Employment in Americas: High income

Americas: High income: Employment was 208,640 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
208,640
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
39th
of 87 groups
All-time high
208,640
in 2025
All-time low
168,126
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Employment in Americas: High income, 2000–2025

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2000201220252000: 168.1k2001: 168.4k2002: 168.3k2003: 169.6k2004: 172.1k2005: 175.3k2006: 178.8k2007: 181.0k2008: 181.4k2009: 175.7k2010: 176.1k2011: 178.4k2012: 181.7k2013: 184.1k2014: 187.2k2015: 190.2k2016: 193.1k2017: 196.7k2018: 200.0k2019: 203.4k2020: 190.9k2021: 197.8k2022: 204.4k2023: 207.3k2024: 208.1k2025: 208.6k

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 39th out of 87 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 36 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 14,580 compare
  2. 37 Angola 13,985 compare
  3. 38 Argentina 13,406 compare
  4. 39 Uzbekistan, Republic of 13,220 compare
  5. 40 Madagascar, Republic of 11,880 compare
  6. 41 Côte d'Ivoire 11,586 compare
  7. 42 Taiwan Province of China 11,504 compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

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 39th out of 87 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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Indicator
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
261 places, 6,860 data points, 1947–2026
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