Employment

United States Labor Force Participation Rate from 1948 to 2011 by gender. Men are represented in light blue, women in pink, and the total in black.
There are approximately 154.4 million employed individuals in the US. Government is the largest employment sector with 22 million.[81] Small businesses are the largest employer in the country representing 53% of US workers.[74] The second largest share of employment belongs to large businesses that employ 38% of the US workforce.[74]