-239.pdf>
Our Jobs
Americans worked in a variety of occupations in 2010. Here is a sampling:
Occupation Number of employees
Actors 7,835
Computer programmers 389,471
Cooks 1,051,896
Hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists 395,311
Janitors and building cleaners 1,445,991
Teachers (preschool – grade 12) 3,073,673
Telemarketers 48,455
Telephone operators 33,057
Web developers 115,561
Number of female workers 16 and older in management, business, science, and arts occupations in 2010. Among male workers, 16 and older, 23.7 million were employed in management, professional and related occupations.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, Table C24010
<http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_1YR_C24010&prodType=table>
The number of people who worked from home in 2010.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey, Table B08128
<http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_1YR_B08128&prodType=table>
Another Day, Another Dollar
$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
<http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/p60-239.pdf>
For detailed information on the data force, visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics at <http://www.bls.gov/>
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