Small states vs United States: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Small states
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 92.0% against 67.5% in Small states, a difference of 24.5%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.4 times Small states's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Small states ranks 13th and United States ranks 11th of 47 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Small states | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.6% | 87.7% | 23.1% | United States |
| 2000s | 65.7% | 89.3% | 23.6% | United States |
| 2010s | 66.4% | 90.6% | 24.1% | United States |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 91.7% | 24.7% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Small states or United States?
- United States, at 92.0% against 67.5% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Small states and United States?
- 24.5%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and United States?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Small states and United States rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Small states ranks 13th and United States ranks 11th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.