Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in United States
United States: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 59.7 Rate in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in United States, 2001–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
In 2023, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in United States stood at 59.7 Rate. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in United States peaked at 70.9 Rate in 2014 and was at its lowest, 59.7 Rate, in 2023.
That places United States 40th out of 44 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in United States, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 70.8 Rate | — |
| 2002 | 70.7 Rate | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 70.4 Rate | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 70.5 Rate | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 70.4 Rate | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 70.4 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 70.5 Rate | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 70.7 Rate | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 69.4 Rate | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 69.5 Rate | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 68.9 Rate | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 68.8 Rate | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 70.7 Rate | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 70.9 Rate | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 70.7 Rate | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 70.8 Rate | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 70.4 Rate | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 67.7 Rate | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 66.5 Rate | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 64.5 Rate | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 65.5 Rate | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 61.3 Rate | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 59.7 Rate | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.42 Rate | 69.4 Rate | 70.8 Rate | 9 |
| 2010s | 69.49 Rate | 66.5 Rate | 70.9 Rate | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.75 Rate | 59.7 Rate | 65.5 Rate | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 38 Romania 61.86 Rate compare
- 39 Türkiye 61.2 Rate compare
- 40 United States of America 59.7 Rate compare
- 42 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 57.8 Rate compare
- 42 United Kingdom 57.8 Rate compare
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)
- 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)
- 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 tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in United States?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in United States was 59.7 Rate in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9 Rate in 2014.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.7 Rate in 2023.
- How does United States rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
- United States ranks 40th out of 44 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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