Graph and download economic data for Employment Level - Agriculture and Related Industries (LNS12034560) from Jan 1948 to Aug 2025 about agriculture, 16 years +, household survey, employment, industry, and USA.

Mexico fell by 0.2% of Agriculture Employment in 2019, from a year earlier.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Employment in Agriculture in the United States (DISCONTINUED) (USAPEMANA) from 1970 to 2012 about agriculture, percent, employment, and USA.

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United States Employment: Non Agriculture data was reported at 161,866.000 Person th in Apr 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 161,160.000 Person th for Mar 2025. United States Employment: Non Agriculture data is updated monthly, averaging 107,090.500 Person th from Jan 1948 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 928 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 161,866.000 Person th in Apr 2025 and a record low of 49,088.000 Person th in May 1949. United States Employment: Non Agriculture data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G: Current Population Survey: Employment.

From 1920 until 1970, the workforce of the United States grew from approximately 27 million people to 79 million people. Despite this growth, the share of the workforce employed in agriculture fell, dropping from around 11 to 3.5 million people. In 1920, there were approximately three nonagricultural workers in the U.S. for every two agricultural workers; by 1970, this ratio had shifted to roughly 22 to one. Employment in nonagricultural sectors grew in most years, yet there were regular declines that coincided with recessions or war; the largest dip came during the Great Depression in the early-1930s. Agricultural employment peaked at 11.5 million in 1907, but went into decline thereafter, with the sharpest fall coming after the Second World War.

As of 2022, some ** percent of total employment in Africa was in the agricultural sector. According to estimates, the share of people employed in agriculture has been slowly decreasing on the continent. In comparison, in 2010, **** percent of total employment in Africa was in the sector. On the other hand, employment in the service sector in Africa increased along the same period.

The average for 2023 based on 46 countries was 21.98 percent. The highest value was in Laos: 69.64 percent and the lowest value was in Singapore: 0.09 percent. The indicator is available from 1991 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

In 2023, the employment in the agricultural sector as share of total employment in Brazil was 8.2 percent. Between 1991 and 2023, the figure dropped by 10.15 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

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This table provides the number of employees in the agriculture sector, and agricultural operations with at least one employee, by province. A breakdown by full-time, part-time and seasonal employees is also available.

Preliminary figures reported that the agriculture sector accounted for **** percent of the total employment share in the Philippines in 2023, indicating a slight increase from the previous year. The employment share of agriculture was highest in 2016.

In 2023, the employment in the agricultural sector as share of total employment in Peru amounted to 23.97 percent. Between 1991 and 2023, the figure dropped by 17.44 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

Philippines Employment: Agriculture data was reported at 10,244.000 Person th in Jan 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 10,187.000 Person th for Oct 2024. Philippines Employment: Agriculture data is updated quarterly, averaging 10,560.000 Person th from Jan 2012 (Median) to Jan 2025, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12,467.000 Person th in Apr 2012 and a record low of 8,761.000 Person th in Apr 2020. Philippines Employment: Agriculture data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Philippine Statistics Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Philippines – Table PH.G026: Labour Force Survey: Employment: by Industry, Occupation and Class: Quarterly.

This table provides the number of employees in the agriculture sector, and agricultural operations with at least one employee, by industry in Canada. A breakdown by full-time, part-time and seasonal employees is also available.

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In 2023, nearly ** percent of the employed population in Laos worked in agriculture. Comparatively, less than *** percent of the population of Singapore, Macau, and Hong Kong worked in agriculture in 2023.

In 2023, the employment in the agricultural sector as share of total employment in Paraguay stood at 17.17 percent. Between 1991 and 2023, the figure dropped by 12.46 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

In 2023, the agricultural sector in Haiti accounted for around ** percent of the total employment in the country, making it the nation with the highest share of employment in the sector in Latin America and the Caribbean. In second place was Ecuador, where the sector contributed with around ** percent of the country's total employment that year.