Italy vs United States: Potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19)
Potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) over time
- Italy
- United States
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2,057 against 1,732 in United States, a difference of 325.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 4th and United States ranks 5th of 61 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,157 | 1,686 | 1,471 | Italy |
| 2020s | 2,531 | 1,609 | 922.02 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potential labour force (current ilo definition - icls19), Italy or United States?
- Italy, at 2,057 against 1,732 in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potential labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) between Italy and United States?
- 325, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do Italy and United States rank globally for potential labour force (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Italy ranks 4th and United States ranks 5th of 61 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). 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 includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. The potential labour force refers to persons not in employment who express an interest in this form of work but for whom existing conditions limit their active job search and/or their availability. This group is used to calculate alternative measures of labour underutilization. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.