Little older article but interesting none the less. Sad its this low.
The basics
Start with an apparently straightforward question: What share of Americans work? The simplest answer is that around 46 percent of all Americans have full- or part-time jobs. But this stat is a little misleading: It includes millions of children and retirees whom no one expects to work. Many experts say a better number might be 76 percent, the share of workers among the population aged 25 to 54.
That 25-54 age group is called the “prime-age” workforce. It excludes young age brackets where many people are still in school, and older age brackets where retirement becomes increasingly common.
Of the roughly 76 percent of prime-age Americans who work, 63.5 percent work full-time jobs and 13.4 percent work part time.
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