Wage workers, aged 15-24 in United States

United States: Wage workers, aged 15-24 was 1.0% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1.0%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
8th
of 106 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2017
All-time low
1.0%
in 2005
Years of data
14
1970–2018

Wage workers, aged 15-24 in United States, 1970–2018

00.20.40.60.811970199420181970: 0.976 % of employed population aged 15-241980: 0.973 % of employed population aged 15-241990: 0.972 % of employed population aged 15-242000: 0.973 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.971 % of employed population aged 15-242010: 0.972 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.975 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.972 % of employed population aged 15-242013: 0.98 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.979 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.977 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.979 % of employed population aged 15-242017: 0.984 % of employed population aged 15-242018: 0.979 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, aged 15-24 in United States is 1.0%, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-24 in United States peaked at 1.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2005.

United States ranks 8th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Wage workers, aged 15-24 in United States, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in United States, 1970 to 2018.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
1970 1.0%
1980 1.0% -0.3%
1990 1.0% -0.1%
2000 1.0% +0.1%
2005 1.0% -0.2%
2010 1.0% +0.1%
2011 1.0% +0.3%
2012 1.0% -0.3%
2013 1.0% +0.7%
2014 1.0% -0.0%
2015 1.0% -0.3%
2016 1.0% +0.3%
2017 1.0% +0.5%
2018 1.0% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
1980s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
2000s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 2
2010s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 9

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 5 Iceland 1.0% compare
  2. 6 Luxembourg 1.0% compare
  3. 7 Belarus 1.0% compare
  4. 9 Norway 1.0% compare
  5. 10 France 1.0% compare
  6. 11 Croatia 1.0% compare

See the full ranking of 106 places →

More reference data data for United States

All data for United States →

Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-24 in United States?
Wage workers, aged 15-24 in United States was 1.0% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-24 recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2017.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-24 recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2005.
How does United States rank for wage workers, aged 15-24?
United States ranks 8th out of 106 countries with data for 2018.
Is wage workers, aged 15-24 rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Wage workers, aged 15-24 in United States. Statizoid. Retrieved 29 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/wage-workers-aged-15-24-percent-of-employed-population-aged-15-24/united-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/wage-workers-aged-15-24-percent-of-employed-population-aged-15-24/united-states/">Wage workers, aged 15-24 in United States</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed