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Occupations

Find data on employment and earnings by occupation. An interactive visualization provides employment and earnings profiles for over 300 occupations.

Earnings

Find data on earnings by sex, age, race and Hispanic origin, educational attainment, and occupation.

Wage Laws

Learn information about the current Wage Laws.

Workers Rights

Learn information about your rights in the workplace.

Women In The Workforce

100 Years of Working Women

Women have been in the work force for more than 100 years, but in honor of the 100th Anniversary of the Women’s Bureau, find the top 10 occupations women have held in each decade since 1920. This data also includes the number of women in the labor force in each decade, and the percentage of women in the top 10 occupations.

Top Occupations By Decade

Mothers and Families

Find data on selected characteristics of mothers and families, including labor force participation rates, unemployment, occupation, family type, earnings, and family income.

Mothers and families: Selected Labor Force Characteristics

Women Veterans

Find data on selected characteristics of women veterans. Data are presented by sex, period of service, and employment sector.

Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population

Labor Force

Labor Force Participation Rates

Unemployment Rates

Employment by Sector

Other Resources

Find links to selected websites, reports and data resources for women in the labor force.

Women at Work (fact sheet)

(March 2017) U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Labor force, employment, and unemployment statistics for women (statistics webpage)

(2018) U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Labor force statistics on families and marital status (statistics webpage)

(2018) U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (report)

(December 2019) U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Annual Data

Find the most recent annual averages for selected labor force characteristics. Data are presented by sex, age, race and Hispanic origin, educational attainment, marital status, and parental status when available.

Women of Working Age

Labor Force Participation Rates

Unemployment Rates

Full and Part-Time Employment

Facts Over Time

Find data on how selected labor force characteristics change over time. Labor force and earnings data are presented by sex, age, race and Hispanic origin, and parental status when available.

Labor Force Status of Women and Men (widget)

Women in the Labor Force

Earnings and Earnings Ratios

Labor Force Participation Rate Maps

Find state and county data on labor force participation rates for men and women and by presence and age of children.

Labor Force Participation Rate by Sex, State and County

Women's Labor Force Participation Rate by Presence and Age of Children

How To File A Complaint

If you believe that your rights as a worker have been violated or if you believe a federal contractor has been discriminatory in its practices, you can file a complaint here. OFCCP is committed to workers rights and will investigate complaints filed against federal contractors.

Veteran Resources

Disabled Veterans Resources

Community Outreach

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Occupations
Earnings
Wage Laws
Workers Rights
Women in the Workforce
Annual Data
How to file a complaint
Veteran Resources
Disabled Veteran Resources
Community Outreach
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