United States
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As of 2025 | % of total employment
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 93.93% |
| 2024 | 93.81% |
| 2023 | 93.92% |
| 2022 | 93.72% |
| 2021 | 93.42% |
| 2020 | 93.69% |
| 2019 | 93.46% |
| 2018 | 93.27% |
| 2017 | 93.30% |
| 2016 | 93.17% |
| 2015 | 93.11% |
| 2014 | 93.11% |
| 2013 | 92.96% |
| 2012 | 92.80% |
| 2011 | 92.73% |
| 2010 | 92.51% |
| 2009 | 92.46% |
| 2008 | 92.53% |
| 2007 | 92.33% |
| 2006 | 92.15% |
| 2005 | 92.08% |
| 2004 | 91.98% |
| 2003 | 91.99% |
| 2002 | 92.19% |
Wage and salaried workers (SL.EMP.WORK.ZS, modelled ILO estimate) are employees as a share of total employment — people who work for a wage or salary. Latest: 93.93% in 2025.
The complement is mostly self-employment and contributing family work. It says nothing about the size of the pay packet. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): latest 93.93% (2025), previous year 93.81% (2024); low 90.45% (1991), high 93.93% (2025).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).