Employment in Americas: Upper-middle income
Americas: Upper-middle income: Employment was 270,887 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in Americas: Upper-middle income, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Americas: Upper-middle income recorded 270,887 for employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in Americas: Upper-middle income peaked at 270,887 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 179,479, in 2000.
That places Americas: Upper-middle income 29th 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: Upper-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 179,479 | — |
| 2001 | 184,413 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 187,713 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 192,505 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 198,703 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 204,721 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 210,642 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 214,745 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 219,118 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 221,445 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 224,448 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 227,937 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 232,754 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 235,206 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 238,097 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 240,717 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 240,900 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 243,455 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 246,717 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 250,150 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 230,428 | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 245,333 | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 257,584 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 262,467 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 266,982 | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 270,887 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 201,348 | 179,479 | 221,445 | 10 |
| 2010s | 238,038 | 224,448 | 250,150 | 10 |
| 2020s | 255,614 | 230,428 | 270,887 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Americas: Upper-middle income
More work & labour data for Americas: Upper-middle income
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 62.39 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 290,727 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 175,263 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.77 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.14 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 43,867 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 19,918 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 59.41 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.35 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.859 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in Americas: Upper-middle income?
- Employment in Americas: Upper-middle income was 270,887 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in Americas: Upper-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 270,887 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in Americas: Upper-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 179,479 in 2000.
- How does Americas: Upper-middle income rank for employment?
- Americas: Upper-middle income ranks 29th out of 85 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment rising or falling in Americas: Upper-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas: Upper-middle 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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