Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in United States of America

United States of America: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 43.06 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
43.06 %
Change on year
up 3.4%
Rank
12th
of 31 groups
All-time high
43.06 %
in 2023
All-time low
39.58 %
in 2004
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in United States of America, 2000–2023

0102030402000201120232000: 41.4 %2001: 41.7 %2002: 41.2 %2003: 39.8 %2004: 39.6 %2005: 40.4 %2006: 40.6 %2007: 41 %2008: 41.1 %2009: 40.6 %2010: 40.3 %2011: 40.2 %2012: 40.6 %2013: 40.7 %2014: 41.1 %2015: 40.5 %2016: 40.7 %2017: 41.1 %2018: 41.9 %2019: 41.4 %2020: 40.4 %2021: 41.4 %2022: 41.6 %2023: 43.1 %

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

Analysis

United States of America recorded 43.06 % for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in United States of America peaked at 43.06 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.58 %, in 2004.

United States of America ranks 12th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems in United States of America, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 41.39 %
2001 41.67 % +0.7%
2002 41.2 % -1.1%
2003 39.8 % -3.4%
2004 39.58 % -0.6%
2005 40.41 % +2.1%
2006 40.6 % +0.5%
2007 41.03 % +1.1%
2008 41.07 % +0.1%
2009 40.58 % -1.2%
2010 40.27 % -0.8%
2011 40.16 % -0.3%
2012 40.63 % +1.2%
2013 40.74 % +0.3%
2014 41.11 % +0.9%
2015 40.5 % -1.5%
2016 40.73 % +0.6%
2017 41.09 % +0.9%
2018 41.9 % +2.0%
2019 41.39 % -1.2%
2020 40.44 % -2.3%
2021 41.43 % +2.4%
2022 41.64 % +0.5%
2023 43.06 % +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40.73 % 39.58 % 41.67 % 10
2010s 40.85 % 40.16 % 41.9 % 10
2020s 41.64 % 40.44 % 43.06 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in United States of America?
Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in United States of America was 43.06 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 43.06 % in 2023.
What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 39.58 % in 2004.
How does United States of America rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
United States of America ranks 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — Female — 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.