Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in United States of America
United States of America: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force was 100,465 Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in United States of America, 1977–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2024, population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in United States of America stood at 100,465 Persons. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in United States of America peaked at 100,465 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59,659 Persons, in 1978.
United States of America ranks 2nd of 33 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59,861 Persons | 59,659 Persons | 60,024 Persons | 3 |
| 1980s | 62,371 Persons | 60,806 Persons | 62,944 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 65,969 Persons | 63,324 Persons | 68,385 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 75,873 Persons | 69,994 Persons | 81,659 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 91,470 Persons | 83,941 Persons | 95,716 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 99,961 Persons | 99,587 Persons | 100,465 Persons | 5 |
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More work & labour data for United States of America
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.24 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 178,849 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.3372 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 56.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in United States of America?
- Population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in United States of America was 100,465 Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 100,465 Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,659 Persons in 1978.
- How does United States of America rank for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
- United States of America ranks 2nd out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.