Status: Improving
Most Recent Data:
71.5
percent
(2023)
Target:
75.0
percent
Desired Direction:
Increase desired
Baseline:
70.6
percent of the working-age population aged 16 to 64 years were employed in 2018
Increase employment among the working-age population
Data Source: Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS-ASEC), Census and DOL/BLS
Summary
People who work are more likely to have positive health outcomes, but many people in the United States have trouble finding and keeping a job. Employment programs that provide career counseling, jobs, and educational opportunities to low-income and underemployed populations may help more people find and keep paid work.
Topic: Economic Stability
Workgroup: Social Determinants of Health Workgroup
