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Employment to population ratio in United States

Latest: 59.1%
Previous: 59.5%
Change: -0.35 (-0.6%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Employment to population ratio over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Recession

Observations for Employment to population ratio in United States
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	—
Dec 31, 1991	60.6%
Dec 31, 1992	60.4%
Dec 31, 1993	60.6%
Dec 31, 1994	61.5%
Dec 31, 1995	61.9%
Dec 31, 1996	62.2%
Dec 31, 1997	62.8%
Dec 31, 1998	63.0%
Dec 31, 1999	63.3%
Dec 31, 2000	63.5%
Dec 31, 2001	62.7%
Dec 31, 2002	61.8%
Dec 31, 2003	61.3%
Dec 31, 2004	61.4%
Dec 31, 2005	61.7%
Dec 31, 2006	62.2%
Dec 31, 2007	62.0%
Dec 31, 2008	61.2%
Dec 31, 2009	58.4%
Dec 31, 2010	57.6%
Dec 31, 2011	57.6%
Dec 31, 2012	58.0%
Dec 31, 2013	58.1%
Dec 31, 2014	58.6%
Dec 31, 2015	59.0%
Dec 31, 2016	59.4%
Dec 31, 2017	59.8%
Dec 31, 2018	60.2%
Dec 31, 2019	60.5%
Dec 31, 2020	56.6%
Dec 31, 2021	58.2%
Dec 31, 2022	59.5%
Dec 31, 2023	59.8%
Dec 31, 2024	59.5%
Dec 31, 2025	59.1%

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