1994 Work Experience of the Population — 1995-12-13

A total of 137.6 million persons held jobs all or part of 1994, according to data from the annual work experience survey released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. This was an increase of 2.1 million from 1993. At the same time, the number of persons experiencing some unemployment during the year fell to 18.9 million. These data come from supplemental questions asked each March as part of the Current Population Survey (CPS), a monthly survey of about 56,000 households conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The questions in the March supplement focus on employment and unemployment experience during the previous calendar year. Because the reference period is a full year, the number of persons with some employment or unemployment greatly exceeds the average levels released each month, which are based on a 1-week reference period.