ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Northern America
Northern America: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 2,822 1000 No in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Northern America, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 2,822 1000 No for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Northern America peaked at 4,223 1000 No in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2,822 1000 No, in 2025.
Northern America ranks 25th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Northern America, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4,035 1000 No | — |
| 1992 | 4,008 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 3,875 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 4,188 1000 No | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 4,217 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 4,223 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 4,164 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 4,142 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 4,028 1000 No | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 3,759 1000 No | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 3,484 1000 No | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 3,251 1000 No | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 3,055 1000 No | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 2,997 1000 No | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 2,973 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 2,983 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2,847 1000 No | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 2,904 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 2,827 1000 No | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 2,975 1000 No | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 3,035 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 2,980 1000 No | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 2,922 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 3,019 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 3,251 1000 No | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 3,363 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 3,321 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 3,271 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 3,280 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 3,026 1000 No | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 2,961 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 2,971 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 2,919 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 2,896 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 2,822 1000 No | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,098 1000 No | 3,875 1000 No | 4,223 1000 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 3,108 1000 No | 2,827 1000 No | 3,759 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,142 1000 No | 2,922 1000 No | 3,363 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,932 1000 No | 2,822 1000 No | 3,026 1000 No | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Northern America?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Northern America was 2,822 1000 No in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 4,223 1000 No in 1996.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,822 1000 No in 2025.
- How does Northern America rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Northern America ranks 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.