EU-27 vs United States: Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force over time
- EU-27
- United States
How they compare
EU-27 currently reports 221.87 million Persons against 167.12 million Persons in United States, a difference of 54.75 million Persons.
That makes EU-27's figure about 1.3 times United States's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, EU-27 has been ahead every year.
EU-27 ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 6 groups.
EU-27 has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | EU-27 | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 203.87 million Persons | 150.06 million Persons | 53.81 million Persons | EU-27 |
| 2010s | 210.93 million Persons | 157.81 million Persons | 53.12 million Persons | EU-27 |
| 2020s | 214.72 million Persons | 163.57 million Persons | 51.15 million Persons | EU-27 |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour indicators levels - regions — labour force, EU-27 or United States?
- EU-27, at 221.87 million Persons against 167.12 million Persons in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labour indicators levels - regions — labour force between EU-27 and United States?
- 54.75 million Persons, with EU-27 ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for EU-27 and United States?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do EU-27 and United States rank globally for labour indicators levels - regions — labour force?
- EU-27 ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 6 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents indicators on the size of the labour force, employment, and unemployment in large regions (TL2) and, where available, in small regions (TL3). Data definition and source The labour force status is presented by sex, for 15-64 year-olds and 15+ year-olds age ranges, the latter having less country coverage. Data is based on a labour force survey using ILO guidelines 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. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). 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.