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United States - Total Unemployed Plus Discouraged Workers, as a Percent of the Civilian Labor Force Plus Discouraged Workers (U-4) was 3.90% in March of 2022, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Total Unemployed Plus Discouraged Workers, as a Percent of the Civilian Labor Force Plus Discouraged Workers (U-4) reached a record high of 14.80 in April of 2020 and a record low of 3.50 in September of 2019. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Total Unemployed Plus Discouraged Workers, as a Percent of the Civilian Labor Force Plus Discouraged Workers (U-4) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

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In 2023, Eswatini had the highest unemployment rate in the world, at 37.6 percent. Of the 10 countries with the highest unemployment rates, nine were in Sub-Saharan Africa. What exactly is unemployment? The unemployment rate is the number of people in the workforce currently looking for jobs but not working. This number does not include students and retirees, as they are not looking for work, nor does it include people who have given up on finding a job (known as discouraged workers). Comparing international unemployment rates can be problematic, however, as different countries use different methodologies when classifying unemployment. For example, Niger records the third lowest unemployment rate in the world, despite often being listed as the least developed country worldwide - this is because the majority of the population engage in subsistence farming, with very little opportunity for paid employment. Causes of unemployment in less developed countries A major driver in unemployment in these countries is conflict. In particular, internally displaced persons (IDPs) want to work, but moving to another part of the country disrupts their business network and moves them into a local economy with different labor demand. Countries with low levels of economic development, as roughly indicated by a low GDP per capita, often have fewer labor market opportunities, leading to high unemployment rates.

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United States - Total Unemployed, Plus Discouraged Workers, Plus All Other Persons Marginally Attached to the Labor Force, as a Percent of the Civilian Labor Force Plus All Persons Marginally Attached to the Labor Force (U-5) was 4.50% in March of 2022, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Total Unemployed, Plus Discouraged Workers, Plus All Other Persons Marginally Attached to the Labor Force, as a Percent of the Civilian Labor Force Plus All Persons Marginally Attached to the Labor Force (U-5) reached a record high of 15.60 in April of 2020 and a record low of 4.00 in November of 2019. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Total Unemployed, Plus Discouraged Workers, Plus All Other Persons Marginally Attached to the Labor Force, as a Percent of the Civilian Labor Force Plus All Persons Marginally Attached to the Labor Force (U-5) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

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In 2024, the age group of 20 to 29 years old experienced the highest unemployment rate in South Korea. The average unemployment rate stood at 2.8 percent. Unemployment in South Korea The unemployment rate refers to the percentage of the economically active population not in employment but actively looking for a job. This does not include the economically inactive population, such as students, pensioners, homemakers, or discouraged workers. With a population of over 51 million, South Korea has grown to become one of the world's largest economies but struggles with increasing unemployment, especially among the youth and elderly. Youth unemployment in South Korea The unemployment situation of young people in South Korea has deteriorated sharply in recent years, while the number of economically active youth has declined steadily over the past decade. On average, it took young people more than 11 months to find their first job. This situation can be attributed to various social, demographic, and labor market-specific factors within the country. Despite the very high level of education among youth, which is reflected in the high university enrollment rate, more and more companies are demanding concrete work experience from applicants, which is difficult to acquire in the existing South Korean education system. It should also not be neglected that the retirement age was raised from 55 to 60 in 2016, but more young people, especially millennials, entered the labor market during this time. The dual labor market structure in South Korea, characterized by the existing wage gap between large and small companies and between regular and irregular jobs, is another factor in youth unemployment. While fewer and fewer young people are employed as regular workers, young graduates prefer positions in large companies with a permanent employment contract.

