Labour force, both sexes, publisher 15+ classification (ICLS13) (monthly, ILOSTAT): United States

The latest reading SOTW holds for United States is 170,906.000 thousands of persons for 2026-10, from ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization).

Reviewed series · Labor · Monthly · thousands of persons · ILO.LF.LVL.M · USA

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Latest
170,906.000
thousands of persons · 2026-10
Previous
170,297.929
thousands of persons · 2026-09
Oldest shown
159,782.532
thousands of persons · 2016-10
Readings shown
120
Newest readings; the full history is in the API

United States · history

thousands of persons · Monthly

Source: ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization). Viewer read 2026-11-12T03:26:17.419Z (UTC); publisher acquisition and release times are not supplied here. Original units; no interpolation, rebasing or conversion. Missing periods and stored U/B flags interrupt the line. Daily gaps can include non-business days.

Readings, newest first

Labour force, both sexes, publisher 15+ classification (ICLS13) (monthly, ILOSTAT): United States: 120 readings, newest first. Source: ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization).
PeriodValue (thousands of persons)Status
2026-10170,906.000
2026-09170,297.929
2026-08170,047.816
2026-07170,234.855
2026-06170,197.936
2026-05169,800.718
2026-04169,548.460
2026-03170,101.629
2026-02170,205.527
2026-01169,612.025
2025-12170,722.590
2025-11171,467.192Series break (B)
2025-09171,217.136
2025-08171,034.650
2025-07171,645.635
2025-06171,342.585
2025-05170,215.953
2025-04170,650.405
2025-03170,653.488
2025-02170,115.509
2025-01169,813.814
2024-12167,746.110
2024-11168,164.069
2024-10168,569.224
2024-09168,569.371
2024-08168,763.363
2024-07169,722.927
2024-06169,006.927
2024-05167,575.682
2024-04167,483.750
2024-03167,960.219
2024-02167,285.357
2024-01166,427.532
2023-12166,660.598
2023-11167,976.734
2023-10167,774.401
2023-09167,718.080
2023-08168,049.264
2023-07168,353.639
2023-06167,910.035
2023-05166,702.250
2023-04166,220.828
2023-03166,783.207
2023-02166,177.943
2023-01165,069.905
2022-12164,223.760
2022-11164,271.996
2022-10164,753.122
2022-09164,462.671
2022-08164,970.547
2022-07165,321.266
2022-06165,012.360
2022-05164,157.190
2022-04163,449.385
2022-03164,274.049
2022-02163,724.549
2022-01162,824.830
2021-12161,695.582
2021-11162,099.056
2021-10161,862.619
2021-09161,392.344
2021-08161,788.135
2021-07162,816.932
2021-06162,166.701
2021-05160,606.786
2021-04160,379.460
2021-03160,397.498
2021-02160,008.143
2021-01159,233.541
2020-12160,016.590
2020-11160,467.695
2020-10161,053.182
2020-09160,072.535
2020-08160,966.323
2020-07161,374.464
2020-06160,883.289
2020-05157,974.686
2020-04155,829.893
2020-03162,537.088
2020-02164,235.061
2020-01163,497.244Series break (B)
2019-12164,006.967
2019-11164,385.653
2019-10164,576.317
2019-09163,943.219
2019-08164,018.993
2019-07164,941.238
2019-06164,119.754
2019-05162,654.690
2019-04162,096.612
2019-03162,822.645
2019-02162,792.648
2019-01162,104.450
2018-12162,510.491
2018-11162,664.642
2018-10162,722.826
2018-09161,957.557
2018-08161,909.276
2018-07163,733.790
2018-06163,276.712
2018-05161,764.946
2018-04161,279.806
2018-03161,547.885
2018-02161,494.176
2018-01160,036.942
2017-12159,879.668
2017-11160,465.885
2017-10160,464.870
2017-09161,049.201
2017-08160,863.139
2017-07161,911.079
2017-06161,336.521
2017-05159,979.020
2017-04159,817.408
2017-03159,912.206
2017-02159,481.668
2017-01158,675.896
2016-12158,967.925
2016-11159,451.313
2016-10159,782.532

Source: ILOSTAT (International Labour Organization). Newest 120 readings shown, 2016-10 to 2026-10. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.

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