World Bank · Annual
World Development Indicators · Employment ratio
Share of people aged 15 and older who are employed, from the ILO modeled estimates series.
Available series
National annual observations with source notes and missing values preserved.
What the data measures
Share of people aged 15 and older who are employed, from the ILO modeled estimates series.
ILO calculates employed people as a percentage of the working-age population and combines reported observations with modeled estimates. Employment includes work for pay or profit.
Coverage & limitations
United States and Canada · 2000–2025 (available years vary by series)
- The denominator is population aged 15+, not the labor force. This is not one minus the unemployment rate.
- This modeled ILO series can differ from national survey releases.
- WDI does not identify every imputed observation in this response. Cross-country ranking and comparison are disabled because ILO warns against comparing imputed observations.
- A higher ratio does not by itself establish better jobs or working conditions.
Field dictionary
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| period | Annual observation year; separate from acquisition date |
| value | % of population aged 15+ (modeled ILO estimate); missing and suppressed values remain null |
| status | Present, missing or suppressed; a zero is a present value |
| revision_id | Stable identity for this sourced observation revision |
| source_note | Footnotes supplied by the publisher, including preliminary estimates |
| release_id | The exact immutable public snapshot |