Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in United States of America
United States of America: Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals was 0.0933 0-6 scale in 2025. ▬ Flat
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in United States of America, 1985–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in 0-6 scale.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 0.0933 0-6 scale for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in United States of America peaked at 0.0933 0-6 scale in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0933 0-6 scale, in 1985.
United States of America ranks 41st of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals in United States of America, year by year
| Year | 0-6 scale | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | — |
| 1986 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0933 0-6 scale | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0933 0-6 scale | 0.0933 0-6 scale | 0.0933 0-6 scale | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0933 0-6 scale | 0.0933 0-6 scale | 0.0933 0-6 scale | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0933 0-6 scale | 0.0933 0-6 scale | 0.0933 0-6 scale | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0933 0-6 scale | 0.0933 0-6 scale | 0.0933 0-6 scale | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0933 0-6 scale | 0.0933 0-6 scale | 0.0933 0-6 scale | 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)
- 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 strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in United States of America?
- Strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals in United States of America was 0.0933 0-6 scale in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0933 0-6 scale in 1985.
- What is the lowest strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0933 0-6 scale in 1985.
- How does United States of America rank for strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals?
- United States of America ranks 41st out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is strictness of employment protection — individual dismissals rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals (regular contracts). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The OECD indicators of employment protection are synthetic indicators of the strictness of regulation on dismissals and the use of temporary contracts. For each year, indicators refer to regulation in force on the 1st of January. For more information and full methodology, see OECD Indicators of Employment Protection webpage Last data update: May 2022 OECD statistics contact: ELS.Contact@oecd.org