Work & Labour in United States 11 indicators covering work & labour for United States. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2025 edition — Total employment 285,643 Hours 2023 up 12.9% 1st Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data 7,435 Thousand persons 2026 up 3.7% 2nd STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2020 edition — Total employment 276,623 Hours 2019 up 15.5% 1st Monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data 1,103 2026 down 2.6% 17th Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs 27.6 Rate 2024 down 6.4% 36th Annual net earnings 34,012 2023 up 68.6% 10th Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap 59.7 Rate 2023 down 15.6% 38th Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children 34,568 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 2024 up 20.5% 7th Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap 27.7 Rate 2023 down 9.2% 38th Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data 20,303 Thousand persons 2020 down 0.5% 1st Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) 36.7% 2009 down 3.9% 20th