This dataset provides values for EMPLOYED PERSONS reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

In 2024, the number of employed people in China was estimated at nearly *** million. In comparison, India's number of employed people was estimated at *** million that year.

As of 2023, Italy was the European country with the greatest number of self-employed workers, followed by the UK, France, and Poland. Self-employment is often linked to family businesses and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which Italy in particular has a large number of. Iceland, Luxembourg, and Malta have the the smallest number of self-employed persons, with less than 50,000 of these workers in each country.

This dataset provides values for EMPLOYMENT RATE reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

Key information about United States Employed Persons

• United States Employed Persons was reported at 163,307,000.000 Person in Feb 2025
• It recorded a decrease from the previous number of 163,895,000.000 Person for Jan 2025
• US Employed Persons data is updated monthly, averaging 109,912,500.000 Person from Jan 1948 to Feb 2025, with 926 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 163,895,000.000 Person in Jan 2025 and a record low of 57,172,000.000 Person in Jun 1949
• US Employed Persons data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Employed Persons: Monthly: Seasonally Adjusted

Estonia had the largest share of employees in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector in the total number of employees among Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries, at *** percent in 2024. Lithuania and Croatia followed.

There were more than *** million people employed in medium sized businesses, that employed between ** and *** people in the non-financial business economy in Germany in 2024. This was by far the most of any other country in the European Union, with ****** and ***** being the second and third-highest respectively.

Employment levels and rates by country of birth and nationality, UK, published quarterly, non-seasonally adjusted. Labour Force Survey. These are official statistics in development.

United Kingdom increased 1.7% of Number of Persons Employed of ICT in 2019, compared to the previous year.

Key information about Saudi Arabia Employed Persons

• Saudi Arabia Employed Persons was reported at 17,181,335.000 Person in Sep 2024
• It recorded an increase from the previous number of 16,864,059.000 Person for Jun 2024
• Saudi Arabia Employed Persons data is updated quarterly, averaging 13,455,138.000 Person from Mar 2015 to Sep 2024, with 39 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 17,181,335.000 Person in Sep 2024 and a record low of 11,060,210.000 Person in Mar 2015
• Saudi Arabia Employed Persons data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Employed Persons: Quarterly

This dataset provides values for EMPLOYMENT RATE reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

Key information about India Employed Persons

• India Employed Persons was reported at 470,495,536.230 Person in Dec 2021
• It recorded an increase from the previous number of 447,183,819.730 Person for Dec 2020
• India Employed Persons data is updated yearly, averaging 384,395,378.330 Person from Dec 1970 to 2021, with 52 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 485,507,600.000 Person in 2019 and a record low of 209,275,793.440 Person in 1970
• India Employed Persons data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Employed Persons: Annual: Asia

List of Pre Sanction Countries for Foreign Employment. Data is retrieved from Department of Foreign Employment.

Global Number of Employees in ICT Services Share by Country (Thousand Units (Persons)), 2023 Discover more data with ReportLinker!

Graph and download economic data for Employment-Population Ratio (EMRATIO) from Jan 1948 to Jul 2025 about employment-population ratio, civilian, 16 years +, household survey, employment, population, and USA.

