2006 Work Experience of the Population — 2007-12-19

A total of 156.7 million persons worked at some point during 2006, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The proportion of workers who worked full time, year round rose to 68.4 per- cent in 2006 from 67.5 percent in 2005. The number of persons who experi- enced some unemployment in 2006 was 14.4 million, about the same as a year earlier. 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 Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ASEC collects information on employment and unemploy- ment experienced during the prior calendar year. Additional information about the CPS and the ASEC, including concepts and definitions, is provided in the Technical Note.