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Labor burden is the actual cost of a company to have an employee, in addition to wages that the employee earns. Labor burden costs include benefits that a company pays for employees that are included on their payroll, including payroll taxes, pension costs, workers compensation, health and dental insurance, and the cost of any other benefits that a company provides an employee.
The labor force is the actual number of people available for work and is the sum of the employed and the unemployed. The U.S. labor force reached a record high of 170.7 million civilians in January 2025. [1] In February 2020, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, there were 164.6 million civilians in the labor force. [2]
A graph of the United States Employment Cost Index from 2001 to August 2018. The employment cost index (ECI) is a quarterly economic series detailing the changes in the costs of labor for businesses in the United States economy.
This is a list of countries by employment rate, the proportion of employed adults at working age. The definition of "working age" varies: Many sources, including the OECD, use 15–64 years old, [1] but EUROSTAT uses 20–64 years old, [2] the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics uses 16 years old and older (no cut-off at 65 and up), [3] and the Office for National Statistics of the United ...
During the 1970s, marginal income tax rates were far higher than subsequent periods and the U.S. created 19.6 million net new jobs. During the 1980s, marginal income tax rates were lowered and the U.S. created 18.3 million net new jobs. During the 1990s, marginal income tax rates rose and the U.S. created 21.6 million net new jobs.
U.S. unemployment rate and employment to population ratio (EM ratio) Wage share and employment rate in the U.S. Employment-to-population ratio, also called the employment rate, [1] is a statistical ratio that measures the proportion of a country's working age population (statistics are often given for ages 15 to 64 [2] [3]) that is employed.
U.S. states by net employment rate (% of population 16 and over) 2022 [1]; National rank State Employment rate in % (total population) Annual change (%)
The List of countries by child labour rate provides rankings of countries based on their rates of child labour. Child labour is defined by the International Labour Organization (ILO) as participation in economic activity by underage persons aged 5 to 17. Child work harms children, interferes with their education, and prevents their development.