ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and in United States of America

United States of America: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and was 25.19 % in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
25.19 %
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
1st
of 2 groups
All-time high
28.23 %
in 2005
All-time low
22.53 %
in 2019
Years of data
23
2003–2025

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and in United States of America, 2003–2025

01020302003201420252003: 27.8 %2004: 27.9 %2005: 28.2 %2006: 27.9 %2007: 27.5 %2008: 26.1 %2009: 26.9 %2010: 26 %2011: 26.9 %2012: 28 %2013: 25.2 %2014: 23.8 %2015: 24.2 %2016: 25.4 %2017: 25.6 %2018: 24.6 %2019: 22.5 %2020: 25.7 %2021: 24.7 %2022: 25.4 %2023: 24.6 %2024: 25.3 %2025: 25.2 %

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

Analysis

In 2025, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in United States of America stood at 25.19 %.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in United States of America peaked at 28.23 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 22.53 %, in 2019.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and aquaculture — Value in United States of America, 2003 to 2025.
Year % Change
2003 27.82 %
2004 27.86 % +0.1%
2005 28.23 % +1.3%
2006 27.85 % -1.3%
2007 27.48 % -1.3%
2008 26.1 % -5.0%
2009 26.89 % +3.0%
2010 25.99 % -3.3%
2011 26.94 % +3.7%
2012 27.98 % +3.9%
2013 25.2 % -9.9%
2014 23.79 % -5.6%
2015 24.22 % +1.8%
2016 25.36 % +4.7%
2017 25.62 % +1.0%
2018 24.64 % -3.8%
2019 22.53 % -8.6%
2020 25.71 % +14.1%
2021 24.68 % -4.0%
2022 25.37 % +2.8%
2023 24.56 % -3.2%
2024 25.34 % +3.2%
2025 25.19 % -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.46 % 26.1 % 28.23 % 7
2010s 25.23 % 22.53 % 27.98 % 10
2020s 25.14 % 24.56 % 25.71 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in United States of America?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in United States of America was 25.19 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 28.23 % in 2005.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 22.53 % in 2019.
How does United States of America rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and?
United States of America ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2025.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and aquaculture — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and aquaculture — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
73 places, 1,102 data points, 1992–2025
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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.