1625: First time the word “boss” was used in English (from the Dutch word “baas”)

1958: Year State Farm Insurance Co. secretary Patricia Haroski created National Boss Day on Oct. 16

6.7 million: Number of bosses in the U.S. (5 percent of the workforce)

1.6 million: Number Canada (10 percent of the workforce)

609: Population of Boss, Mo.

Source: www.happyworker.com