Employment in G7
G7: Employment was 387,759 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
387,759
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
2nd
of 2 groups
All-time high
388,133
in 2024
All-time low
330,898
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Employment in G7, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
G7 recorded 387,759 for employment in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in G7 peaked at 388,133 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 330,898, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employment in G7, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 330,898 | — |
| 2001 | 331,908 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 331,567 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 333,210 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 336,103 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 340,147 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 345,105 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 348,615 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 349,817 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 342,043 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 341,866 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 344,830 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 348,331 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 351,273 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 355,610 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 359,734 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 364,932 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 370,270 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 375,841 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 380,780 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 367,859 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 374,684 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 383,202 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 387,423 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 388,133 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 387,759 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 338,941 | 330,898 | 349,817 | 10 |
| 2010s | 359,347 | 341,866 | 380,780 | 10 |
| 2020s | 381,510 | 367,859 | 388,133 | 6 |
Countries ranked near G7
More work & labour data for G7
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 269,967 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.06 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 405,962 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.0197 % change on previous year (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.8793 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.33 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 133,818 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.55 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.05 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 110,526 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in G7?
- Employment in G7 was 387,759 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in G7?
- The highest recorded value was 388,133 in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in G7?
- The lowest recorded value was 330,898 in 2000.
- How does G7 rank for employment?
- G7 ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment rising or falling in G7?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this G7 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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