Share of male vs female employment in services in United States
United States: Share of male vs female employment in services was 70.14 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of male vs female employment in services in United States, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share of male vs female employment in services in United States stood at 70.14. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male vs female employment in services in United States peaked at 70.14 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 62.47, in 1991.
United States ranks 24th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of male vs female employment in services in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 62.47 | — |
| 1992 | 63.19 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 63.69 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 63.65 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 63.47 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 63.73 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 63.69 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 63.99 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 64.7 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 64.75 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 65 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 65.2 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 65.25 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 65.22 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 65.4 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 65.1 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 65.56 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 66.24 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 67.84 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 68.27 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 68.5 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 68.73 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 68.45 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 68.4 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 68.54 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 68.6 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 68.66 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 68.57 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 68.6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 69.38 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 69.73 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 69.71 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 69.63 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 69.92 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 70.14 | +0.3% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 70.14 is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.97, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.62 | 62.47 | 64.7 | 9 |
| 2000s | 65.56 | 64.75 | 67.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.53 | 68.27 | 68.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.75 | 69.38 | 70.14 | 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 share of male vs female employment in services in United States?
- Share of male vs female employment in services in United States was 70.14 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of male vs female employment in services recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 70.14 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of male vs female employment in services recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.47 in 1991.
- How does United States rank for share of male vs female employment in services?
- United States ranks 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of male vs female employment in services rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 Share of male vs female employment in services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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