Goal 8Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for allTarget 8.1: Sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national circumstances and, in particular, at least 7 per cent gross domestic product growth per annum in the least developed countriesIndicator 8.1.1: Annual growth rate of real GDP per capitaNY_GDP_PCAP: Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%)Target 8.2: Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labour-intensive sectorsIndicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed personSL_EMP_PCAP: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%)Target 8.3: Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial servicesIndicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment, by sector and sexSL_ISV_IFEM: Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex (ILO harmonized estimates) (%)Target 8.4: Improve progressively, through 2030, global resource efficiency in consumption and production and endeavour to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation, in accordance with the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production, with developed countries taking the leadIndicator 8.4.1: Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDPEN_MAT_FTPRPG: Material footprint per unit of GDP, by type of raw material (kilograms per constant 2010 United States dollar)EN_MAT_FTPRPC: Material footprint per capita, by type of raw material (tonnes)EN_MAT_FTPRTN: Material footprint, by type of raw material (tonnes)Indicator 8.4.2: Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDPEN_MAT_DOMCMPT: Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material (tonnes)EN_MAT_DOMCMPG: Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material (kilograms per constant 2010 United States dollars)EN_MAT_DOMCMPC: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material (tonnes)Target 8.5: By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal valueIndicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees, by sex, age, occupation and persons with disabilitiesSL_EMP_EARN: Average hourly earnings of employees by sex and occupation (local currency)Indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate, by sex, age and persons with disabilitiesSL_TLF_UEM: Unemployment rate, by sex and age (%)SL_TLF_UEMDIS: Unemployment rate, by sex and disability (%)Target 8.6: By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or trainingIndicator 8.6.1: Proportion of youth (aged 15–24 years) not in education, employment or trainingSL_TLF_NEET: Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex and age (%)Target 8.7: Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labour in all its formsIndicator 8.7.1: Proportion and number of children aged 5–17 years engaged in child labour, by sex and ageSL_TLF_CHLDEC: Proportion of children engaged in economic activity and household chores, by sex and age (%)SL_TLF_CHLDEA: Proportion of children engaged in economic activity, by sex and age (%)Target 8.8: Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employmentIndicator 8.8.1: Fatal and non-fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 workers, by sex and migrant statusSL_EMP_FTLINJUR: Fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant status (per 100,000 employees)SL_EMP_INJUR: Non-fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant status (per 100,000 employees)Indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of association and collective bargaining) based on International Labour Organization (ILO) textual sources and national legislation, by sex and migrant statusSL_LBR_NTLCPL: Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of association and collective bargaining) based on International Labour Organization (ILO) textual sources and national legislationTarget 8.9: By 2030, devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and productsIndicator 8.9.1: Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP and in growth rateST_GDP_ZS: Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP (%)Target 8.10: Strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance and financial services for allIndicator 8.10.1: (a) Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults and (b) number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adultsFB_ATM_TOTL: Number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adultsFB_CBK_BRCH: Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adultsIndicator 8.10.2: Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a bank or other financial institution or with a mobile-money-service providerFB_BNK_ACCSS: Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a financial institution or mobile-money-service provider, by sex (% of adults aged 15 years and older)Target 8.a: Increase Aid for Trade support for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, including through the Enhanced Integrated Framework for Trade-related Technical Assistance to Least Developed CountriesIndicator 8.a.1: Aid for Trade commitments and disbursementsDC_TOF_TRDCMDL: Total official flows (commitments) for Aid for Trade, by donor countries (millions of constant 2018 United States dollars)DC_TOF_TRDDBMDL: Total official flows (disbursement) for Aid for Trade, by donor countries (millions of constant 2018 United States dollars)DC_TOF_TRDDBML: Total official flows (disbursement) for Aid for Trade, by recipient countries (millions of constant 2018 United States dollars)DC_TOF_TRDCML: Total official flows (commitments) for Aid for Trade, by recipient countries (millions of constant 2018 United States dollars)Target 8.b: By 2020, develop and operationalize a global strategy for youth employment and implement the Global Jobs Pact of the International Labour OrganizationIndicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for youth employment, as a distinct strategy or as part of a national employment strategySL_CPA_YEMP: Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for youth employment, as a distinct strategy or as part of a national employment strategy

This bar chart displays self-employed workers (% of total employment) by ISO 2 country code using the aggregation average, weighted by population. The data is about countries.

Graph and download economic data for Multiple Jobholders as a Percent of Employed (LNS12026620) from Jan 1994 to Jul 2025 about multiple jobholders, percent, 16 years +, household survey, employment, and USA.

In 2021, Saudi Arabia had the highest number of employed workers among the Gulf Council Countries with around ***** million workers. The share of foreigners employed in the private sector in Saudi Arabia was around **** percent.

Global Number of Employees in Clothing Share by Country (Thousand Units (Persons)), 2023 Discover more data with ReportLinker!