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

United States of America: Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location was 0.1236 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.1236
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
56th
of 69 countries
All-time high
0.141
in 2010
All-time low
0.1236
in 2018
Years of data
9
2010–2018

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

00.050.10.152010201420182010: 0.1412011: 0.1362012: 0.1312013: 0.1292014: 0.132015: 0.132016: 0.1262017: 0.1272018: 0.124

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

United States of America recorded 0.1236 for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in United States of America peaked at 0.141 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1236, in 2018.

That places United States of America 56th out of 69 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Urban in United States of America, 2010 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2010 0.141
2011 0.1364 -3.3%
2012 0.1308 -4.1%
2013 0.1294 -1.0%
2014 0.1301 +0.5%
2015 0.1297 -0.3%
2016 0.1255 -3.3%
2017 0.1268 +1.0%
2018 0.1236 -2.5%

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 53 Mexico 0.1438 compare
  2. 54 Costa Rica 0.1365 compare
  3. 55 Brazil 0.1321 compare
  4. 57 Pakistan 0.1219 compare
  5. 58 Paraguay 0.1174 compare
  6. 59 Niger 0.1144 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in United States of America?
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location in United States of America was 0.1236 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 0.141 in 2010.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1236 in 2018.
How does United States of America rank for public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location?
United States of America ranks 56th out of 69 countries with data for 2018.
Is public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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 total employment by location: Urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of total employment by location: Urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
69 places, 855 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed