Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in United States

United States: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male was 0.9% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
10th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1970
All-time low
0.9%
in 2010
Years of data
14
1970–2018

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in United States, 1970–2018

00.20.40.60.811970199420181970: 0.947 % of male workers in the industrial sector1980: 0.932 % of male workers in the industrial sector1990: 0.913 % of male workers in the industrial sector2000: 0.895 % of male workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.882 % of male workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.876 % of male workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.913 % of male workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.918 % of male workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.923 % of male workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.925 % of male workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.924 % of male workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.924 % of male workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.941 % of male workers in the industrial sector2018: 0.927 % of male workers in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male workers in the industrial sector.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in United States is 0.9%, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in United States peaked at 0.9% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2010.

United States ranks 10th of 90 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in United States, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the industrial sector) in United States, 1970 to 2018.
Year % of male workers in the industrial sector Change
1970 0.9%
1980 0.9% -1.5%
1990 0.9% -2.0%
2000 0.9% -2.0%
2005 0.9% -1.4%
2010 0.9% -0.8%
2011 0.9% +4.2%
2012 0.9% +0.6%
2013 0.9% +0.5%
2014 0.9% +0.2%
2015 0.9% -0.0%
2016 0.9% -0.0%
2017 0.9% +1.8%
2018 0.9% -1.4%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 0.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
1980s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 9

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 7 Bulgaria 0.9% compare
  2. 8 Austria 0.9% compare
  3. 9 Norway 0.9% compare
  4. 11 Hungary 0.9% compare
  5. 12 Lithuania 0.9% compare
  6. 13 Slovenia 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in United States?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male in United States was 0.9% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1970.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2010.
How does United States rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male?
United States ranks 10th out of 90 countries with data for 2018.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male (% of male workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of male workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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