Share of male vs. female employment in services in United States of America
United States of America: Share of male vs. female employment in services was 70.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of male vs. female employment in services in United States of America, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of male vs. female employment in services in United States of America stood at 70.1%. 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 of America peaked at 70.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 62.5%, in 1991.
United States of America 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 of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 62.5% | — |
| 1992 | 63.2% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 63.7% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 63.6% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 63.5% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 63.7% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 63.7% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 64.0% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 64.7% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 64.7% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 65.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 65.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 65.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 65.2% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 65.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 65.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 65.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 66.2% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 67.8% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 68.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 68.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 68.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 68.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 68.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 68.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 68.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 68.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 68.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 68.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 69.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 69.7% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 69.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 69.9% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 70.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.6% | 62.5% | 64.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 64.7% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 68.3% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.8% | 69.4% | 70.1% | 6 |
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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 share of male vs. female employment in services in United States of America?
- Share of male vs. female employment in services in United States of America was 70.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of male vs. female employment in services recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 70.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of male vs. female employment in services recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.5% in 1991.
- How does United States of America rank for share of male vs. female employment in services?
- United States of America 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 of America?
- 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 of America data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by 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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Share of total employment working in the services sector.