| Characteristic | Employment rate |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.7% |
| 2024 | 60.1% |
| 2023 | 60.3% |
| 2022 | 60% |
| 2021 | 58.4% |
| 2020 | 56.8% |
| 2019 | 60.8% |
| 2018 | 60.4% |
| 2017 | 60.1% |
| 2016 | 59.7% |
| 2015 | 59.3% |
| 2014 | 59% |
| 2013 | 58.6% |
| 2012 | 58.6% |
| 2011 | 58.4% |
| 2010 | 58.5% |
| 2009 | 59.3% |
| 2008 | 62.2% |
| 2007 | 63% |
| 2006 | 63.1% |
| 2005 | 62.7% |
| 2004 | 62.3% |
| 2003 | 62.3% |
| 2002 | 62.7% |
| 2001 | 63.7% |
| 2000 | 64.4% |
| 1999 | 64.3% |
| 1998 | 64.1% |
| 1997 | 63.8% |
| 1996 | 63.2% |
| 1995 | 62.9% |
| 1994 | 62.5% |
| 1993 | 61.7% |
| 1992 | 61.5% |
| 1991 | 61.7% |
| 1990 | 62.8% |
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January 2026
United States
1990 to 2025
16 years and older
The source did not indicate a release date. The date of access was taken as the release date.
Annual estimates for 2025 are 11-month averages that exclude October. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.
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.Â
