STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2025 edition — Total employment in United States
United States: STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2025 edition — Total employment was 285,643 Hours in 2023. ▲ Rising
STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2025 edition — Total employment in United States, 1987–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stan database for structural analysis, 2025 edition — total employment in United States is 285,643 Hours, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stan database for structural analysis, 2025 edition — total employment in United States peaked at 285,643 Hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 202,895 Hours, in 1987.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2025 edition — Total employment in United States, year by year
| Year | Hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 202,895 Hours | — |
| 1988 | 209,401 Hours | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 214,029 Hours | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 215,778 Hours | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 212,967 Hours | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 213,390 Hours | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 218,537 Hours | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 224,903 Hours | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 229,418 Hours | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 233,456 Hours | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 239,947 Hours | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 244,778 Hours | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 249,154 Hours | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 252,381 Hours | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 249,238 Hours | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 246,602 Hours | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 246,070 Hours | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 249,013 Hours | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 252,385 Hours | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 257,068 Hours | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 258,275 Hours | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 255,571 Hours | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 241,081 Hours | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 241,331 Hours | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 244,851 Hours | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 249,452 Hours | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 253,010 Hours | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 257,835 Hours | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 263,197 Hours | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 266,948 Hours | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 270,452 Hours | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 274,913 Hours | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 278,225 Hours | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 260,316 Hours | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 272,156 Hours | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 282,005 Hours | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 285,643 Hours | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 208,775 Hours | 202,895 Hours | 214,029 Hours | 3 |
| 1990s | 228,233 Hours | 212,967 Hours | 249,154 Hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 250,768 Hours | 241,081 Hours | 258,275 Hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 260,021 Hours | 241,331 Hours | 278,225 Hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 275,030 Hours | 260,316 Hours | 285,643 Hours | 4 |
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More work & labour data for United States
- Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data 7,476 Thousand persons (2026)
- STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2020 edition — Total employment 276,623 Hours (2019)
- 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, 2025 edition — total employment in United States?
- Stan database for structural analysis, 2025 edition — total employment in United States was 285,643 Hours in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest stan database for structural analysis, 2025 edition — total employment recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 285,643 Hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest stan database for structural analysis, 2025 edition — total employment recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 202,895 Hours in 1987.
- How does United States rank for stan database for structural analysis, 2025 edition — total employment?
- United States ranks 1st out of 10 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stan database for structural analysis, 2025 edition — total employment rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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, 2025 edition — Total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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