Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Occupation: Total Wage and Salary Earners

Title Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Occupation: Total Wage and Salary Earners
Series ID CXUCONSUNITLB1203M
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Consumer Expenditure Surveys
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Annual
Units Thousands
Date Range 1984-01-01 to 2023-01-01
Last Updated 2024-09-25 11:45 AM CDT
Notes Occupation refers to the occupation in which the reference person received the most earnings during the survey period. The reference person is the first member mentioned by the respondent when asked to "Start with the name of the person or one of the persons who owns or rents the home." It is with respect to this person that the relationship of the other consumer unit members is determined.

A consumer unit comprises either: (1) all members of a particular household who are related by blood, marriage, adoption, or other legal arrangements; (2) a person living alone or sharing a household with others or living as a roomer in a private home or lodging house or in permanent living quarters in a hotel or motel, but who is financially independent; or (3) two or more persons living together who use their income to make joint expenditure decisions. Financial independence is determined by the three major expense categories: Housing, food, and other living expenses. To be considered financially independent, at least two of the three major expense categories have to be provided entirely, or in part, by the respondent.

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DATE VALUE
1984-01-01 60209
1985-01-01 61579
1986-01-01 62830
1987-01-01 61911
1988-01-01 63118
1989-01-01 64258
1990-01-01 65536
1991-01-01 64439
1992-01-01 64450
1993-01-01 64854
1994-01-01 66751
1995-01-01 67339
1996-01-01 67928
1997-01-01 69358
1998-01-01 70835
1999-01-01 71180
2000-01-01 72083
2001-01-01 74016
2002-01-01 74695
2003-01-01 76802
2004-01-01 76790
2005-01-01 76718
2006-01-01 78242
2007-01-01 79622
2008-01-01 78486
2009-01-01 77087
2010-01-01 76067
2011-01-01 76476
2012-01-01 76929
2013-01-01 75318
2014-01-01 75638
2015-01-01 77591
2016-01-01 78980
2017-01-01 79434
2018-01-01 80288
2019-01-01 80630
2020-01-01 80648
2021-01-01 79292
2022-01-01 80867
2023-01-01 81995

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