istribution of the workforce across economic sectors in the United States 2021 Published by Aaron O'Neill , Feb 2, 2024 The statistic shows the distribution of the workforce across economic sectors in the United States from 2011 to 2021. In 2021, 1.66 percent of the workforce in the US was employed in agriculture, 19.18 percent in industry and 79.15 percent in services. See U.S. GDP per capita for more information. American workforce A significant majority of the American labor force is employed in the services sector, while the other sectors, industry and agriculture, account for less than 20 percent of the US economy. However, the United States is among the top exporters of agricultural goods - the total value of US agricultural exports has more than doubled since 2000. A severe plunge in the employment rate in the US since 1990 shows that the American economy is still in turmoil after the economic crisis of 2008. Unemployment is still significantly higher than it was before the crisis, and most of those unemployed and looking for a job are younger than 25; youth unemployment is a severe problem for the United States, many college or university graduates struggle to find a