Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in United States of America

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

Latest (2018)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
10th
of 84 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1970
All-time low
0.9%
in 2010
Years of data
14
1970–2018

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in United States of America, 1970–2018

00.20.40.60.811970199420181970: 0.952 % of rural workers in the industrial sector1980: 0.941 % of rural workers in the industrial sector1990: 0.925 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2000: 0.907 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.89 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.889 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.915 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.929 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.935 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.929 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.923 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.933 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2017: 0.937 % of rural workers in the industrial sector2018: 0.934 % of rural workers in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

In 2018, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in United States of America stood at 0.9%.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in United States of America peaked at 1.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2010.

That places United States of America 10th out of 84 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector) in United States of America, 1970 to 2018.
Year % of rural workers in the industrial sector Change
1970 1.0%
1980 0.9% -1.2%
1990 0.9% -1.7%
2000 0.9% -2.0%
2005 0.9% -1.8%
2010 0.9% -0.1%
2011 0.9% +2.9%
2012 0.9% +1.5%
2013 0.9% +0.6%
2014 0.9% -0.6%
2015 0.9% -0.6%
2016 0.9% +1.0%
2017 0.9% +0.5%
2018 0.9% -0.4%

United States of America compared with similar countries

  • United States of America's 0.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 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 of America

  1. 7 Germany 1.0% compare
  2. 8 Hungary 0.9% compare
  3. 9 Austria 0.9% compare
  4. 11 Sweden 0.9% compare
  5. 12 Lithuania 0.9% compare
  6. 13 Estonia 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in United States of America?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural in United States of America was 0.9% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1970.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2010.
How does United States of America rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural?
United States of America ranks 10th out of 84 countries with data for 2018.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural 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, rural (% of rural workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of rural workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,136 data points, 1970–2021
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