Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in United States of America
United States of America: Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities was 13.4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in United States of America, 1994–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 13.4 for share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in United States of America peaked at 22.88 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 13.4, in 2025.
That places United States of America 30th out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 22.88 | — |
| 1995 | 21.7 | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 21.18 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 20.33 | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 20.28 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 20.08 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 19.8 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 19.45 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 19.56 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 19.3 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 19.27 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 18.79 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 15.05 | -19.9% |
| 2020 | 15.15 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 15.33 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 14.6 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 13.91 | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 13.73 | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 13.4 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.08 | 20.08 | 22.88 | 6 |
| 2000s | 19.36 | 18.79 | 19.8 | 6 |
| 2010s | 15.05 | 15.05 | 15.05 | 1 |
| 2020s | 14.35 | 13.4 | 15.33 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in United States of America?
- Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in United States of America was 13.4 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 22.88 in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4 in 2025.
- How does United States of America rank for share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities?
- United States of America ranks 30th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. 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). For more information, refer to the Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND) database description.