Employment in Americas: High income
Americas: High income: Employment was 208,640 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in Americas: High income, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Americas: High income recorded 208,640 for employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in Americas: High income peaked at 208,640 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 168,126, in 2000.
That places Americas: High income 37th out of 85 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employment in Americas: High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 168,126 | — |
| 2001 | 168,361 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 168,299 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 169,550 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 172,067 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 175,282 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 178,837 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 180,996 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 181,420 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 175,705 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 176,112 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 178,389 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 181,749 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 184,058 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 187,198 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 190,159 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 193,145 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 196,712 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 200,000 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 203,430 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 190,900 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 197,779 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 204,397 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 207,311 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 208,095 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 208,640 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 173,864 | 168,126 | 181,420 | 10 |
| 2010s | 189,095 | 176,112 | 203,430 | 10 |
| 2020s | 202,854 | 190,900 | 208,640 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Americas: High income
More work & labour data for Americas: High income
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.43 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 221,000 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 138,750 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.03 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.05 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 148,688 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 127,796 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.34 (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 0.3993 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in Americas: High income?
- Employment in Americas: High income was 208,640 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in Americas: High income?
- The highest recorded value was 208,640 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in Americas: High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 168,126 in 2000.
- How does Americas: High income rank for employment?
- Americas: High income ranks 37th out of 85 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment rising or falling in Americas: High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas: High income data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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