Statistics about the US

Anke Corbin

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US Unemployment Rate: The national rate of unemployment is 3.7% (Dec, 2023)
US Employment Rate: The employment rate in the US is 60.20% (Jan, 2024)
Labor Force of the United States: The labor force participation rate of the US is 62.5 percent (Jan, 2024)
US GDP: $27.36 trillion (Dec, 2023)
US GDP Per Capita: 83,060.00 USD (2024)
US Inflation Rate : 3.4 %
US Ease of Doing Business Ranking: 6th of 190 (May, 2019)
Major US Industries: The US is highly diversified, world leading, high-technology innovator, with the second-largest industrial output in the world; petroleum, steel, motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food processing, consumer goods, lumbering and mining.
US Internet Penetration Rate : The United States’s internet penetration rate stood at 91.8 percent of the total population at the start of 2023.
US Minimum Wage: The federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. The minimum wage for employees who receive tips is $2.13 per hour. The amount of tips plus the $2.13 must reach at least $7.25 per hour. If not, your employer must pay to make up the difference.
US Corruption Perception Index: The US ranks 24/180 and scores 69/100 in the 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).
Labor Union Presence and Activity in the US: The union membership rate in the US in 2023 was 10%. 16.2 million wage and salary workers were represented by a union. Workers represented by a union include both union members (14.4 million) and workers who report no union affiliation but whose jobs are covered by a union contract (1.8 million).7.0 million employees in the public sector belong to unions, compared with 7.4 million workers in the private sector.
Age Structure in the US: In 2022, about 17.96 percent of the U.S. population fell into the 0-14 year category, 64.91 percent into the 15-64 age group and 17.13 percent of the population were over 65 years of age.
United States Birth rate: 12.2 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
United States Death rate: 8.4 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
United States Sex Ratio: 0.97 male(s)/female (2023 est.)
Life Expectancy in the US: Both sexes: 76.4 years , Males: 73.5 years and Females: 79.3 years.
Alcohol Consumption in the US: According to the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 221.3 million people ages 12 and older (78.5% in this age group) reported that they drank alcohol at some point in their lifetime. Overall, 62% of U.S. adults say they ever drink alcohol, while 38% abstain completely. Beer is still the most popular alcoholic drink; liquor battling wine for second place.
US Export Partners: The top five purchasers of U.S. goods exports in 2022 were: Canada ($356.5 billion), Mexico ($324.3 billion), China ($150.4 billion), Japan ($80.2 billion), and the United Kingdom ($76.2 billion).U.S. goods exports to the European Union 27 were $350.8 billion. The top five purchasers of U.S. services exports in 2022 were: Ireland ($83.1 billion), the United Kingdom ($80.9 billion), Canada ($69.5 billion), Switzerland ($52.4 billion), and China ($42.2 billion). U.S. services exports to the European Union 27 were $238.6 billion.
Top 5 US Export Commodities: In November 2023, the top exports of United States were Aircraft Parts ($10.8B), Crude Petroleum ($9.87B), Refined Petroleum ($9.62B), Petroleum Gas ($5.8B), and Commodities not elsewhere specified ($5.49B).
US Import partners: The top five suppliers of U.S. goods imports in 2022 were: China ($536.3 billion), Mexico ($454.8 billion), Canada ($436.6 billion), Japan ($148.1 billion), and Germany ($146.6 billion). U.S. goods imports from the European Union 27 were $553.3 billion. The top five suppliers of U.S. services imports in 2022 were: the United Kingdom ($70.8 billion), Germany ($42.0 billion), Canada ($40.6 billion), Japan ($38.5 billion), and Mexico ($37.3 billion). U.S. services imports from the European Union 27 were $166.7 billion.
Top 5 US Import Commodities: In November 2023 the top imports of United States were Cars ($18.6B), Crude Petroleum ($15.5B), Telephones ($11.4B), Commodities not elsewhere specified ($10.5B), and Computers ($9.84B).
Electricity Access in the US : Total population 100% (2021)
Number of Airports in the US: There are 5,193 public airports and 14,776 private airports in the United States.
Railway in the US: Length of the railway networks in the United States is over 250,000km.
Heliports in the US: There are 6,104 heliports on record in the US
Major Seaports in the US: Atlantic Ocean: Charleston, Hampton Roads, New York/New Jersey, Savannah Gulf of Mexico: Houston. Pacific Ocean: Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland, Seattle/Tacoma Gulf of Mexico: Houston.

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