Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio in United States of America
United States of America: Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio was -10 Percentage points in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio in United States of America, 1995–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage points.
Analysis
United States of America recorded -10 Percentage points for labour indicators rates - regions — employment to population ratio in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour indicators rates - regions — employment to population ratio in United States of America peaked at -10 Percentage points in 2024 and was at its lowest, -14.2 Percentage points, in 1999.
United States of America ranks 26th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Percentage points | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -13.7 Percentage points | — |
| 1996 | -13.3 Percentage points | -2.9% |
| 1997 | -13.3 Percentage points | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -13.1 Percentage points | -1.5% |
| 1999 | -14.2 Percentage points | +8.4% |
| 2000 | -14.1 Percentage points | -0.7% |
| 2001 | -13.5 Percentage points | -4.3% |
| 2002 | -13.5 Percentage points | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -12.8 Percentage points | -5.2% |
| 2004 | -13.2 Percentage points | +3.1% |
| 2005 | -13.4 Percentage points | +1.5% |
| 2006 | -13.5 Percentage points | +0.7% |
| 2007 | -13.2 Percentage points | -2.2% |
| 2008 | -12.3 Percentage points | -6.8% |
| 2009 | -10.1 Percentage points | -17.9% |
| 2010 | -10.1 Percentage points | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -10.7 Percentage points | +5.9% |
| 2012 | -11.3 Percentage points | +5.6% |
| 2013 | -11.2 Percentage points | -0.9% |
| 2014 | -11.4 Percentage points | +1.8% |
| 2015 | -11.6 Percentage points | +1.8% |
| 2016 | -11.7 Percentage points | +0.9% |
| 2017 | -11.4 Percentage points | -2.6% |
| 2018 | -11.4 Percentage points | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -11.2 Percentage points | -1.8% |
| 2023 | -10.1 Percentage points | -9.8% |
| 2024 | -10 Percentage points | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -13.52 Percentage points | -14.2 Percentage points | -13.1 Percentage points | 5 |
| 2000s | -12.96 Percentage points | -14.1 Percentage points | -10.1 Percentage points | 10 |
| 2010s | -11.2 Percentage points | -11.7 Percentage points | -10.1 Percentage points | 10 |
| 2020s | -10.05 Percentage points | -10.1 Percentage points | -10 Percentage points | 2 |
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More work & labour data for United States of America
- 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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour indicators rates - regions — employment to population ratio in United States of America?
- Labour indicators rates - regions — employment to population ratio in United States of America was -10 Percentage points in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest labour indicators rates - regions — employment to population ratio recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was -10 Percentage points in 2024.
- What is the lowest labour indicators rates - regions — employment to population ratio recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.2 Percentage points in 1999.
- How does United States of America rank for labour indicators rates - regions — employment to population ratio?
- United States of America ranks 26th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labour indicators rates - regions — employment to population ratio rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio, gender difference. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides indicators on participation rate, employment to population ratio and unemployment rate, in large regions (TL2) and, where available, in small regions (TL3). Data definition and source The labour force status is presented by sex, for 15-64 year-olds and 15+ year-olds age ranges, the latter having less country coverage. Data is based on a labour force survey using ILO guidelines and collected from Eurostat (reg_lmk) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.