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 ← Previous Page 7 of 8 Next →