Economic indicators by access to city typology — Employment in United States of America

United States of America: Economic indicators by access to city typology — Employment was 134.70 million Persons in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
134.70 million Persons
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
1st
of 32 countries
All-time high
134.70 million Persons
in 2022
All-time low
113.86 million Persons
in 2010
Years of data
22
2001–2022

Economic indicators by access to city typology — Employment in United States of America, 2001–2022

050.0M100.0M150.0M2001201120222001: 115.7M Persons2002: 114.8M Persons2003: 114.4M Persons2004: 115.6M Persons2005: 117.3M Persons2006: 119.3M Persons2007: 120.6M Persons2008: 120.1M Persons2009: 114.6M Persons2010: 113.9M Persons2011: 115.2M Persons2012: 117.6M Persons2013: 119.8M Persons2014: 122.3M Persons2015: 125.0M Persons2016: 127.1M Persons2017: 129.0M Persons2018: 131.2M Persons2019: 133.2M Persons2020: 125.1M Persons2021: 129.1M Persons2022: 134.7M Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for economic indicators by access to city typology — employment in United States of America is 134.70 million Persons, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economic indicators by access to city typology — employment in United States of America peaked at 134.70 million Persons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 113.86 million Persons, in 2010.

That places United States of America 1st out of 32 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Economic indicators by access to city typology — Employment in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Economic indicators by access to city typology — Employment in United States of America, 2001 to 2022.
Year Persons Change
2001 115.71 million Persons
2002 114.77 million Persons -0.8%
2003 114.43 million Persons -0.3%
2004 115.61 million Persons +1.0%
2005 117.31 million Persons +1.5%
2006 119.31 million Persons +1.7%
2007 120.64 million Persons +1.1%
2008 120.09 million Persons -0.5%
2009 114.63 million Persons -4.5%
2010 113.86 million Persons -0.7%
2011 115.20 million Persons +1.2%
2012 117.65 million Persons +2.1%
2013 119.78 million Persons +1.8%
2014 122.30 million Persons +2.1%
2015 124.96 million Persons +2.2%
2016 127.15 million Persons +1.7%
2017 128.98 million Persons +1.4%
2018 131.16 million Persons +1.7%
2019 133.17 million Persons +1.5%
2020 125.14 million Persons -6.0%
2021 129.11 million Persons +3.2%
2022 134.70 million Persons +4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 116.94 million Persons 114.43 million Persons 120.64 million Persons 9
2010s 123.42 million Persons 113.86 million Persons 133.17 million Persons 10
2020s 129.65 million Persons 125.14 million Persons 134.70 million Persons 3

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 2 Japan 57.22 million Persons compare
  2. 3 Germany 33.04 million Persons compare
  3. 4 France 22.29 million Persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic indicators by access to city typology — employment in United States of America?
Economic indicators by access to city typology — employment in United States of America was 134.70 million Persons in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest economic indicators by access to city typology — employment recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 134.70 million Persons in 2022.
What is the lowest economic indicators by access to city typology — employment recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 113.86 million Persons in 2010.
How does United States of America rank for economic indicators by access to city typology — employment?
United States of America ranks 1st out of 32 countries with data for 2022.
Is economic indicators by access to city typology — employment rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic indicators by access to city typology — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Economic indicators by access to city typology — Employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
34 places, 817 data points, 1993–2024
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This dataset provides economic indicators aggregated at national level and broken down by territorial typology according to the population's access to cities. Data source and definition The indicators include GDP, GDP per capita, gross value added, employment at place of work and labour productivity by type of territory. Data is collected from Eurostat (reg_eco10) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. The indicators are aggregated data at the national level, using the typology of small (TL3) regions to calculate totals or averages for all metropolitan large regions, metropolitan midsize regions, near a midsize/large FUA regions, near a small FUA regions and remote regions. Territorial typology on the population's access to cities Territorial typologies helps to assess differences in socio-economic trends in regions, both within and across countries and to highlight the specific issues faced by each type of region. The OECD territorial typology on access to cities uses the concept of functional urban areas (FUA) – composed of urban centres and their commuting areas – and classifies small (TL3) regions (Fadic et al., 2019) according to the following criteria: Metropolitan regions, if more than half of the population live in a FUA. Metropolitan regions are further classified into: metropolitan large, if more than half of the population live in a (large) FUA of at least 1.5 million inhabitants; and metropolitan midsize, if more than half of the population live in a (midsize) FUA of at 250 000 to 1.5 million inhabitants. Non-metropolitan regions, if less than half of the population live in a midsize/large FUA. These regions are further classified according to their level of access to FUAs of different sizes: near a midsize/large FUA if more than half of the population live within a 60-minute drive from a midsize/large FUA (of more than 250 000 inhabitants) or if the TL3 region contains more than 80% of the area of a midsize/large FUA; near a small FUA if the region does not have access to a midsize/large FUA and at least half of its population have access to a small FUA (i.e. between 50 000 and 250 000 inhabitants) within a 60-minute drive, or contains 80% of the area of a small FUA; and remote, otherwise. List of OECD regions and typologies are presented in the OECD Territorial correspondence table (xlsx). Maps of For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.