| Class of Worker | 1990 | 1980 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Total, worked at home Private wage and salary Federal government 1/ State and local government Self-employed Unpaid family workers |
3,406,025 1,236,843 125,680 73,308 1,828,470 141,724 |
100.0 36.3 3.7 2.2 53.7 4.2 |
2,179,863 731,660 30,194 60,707 1,230,106 127,196 |
100.0 33.6 1.4 2.8 56.4 5.8 |
| 1/ | Armed Forces personnel who were on ships at sea during the census were enumerated as working at home in 1990, but not in 1980. |
| Source: 1990 and 1980 Censuses of Population | |
