France vs United States of America: Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Labour force

France
10.39 million Persons
in 2014
United States of America
34.93 million Persons
in 2023
France rank
3rd
United States of America rank
1st

Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Labour force over time

  • France
  • United States of America
10.0M20.0M30.0M199520092023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 34.93 million Persons against 10.39 million Persons in France, a difference of 24.54 million Persons.

That makes United States of America's figure about 3.4 times France's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

France ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 1st of 18 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 9.13 million Persons 29.58 million Persons 20.45 million Persons United States of America
2000s 10.14 million Persons 30.90 million Persons 20.76 million Persons United States of America
2010s 10.33 million Persons 32.57 million Persons 22.24 million Persons United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — labour force, France or United States of America?
United States of America, at 34.93 million Persons against 10.39 million Persons in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — labour force between France and United States of America?
24.54 million Persons, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States of America?
16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2014.
How do France and United States of America rank globally for labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — labour force?
France ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 1st of 18 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Labour force. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Labour force
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
20 places, 346 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset provides labour market indicators aggregated at national level and broken down by urban-rural territorial typology. Data source and definition The indicators include labour indicators at place of residence by type of territory. Data is based on a labor force survey using ILO methodology and collected from Eurostat (reg_lmk) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Territorial typology The OECD classifies TL3 regions as predominantly urban, intermediate or predominantly rural; rural regions can be further split into “close to city” and “remote” (see methodology (pdf)). This typology supports analysis of socio-economic differences across regions. See also the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx) and the OECD Territorial grid (pdf). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.