Asia and the Pacific vs United States of America: Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers over time
- Asia and the Pacific
- United States of America
How they compare
Asia and the Pacific currently reports 90,260 against 2,491 in United States of America, a difference of 87,769.
That makes Asia and the Pacific's figure about 36.2 times United States of America's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Asia and the Pacific has been ahead every year.
Asia and the Pacific ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 8th of 87 groups.
Asia and the Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia and the Pacific | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 114,345 | 2,069 | 112,275 | Asia and the Pacific |
| 2010s | 100,977 | 2,494 | 98,483 | Asia and the Pacific |
| 2020s | 88,201 | 2,284 | 85,917 | Asia and the Pacific |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers, Asia and the Pacific or United States of America?
- Asia and the Pacific, at 90,260 against 2,491 in United States of America as of 2027.
- What is the difference in potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers between Asia and the Pacific and United States of America?
- 87,769, with Asia and the Pacific ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and the Pacific and United States of America?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Asia and the Pacific and United States of America rank globally for potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers?
- Asia and the Pacific ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 8th of 87 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers includes those who have been recently searching for a job but are not available to work within a short reference period, those who have not searched recently for a job, but they are available to work within a short reference period, and finally those who do not fall in neither of the previous categories but that wanted employment. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.