Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in United States of America

United States of America: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender was 0.1595 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.1595
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
66th
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.1835
in 2010
All-time low
0.1595
in 2018
Years of data
9
2010–2018

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in United States of America, 2010–2018

00.050.10.150.22010201420182010: 0.1832011: 0.1762012: 0.1732013: 0.1692014: 0.172015: 0.1662016: 0.162017: 0.1632018: 0.159

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in United States of America is 0.1595, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in United States of America peaked at 0.1835 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1595, in 2018.

That places United States of America 66th out of 69 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Female in United States of America, 2010 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2010 0.1835
2011 0.1764 -3.8%
2012 0.1732 -1.9%
2013 0.1692 -2.3%
2014 0.1699 +0.4%
2015 0.1661 -2.2%
2016 0.1601 -3.6%
2017 0.1629 +1.7%
2018 0.1595 -2.1%

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 63 Ecuador 0.2206 compare
  2. 64 Philippines 0.2156 compare
  3. 65 El Salvador 0.19 compare
  4. 67 Guatemala 0.1543 compare
  5. 68 Cambodia 0.1044
  6. 69 Colombia 0.1006 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in United States of America?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender in United States of America was 0.1595 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 0.1835 in 2010.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1595 in 2018.
How does United States of America rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender?
United States of America ranks 66th out of 69 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by gender: Female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
69 places, 856 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed