Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in United States of America
United States of America: Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment was 151,352 Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in United States of America, 1955–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 151,352 Persons for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in 2024. That is the highest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in United States of America peaked at 151,352 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50,961 Persons, in 1955.
United States of America ranks 1st of 33 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 70 years of available data.
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 50,961 Persons | — |
| 1956 | 52,636 Persons | +3.3% |
| 1957 | 53,092 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 52,325 Persons | -1.4% |
| 1959 | 53,846 Persons | +2.9% |
| 1960 | 55,179 Persons | +2.5% |
| 1961 | 55,229 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 56,525 Persons | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 57,952 Persons | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 59,495 Persons | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 61,417 Persons | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 63,627 Persons | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 66,150 Persons | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 67,798 Persons | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 69,708 Persons | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 70,646 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 71,285 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 74,010 Persons | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 76,848 Persons | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 78,460 Persons | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 77,552 Persons | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 80,520 Persons | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 83,482 Persons | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 87,206 Persons | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 89,675 Persons | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 89,950 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 91,006 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 89,967 Persons | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 91,078 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 95,119 Persons | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 97,407 Persons | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 99,847 Persons | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 102,403 Persons | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 104,642 Persons | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 106,912 Persons | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 108,338 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 107,101 Persons | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 108,187 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 109,656 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 112,235 Persons | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 114,262 Persons | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 116,040 Persons | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 118,874 Persons | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 121,019 Persons | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 123,267 Persons | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 126,535 Persons | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 126,690 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 126,438 Persons | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 127,314 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 128,705 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 131,143 Persons | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 133,736 Persons | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 135,503 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 135,161 Persons | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 129,956 Persons | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 129,266 Persons | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 130,315 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 132,830 Persons | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 134,420 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 136,861 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 139,225 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 141,744 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 143,736 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 145,958 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 147,920 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 138,459 Persons | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 142,517 Persons | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 148,328 Persons | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 151,223 Persons | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 151,352 Persons | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52,572 Persons | 50,961 Persons | 53,846 Persons | 5 |
| 1960s | 61,308 Persons | 55,179 Persons | 69,708 Persons | 10 |
| 1970s | 78,968 Persons | 70,646 Persons | 89,675 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 96,833 Persons | 89,950 Persons | 106,912 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 113,898 Persons | 107,101 Persons | 123,267 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 130,118 Persons | 126,438 Persons | 135,503 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 138,228 Persons | 129,266 Persons | 147,920 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 146,376 Persons | 138,459 Persons | 151,352 Persons | 5 |
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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)
- 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 number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in United States of America?
- Number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in United States of America was 151,352 Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 151,352 Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,961 Persons in 1955.
- How does United States of America rank for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
- United States of America ranks 1st out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The dataflow "Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow shows the number of employees broken down by economic activities (ISIC Rev. 4). Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes. Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 2 are also available from 1970 to 2014 Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 3 are available from 1983 to 2023. Data for Canada are currently only available in ISIC Rev. 3