Work & Labour in United States 480 indicators covering work & labour for United States. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment 151,352 Persons 2024 up 10.6% 1st Employment by professional status 163,493 Persons 2025 up 9.8% 1st Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Number of strikes and lockouts 31 2024 up 181.8% 32nd Incidence of unemployment by duration 29.38 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 5.8% 5th Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment 163,421 Persons 2024 up 10.0% 1st Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 37.54 2025 down 0.9% 71st Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 37.75 2025 down 0.7% 70th Youth unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 3,107 2025 down 11.9% 4th Monthly unemployment levels 6,761 Persons 2024 down 29.7% 2nd Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts 271.5 2024 up 691.5% 13th Gender share of part-time employment 62.28 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 3.0% 27th Full-time and part-time employment 134,927 Persons 2025 up 11.1% 2nd Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition 134,927 Persons 2025 up 11.1% 2nd Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on national 82.53 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 1.1% 15th Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts 3.36 million 2024 up 1,580.4% 4th Monthly unemployment rates 4.02 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 34.9% 26th Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees 150,181 Persons 2019 up 13.5% 1st Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed 9,539 Persons 2019 down 3.0% 3rd Average monthly earnings of employees 6,273 2025 up 68.2% 48th Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers 17.15 Percentage of average wage of full-time employees 2025 down 31.9% 23rd Full-time and part-time employment based on OECD-harmonized definition 127,236 Persons 2023 up 14.2% 2nd Average monthly earnings of employees 6,273 2025 up 68.2% 46th Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary 10 2022 up 11.1% 91st Labour indicators levels - Regions — Population 204.17 million Persons 2025 down 18.7% 2nd Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.437 2025 up 11.5% 18th Median monthly earnings of employees 4,481 2025 up 52.1% 51st Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 9.6% 2025 down 10.7% 82nd Female share of employment in senior and middle management 44.1% 2025 up 11.9% 15th Median monthly earnings of employees 4,481 2025 up 52.1% 50th Median monthly earnings of employees 4,481 2025 up 52.1% 50th Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 3.83 2024 up 40.8% 52nd Own-account workers, total 6.1% 2016 down 13.3% 170th Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time 0.809 Percentage of employment 2025 down 46.9% 31st Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment 95.74 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2023 down 0.5% 3rd Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment 4.26 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2023 up 11.6% 35th Share of women in temporary employment by permanency of the job 45.74 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2023 down 3.4% 28th Involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time employment 1,323 Persons 2025 down 41.6% 6th Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 21,941 2025 up 6.3% 1st LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 5.04 2025 down 17.0% 81st Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,293 2025 up 4.0% 11th Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 0.791 2025 down 5.3% 77th Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 240.34 2025 down 24.1% 15th Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 0.8762 2014 unchanged 43rd Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 1 2014 unchanged 1st Labor market, Overall 0.9702 2014 unchanged 2nd Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 1 2014 unchanged 1st Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 1 2014 unchanged 1st Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.8993 2014 unchanged 3rd LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 5.24 2025 down 18.0% 69th Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,732 2025 down 7.4% 9th Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 59.74 2025 up 0.7% 30th Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 170,807 2025 up 8.7% 1st Real effective exchange rate (REER), Index (2010=100) Adjusted by 153.32 2025 up 26.7% 1st Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 800 2024 down 20.0% 43rd Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 102,846 2025 up 9.8% 1st Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits 0.6% 2023 down 9.0% 39th Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 81.86 2025 up 4.8% 33rd Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 84.58 2025 up 3.9% 39th Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 3.22 2025 down 21.5% 48th ← Previous Page 5 of 8 Next →