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In millions. That people can hold 2+ jobs not shown here.
324.1 US Population Dec 2016
`75.5 Age 18 and under
248.6 Adults
`48.3 Age 65+
`45.3 Age 65+ on SS
200.3 Age 19-64
`3.0 Age 65+ not on SS
203.3 Potential in workforce
159.6 in workforce (by one way of looking at it)
`43.7 not in workforce
`22.0 Government/public sector employment
``0.4 Active duty military
``1.0 In military not active duty
``3.6 Federal civilian workforce
``3.9 State and Local employment fulltime
``1.9 State and Local employment part time
`12.0 ??? These BLS statistics don’t add up. What am I missing?
137.6 in workforce not in government employment.
``7.5 unemployed per BLS
130.1 in workforce and have a job in private sector
``0.1 have a private sector job but on strike/lockout
130.1 in private sector and actually working
`12.3 in manufacturing jobs
nn.n breakdown could be done by industry, by occupation, etc
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43.7 not in workforce
15.0 in school as reason not in workforce. Number both work and school?
28.7 not in workforce and not in school
`0.4 in prison
28.3 available
20.0 not in workforce and don’t want a job per WSJ
No recent statistical breakdown found as to why don’t want a job.
Want to be Housewives? Independently wealthy?
Prefer to live solely on SSI,SNAP, EBT, Medicaid, etc?
`2.6 not in workforce and do want a job.
`5.7 not in workforce and
no recent good statistical description of them

`8.0 on SS age 18-64 survivor benefits, etc
`4.1 on SSI age 18-64. More than doubled from 2.0 in 2008
74.7 on Medicaid. Subtract 65+ and 18- for working age adults on Medicaid.
46.0 on food stamps. Subtract those 65+ and 18- for working age adults on food stamps.
Fm.k How many on Food Stamps/Medicaid are in the workforce and work?
Fm.l How many on Food Stamps/Medicaid are in the workforce and unemployed?
Fm.m How many on Food Stamps/Medicaid are not in the workforce but work in the underground economy?
Fm.n How many on Food Stamps and Medicaid want to work but can’t find a job?
Fm.p How many on Food Stamps and Medicaid get more money from welfare than they can get from a low wage job?

Fulltime, partime distinction often not made. Some people have 2+ jobs. Sum of parts should really be greater than the total number of people for that reason.

Numbers based on BLS, government statistics (and WSJ).
Not all from same month of 2016. Don’t quibble over 0.1 millions difference from your number.
But when off by 12 million as in BLS numbers for Government employment, do ask.