A New Way to Measure How Many Americans Work More Than One Job

Using administrative data, Census Bureau can now track the rise in multiple jobholders. Learn more in this America Counts story.

America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers A New Way to Measure How Many Americans Work More Than One Job How many people in the U.S. economy hold two or more jobs? Has this number been increasing or decreasing over time? Are men or women more likely to work more than one job? How much money do individuals earn from multiple jobs? These questions are of great interest to economists and policymakers as they seek to understand how individuals string together multiple jobs in order to make ends meet. Read More Using data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD), we created a way to measure multiple jobholding that reveals a trend not previously documented by other research: the percentage of U.S. workers who hold more than one job has been increasing during the past 20 years. LEHD relies on administrative data that include nearly all wage and salary workers and produces statistics on local and national labor market dynamics. It produces the data at no additional collection burden on workers or businesses. Continue reading to learn more about: Multiple jobholding on the rise Are men or women more likely to work multiple jobs? Industries of multiple jobholders Earnings of multiple jobholders Related Webinar Coming Soon A New Measure of Multiple Jobholders in the U.S. Economy This presentation looks at measures of multiple jobholding using the U.S. Census Bureau's Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics data. This new series shows that 7.8 percent of persons in the U.S. are multiple jobholders, and the numbers have been trending upward during the past twenty years. Join Us Date: February 17 Time: 2:00 p.m. ET Dial In: 888-566-7683 Passcode: 5796825 WebEx Event Number: 199 988 1000 Link: Log In Details Event Password: Census#1 (If required, this password is only for users who join from a WebEx application or mobile app.) Help us spread the word about America Counts. Share this story on social media or forward it to a friend. Share This You May Be Interested Cost of Motherhood on Women's Employment and Earnings: Labor force participation plummets when women have children, though earnings partially recover. Learn More About America Counts America Counts tells the stories behind the numbers in a new inviting way. It features stories on various topics such as families, housing, employment, business, education, economy, emergency preparedness, health, population, income and poverty. Contact our Public Information Office for media inquiries or interviews. Don't miss an America Counts story! Subscribe here.

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