Work & Labour in United States

480 indicators covering work & labour for United States.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Gini index of hourly earnings of employees 0.474 2025 up 11.8% 13th
Median hourly earnings of employees 26.8 2025 up 53.1% 34th
Median hourly earnings of employees 26.8 2025 up 53.1% 34th
Median hourly earnings of employees 26.8 2025 up 53.1% 34th
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in care employment 34.45 2025 up 0.3% 43rd
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment 34.61 2025 up 0.5% 43rd
Employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 30,981 2025 up 39.6% 1st
Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita 83.7% 2015 up 3.5% 2nd
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 97.7% 2024 up 4.3% 24th
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 95.6% 2024 up 2.3% 22nd
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (current ILO definition) 4.28 2025 down 18.9% 49th
Unemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 4.28 2025 down 18.9% 49th
Unemployment rate 4.28 2025 down 18.9% 43rd
Unemployment 7,314 2025 down 11.8% 1st
Youth labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 40,324 2025 up 4.2% 1st
Youth labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition) 65.27 2025 up 1.7% 6th
Youth outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 21,456 2025 down 0.6% 2nd
Youth employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 37,218 2025 up 5.8% 1st
Youth employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition) 60.24 2025 up 3.2% 4th
Working-age population 273,653 2025 up 9.1% 1st
Youth unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 7.7 2025 down 15.4% 41st
Youth unemployment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition) 5.03 2025 down 14.0% 32nd
Labour force participation rate 62.42 2025 down 0.4% 25th
Labour force 170,807 2025 up 8.7% 1st
Persons outside the labour force 102,846 2025 up 9.8% 1st
Employment-to-population ratio 59.74 2025 up 0.7% 18th
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate 4.28 2025 down 18.9% 43rd
Nurses — Health and social employment 20.22 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2025 up 23.4% 7th
SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 9.65 2025 down 10.9% 39th
Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data 7,476 Thousand persons 2026 up 4.3% 1st
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization for persons ages 25 to 4.56 2025 down 19.3% 52nd
Unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 7,314 2025 down 11.8% 1st
Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 59.74 2025 up 0.7% 26th
Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 163,493 2025 up 9.8% 1st
Average hourly earnings of public sector employees 47.87 2025 up 54.8% 34th
Average hourly earnings of public sector employees 47.87 2025 up 54.8% 34th
Persons outside the labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 102,846 2025 up 9.8% 1st
Labour force participation rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 62.42 2025 down 0.4% 31st
Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 170,807 2025 up 8.7% 1st
Days not worked per 1000 workers due to strikes and lockouts 0.04 2023 41st
Number of labour inspection visits 27,914 2015 27th
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.437 2025 up 11.5% 5th
Median monthly earnings of employees 4,481 2025 up 52.1% 19th
Public sector employment as a share of total employment 12.9% 2018 down 12.3% 55th
Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Dependent employment 143,697 Persons 2024 up 11.3% 2nd
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap -1.19 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2025 up 88.7% 10th
Number of labour inspectors 995 2015 12th
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in in a STEM 36.9 2025 down 3.0% 44th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in a STEM occupation 37.13 2025 down 3.1% 45th
Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and 4.32 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 25.0% 24th
Trade union density rate 10.29 2020 down 9.6% 66th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 11.59 2025 down 6.8% 33rd
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap 46.46 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2025 down 2.3% 3rd
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 4,609 2025 down 4.0% 2nd
Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social 16.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 40.1% 5th
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued 44.67 2024 up 31.2% 27th
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 5.24 2025 down 18.0% 53rd
Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities 13.4 2025 down 10.9% 31st
Average monthly earnings of care employees 5,878 2025 up 61.9% 28th
Average monthly earnings of care employees 5,878 2025 up 61.9% 28th