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 55.34 % in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
55.34 %
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
2nd
of 3 groups
All-time high
60.19 %
in 2006
All-time low
53.61 %
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: 59.9 %2006: 60.2 %2007: 60 %2008: 59.3 %2009: 56.7 %2010: 55.9 %2011: 55.8 %2012: 55.6 %2013: 54.9 %2014: 55.3 %2015: 55.3 %2016: 55.4 %2017: 55.5 %2018: 56 %2019: 56.1 %2020: 53.6 %2021: 54.2 %2022: 55 %2023: 55.1 %2024: 55.5 %2025: 55.3 %

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

Analysis

In 2025, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in United States of America stood at 55.34 %.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in United States of America peaked at 60.19 % in 2006 and was at its lowest, 53.61 %, 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 — Value in United States of America, 2005 to 2025.
Year % Change
2005 59.91 %
2006 60.19 % +0.5%
2007 60.05 % -0.2%
2008 59.29 % -1.3%
2009 56.74 % -4.3%
2010 55.9 % -1.5%
2011 55.77 % -0.2%
2012 55.65 % -0.2%
2013 54.91 % -1.3%
2014 55.27 % +0.7%
2015 55.34 % +0.1%
2016 55.37 % +0.1%
2017 55.48 % +0.2%
2018 56.01 % +1.0%
2019 56.15 % +0.2%
2020 53.61 % -4.5%
2021 54.18 % +1.1%
2022 54.98 % +1.5%
2023 55.1 % +0.2%
2024 55.45 % +0.6%
2025 55.34 % -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 59.24 % 56.74 % 60.19 % 5
2010s 55.59 % 54.91 % 56.15 % 10
2020s 54.78 % 53.61 % 55.45 % 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 55.34 % 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 60.19 % 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 53.61 % 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 unchanged. 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 — 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 — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,546 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.