Labour force participation in United States
The ILO estimates that 61.7% of people aged 15 and over in United States were in the labour force in 2025.
United States, 2025
61.7%
Change from 2024
−0.3percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
61.6%
Position in 2025
91st of 181
Labour force participation in United States over time
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% of working-age population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | United States | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61.7% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 62.1% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 61.8% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 61.5% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 61.6% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 62.8% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 62.6% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 62.5% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 62.4% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 62.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 62.3%, the figure has changed by −0.6 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, United States has the 91st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
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Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
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Monthly youth unemployment
9.9%
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4.2%
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ILO estimate of youth unemployment
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