ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in United States of America

United States of America: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 17.01 % in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
17.01 %
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
2nd
of 3 groups
All-time high
17.68 %
in 2019
All-time low
14.04 %
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in United States of America, 2005–2025

051015202005201520252005: 14 %2006: 14.4 %2007: 15.1 %2008: 15.9 %2009: 15.8 %2010: 15.7 %2011: 16.1 %2012: 16.6 %2013: 16.6 %2014: 16.5 %2015: 17.1 %2016: 17.1 %2017: 17.2 %2018: 17.6 %2019: 17.7 %2020: 17.2 %2021: 16.9 %2022: 16.6 %2023: 16.7 %2024: 17.1 %2025: 17 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

United States of America recorded 17.01 % for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in United States of America peaked at 17.68 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.04 %, in 2005.

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

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 65+, rural areas — Value in United States of America, 2005 to 2025.
Year % Change
2005 14.04 %
2006 14.38 % +2.4%
2007 15.14 % +5.3%
2008 15.89 % +5.0%
2009 15.81 % -0.5%
2010 15.67 % -0.9%
2011 16.07 % +2.6%
2012 16.61 % +3.4%
2013 16.57 % -0.2%
2014 16.5 % -0.4%
2015 17.13 % +3.8%
2016 17.08 % -0.3%
2017 17.17 % +0.5%
2018 17.64 % +2.7%
2019 17.68 % +0.2%
2020 17.16 % -2.9%
2021 16.9 % -1.5%
2022 16.6 % -1.8%
2023 16.69 % +0.5%
2024 17.09 % +2.4%
2025 17.01 % -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.05 % 14.04 % 15.89 % 5
2010s 16.81 % 15.67 % 17.68 % 10
2020s 16.91 % 16.6 % 17.16 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in United States of America?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in United States of America was 17.01 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 17.68 % in 2019.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 14.04 % in 2005.
How does United States of America rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
United States of America ranks 2nd out of 3 groups with data for 2025.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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-to-population ratio by age, 65+, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 65+, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
85 places, 1,510 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.