North America - Employment to population ratio

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate) in North America was 50.23 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 61 years was 58.12 in 1989, while its lowest value was 37.60 in 1963.

Definition: 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.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1960 38.20
1961 37.90
1962 38.30
1963 37.60
1964 38.20
1965 39.20
1966 41.90
1967 43.00
1968 43.80
1969 45.80
1970 45.70
1971 44.70
1972 46.40
1973 48.80
1974 49.60
1975 48.30
1976 49.78
1977 51.24
1978 53.65
1979 54.78
1980 54.13
1981 53.71
1982 52.20
1983 52.38
1984 54.46
1985 55.52
1986 56.23
1987 57.34
1988 57.93
1989 58.12
1990 56.48
1991 54.35
1992 53.84
1993 54.20
1994 55.15
1995 54.95
1996 54.95
1997 55.48
1998 56.65
1999 56.65
2000 57.22
2001 56.06
2002 54.60
2003 53.06
2004 52.79
2005 53.22
2006 52.92
2007 52.56
2008 51.11
2009 47.98
2010 46.17
2011 45.99
2012 46.36
2013 46.97
2014 47.99
2015 49.04
2016 49.51
2017 50.60
2018 50.98
2019 51.81
2020 45.71
2021 50.23

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in North America was 41.99 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 52.52 in 2000, while its lowest value was 41.99 in 2020.

Definition: 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.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 49.95
1992 49.49
1993 49.78
1994 50.59
1995 50.41
1996 50.42
1997 50.88
1998 51.96
1999 51.96
2000 52.52
2001 51.47
2002 50.16
2003 48.76
2004 48.51
2005 48.91
2006 48.66
2007 48.34
2008 47.03
2009 44.16
2010 42.50
2011 42.32
2012 42.65
2013 43.21
2014 44.14
2015 45.10
2016 45.52
2017 46.50
2018 46.84
2019 47.61
2020 41.99

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate) in North America was 50.93 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 61 years was 66.15 in 1979, while its lowest value was 45.70 in 2010.

Definition: 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.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1960 63.40
1961 61.40
1962 62.10
1963 60.80
1964 61.10
1965 62.40
1966 63.70
1967 63.90
1968 63.00
1969 63.40
1970 61.70
1971 60.70
1972 62.80
1973 65.70
1974 65.30
1975 60.40
1976 61.88
1977 63.75
1978 65.52
1979 66.15
1980 63.49
1981 62.33
1982 58.44
1983 58.80
1984 61.80
1985 62.32
1986 62.77
1987 63.13
1988 64.09
1989 64.71
1990 63.41
1991 59.99
1992 59.18
1993 59.45
1994 60.38
1995 60.83
1996 59.54
1997 59.56
1998 60.03
1999 60.46
2000 61.42
2001 59.09
2002 57.11
2003 55.56
2004 55.73
2005 55.30
2006 56.35
2007 54.88
2008 52.89
2009 47.34
2010 45.70
2011 46.76
2012 47.18
2013 47.62
2014 48.78
2015 49.51
2016 50.43
2017 51.23
2018 51.03
2019 51.74
2020 46.65
2021 50.93

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in North America was 42.84 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 56.37 in 2000, while its lowest value was 42.09 in 2010.

Definition: 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.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 55.07
1992 54.28
1993 54.56
1994 55.39
1995 55.80
1996 54.64
1997 54.63
1998 55.06
1999 55.46
2000 56.37
2001 54.24
2002 52.45
2003 51.06
2004 51.20
2005 50.83
2006 51.78
2007 50.46
2008 48.69
2009 43.60
2010 42.09
2011 43.03
2012 43.38
2013 43.80
2014 44.84
2015 45.53
2016 46.35
2017 47.08
2018 46.89
2019 47.54
2020 42.84

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate) in North America was 50.58 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 61 years was 61.42 in 1989, while its lowest value was 45.93 in 2010.

Definition: 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.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1960 50.10
1961 49.00
1962 49.50
1963 48.50
1964 49.00
1965 50.20
1966 52.20
1967 52.70
1968 52.70
1969 54.00
1970 53.20
1971 52.30
1972 54.30
1973 57.00
1974 57.20
1975 54.20
1976 55.70
1977 57.41
1978 59.45
1979 60.43
1980 58.72
1981 57.89
1982 55.27
1983 55.50
1984 58.08
1985 58.88
1986 59.50
1987 60.19
1988 60.97
1989 61.42
1990 59.95
1991 57.21
1992 56.51
1993 56.82
1994 57.76
1995 57.89
1996 57.25
1997 57.53
1998 58.35
1999 58.57
2000 59.33
2001 57.58
2002 55.86
2003 54.31
2004 54.27
2005 54.27
2006 54.65
2007 53.73
2008 52.02
2009 47.65
2010 45.93
2011 46.38
2012 46.76
2013 47.29
2014 48.38
2015 49.27
2016 49.97
2017 50.91
2018 51.00
2019 51.77
2020 46.17
2021 50.58

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in North America was 42.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 54.49 in 2000, while its lowest value was 42.29 in 2010.

Definition: 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.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 52.58
1992 51.94
1993 52.23
1994 53.04
1995 53.17
1996 52.57
1997 52.80
1998 53.55
1999 53.75
2000 54.49
2001 52.89
2002 51.33
2003 49.93
2004 49.89
2005 49.89
2006 50.26
2007 49.42
2008 47.88
2009 43.87
2010 42.29
2011 42.69
2012 43.02
2013 43.52
2014 44.50
2015 45.32
2016 45.95
2017 46.80
2018 46.86
2019 47.57
2020 42.42

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) in North America was 53.50 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 61 years was 57.27 in 2000, while its lowest value was 35.40 in 1961.

