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 59.96 % in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
59.96 %
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
2nd
of 3 groups
All-time high
66.3 %
in 2006
All-time low
58.38 %
in 2020
Years of data
21
2005–2025

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

02040602005201520252005: 65.9 %2006: 66.3 %2007: 66 %2008: 65 %2009: 61.2 %2010: 60.4 %2011: 60.5 %2012: 61 %2013: 60.2 %2014: 60.6 %2015: 60.7 %2016: 60.5 %2017: 60.6 %2018: 61.2 %2019: 61.2 %2020: 58.4 %2021: 58.8 %2022: 59.8 %2023: 59.8 %2024: 59.8 %2025: 60 %

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

Analysis

United States of America recorded 59.96 % for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in United States of America peaked at 66.3 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 58.38 %, in 2020.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value in United States of America, 2005 to 2025.
Year % Change
2005 65.89 %
2006 66.3 % +0.6%
2007 65.95 % -0.5%
2008 65.05 % -1.4%
2009 61.22 % -5.9%
2010 60.38 % -1.4%
2011 60.55 % +0.3%
2012 60.95 % +0.7%
2013 60.25 % -1.1%
2014 60.61 % +0.6%
2015 60.72 % +0.2%
2016 60.5 % -0.4%
2017 60.58 % +0.1%
2018 61.23 % +1.1%
2019 61.17 % -0.1%
2020 58.38 % -4.6%
2021 58.79 % +0.7%
2022 59.76 % +1.6%
2023 59.81 % +0.1%
2024 59.78 % -0.1%
2025 59.96 % +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 64.88 % 61.22 % 66.3 % 5
2010s 60.69 % 60.25 % 61.23 % 10
2020s 59.41 % 58.38 % 59.96 % 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 59.96 % 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 66.3 % in 2006.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 58.38 % in 2020.
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 1.3%. 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-to-population ratio by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,543 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.