{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"us-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/us-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/us-employment-rate/","title":"United States Employment Rate (2025)","description":"United States's Employment Rate: 59.1 % of total population ages 15+ in 2025, -0.4pp YoY. World Bank (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","United States","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"United States","temporal_coverage":"1991/2025","unit":"% of total population ages 15+","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"United States Employment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS?locations=US"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"United States"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"United States (2025)","value":"59.1","unit":"% of total population ages 15+","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.4pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.4pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"United States Employment Rate"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":60.58},{"period":"1992","value":60.358},{"period":"1993","value":60.64},{"period":"1994","value":61.468},{"period":"1995","value":61.897},{"period":"1996","value":62.189},{"period":"1997","value":62.781},{"period":"1998","value":63.033},{"period":"1999","value":63.27},{"period":"2000","value":63.506},{"period":"2001","value":62.746},{"period":"2002","value":61.793},{"period":"2003","value":61.314},{"period":"2004","value":61.407},{"period":"2005","value":61.742},{"period":"2006","value":62.162},{"period":"2007","value":61.99},{"period":"2008","value":61.226},{"period":"2009","value":58.412},{"period":"2010","value":57.592},{"period":"2011","value":57.574},{"period":"2012","value":58.017},{"period":"2013","value":58.108},{"period":"2014","value":58.595},{"period":"2015","value":58.979},{"period":"2016","value":59.391},{"period":"2017","value":59.824},{"period":"2018","value":60.153},{"period":"2019","value":60.543},{"period":"2020","value":56.598},{"period":"2021","value":58.211},{"period":"2022","value":59.538},{"period":"2023","value":59.821},{"period":"2024","value":59.467},{"period":"2025","value":59.114}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total population ages 15+"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"59.1","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"59.5","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"59.8","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"59.5","yoyChange":"+1.3pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"58.2","yoyChange":"+1.6pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"56.6","yoyChange":"-3.9pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"60.5","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"60.2","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"59.8","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"59.4","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"59.0","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"58.6","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"58.1","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"58.0","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"57.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2010","value":"57.6","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"58.4","yoyChange":"-2.8pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"61.2","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"62.0","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"62.2","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the employment-to-population ratio in United States (share of 15+ population employed) from 1990 to present. Compare to ILO global benchmarks. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1991–2025 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 63.5 % of total population ages 15+ in 2000 and reached its lowest recorded value of 56.6 in 2020. The latest reading of 59.1 in 2025 represents a change of -0.4pp."}]}