Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in United States of America
United States of America: Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services was 1.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in United States of America, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in United States of America is 1.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in United States of America peaked at 2.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2025.
That places United States of America 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.9% | — |
| 1992 | 2.9% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 2.9% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United States of America
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.96 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 673.66 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1981 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2021)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in United States of America?
- Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services in United States of America was 1.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2025.
- How does United States of America rank for share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services?
- United States of America ranks 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employment in agriculture, industry, and services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.