Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) in United States
United States: Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) was 44.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female share of employment in senior and middle management in United States, 2003–2025
Source: Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, female share of employment in senior and middle management in United States stood at 44.1%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of employment in senior and middle management in United States peaked at 44.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 2006.
United States ranks 16th of 102 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 37.4% | — |
| 2004 | 37.3% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 37.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 36.9% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 38.0% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 38.8% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 38.6% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 39.1% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 38.8% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 38.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 39.4% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 40.5% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 40.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 40.8% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 42.3% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 43.2% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 42.8% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 44.4% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 44.3% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 44.1% | -0.6% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 44.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.4%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.6% | 36.9% | 38.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 38.6% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.5% | 42.3% | 44.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More work & labour data for United States
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 113,208 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.24 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 178,849 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.4 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.05 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 159,991 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 141,322 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.55 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.27 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.3372 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of employment in senior and middle management in United States?
- Female share of employment in senior and middle management in United States was 44.1% in 2025, according to Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest female share of employment in senior and middle management recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest female share of employment in senior and middle management recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 2006.
- How does United States rank for female share of employment in senior and middle management?
- United States ranks 16th out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female share of employment in senior and middle management rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The female share of employment in senior and middle management conveys the number of women in management as a percentage of employment in management. Employment in management is defined based on the International Standard Classification of Occupations. This series refers to senior and middle management only, thus excluding junior management (category 1 in both ISCO-08 and ISCO-88 minus category 14 in ISCO-08 and minus category 13 in ISCO-88).