Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in United States of America

United States of America: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in was 13.88 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
13.88 %
Change on year
down 17.0%
Rank
20th
of 31 groups
All-time high
20.84 %
in 2004
All-time low
13.88 %
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in United States of America, 2000–2023

051015202000201120232000: 17.2 %2001: 16.7 %2002: 17.6 %2003: 20.4 %2004: 20.8 %2005: 19.2 %2006: 18.8 %2007: 17.9 %2008: 17.9 %2009: 18.8 %2010: 19.5 %2011: 19.7 %2012: 18.7 %2013: 18.5 %2014: 17.8 %2015: 19 %2016: 18.5 %2017: 17.8 %2018: 16.2 %2019: 17.2 %2020: 19.1 %2021: 17.1 %2022: 16.7 %2023: 13.9 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in United States of America stood at 13.88 %. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.0% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in United States of America peaked at 20.84 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 13.88 %, in 2023.

United States of America ranks 20th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems in United States of America, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 17.22 %
2001 16.66 % -3.3%
2002 17.6 % +5.6%
2003 20.39 % +15.9%
2004 20.84 % +2.2%
2005 19.17 % -8.0%
2006 18.8 % -1.9%
2007 17.94 % -4.6%
2008 17.87 % -0.4%
2009 18.84 % +5.4%
2010 19.47 % +3.3%
2011 19.68 % +1.1%
2012 18.73 % -4.8%
2013 18.51 % -1.2%
2014 17.77 % -4.0%
2015 19 % +6.9%
2016 18.53 % -2.5%
2017 17.83 % -3.8%
2018 16.2 % -9.1%
2019 17.23 % +6.4%
2020 19.13 % +11.0%
2021 17.14 % -10.4%
2022 16.72 % -2.5%
2023 13.88 % -17.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.53 % 16.66 % 20.84 % 10
2010s 18.29 % 16.2 % 19.68 % 10
2020s 16.72 % 13.88 % 19.13 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in United States of America?
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in United States of America was 13.88 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 20.84 % in 2004.
What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 13.88 % in 2023.
How does United States of America rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in?
United States of America ranks 20th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 5,335 data points, 2000–2023
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.