Employment in APEC
APEC: Employment was 1.53 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.53 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
6th
of 85 groups
All-time high
1.53 million
in 2025
All-time low
1.28 million
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Employment in APEC, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
APEC recorded 1.53 million for employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in APEC peaked at 1.53 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.28 million, in 2000.
That places APEC 6th out of 85 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employment in APEC, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.28 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.29 million | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.30 million | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.32 million | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.34 million | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.35 million | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.37 million | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.39 million | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.40 million | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.42 million | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.43 million | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.45 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.45 million | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.46 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.47 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.48 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.49 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.50 million | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.51 million | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.46 million | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.50 million | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 1.51 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.53 million | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.53 million | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.53 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.35 million | 1.28 million | 1.40 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 million | 1.42 million | 1.51 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 million | 1.46 million | 1.53 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near APEC
More work & labour data for APEC
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1.60 million (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 63.86 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 906,140 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 3.87 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 41,946 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 67,067 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 61.39 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.54 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.953 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.2228 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in APEC?
- Employment in APEC was 1.53 million in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in APEC?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in APEC?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 million in 2000.
- How does APEC rank for employment?
- APEC ranks 6th out of 85 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment rising or falling in APEC?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this APEC 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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