Labor Day, by the numbers

GRILL MASTERS AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE GETTING READY TO FIRE UP THEIR BARBECUES FOR SUMMER'S LAST HURRAH. WHAT A DELICIOUS WAY TO CELEBRATE THE 157 MILLION PEOPLE AGED 16 AND OLDER WHO ARE EMPLOYED IN THE U.S. WISHING YOU & YOURS A * HAPPY LABOR DAY As you sink your teeth into a juicy burger and (hopefully) enjoy a Monday free of any labor, check out these interesting facts and figures about the American workforce: THE JOBS WE DO MOST OF US WwORK IN ONE OF FIVE SECTORS THE FASTEST GROWING OCCUPATION? PERSONAL CARE AIDE STATE & LOCAL GOV'T 13.1% PRODUCING GOODS + 580K JOBS THROUGH 2022 12.6% PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS SVCS. 1 오 .3 % OTHER 40.1% HEALTH CARE & SOCIAL ASSIST. I1.7% RETAIL 10.2% THE COMMUTE (UGH) WHEN MOST PEOPLE LEAVE FOR WORK AMERICAN WORKERS SPEND A LOT OF TIME GETTING TO WORK (MINUTES) 7 NATIONWIDE AVG. 25.8 00 LONGEST: MARYLAND 32.5 7:29 A M SECOND LONGEST: NEW YORK 32.1 SHORTEST: SOUTH DAKOTA I7 CARPOOLING, SHMARPOOLING. MOST OF US GO ALONE. HOW PEOPLE GET TO WORK WORK FROM TAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 5.2% TAXI OR DRIVE ALONE CARPOOL WALK BIKE 76.4 % HOME 4.4% OTHER MEANS 1.3% 9.4% 2.8% 0.6% THE TYPICAL WORKWEEK SO MUCH FOR 9 TO 5. 47 PERCENTAGE OF WEEKLY HOURS AMERICANS SAY THEY WORK AMERICANS WHO CHECK EMAIL FREQUENTLY OUTSIDE WORK HOURS: -40 Hrs 60+ Hours 18% 8% 36 AVERAGE HOURS PER WEEK WORKED FOR 50-59 Hours 외 % 40 Hours 42% ADULTS EMPLOYED FULL TIME 41-49 Hrs 11% Among them, the arerage time spent rorking remotely per reek: 10 hours PAYDAY! THE GREAT DIVIDE KA-CHING! MEDIAN INCOME FOR FULL-TIME WORKERS BY GENDER AVERAGE ESTIMATED RAISE IN 2015 3% 4.8% MEN $50,033 WOMEN $39,157 ALL WORKERS TOP PERFORMERS RESIGNATION-OR RESIGNATION? DO YOU LOVE YOUR JOB? 1.6 50% PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO'VE LEFT A JOB TO GET AWAY FROM A MANAGER: NO 68% years YES 32% AVERAGE EMPLOYEE TENURE 90% WORKERS WHO ONLY OCCASIONALLY FEEL APPRECIATED MONSTER FIND BETTER SOURCES: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census.gov, Gallup, Mercer, Monster data