Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in United States
United States: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.6736 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in United States, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.6736 units per square kilometre for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in United States peaked at 0.6736 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5635 units per square kilometre, in 2009.
That places United States 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in United States, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.5856 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0.5975 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6026 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5997 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5635 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5677 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5761 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5892 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5996 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6113 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6217 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6345 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6446 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6595 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6722 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6154 units per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6482 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6651 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6736 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.6736 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.79 units per square kilometre, 38% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5898 units per square kilometre | 0.5635 units per square kilometre | 0.6026 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6176 units per square kilometre | 0.5677 units per square kilometre | 0.6722 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6506 units per square kilometre | 0.6154 units per square kilometre | 0.6736 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 126 Iraq 0.7003 units per square kilometre compare
- 127 Tajikistan 0.6894 units per square kilometre compare
- 128 Zimbabwe 0.6769 units per square kilometre compare
- 130 Eswatini 0.6542 units per square kilometre compare
- 131 Laos 0.6222 units per square kilometre compare
- 132 South Africa 0.6029 units per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for United States
- 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in United States?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in United States was 0.6736 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6736 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5635 units per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does United States rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- United States ranks 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.