Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in United States

United States: Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total was 267,472 Hours in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
267,472 Hours
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
2nd
of 18 countries
All-time high
270,376 Hours
in 2014
All-time low
241,355 Hours
in 2006
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in United States, 1998–2016

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1998200720161998: 249.3k Hours1999: 246.7k Hours2000: 246.2k Hours2001: 249.1k Hours2002: 252.5k Hours2003: 257.1k Hours2004: 258.7k Hours2005: 255.7k Hours2006: 241.4k Hours2007: 241.5k Hours2008: 245.2k Hours2009: 249.8k Hours2010: 253.3k Hours2011: 258.2k Hours2012: 263.7k Hours2013: 267.4k Hours2014: 270.4k Hours2015: 264.0k Hours2016: 267.5k Hours

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours.

Analysis

In 2016, annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in United States stood at 267,472 Hours.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in United States peaked at 270,376 Hours in 2014 and was at its lowest, 241,355 Hours, in 2006.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total in United States, year by year

Annual values for Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total employment in United States, 1998 to 2016.
Year Hours Change
1998 249,320 Hours
1999 246,723 Hours -1.0%
2000 246,177 Hours -0.2%
2001 249,143 Hours +1.2%
2002 252,545 Hours +1.4%
2003 257,138 Hours +1.8%
2004 258,676 Hours +0.6%
2005 255,717 Hours -1.1%
2006 241,355 Hours -5.6%
2007 241,510 Hours +0.1%
2008 245,159 Hours +1.5%
2009 249,807 Hours +1.9%
2010 253,331 Hours +1.4%
2011 258,156 Hours +1.9%
2012 263,674 Hours +2.1%
2013 267,419 Hours +1.4%
2014 270,376 Hours +1.1%
2015 264,041 Hours -2.3%
2016 267,472 Hours +1.3%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 267,472 Hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 10,089 Hours, 26.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 248,022 Hours 246,723 Hours 249,320 Hours 2
2000s 249,723 Hours 241,355 Hours 258,676 Hours 10
2010s 263,496 Hours 253,331 Hours 270,376 Hours 7

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 1 Bulgaria 5.58 million Hours compare
  2. 1 Lithuania 2,815 Hours compare
  3. 2 Slovenia 1,787 Hours compare
  4. 2 Croatia 3,448 Hours compare
  5. 3 Latvia 1,674 Hours compare
  6. 3 Japan 102,750 Hours compare
  7. 4 Estonia 1,169 Hours compare
  8. 4 Germany 61,241 Hours compare
  9. 5 France 46,218 Hours compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in United States?
Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total in United States was 267,472 Hours in 2016, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 270,376 Hours in 2014.
What is the lowest annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 241,355 Hours in 2006.
How does United States rank for annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total?
United States ranks 2nd out of 18 countries with data for 2016.
Is annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — total rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total employment
Unit
Hours
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
24 places, 774 data points, 1950–2025
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This table presents employment by institutional sector: Non-financial Corporations, Financial corporations, General Government, Households and Non-profit institutions serving households (NPISHs). For countries where information is available, the table also shows employment data for public corporations. The default view of the table is for persons, but users can select alternative views for jobs and hours using the ‘Unit of measure’ filter. Employment covers employees and self-employed people. This table shows total employment according to the domestic concept, which is defined by the location of the producer unit: employees are residents and non-residents employed by resident producer units; and self-employed people are resident and non-resident self-employed people in resident producer units. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org