Number of Wage and Hour Division investigators, U.S. Department of Labor, 1973–2019
| Year | Investigators on board at years’ end |
|---|---|
| 1973 | 812 |
| 1974 | 869 |
| 1975 | 921 |
| 1976 | 964 |
| 1977 | 980 |
| 1978 | 1,232 |
| 1979 | 1,087 |
| 1980 | 1,059 |
| 1981 | 953 |
| 1982 | 914 |
| 1983 | 928 |
| 1984 | 916 |
| 1985 | 950 |
| 1986 | 908 |
| 1987 | 951 |
| 1988 | 952 |
| 1989 | 970 |
| 1990 | 938 |
| 1991 | 865 |
| 1992 | 835 |
| 1993 | 804 |
| 1994 | 800 |
| 1995 | 809 |
| 1996 | 781 |
| 1997 | 942 |
| 1998 | 942 |
| 1999 | 938 |
| 2000 | 949 |
| 2001 | 945 |
| 2002 | 898 |
| 2003 | 850 |
| 2004 | 788 |
| 2005 | 773 |
| 2006 | 751 |
| 2007 | 732 |
| 2008 | 731 |
| 2009 | 894 |
| 2010 | 1,035 |
| 2011 | 1,024 |
| 2012 | 1,067 |
| 2013 | 1,040 |
| 2014 | 976 |
| 2015 | 995 |
| 2016 | 974 |
| 2017 | 912 |
| 2018 | 835 |
| 2019 | 780 |
Note: Numbers represent Wage and Hour Division investigators on staff at the end of each year.
Source: Authors' analysis of Wage and Hour Division data on the number of investigators (U.S. DOL-WHD 2020e).