ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in United States of America

United States of America: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 1,229 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1,229 1000 No
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
2nd
of 2 groups
All-time high
1,801 1000 No
in 2005
All-time low
1,207 1000 No
in 2023
Years of data
21
2005–2025

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in United States of America, 2005–2025

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2005201520252005: 1.8k 1000 No2006: 1.7k 1000 No2007: 1.7k 1000 No2008: 1.7k 1000 No2009: 1.6k 1000 No2010: 1.5k 1000 No2011: 1.5k 1000 No2012: 1.4k 1000 No2013: 1.4k 1000 No2014: 1.3k 1000 No2015: 1.4k 1000 No2016: 1.4k 1000 No2017: 1.3k 1000 No2018: 1.3k 1000 No2019: 1.3k 1000 No2020: 1.3k 1000 No2021: 1.3k 1000 No2022: 1.3k 1000 No2023: 1.2k 1000 No2024: 1.2k 1000 No2025: 1.2k 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 status of employment in United States of America is 1,229 1000 No, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in United States of America peaked at 1,801 1000 No in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,207 1000 No, in 2023.

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

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Male — Value in United States of America, 2005 to 2025.
Year 1000 No Change
2005 1,801 1000 No
2006 1,750 1000 No -2.9%
2007 1,716 1000 No -1.9%
2008 1,667 1000 No -2.8%
2009 1,555 1000 No -6.8%
2010 1,525 1000 No -1.9%
2011 1,512 1000 No -0.9%
2012 1,415 1000 No -6.4%
2013 1,377 1000 No -2.7%
2014 1,340 1000 No -2.7%
2015 1,401 1000 No +4.6%
2016 1,375 1000 No -1.9%
2017 1,335 1000 No -2.9%
2018 1,293 1000 No -3.1%
2019 1,306 1000 No +1.0%
2020 1,349 1000 No +3.3%
2021 1,298 1000 No -3.8%
2022 1,268 1000 No -2.3%
2023 1,207 1000 No -4.9%
2024 1,243 1000 No +3.0%
2025 1,229 1000 No -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,698 1000 No 1,555 1000 No 1,801 1000 No 5
2010s 1,388 1000 No 1,293 1000 No 1,525 1000 No 10
2020s 1,266 1000 No 1,207 1000 No 1,349 1000 No 6

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 1 Côte d'Ivoire 1,885 1000 No compare
  2. 1 India 190,081 1000 No compare
  3. 1 Viet Nam 9,710 1000 No compare
  4. 2 Indonesia 22,643 1000 No compare
  5. 2 Türkiye 3,200 1000 No compare
  6. 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 891.21 1000 No compare
  7. 3 Pakistan 18,784 1000 No compare
  8. 4 Bangladesh 18,135 1000 No compare
  9. 4 Republic of Moldova 279.68 1000 No compare
  10. 5 Thailand 6,983 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in United States of America?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in United States of America was 1,229 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 1,801 1000 No in 2005.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 1,207 1000 No in 2023.
How does United States of America rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
United States of America ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2025.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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 status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,457 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

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.