2005 Work Experience of the Population — 2007-02-09

A total of 154.3 million persons worked at some point during 2005, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The proportion of workers who worked full time, year round was 67.5 per- cent, a higher proportion than in 2004 (66.8 percent). The number of persons who experienced some unemployment in 2005 was 14.5 million, down from 15.1 million a year earlier. (See tables 1 and 3.) 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 Bu- reau of Labor Statistics. The ASEC collects information on employment and unemployment experienced during the prior calendar year. Additional information about the CPS and the ASEC, including concepts and defini- tions, is provided in the Technical Note.