63.1%: Participation Rate Reaches Trump-Era High; Record Number of Employed Mikael Thalen Posted on October 6, 2017 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with Economy The number of employed Americans reached 154,345,000 in September, setting a sixth record since January Share this:Share Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email