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Employment> United States Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% (2023) [5/7countries] Labor participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) 69.9% (2023) [6/7countries] Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 35-44) 90.2% (2023) [7/7countries] Labor participation rate, female (% of female population ages 35-44) 77.4% (2023) [6/7countries] Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 60-64) 64.2% (2023) [4/7countries] Labor participation rate, female (% of female population ages 60-64) 52.5% (2023) [4/7countries] Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 1.6% (2022) [4/7countries] Employment in industry (% of total employment) 19.3% (2022) [4/7countries] Employment in services (% of total employment) 79.1% (2022) [3/7countries] % of men who prefer a full time job 74.4% (2015) [2/7countries] % of women who prefer a full time job 52.8% (2015) [2/7countries] % of those who agree that the government is responsible for providing a job for everyone who wants one 36.3% (2016) [8/8countries] % of those who are in favour of government financing of projects to create new jobs 84.6% (2016) [4/8countries] Gender equality> United States Gender Gap Index (world ranking) 43 (2024) [5/7countries] % of those who think that it is important that women have the same rights as men 99.1% (2019) [3/10countries] % of those who think that men have a better life 60.4% (2019) [6/10countries] % of those who think that women have a better life 15.4% (2019) [3/10countries] % of those who think that women will eventually have the same rights as men 92.7% (2019) [1/10countries] % of those who agree that the government is responsible for promoting equality between men and women 84.8% (2016) [5/8countries] Share of female managers 41.4% (2023) [1/7countries] % of those who think that a husband's job is to earn money; a wife's job is to look after the home and family 19.8% (2018) [4/8countries] % of those who think that men should have a job priority 10.5% (2019) [8/10countries] % of those who think that both husband and wife should contribute to work and family 76.4% (2019) [9/10countries] % of those who think that the mother and the father should each take half of paid parental leave 36.7% (2012) [4/9countries] % of those who think that the mother should take most of the paid leave period and the father should take some of it. 30.4% (2012) [8/9countries] % of those who think that the mother should take the entire paid parental leave 32.4% (2012) [1/9countries] % of those who think that no paid parental leave is necessary 17.9% (2012) [2/9countries] % of those who think that women should work outside the home full-time when there is a child under school age 17.3% (2012) [2/9countries] % of those who think that both mother and father should work full-time when they have a child under school age 11.6% (2012) [4/9countries] % of those who think that both mother and father should work part-time when they have a child under school age 6.1% (2012) [6/9countries] % of those who think that women should stay at home when there is a child under school age 33.9% (2012) [6/9countries] % of those who think that mother should stay at home and father should work full-time when they have a child under school age 38.8% (2012) [5/9countries] % of those who think that mother should work part-time and father should work full-time when they have a child under school age 42.6% (2012) [6/9countries] % of those who think it is least desirable that both mother and father work full-time when they have a child under school age 36.3% (2012) [7/9countries] % of those who think it is least desirable that father stay at home and mother work full-time when they have a child under school age 37.5% (2012) [2/9countries] % of those who think it is least desirable that mother stay at home and father work full-time when they have a child under school age 5.7% (2012) [7/9countries] % of those who think that women should work outside the home full-time after the youngest child starts school 54.9% (2012) [1/9countries] % of those who think that women should stay at home after the youngest child starts school 4.5% (2012) [5/9countries] % of women who say that they care for sick family members 55.2% (2012) [8/9countries] % of those who say that both partners care for sick family members 42.5% (2012) [5/9countries] Self-employment> United States % of those who think that employees have more job security than the self-employed 52.5% (2005) [6/9countries] % of those who think that being an employee interferes more with family life than self-employment 43.7% (2005) [1/9countries] % of those who prefer being an employee to being self-employed 38.0% (2005) [8/9countries] Non-regular employment> United States Part-time employment - total 11 (2023) [7/7countries] Part-time employment - male 7 (2023) [5/7countries] Part-time employment - female 15 (2023) [7/7countries] % of those willing to accept temporary employment to avoid unemployment 74.6% (2015) [2/7countries] Side business> United States % of those who do any work for additional income in addition to their main job 31.5% (2015) [1/7countries] Recruitment and job change> United States % of those who think that it would be easy to find a job 43.1% (2015) [1/7countries] % of those who turn to family members or close friends first to help them if they needed to find a job 38.0% (2017) [1/7countries] % of those who turn to private companies first to help them if they needed to find a job 12.9% (2017) [6/7countries] % of those who turn to public services first to help them if they needed to find a job 18.9% (2017) [7/7countries] % of those who would turn down another job that offered quite a bit more pay in order to stay with the current organization 27.4% (2015) [3/7countries] % of those who would change their present type of work for something different if given the chance 40.1% (2015) [2/7countries] % of those who think that it is likely that they will try to find a job with another firm or organization within the next 12 months 29.9% (2015) [2/7countries] % of those who have given up good job opportunities for the benefit of their family life 50.5% (2015) [2/7countries] % of the men who have given up good job opportunities for the benefit of their family life 48.4% (2015) [1/7countries] % of the women who have given up good job opportunities for the benefit of their family life 52.5% (2015) [2/7countries] % of those who have remained in a job that was not satisfying for you for the benefit of your family life 54.4% (2015) [3/7countries] % of the men who have remained in a job that was not satisfying for you for the benefit of your family life 52.6% (2015) [3/7countries] % of the women who have remained in a job that was not satisfying for you for the benefit of your family life 56.1% (2015) [2/7countries] Work preference> United States % of those who think that job security is very important in a job 73.6% (2015) [1/7countries] % of those who think that high income is very important in a job 29.0% (2015) [1/7countries] % of those who think that good opportunities for advancement is very important in a job 49.6% (2015) [1/7countries] % of those who think that being interesting is very important in a job 51.6% (2015) [5/7countries] % of those who think that working independently is very important in a job 28.8% (2015) [3/7countries] % of those who think that helping other people is very important in a job 42.1% (2015) [1/7countries] % of those who think that being useful to society is very important in a job 47.4% (2015) [1/7countries] % of those who think that deciding times or days of work is very important in a job 16.7% (2015) [2/7countries] % of those who think that it is important for a job to involve personal contact with other people 22.0% (2015) [5/7countries] % of those who think that their job is secure 75.8% (2015) [3/7countries] % of those who think that their job gives high income 27.9% (2015) [4/7countries] % of those who think that their job gives high opportunities for advancement 40.8% (2015) [1/7countries] % of those who think that their job is interesting 78.8% (2015) [2/7countries] % of those who think that they can work independently 82.7% (2015) [5/7countries] % of those who think that they can help other people in their job 88.2% (2015) [1/7countries] % of those who think that their job is useful to society 80.3% (2015) [1/7countries] % of those who think that their job gives personal contact with other people 94.0% (2015) [1/7countries] % of those who think that their job gives a chance to improve their skills 65.3% (2005) [4/7countries] Unemployment> United States Unemployment rate: 15-64 years old, male and female 3.6% (2023) [5/7countries] Unemployment rate: 15-64 years old, male 3.8% (2023) [5/7countries] Unemployment rate: 15-64 years old, female 3.5% (2023) [5/7countries] Unemployment rate: 20-24 years old, male and female 6.6% (2023) [5/7countries] Long-term (1 year and over) unemployment rate: all ages, male and female 11.6% (2023) [6/7countries] Long-term (1 year and over) unemployment rate: all ages, male 12.1% (2023) [6/7countries] Long-term (1 year and over) unemployment rate: all ages, female 11.1% (2023) [6/7countries] % of those who worry about the possibility of losing your job a great deal or to some extent 16.2% (2015) [6/7countries] % of those willing to move within the country not to lose job 40.2% (2015) [1/7countries] % of those willing to move to a different country not to lose job 17.5% (2015) [4/7countries] % of those who agree that the government is responsible for providing a decent standard of living for the unemployed 44.6% (2019) [8/8countries] % of those who would like to see more government spending in unemployment benefits 31.1% (2016) [3/8countries] % of those who think that the government is successful in the policy against unemployment 29.6% (2006) [3/9countries] Labor policy> United States Public expenditure for active labor policy, % of GDP 0.10% (2019) [7/7countries] Working time> United States Average annual hours actually worked per worker 1,799 (2023) [2/7countries] Time spent for paid work or study (men and women, minutes per day per person, including commuting time) 288.9 (2019) [5/10countries] Time spent for paid work or study (men, minutes per day per person, including commuting time) 331.7 (2019) [4/10countries] Time spent for paid work or study (women, minutes per day per person, including commuting time) 247.0 (2019) [5/10countries] Time spent for commuting (men and women, minutes per day per person) 21.5 (2019) [9/10countries] Time spent for commuting (men, minutes per day per person) 25.9 (2019) [10/10countries] Time spent for commuting (women, minutes per day per person) 17.3 (2019) [9/10countries] % of those who are in favour of reducing the working week to create more jobs 31.4% (2016) [5/8countries] % of those willing to accept longer commuting to avoid unemployment 59.6% (2015) [2/7countries] % of those who prefer to work longer hours and earn more money 38.1% (2015) [2/7countries] % of those who prefer to work the same number of hours and earn the same money 57.4% (2015) [5/7countries] % of those who prefer to work fewer hours and earn less money 4.5% (2015) [7/7countries] % of those who would like to have more time in a job 24.0% (2007) [3/8countries] % of those who would like to have less time in a job 37.1% (2007) [6/8countries] % of those who always/ often work at home during usual working hours 15.7% (2015) [2/7countries] % of those who always/ often work on weekends 40.1% (2015) [2/7countries] % of those who have a regular schedule or shift 76.0% (2015) [5/7countries] % of those who cannot decide themselves when to start/ finish work 47.7% (2015) [4/7countries] % of those who can decide themselves when to start/ finish work 52.3% (2015) [4/7countries] % of those who can decide themselves how to organize work 40.4% (2015) [1/7countries] % of those who enjoy 5 or less days of leave 63.2% (2007) [3/8countries] % of those who enjoy more than 20 days of leave 12.2% (2007) [6/8countries] % of those who can take an hour or two off during working hours 73.5% (2015) [1/7countries] Wages> United States Minimum relative to average (mean) wages of full-time workers 18.3% (2023) [6/6countries] Minimum relative to median wages of full-time workers 26.0% (2023) [6/6countries] Gender wage gap at median 16.4% (2023) [2/7countries] % of those who think that men have more opportunities of getting high-paying jobs 61.8% (2019) [10/10countries] % of those who think that women have more opportunities of getting high-paying jobs 1.6% (2019) [2/10countries] % of those who think that men and women have about the same opportunities of getting high-paying jobs 36.6% (2019) [1/10countries] % of those who are optimistic about the availability of well-paying jobs 63.6% (2019) [2/10countries] % of those who think their pay is less than is just 48.0% (2009) [7/9countries] % of those willing to accept lower pay to avoid unemployment 54.9% (2015) [1/7countries] % of those who think how much responsibility goes with the job is very important in deciding pay 78.4% (2019) [5/8countries] % of those who think that whether the job requires supervising others is important in deciding pay 95.4% (1999) [2/6countries] % of those who think that the number of years spent in education and training is very important in deciding pay 56.5% (2019) [2/8countries] % of those who think how long the person has been with the firm is important in deciding pay 68.0% (1997) [4/6countries] % of those who think what is needed to support a family is very important in deciding pay 55.7% (2009) [4/9countries] % of those who think whether the person has children to support is very important in deciding pay 19.3% (2019) [5/8countries] % of those who think how well he or she does the job is very important in deciding pay 88.6% (2019) [2/8countries] % of those who think how hard he or she works at the job is very important in deciding pay 88.3% (2009) [2/9countries] % of those who agree that private companies are responsible for reducing the differences in pay 59.4% (2019) [6/8countries] Work motivation> United States % of those who often arrive at work too tired to function well because of the household work 4.1% (2012) [2/9countries] % of those who often find it difficult to concentrate at work because of family responsibilities 3.6% (2012) [1/9countries] Degree of job satisfaction 4.46 (2015) [1/7countries] % of those satisfied with job (5 choices)* 57.6% (Ž¿–â�F‘S‘Ì“I‚É‚Ý‚Ä�A‚ ‚È‚½‚ÍŒ»�Ý‚ÌŽdŽ–‚É‚Ç‚Ì’ö“x–ž‘«‚µ‚Ä‚¢‚Ü‚·‚©�B ‘I‘ðŽˆ�F�u”ñ�í‚É–ž‘«�v�u–ž‘«�v�u‚Ç‚¿‚ç‚Å‚à‚È‚¢�v�u•s–ž�v�u”ñ�í‚É•s–ž�v ƒf�[ƒ^�F�u”ñ�í‚É–ž‘«�v�u–ž‘«�v‚ÌŠ„�‡) [4/31countries] % of those who always/ often find work stressful 32.5% (2015) [7/7countries] % of those who agree to the idea that a job is just a way of earning money 27.5% (2015) [5/7countries] % of those who agree to the idea that they would enjoy having a paid job even if they did not need the money 69.8% (2015) [4/7countries] % of men who prefer no paid job at all 8.4% (2015) [4/7countries] % of women who prefer no paid job at all 12.3% (2015) [4/7countries] Skills> United States % of those who can make much use of their past work experience and /or job skills in their present job 71.0% (2015) [5/7countries] % of those who have got training to improve job skills over the past 12 months 59.4% (2015) [2/7countries] % of those willing to accept a job that requires new skills to avoid unemployment 87.3% (2015) [4/7countries] Workplace> United States % of those who describe relations at their workplace between workmates/colleagues as good 80.0% (2015) [5/7countries] % of those who often share work-related information with co-workers 63.4% (2011-2017) [4/9countries] % of those who often learn new work-related things from co-workers or supervisors 34.2% (2011-2017) [2/9countries] % of those who are willing to work harder than they have to in order to help their firm/ organization succeed 80.8% (2015) [1/7countries] % of those who are proud to be working for the current firm or organization 82.4% (2015) [1/7countries] % of those who have been discriminated against with regard to work 19.7% (2015) [4/7countries] % of the men who have been discriminated against with regard to work 19.9% (2015) [4/7countries] % of the women who have been discriminated against with regard to work 19.6% (2015) [4/7countries] % of those who have been harassed by their superiors or co-workers at their job 17.3% (2015) [4/7countries] % of the men who have been harassed by their superiors or co-workers at their job 15.5% (2015) [4/7countries] % of the women who have been harassed by their superiors or co-workers at their job 19.0% (2015) [4/7countries] Industrial relations> United States Trade union participation (% of total employment) 9.9% (2019) [6/6countries] % of those who belong to a trade union, business, or professional association 19.6% (2014) [4/8countries] Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts 3,237,300 (2019) [1/9countries] % of those who think that workers need strong trade unions to protect their interests 50.0% (2015) [6/7countries] % of those who think that strong trade unions are bad for the economy of their country 18.7% (2015) [4/7countries] % of those who think that trade unions have the most influence on the actions of the government 3.1% (2016) [6/8countries] % of those who think that trade unions are very important for the job security of employees 50.9% (2005) [5/7countries] % of those who think that the working conditions of employees would be much worse without trade unions 61.4% (2005) [5/7countries] % of those who think that there is strong conflicts between management and workers 51.0% (2019) [3/8countries] % of those who describe relations at their workplace between management and employees as good 70.8% (2015) [3/7countries] Work accident> United States % of those who always/ often have to do hard physical work 47.6% (2015) [1/7countries] % of those who always/ often work in dangerous conditions 15.6% (2005) [2/9countries] Housework> United States Time spent for routine housework (men and women, minutes per day per person) 99.2 (2019) [8/10countries] Time spent for routine housework (men, minutes per day per person) 78.0 (2019) [6/10countries] Time spent for routine housework (women, minutes per day per person) 119.8 (2019) [10/10countries] Time spent for shopping (men and women, minutes per day per person) 22.0 (2019) [9/10countries] Time spent for shopping (men, minutes per day per person) 17.4 (2019) [8/10countries] Time spent for shopping (women, minutes per day per person) 26.4 (2019) [8/10countries] Time spent for child care (men and women, minutes per day per person) 26.9 (2019) [2/8countries] Time spent for child care (men, minutes per day per person) 16.8 (2019) [3/8countries] Time spent for child care (women, minutes per day per person) 36.8 (2019) [3/8countries] % of those who would like to have more time doing household work 15.0% (2007) [3/6countries] % of those who would like to have less time doing household work 43.1% (2007) [3/8countries] % of men who think that they do less than their fair share of the household work 41.8% (2012) [6/9countries] % of women who think that they do more than their fair share