Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in North America
North America: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 91.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in North America, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in North America stood at 91.2%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in North America peaked at 91.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 86.3%, in 1991.
That places North America 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in North America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 86.3% | — |
| 1992 | 86.7% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 86.5% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 86.7% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 87.0% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 87.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 87.6% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 87.9% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 88.2% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 88.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 88.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 88.2% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 88.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 88.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 88.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 88.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 88.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 88.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 88.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 89.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 89.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 89.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 89.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 89.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 90.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 90.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 90.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 90.4% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 90.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 91.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 91.1% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 91.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.0% | 86.3% | 87.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 88.4% | 88.2% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 88.7% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.9% | 90.4% | 91.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
More work & labour data for North America
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 56.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 52.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 52.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 69.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 74.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in North America?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in North America was 91.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.3% in 1991.
- How does North America rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- North America ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.