Telecommunications employment as share of total U.S. employment, select periods, 1973 to 2019
| Total U.S. employment (annual average) |
Total employment in telecommunications (annual average) |
Telecommunications employment as share of total employment (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973–1979 | 81,042,946 | 1,124,936 | 1.4% |
| 1983–1986 | 96,424,733 | 1,391,137 | 1.4% |
| 2003–2006 | 130,306,014 | 1,347,941 | 1.0% |
| 2016–2019 | 144,927,775 | 893,929 | 0.6% |
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey data (EPI 2020).