Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees in United States of America

United States of America: Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees was 150,181 Persons in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
150,181 Persons
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
1st
of 36 countries
All-time high
150,181 Persons
in 2019
All-time low
75,756 Persons
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees in United States of America, 1970–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k197019942019

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

Analysis

In 2019, annual population and employment, national concept — employees in United States of America stood at 150,181 Persons. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual population and employment, national concept — employees in United States of America peaked at 150,181 Persons in 2019 and was at its lowest, 75,756 Persons, in 1970.

United States of America ranks 1st of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees in United States of America, 1970 to 2019.
Year Persons Change
1970 75,756 Persons
1971 76,030 Persons +0.4%
1972 78,329 Persons +3.0%
1973 81,040 Persons +3.5%
1974 82,469 Persons +1.8%
1975 81,448 Persons -1.2%
1976 84,252 Persons +3.4%
1977 87,196 Persons +3.5%
1978 90,844 Persons +4.2%
1979 93,298 Persons +2.7%
1980 93,564 Persons +0.3%
1981 94,646 Persons +1.2%
1982 93,697 Persons -1.0%
1983 94,750 Persons +1.1%
1984 98,766 Persons +4.2%
1985 101,044 Persons +2.3%
1986 103,491 Persons +2.4%
1987 106,078 Persons +2.5%
1988 108,285 Persons +2.1%
1989 110,536 Persons +2.1%
1990 111,866 Persons +1.2%
1991 110,490 Persons -1.2%
1992 111,432 Persons +0.9%
1993 112,554 Persons +1.0%
1994 115,144 Persons +2.3%
1995 116,930 Persons +1.6%
1996 118,630 Persons +1.5%
1997 121,390 Persons +2.3%
1998 123,444 Persons +1.7%
1999 125,658 Persons +1.8%
2000 128,943 Persons +2.6%
2001 129,089 Persons +0.1%
2002 128,844 Persons -0.2%
2003 129,787 Persons +0.7%
2004 131,140 Persons +1.0%
2005 133,527 Persons +1.8%
2006 136,089 Persons +1.9%
2007 137,876 Persons +1.3%
2008 137,580 Persons -0.2%
2009 132,354 Persons -3.8%
2010 131,705 Persons -0.5%
2011 132,734 Persons +0.8%
2012 135,221 Persons +1.9%
2013 136,779 Persons +1.2%
2014 139,149 Persons +1.7%
2015 141,498 Persons +1.7%
2016 143,984 Persons +1.8%
2017 145,968 Persons +1.4%
2018 148,209 Persons +1.5%
2019 150,181 Persons +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 83,066 Persons 75,756 Persons 93,298 Persons 10
1980s 100,486 Persons 93,564 Persons 110,536 Persons 10
1990s 116,754 Persons 110,490 Persons 125,658 Persons 10
2000s 132,523 Persons 128,844 Persons 137,876 Persons 10
2010s 140,543 Persons 131,705 Persons 150,181 Persons 10

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 2 Poland 13,972 Persons compare
  2. 2 Russian Federation 67,577 Persons compare
  3. 3 Netherlands 8,455 Persons compare
  4. 3 Croatia 1,598 Persons compare
  5. 3 Indonesia 48,047 Persons compare
  6. 4 Germany 42,161 Persons compare
  7. 4 Lithuania 1,319 Persons compare

See the full ranking of 46 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual population and employment, national concept — employees in United States of America?
Annual population and employment, national concept — employees in United States of America was 150,181 Persons in 2019, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual population and employment, national concept — employees recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 150,181 Persons in 2019.
What is the lowest annual population and employment, national concept — employees recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 75,756 Persons in 1970.
How does United States of America rank for annual population and employment, national concept — employees?
United States of America ranks 1st out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
Is annual population and employment, national concept — employees rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,670 data points, 1950–2025
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This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or non-resident producer units. Users should note that population data corresponds to mid-year estimates (or the average of the reference year). 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