Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in United States
United States: Cases of non-fatal occupational injury was 888,100 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in United States, 2003–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cases of non-fatal occupational injury in United States is 888,100, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cases of non-fatal occupational injury in United States peaked at 1.32 million in 2003 and was at its lowest, 882,700, in 2017.
That places United States 1st out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.32 million | — |
| 2004 | 1.26 million | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 1.23 million | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.18 million | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 1.16 million | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.08 million | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 965,000 | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 933,200 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 918,200 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 918,700 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 917,100 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 916,400 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 902,200 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 892,300 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 882,700 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 900,400 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 888,200 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.18 million | +32.4% |
| 2021 | 1.06 million | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 1.18 million | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 946,500 | -20.1% |
| 2024 | 888,100 | -6.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 888,100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,072, 46.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +32.4% | 888,200 | 1.18 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.17 million | 965,000 | 1.32 million | 7 |
| 2010s | 906,940 | 882,700 | 933,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 million | 888,100 | 1.18 million | 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 cases of non-fatal occupational injury in United States?
- Cases of non-fatal occupational injury in United States was 888,100 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest cases of non-fatal occupational injury recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 million in 2003.
- What is the lowest cases of non-fatal occupational injury recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 882,700 in 2017.
- How does United States rank for cases of non-fatal occupational injury?
- United States ranks 1st out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cases of non-fatal occupational injury rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Cases of non-fatal occupational injury. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A case of non-fatal occupational injury is the case of a worker incurring an occupational injury as a result of an occupational accident not leading to death. The non-fatal occupational injury entails a loss of working time. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Occupational Safety and Health Statistics (OSH) database description.