Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in United States of America
United States of America: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total was 0.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in United States of America, 1970–2018
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total workers in the agricultural sector.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 0.7% for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in United States of America peaked at 0.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1970.
United States of America ranks 11th of 92 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of total workers in the agricultural sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5% | — |
| 1980 | 0.5% | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 9 |
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in United States of America?
- Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total in United States of America was 0.7% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1970.
- How does United States of America rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total?
- United States of America ranks 11th out of 92 countries with data for 2018.
- Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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