Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment in United States of America
United States of America: Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment was 163,421 Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment in United States of America, 1970–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual population and employment, national concept — total employment in United States of America is 163,421 Persons, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual population and employment, national concept — total employment in United States of America peaked at 163,421 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 82,853 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 55 years of available data.
Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 82,853 Persons | — |
| 1971 | 83,172 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 85,563 Persons | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 88,356 Persons | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 89,996 Persons | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 88,954 Persons | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 91,747 Persons | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 94,954 Persons | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 98,962 Persons | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 101,714 Persons | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 102,222 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 103,399 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 102,620 Persons | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 103,963 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 108,178 Persons | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 110,371 Persons | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 112,860 Persons | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 115,743 Persons | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 118,241 Persons | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 120,606 Persons | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 121,998 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 120,863 Persons | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 121,472 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 123,059 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 125,708 Persons | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 127,444 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 129,154 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 131,934 Persons | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 133,785 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 135,779 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 139,175 Persons | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 139,222 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 138,807 Persons | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 140,084 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 141,569 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 143,980 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 146,678 Persons | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 148,295 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 147,643 Persons | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 142,183 Persons | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 141,386 Persons | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 142,183 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 144,750 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 146,187 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 148,507 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 151,006 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 153,588 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 155,493 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 157,916 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 159,720 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 149,978 Persons | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 154,764 Persons | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 160,415 Persons | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 163,124 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 163,421 Persons | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90,627 Persons | 82,853 Persons | 101,714 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 109,820 Persons | 102,222 Persons | 120,606 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 127,120 Persons | 120,863 Persons | 135,779 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 142,764 Persons | 138,807 Persons | 148,295 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 150,074 Persons | 141,386 Persons | 159,720 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 158,340 Persons | 149,978 Persons | 163,421 Persons | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More work & labour data for United States of America
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 113,208 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.24 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 178,849 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.05 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 159,991 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 141,322 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.55 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.27 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.3372 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual population and employment, national concept — total employment in United States of America?
- Annual population and employment, national concept — total employment in United States of America was 163,421 Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual population and employment, national concept — total employment recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 163,421 Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual population and employment, national concept — total employment recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 82,853 Persons in 1970.
- How does United States of America rank for annual population and employment, national concept — total employment?
- United States of America ranks 1st out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual population and employment, national concept — total employment rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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 — Total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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