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 2,000 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
2,000 1000 No
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
2nd
of 2 groups
All-time high
2,811 1000 No
in 2005
All-time low
1,968 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

01.0k2.0k3.0k2005201520252005: 2.8k 1000 No2006: 2.7k 1000 No2007: 2.7k 1000 No2008: 2.5k 1000 No2009: 2.4k 1000 No2010: 2.3k 1000 No2011: 2.3k 1000 No2012: 2.2k 1000 No2013: 2.2k 1000 No2014: 2.1k 1000 No2015: 2.2k 1000 No2016: 2.1k 1000 No2017: 2.1k 1000 No2018: 2.1k 1000 No2019: 2.0k 1000 No2020: 2.1k 1000 No2021: 2.1k 1000 No2022: 2.0k 1000 No2023: 2.0k 1000 No2024: 2.0k 1000 No2025: 2.0k 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 2,000 1000 No, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in United States of America peaked at 2,811 1000 No in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,968 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 — Value in United States of America, 2005 to 2025.
Year 1000 No Change
2005 2,811 1000 No
2006 2,691 1000 No -4.3%
2007 2,661 1000 No -1.1%
2008 2,548 1000 No -4.2%
2009 2,381 1000 No -6.5%
2010 2,334 1000 No -2.0%
2011 2,329 1000 No -0.2%
2012 2,240 1000 No -3.8%
2013 2,210 1000 No -1.3%
2014 2,146 1000 No -2.9%
2015 2,183 1000 No +1.7%
2016 2,132 1000 No -2.3%
2017 2,108 1000 No -1.1%
2018 2,066 1000 No -2.0%
2019 2,038 1000 No -1.3%
2020 2,126 1000 No +4.3%
2021 2,061 1000 No -3.0%
2022 1,994 1000 No -3.2%
2023 1,968 1000 No -1.3%
2024 1,994 1000 No +1.4%
2025 2,000 1000 No +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,618 1000 No 2,381 1000 No 2,811 1000 No 5
2010s 2,179 1000 No 2,038 1000 No 2,334 1000 No 10
2020s 2,024 1000 No 1,968 1000 No 2,126 1000 No 6

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 1 Côte d'Ivoire 3,567 1000 No compare
  2. 1 India 292,235 1000 No compare
  3. 1 Viet Nam 19,960 1000 No compare
  4. 2 Indonesia 40,411 1000 No compare
  5. 2 Türkiye 5,706 1000 No compare
  6. 3 Bangladesh 35,351 1000 No compare
  7. 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,838 1000 No compare
  8. 4 Pakistan 29,604 1000 No compare
  9. 4 Republic of Moldova 626.25 1000 No compare
  10. 5 Thailand 12,651 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 2,000 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 2,811 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 1,968 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 8.4%. 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 — 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 — 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, 1,460 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.