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In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 5.3 percent in Virginia, significantly lower than the 6.9-percent rate for the nation, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that the six alternative measures of labor underutilization in Virginia were significantly lower than the national rates. In Virginia and nationally, none of the measures significantly differed from the previous year.The official concept of unemployment, U-3 in the U-1 to U-6 range of measures, includes all jobless persons who are available to take a job and have actively sought work in the past 4 weeks. In 2023, 13 states had rates significantly lower than those of the U.S. for all six measures of labor underutilization, while 4 states and the District of Columbia had rates higher than those of the U.S. for all six measures. The U-4 rate includes discouraged workers; thus, the difference between U-3 and U-4 reflects the degree of would-be job-seeker discouragement. At the national level, the difference between U-3 and U-4 was +0.3 percentage point in 2023. No state had a noteworthy difference between these two measures.

The U-5 rate includes all people who are marginally attached to the labor force, and U-6 adds those who are involuntary part-time workers. Therefore, the larger the difference between U-5 and U-6, the higher the incidence of this form of "underemployment." In 2023, 47 states and the District of Columbia had significant differences between their U-5 and U-6 rates. California had the largest gap (+3.5 percentage points), followed by Oregon (+3.3 points) and Washington (+3.0 points). At the national level, the difference between U-5 and U-6 was +2.4 percentage points.

Relative to 2022, Pennsylvania was the only state to experience significant decreases in all 6 measures of labor underutilization, while Mississippi had decreases in 5 of the 6 measures. For each measure, rates declined over the year for at least three states (U-2 and U-6) and as many as seven states (U-4). Only California experienced over-the-year increases in all 6 measures, while New Jersey had increases in 5 of the 6 measures. Three additional states had increases in one measure (U-1 for Indiana and Texas and U-5 for Idaho). At the national level, rates were unchanged over the year for all six measures.

Context

This is a paid research survey to explore the linkage between mental illness and unemployment. NAMI has conducted multiple surveys verifying the high unemployment rate among those with mental illness, but this is the only survey to date which targets causation (why they are unemployed). Statistical significance of the variance has long since been proven by previous, larger samples.

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Collection methodology

I received several messages about methodology of collection because various people would like to use this data for papers.

• I paid respondents on Survey Monkey in a general population sampling. I did not target any specific demographic as not to get skewed results. Survey Monkey stratifies the sample according to certain characteristics like income and location.

• I know that the general population sampling went well because the number of people self identifying as having a mental illness is consistent with larger samples.

• Although we disqualified people without a mental illness, they were still given the complete survey. That means that the data contains sampling of people with and without mental illness and a yes/no indicator.

Potential area's to investigate

• Linkage between unemployment and education level
• The effect of a gap on your resume on income level
• Symptom/side effects impact on employment
• The effectiveness of social welfare programs
• The linkage between gaps in your resume and hospitalizations due to mental illness

Content

***Sample size:** n = 334; 80 w/ mental illness - this proportion is approximately equal to estimates of the general population diagnosed with mental illness (typically estimated at 20-25% according to various studies).*

Questions:

I identify as having a mental illness Response
Education  Response
I have my own computer separate from a smart phone Response
I have been hospitalized before for my mental illness  Response
How many days were you hospitalized for your mental illness Open-Ended Response
I am currently employed at least part-time Response
I am legally disabled  Response
I have my regular access to the internet  Response
I live with my parents Response
I have a gap in my resume  Response
Total length of any gaps in my resume in months.  Open-Ended Response
Annual income (including any social welfare programs) in USD  Open-Ended Response
I am unemployed Response
I read outside of work and school  Response
Annual income from social welfare programs Open-Ended Response
I receive food stamps  Response
I am on section 8 housing  Response
How many times were you hospitalized for your mental illness  Open-Ended Response

I have one of the following issues in addition to my illness:
  Lack of concentration
  Anxiety
  Depression
  Obsessive thinking
  Mood swings
  Panic attacks
  Compulsive behavior
  Tiredness

Age Response
Gender Response
Household Income  Response
Region Response
Device Type Response

Important data transformation note

When comparing the actual rate to government statistics, it is important to take into account the labor force participation rate (the % of people who are legally considered to be in the workforce). People not included in the unemployment statistic, like discouraged workers (for example the mentally ill) will be "not participating" in the workforce.

Other studies

1. Nami: https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2014/Mental-Illness-NAMI-Report-Deplores-80-Percent-Une

2. NIH: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4182106/

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