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

United States of America: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by was 0.2512 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.2512
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
64th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.2981
in 2010
All-time low
0.2512
in 2018
Years of data
9
2010–2018

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

00.10.20.32010201420182010: 0.2982011: 0.2912012: 0.2792013: 0.2762014: 0.2772015: 0.2692016: 0.2632017: 0.2662018: 0.251

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in United States of America stood at 0.2512. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in United States of America peaked at 0.2981 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2512, in 2018.

United States of America ranks 64th of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupational group: Professionals in United States of America, 2010 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2010 0.2981
2011 0.2911 -2.3%
2012 0.2786 -4.3%
2013 0.2756 -1.1%
2014 0.277 +0.5%
2015 0.2685 -3.1%
2016 0.2628 -2.1%
2017 0.2665 +1.4%
2018 0.2512 -5.7%

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 61 Chile 0.3736 compare
  2. 62 Luxembourg 0.3289 compare
  3. 63 Colombia 0.3094 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in United States of America?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by in United States of America was 0.2512 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 0.2981 in 2010.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2512 in 2018.
How does United States of America rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by?
United States of America ranks 64th out of 64 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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 occupational group: Professionals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment, by occupational group: Professionals
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
64 places, 755 data points, 2000–2022
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