Employment in industry in United States
18.9% of employed people in United States worked in industry in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1991.
United States, 2025
18.9%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
20.0%
Position in 2025
90th of 182
Employment in industry in United States over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United States | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18.9% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 19.8% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 19.6% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 21.4% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 22.1% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 22.2% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 22.3% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 22.5% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 19.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 19.7%, the figure has changed by −0.8 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, United States has the 90th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for United States
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1.5%
2025 · World Bank
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79.6%
2025 · World Bank
Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
4.2%
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Monthly youth unemployment
9.9%
September 2026 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
4.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
9.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT