United States
US desk: United States first; United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, euro-area members, Korea, Taiwan and New Zealand alongside.
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As of 2025 | % of population ages 15+
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.11% |
| 2024 | 59.47% |
| 2023 | 59.82% |
| 2022 | 59.54% |
| 2021 | 58.21% |
| 2020 | 56.60% |
| 2019 | 60.54% |
| 2018 | 60.15% |
| 2017 | 59.82% |
| 2016 | 59.39% |
| 2015 | 58.98% |
| 2014 | 58.59% |
| 2013 | 58.11% |
| 2012 | 58.02% |
| 2011 | 57.57% |
| 2010 | 57.59% |
| 2009 | 58.41% |
| 2008 | 61.23% |
| 2007 | 61.99% |
| 2006 | 62.16% |
| 2005 | 61.74% |
| 2004 | 61.41% |
| 2003 | 61.31% |
| 2002 | 61.79% |
The employment-to-population ratio (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS, modelled ILO estimate) is employed people as a share of the population aged 15 and over. Latest: 59.11% in 2025.
It is not the unemployment rate. Students, retirees and people outside the labour force sit in the denominator. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): latest 59.11% (2025), previous year 59.47% (2024); low 56.60% (2020), high 63.51% (2000).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).