Employers, male (% of male employment) in United States
United States: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 3.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, male (% of male employment) in United States, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, male (% of male employment) in United States stood at 3.2%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in United States peaked at 7.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2025.
That places United States 127th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.2% | — |
| 1992 | 6.8% | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 6.8% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 6.4% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 6.2% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 5.7% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 5.5% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 3.2% | -3.3% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 3.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.7%, 67% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.4% | 5.5% | 7.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 5.0% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 6 |
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 employers, male (% of male employment) in United States?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in United States was 3.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2025.
- How does United States rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- United States ranks 127th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).