Table Data - Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Number of Earners: Consumer Units of Two or More People, Three or More Earners

Title Consumer Unit Characteristics: Number of Consumer Units by Number of Earners: Consumer Units of Two or More People, Three or More Earners
Series ID CXUCONSUNITLB0707M
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Consumer Expenditure Surveys
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Annual
Units Thousands
Date Range 1984-01-01 to 2024-01-01
Last Updated 2025-12-19 2:01 PM CST
Notes A consumer unit comprises either: (1) all members of a particular household who are related by blood, marriage, adoption, or other legal arrangements; (2) a person living alone or sharing a household with others or living as a roomer in a private home or lodging house or in permanent living quarters in a hotel or motel, but who is financially independent; or (3) two or more persons living together who use their income to make joint expenditure decisions. Financial independence is determined by the three major expense categories: Housing, food, and other living expenses. To be considered financially independent, at least two of the three major expense categories have to be provided entirely, or in part, by the respondent.

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DATE VALUE
1984-01-01 9444
1985-01-01 9744
1986-01-01 9961
1987-01-01 9817
1988-01-01 10108
1989-01-01 10186
1990-01-01 10162
1991-01-01 9912
1992-01-01 9291
1993-01-01 9304
1994-01-01 9031
1995-01-01 10564
1996-01-01 10426
1997-01-01 10219
1998-01-01 10305
1999-01-01 10336
2000-01-01 10546
2001-01-01 10450
2002-01-01 10512
2003-01-01 9299
2004-01-01 9513
2005-01-01 10027
2006-01-01 10377
2007-01-01 10346
2008-01-01 9540
2009-01-01 9127
2010-01-01 9555
2011-01-01 9614
2012-01-01 9944
2013-01-01 10137
2014-01-01 10434
2015-01-01 11075
2016-01-01 11289
2017-01-01 11390
2018-01-01 11748
2019-01-01 11812
2020-01-01 11671
2021-01-01 11659
2022-01-01 12461
2023-01-01 12997
2024-01-01 12983

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