In 2024, the U.S. employment rate stood at 60.1 percent. Employed persons consist of: persons who did any work for pay or profit during the survey reference week; persons who did at least 15 hours of unpaid work in a family-operated enterprise; and persons who were temporarily absent from their regular jobs because of illness, vacation, bad weather, industrial dispute, or various personal reasons. The employment-population ratio represents the proportion of the civilian non-institutional population that is employed. The monthly unemployment rate for the United States can be found here.
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United States US: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24 data was reported at 50.340 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 49.410 % for 2016. United States US: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 54.810 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 61.150 % in 1989 and a record low of 45.000 % in 2010. United States US: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.World Bank: Employment and Unemployment. Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted Average; The series for ILO estimates is also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.
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In June 2025, the civilian labor force amounted to 170.38 million people in the United States. The term civilian labor force is used by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to describe the subset of Americans who have jobs or are seeking a job, are at least 16 years old, are not serving in the military, and are not institutionalized.
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United States Employment Population Ratio: Age 16 to 24 data was reported at 53.500 Unit in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 49.900 Unit for May 2018. United States Employment Population Ratio: Age 16 to 24 data is updated monthly, averaging 54.100 Unit from Jan 1948 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 846 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 69.200 Unit in Jul 1989 and a record low of 42.600 Unit in Jan 2010. United States Employment Population Ratio: Age 16 to 24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.G015: Current Population Survey: Employment Population Ratio.
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United States Employment Population Ratio: Female: Age 50 to 54 data was reported at 71.000 Unit in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 71.400 Unit for May 2018. United States Employment Population Ratio: Female: Age 50 to 54 data is updated monthly, averaging 70.700 Unit from Jan 1994 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 294 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 74.300 Unit in Mar 2000 and a record low of 66.500 Unit in Jun 1994. United States Employment Population Ratio: Female: Age 50 to 54 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.G015: Current Population Survey: Employment Population Ratio.
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United States US: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old data was reported at 23.470 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 22.796 % for 2016. United States US: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old data is updated yearly, averaging 18.473 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 23.470 % in 2017 and a record low of 15.162 % in 1960. United States US: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average;
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United States Employment Population Ratio: Female: Age 45 to 54 data was reported at 72.300 Unit in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 72.600 Unit for May 2018. United States Employment Population Ratio: Female: Age 45 to 54 data is updated monthly, averaging 58.500 Unit from Jan 1948 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 846 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 76.000 Unit in Apr 2000 and a record low of 31.800 Unit in Mar 1948. United States Employment Population Ratio: Female: Age 45 to 54 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.G015: Current Population Survey: Employment Population Ratio.
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United States Employment Population Ratio: sa: Male: Age 20 & Over data was reported at 69.000 Unit in Oct 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 68.900 Unit for Sep 2018. United States Employment Population Ratio: sa: Male: Age 20 & Over data is updated monthly, averaging 74.200 Unit from Jan 1948 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 850 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 86.900 Unit in Mar 1953 and a record low of 66.400 Unit in Nov 2010. United States Employment Population Ratio: sa: Male: Age 20 & Over data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G015: Current Population Survey: Employment Population Ratio.
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United States Employment Population Ratio: Male: Age 75 & Over data was reported at 11.400 Unit in Jun 2018. This stayed constant from the previous number of 11.400 Unit for May 2018. United States Employment Population Ratio: Male: Age 75 & Over data is updated monthly, averaging 9.100 Unit from Jan 1994 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 294 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.600 Unit in Apr 2016 and a record low of 6.300 Unit in Apr 1996. United States Employment Population Ratio: Male: Age 75 & Over data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.G015: Current Population Survey: Employment Population Ratio.
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United States Employment Population Ratio: sa: Age 16 to 19 data was reported at 31.100 Unit in Nov 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 31.300 Unit for Oct 2018. United States Employment Population Ratio: sa: Age 16 to 19 data is updated monthly, averaging 42.500 Unit from Jan 1948 (Median) to Nov 2018, with 851 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 50.300 Unit in Feb 1953 and a record low of 25.100 Unit in Jun 2010. United States Employment Population Ratio: sa: Age 16 to 19 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G015: Current Population Survey: Employment Population Ratio.
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This dataset contains Iowa civilian employed population estimate for individuals 16 years or older by by sex and class of worker for State of Iowa, individual Iowa counties, Iowa places and census tracts within Iowa. Data is from the American Community Survey, Five Year Estimates, Table B24080.
Sex includes the following: Both, Male, and Female.
Class of Worker includes the following: All Classes; Private-for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers; Private-for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers, Employee; Private-for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers, Self-Employed in Own INC; Private Not-for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers; Local Government Workers; State Government Workers; Federal Government Workers; Self-Employed; and Unpaid Family Workers.
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United States - Labour Force Survey - quarterly levels: Employed population: Aged 55-64: Males for OECD - Total was 0.84275 Growth rate previous period in July of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Labour Force Survey - quarterly levels: Employed population: Aged 55-64: Males for OECD - Total reached a record high of 2.16426 in April of 2006 and a record low of -3.17986 in April of 2020. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Labour Force Survey - quarterly levels: Employed population: Aged 55-64: Males for OECD - Total - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.
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Working Age Population: Aged 15-24: All for the United States was 38972330.00000 Persons in January of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Working Age Population: Aged 15-24: All for the United States reached a record high of 39339170.00000 in January of 2023 and a record low of 20461333.33333 in January of 1960. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Working Age Population: Aged 15-24: All for the United States - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.
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United States Emp Population Ratio: Male: Age 25 & Over: Bachelor's Deg & Higher data was reported at 76.000 Unit in Nov 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 75.800 Unit for Oct 2018. United States Emp Population Ratio: Male: Age 25 & Over: Bachelor's Deg & Higher data is updated monthly, averaging 80.900 Unit from Jan 1992 (Median) to Nov 2018, with 323 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 84.900 Unit in Dec 1994 and a record low of 75.800 Unit in Oct 2018. United States Emp Population Ratio: Male: Age 25 & Over: Bachelor's Deg & Higher data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G015: Current Population Survey: Employment Population Ratio.
This statistic depicts the percentage of nonelderly adult workers without health insurance in the U.S. in 2022, sorted by age group. Some 27 percent of all uninsured workers were within the age group of 26 to 34 years, while within this age group, the uninsured rate was 12.1 percent.
In 2024, the U.S. employment rate stood at 60.1 percent. Employed persons consist of: persons who did any work for pay or profit during the survey reference week; persons who did at least 15 hours of unpaid work in a family-operated enterprise; and persons who were temporarily absent from their regular jobs because of illness, vacation, bad weather, industrial dispute, or various personal reasons. The employment-population ratio represents the proportion of the civilian non-institutional population that is employed. The monthly unemployment rate for the United States can be found here.