Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in United States
United States: Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued was 44.67 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in United States, 2018–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in United States is 44.67, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
That places United States 27th out of 50 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 34.05 | — |
| 2019 | 34.72 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 36.23 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 38.07 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 40.23 | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 43.11 | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 44.67 | +3.6% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 44.67 is below the median for high income countries, which is 44.84, 100% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.38 | 34.05 | 34.72 | 2 |
| 2020s | 40.46 | 36.23 | 44.67 | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
More work & labour data for United States
- 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)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.4 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in United States?
- Average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in United States was 44.67 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 44.67 in 2024.
- What is the lowest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.05 in 2018.
- How does United States rank for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued?
- United States ranks 27th out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on labour cost is presented, whenever possible, in nominal terms and on the basis of the mean hourly labour cost per employee. Labour cost is the cost incurred by the employer in the employment of labour in a specified reference period. It comprises remuneration for work performed, payments in respect of time paid for but not worked, bonuses and gratuities, the cost of food, drink and other payments in kind, cost of workers' housing borne by employers, employers' social security expenditures, cost to the employer for vocational training, welfare services and miscellaneous items, such as transport of workers, work clothes and recruitment, together with taxes regarded as labour cost. For more information, refer to the Prices, Costs, and Currency Conversions (PRICES) database description.