ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in United States of America

United States of America: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 25,929 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
25,929 1000 No
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
1st
of 3 groups
All-time high
27,522 1000 No
in 2005
All-time low
23,618 1000 No
in 2020
Years of data
21
2005–2025

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in United States of America, 2005–2025

010.0k20.0k30.0k2005201520252005: 27.5k 1000 No2006: 27.3k 1000 No2007: 27.4k 1000 No2008: 27.0k 1000 No2009: 26.1k 1000 No2010: 26.0k 1000 No2011: 25.8k 1000 No2012: 25.7k 1000 No2013: 25.4k 1000 No2014: 25.6k 1000 No2015: 24.9k 1000 No2016: 24.6k 1000 No2017: 24.7k 1000 No2018: 24.9k 1000 No2019: 24.8k 1000 No2020: 23.6k 1000 No2021: 23.8k 1000 No2022: 24.4k 1000 No2023: 24.8k 1000 No2024: 25.3k 1000 No2025: 25.9k 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in United States of America is 25,929 1000 No, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in United States of America peaked at 27,522 1000 No in 2005 and was at its lowest, 23,618 1000 No, in 2020.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value in United States of America, 2005 to 2025.
Year 1000 No Change
2005 27,522 1000 No
2006 27,294 1000 No -0.8%
2007 27,368 1000 No +0.3%
2008 27,004 1000 No -1.3%
2009 26,088 1000 No -3.4%
2010 25,951 1000 No -0.5%
2011 25,751 1000 No -0.8%
2012 25,670 1000 No -0.3%
2013 25,415 1000 No -1.0%
2014 25,609 1000 No +0.8%
2015 24,949 1000 No -2.6%
2016 24,599 1000 No -1.4%
2017 24,660 1000 No +0.3%
2018 24,867 1000 No +0.8%
2019 24,838 1000 No -0.1%
2020 23,618 1000 No -4.9%
2021 23,816 1000 No +0.8%
2022 24,387 1000 No +2.4%
2023 24,756 1000 No +1.5%
2024 25,323 1000 No +2.3%
2025 25,929 1000 No +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27,055 1000 No 26,088 1000 No 27,522 1000 No 5
2010s 25,231 1000 No 24,599 1000 No 25,951 1000 No 10
2020s 24,638 1000 No 23,618 1000 No 25,929 1000 No 6

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 1 India 349,666 1000 No compare
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  3. 2 China 270,090 1000 No compare
  4. 2 China, mainland 270,090 1000 No compare
  5. 2 Côte d'Ivoire 4,549 1000 No compare
  6. 2 United Republic of Tanzania 19,051 1000 No compare
  7. 3 Cabo Verde 55.48 1000 No compare
  8. 3 Türkiye 8,788 1000 No compare
  9. 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2,157 1000 No compare
  10. 4 Indonesia 62,307 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in United States of America?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in United States of America was 25,929 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 27,522 1000 No in 2005.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 23,618 1000 No in 2020.
How does United States of America rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
United States of America ranks 1st out of 3 groups with data for 2025.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
90 places, 1,601 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.