of the household work 60.4% (2012) [6/9countries] % of women who say that they prepare meals 63.8% (2012) [8/9countries] % of those who say that both partners prepare meals 27.6% (2012) [2/9countries] % of women who say that they do the laundry of the family 66.6% (2012) [9/9countries] % of those who say that both partners do the laundry of the family 25.3% (2012) [1/9countries] % of women who say that they clean the house 66.8% (2012) [8/9countries] % of those who say that both partners clean the house 27.8% (2012) [5/9countries] % of those who think that men have more influence over how to raise children 4.4% (2019) [6/10countries] % of those who think that women have more influence over how to raise children 37.8% (2019) [5/10countries] % of those who think that men and women have about the same influence over how to raise children 57.8% (2019) [8/10countries] % of men who say that they mostly decide how to raise children 5.6% (2012) [3/9countries] % of women who say that they mostly decide how to raise children 40.9% (2012) [3/9countries] % of those who says that both partners decide how to raise children together 54.8% (2012) [7/9countries] % of those who think private childcare providers should primarily provide childcare for children under school age 25.3% (2012) [2/9countries] % of those who think family members should primarily provide childcare for children under school age 56.5% (2012) [3/9countries] % of those who think family members should primarily provide help in everyday life for elderly people 66.0% (2012) [1/9countries] % of those who think private providers should primarily provide help in everyday life for elderly people 9.3% (2012) [4/9countries] % of those who think that the elderly people themselves or their family should primarily cover the costs of the help to elderly people 54.1% (2012) [2/9countries] % of women who say that they care for sick family members 55.2% (2012) [8/9countries] % of those who say that both partners care for sick family members 42.5% (2012) [5/9countries] % of those who think that men have more influence over household finances 22.7% (2019) [6/10countries] % of those who think that women have more influence over household finances 12.1% (2019) [5/10countries] % of those who think that men and women have about the same influence over household finances 65.2% (2019) [2/10countries] % of women who say that they manage all the money of their family 16.8% (2012) [3/9countries] % of men who say that they manage all the money of their family 15.4% (2012) [3/9countries] % of those who say that both pool and manage all the money of their family 49.2% (2012) [7/9countries] % of those who say that both pool and manage part of the money of their family 9.8% (2012) [7/9countries] % of those who say that each partner manages their own money 11.8% (2012) [6/9countries] % of women who say that they shop for groceries 52.0% (2012) [7/9countries] % of men who say that they shop for groceries 13.2% (2012) [7/9countries] % of those who say that both partners shop for groceries 41.3% (2012) [4/9countries] % of men who say that they make small repairs in the household 83.2% (2012) [6/9countries] % of those who say that both partners make small repairs in the household 13.1% (2012) [3/9countries] % of men who say that they choose weekend activities 11.4% (2012) [3/9countries] % of women who say that they choose weekend activities 17.2% (2012) [3/9countries] % of those who say that both partners choose weekend activities together 52.2% (2012) [6/9countries] % of those who often come home from work too tired to do the chores 31.8% (2012) [1/9countries] % of those who often work too long to fulfil family responsibilities 12.9% (2012) [3/9countries] % of those who always/ often feel that job interfere with family life 15.7% (2015) [6/7countries] % of those who always/ often feel that family life interfere with job 7.3% (2015) [2/7countries] Voluntary activities> United States % of those who take part in voluntary work once a month or more 29.4% (2011-2017) [1/9countries] % of those who never take part in voluntary work 44.1% (2011-2017) [9/9countries] % of those who take part in activities of charitable or religious organisations that do voluntary work once a month or more 14.8% (2017) [2/7countries] % of those who never take part in activities of charitable or religious organisations that do voluntary work 42.0% (2017) [7/7countries] Time spent for volunteering (men and women, minutes per day per person) 5.9 (2019) [2/8countries] Time spent for volunteering (men, minutes per day per person) 5.0 (2019) [2/8countries] Time spent for volunteering (women, minutes per day per person) 6.7 (2019) [2/8countries] % of those who think that civic and voluntary organisations have the most influence on the actions of the government 0.2% (2016) [6/7countries]