Employment in Northern America: High income
Northern America: High income: Employment was 190,677 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in Northern America: High income, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, employment in Northern America: High income stood at 190,677. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in Northern America: High income peaked at 190,677 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 156,078, in 2002.
Northern America: High income ranks 43rd of 85 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employment in Northern America: High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 156,110 | — |
| 2001 | 156,221 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 156,078 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 157,039 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 159,241 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 162,045 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 165,174 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 166,926 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 167,066 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 161,548 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 161,340 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 163,163 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 166,105 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 168,166 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 171,099 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 173,901 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 176,810 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 180,095 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 182,999 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 186,153 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 175,373 | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 181,614 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 187,244 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 189,898 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 190,283 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 190,677 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 160,745 | 156,078 | 167,066 | 10 |
| 2010s | 172,983 | 161,340 | 186,153 | 10 |
| 2020s | 185,848 | 175,373 | 190,677 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern America: High income
- 40 Madagascar 11,880 compare
- 41 Cote d'Ivoire 11,586 compare
- 42 Taiwan 11,504 compare
- 43 Algeria 10,858 compare
- 44 Morocco 10,749 compare
- 45 Netherlands 9,899 compare
- 46 Cambodia 9,756 compare
More work & labour data for Northern America: High income
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.53 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 125,724 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 201,108 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.63 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.31 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.3568 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment 190,677 (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 190,677 (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 0.2071 % change on previous year (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.2071 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in Northern America: High income?
- Employment in Northern America: High income was 190,677 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in Northern America: High income?
- The highest recorded value was 190,677 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in Northern America: High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 156,078 in 2002.
- How does Northern America: High income rank for employment?
- Northern America: High income ranks 43rd out of 85 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment rising or falling in Northern America: High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America: 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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