Definition: 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 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1960 35.50
1961 35.40
1962 35.60
1963 35.80
1964 36.30
1965 37.10
1966 38.30
1967 39.00
1968 39.60
1969 40.70
1970 40.80
1971 40.40
1972 41.00
1973 42.00
1974 42.60
1975 42.00
1976 43.08
1977 44.29
1978 46.11
1979 47.27
1980 47.58
1981 47.97
1982 47.59
1983 47.89
1984 49.32
1985 50.28
1986 51.29
1987 52.38
1988 53.33
1989 54.23
1990 54.25
1991 53.61
1992 53.61
1993 53.84
1994 54.96
1995 55.35
1996 55.70
1997 56.44
1998 56.74
1999 57.15
2000 57.27
2001 56.87
2002 56.31
2003 56.26
2004 56.15
2005 56.38
2006 56.77
2007 56.88
2008 56.53
2009 54.79
2010 54.01
2011 53.66
2012 53.62
2013 53.67
2014 53.94
2015 54.12
2016 54.43
2017 54.92
2018 55.21
2019 55.66
2020 51.77
2021 53.50

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in North America was 52.75 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 56.49 in 2000, while its lowest value was 51.10 in 2020.

Definition: 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 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 52.83
1992 52.85
1993 53.13
1994 54.18
1995 54.58
1996 54.93
1997 55.65
1998 55.96
1999 56.35
2000 56.49
2001 56.09
2002 55.53
2003 55.49
2004 55.36
2005 55.59
2006 55.97
2007 56.07
2008 55.73
2009 54.01
2010 53.25
2011 52.90
2012 52.87
2013 52.93
2014 53.20
2015 53.39
2016 53.69
2017 54.19
2018 54.48
2019 54.94
2020 51.10
2021 52.75

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) in North America was 63.94 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 61 years was 78.90 in 1960, while its lowest value was 62.36 in 2020.

Definition: 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 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1960 78.90
1961 77.60
1962 77.70
1963 77.10
1964 77.30
1965 77.50
1966 77.90
1967 78.00
1968 77.80
1969 77.60
1970 76.20
1971 74.90
1972 75.00
1973 75.50
1974 74.90
1975 71.70
1976 72.07
1977 72.71
1978 73.62
1979 73.73
1980 72.08
1981 71.45
1982 68.94
1983 68.66
1984 70.43
1985 70.68
1986 70.86
1987 71.38
1988 71.89
1989 72.36
1990 71.79
1991 70.04
1992 69.31
1993 69.44
1994 69.94
1995 70.26
1996 70.35
1997 70.79
1998 71.01
1999 71.15
2000 71.43
2001 70.46
2002 69.44
2003 68.77
2004 69.04
2005 69.41
2006 69.82
2007 69.57
2008 68.44
2009 64.60
2010 63.85
2011 64.06
2012 64.51
2013 64.52
2014 64.93
2015 65.34
2016 65.68
2017 65.97
2018 66.23
2019 66.50
2020 62.36
2021 63.94

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in North America was 62.87 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 70.32 in 2000, while its lowest value was 61.46 in 2020.

Definition: 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 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 68.89
1992 68.25
1993 68.35
1994 68.86
1995 69.18
1996 69.26
1997 69.70
1998 69.93
1999 70.06
2000 70.32
2001 69.36
2002 68.36
2003 67.68
2004 67.93
2005 68.27
2006 68.67
2007 68.42
2008 67.32
2009 63.52
2010 62.81
2011 63.03
2012 63.48
2013 63.52
2014 63.92
2015 64.33
2016 64.67
2017 64.96
2018 65.23
2019 65.53
2020 61.46
2021 62.87

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) in North America was 58.56 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 61 years was 64.08 in 2000, while its lowest value was 55.40 in 1961.

Definition: 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 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1960 56.10
1961 55.40
1962 55.50
1963 55.40
1964 55.70
1965 56.20
1966 56.90
1967 57.30
1968 57.50
1969 58.00
1970 57.40
1971 56.60
1972 57.00
1973 57.80
1974 57.80
1975 56.10
1976 56.83
1977 57.80
1978 59.13
1979 59.80
1980 59.22
1981 59.11
1982 57.75
1983 57.81
1984 59.32
1985 59.97
1986 60.61
1987 61.41
1988 62.24
1989 62.92
1990 62.69
1991 61.50
1992 61.18
1993 61.32
1994 62.16
1995 62.52
1996 62.74
1997 63.35
1998 63.62
1999 63.88
2000 64.08
2001 63.41
2002 62.63
2003 62.30
2004 62.38
2005 62.68
2006 63.09
2007 63.03
2008 62.31
2009 59.54
2010 58.78
2011 58.71
2012 58.88
2013 58.91
2014 59.26
2015 59.54
2016 59.87
2017 60.26
2018 60.54
2019 60.91
2020 56.90
2021 58.56

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in North America was 57.72 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 63.23 in 2000, while its lowest value was 56.19 in 2020.

Definition: 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 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 60.62
1992 60.32
1993 60.52
1994 61.31
1995 61.68
1996 61.90
1997 62.49
1998 62.76
1999 63.03
2000 63.23
2001 62.56
2002 61.80
2003 61.44
2004 61.51
2005 61.79
2006 62.18
2007 62.11
2008 61.40
2009 58.67
2010 57.93
2011 57.87
2012 58.07
2013 58.12
2014 58.46
2015 58.76
2016 59.08
2017 59.48
2018 59.76
2019 60.14
2020 56.19
2021 57.72

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity