Employees in United States
United States: Employees was 153,610 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employees in United States, 2003–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, employees in United States stood at 153,610. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees in United States peaked at 153,610 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 127,314, in 2003.
That places United States 1st out of 114 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Employees in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 127,314 | — |
| 2004 | 128,705 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 131,143 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 133,736 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 135,502 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 135,161 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 129,956 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 129,267 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 130,330 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 132,848 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 134,438 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 136,875 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 139,242 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 141,764 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 143,750 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 145,978 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 147,938 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 138,474 | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 142,536 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 148,345 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 151,242 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 151,363 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 153,610 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 131,645 | 127,314 | 135,502 | 7 |
| 2010s | 138,243 | 129,267 | 147,938 | 10 |
| 2020s | 147,595 | 138,474 | 153,610 | 6 |
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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)
- 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 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employees in United States?
- Employees in United States was 153,610 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employees recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 153,610 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employees recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 127,314 in 2003.
- How does United States rank for employees?
- United States ranks 1st out of 114 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 Employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. 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. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.