Level of national compliance with labor rights in United States
United States: Level of national compliance with labor rights was 3.83 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.83
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
47th
of 187 countries
All-time high
3.83
in 2024
All-time low
2.72
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Level of national compliance with labor rights in United States, 2015–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for level of national compliance with labor rights in United States is 3.83, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of national compliance with labor rights in United States peaked at 3.83 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.72, in 2015.
That places United States 47th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Level of national compliance with labor rights in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.72 | — |
| 2016 | 2.72 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.72 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.89 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 3.08 | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 3.08 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.08 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.08 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.64 | +18.2% |
| 2024 | 3.83 | +5.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 3.83 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.705, 5.4× the median. (60 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.83 | 2.72 | 3.08 | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.34 | 3.08 | 3.83 | 5 |
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 level of national compliance with labor rights in United States?
- Level of national compliance with labor rights in United States was 3.83 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 3.83 in 2024.
- What is the lowest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.72 in 2015.
- How does United States rank for level of national compliance with labor rights?
- United States ranks 47th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is level of national compliance with labor rights rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Level of national compliance with labor rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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