STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2020 edition — Total employment in United States
United States: STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2020 edition — Total employment was 276,623 Hours in 2019. ▲ Rising
STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2020 edition — Total employment in United States, 1987–2019
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stan database for structural analysis, 2020 edition — total employment in United States is 276,623 Hours, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stan database for structural analysis, 2020 edition — total employment in United States peaked at 276,623 Hours in 2019 and was at its lowest, 200,485 Hours, in 1987.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2020 edition — Total employment in United States, year by year
| Year | Hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 200,485 Hours | — |
| 1988 | 206,913 Hours | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 211,486 Hours | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 213,215 Hours | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 210,437 Hours | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 210,855 Hours | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 215,941 Hours | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 222,231 Hours | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 226,692 Hours | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 230,683 Hours | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 237,096 Hours | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 241,870 Hours | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 246,212 Hours | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 248,683 Hours | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 246,046 Hours | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 243,603 Hours | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 243,036 Hours | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 246,143 Hours | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 249,453 Hours | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 254,137 Hours | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 255,759 Hours | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 253,334 Hours | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 239,513 Hours | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 239,879 Hours | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 243,570 Hours | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 248,258 Hours | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 251,720 Hours | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 256,762 Hours | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 261,602 Hours | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 265,546 Hours | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 268,889 Hours | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 273,764 Hours | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 276,623 Hours | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 206,295 Hours | 200,485 Hours | 211,486 Hours | 3 |
| 1990s | 225,523 Hours | 210,437 Hours | 246,212 Hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 247,971 Hours | 239,513 Hours | 255,759 Hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 258,661 Hours | 239,879 Hours | 276,623 Hours | 10 |
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More work & labour data for United States
- STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2025 edition — Total employment 285,643 Hours (2023)
- Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data 7,476 Thousand persons (2026)
- Monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data 1,103 (2026)
- Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs 27.5 Rate (2023)
- Annual net earnings 34,012 (2023)
- Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap 59.7 Rate (2023)
- Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children 33,848 Purchasing power standard (PPS) (2023)
- Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap 27.7 Rate (2023)
- Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data 20,303 Thousand persons (2020)
- Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) 36.7% (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stan database for structural analysis, 2020 edition — total employment in United States?
- Stan database for structural analysis, 2020 edition — total employment in United States was 276,623 Hours in 2019, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest stan database for structural analysis, 2020 edition — total employment recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 276,623 Hours in 2019.
- What is the lowest stan database for structural analysis, 2020 edition — total employment recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 200,485 Hours in 1987.
- How does United States rank for stan database for structural analysis, 2020 edition — total employment?
- United States ranks 1st out of 10 countries with data for 2019.
- Is stan database for structural analysis, 2020 edition — total employment rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2020 edition — Total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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