Unemployment Rate in the United States remained unchanged at 4.20 percent in May. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The seasonally-adjusted national unemployment rate is measured on a monthly basis in the United States. In February 2025, the national unemployment rate was at 4.1 percent. Seasonal adjustment is a statistical method of removing the seasonal component of a time series that is used when analyzing non-seasonal trends. U.S. monthly unemployment rate According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics - the principle fact-finding agency for the U.S. Federal Government in labor economics and statistics - unemployment decreased dramatically between 2010 and 2019. This trend of decreasing unemployment followed after a high in 2010 resulting from the 2008 financial crisis. However, after a smaller financial crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment reached 8.1 percent in 2020. As the economy recovered, the unemployment rate fell to 5.3 in 2021, and fell even further in 2022. Additional statistics from the BLS paint an interesting picture of unemployment in the United States. In November 2023, the states with the highest (seasonally adjusted) unemployment rate were the Nevada and the District of Columbia. Unemployment was the lowest in Maryland, at 1.8 percent. Workers in the agricultural and related industries suffered the highest unemployment rate of any industry at seven percent in December 2023.

In December 2024, Nevada had the highest unemployment rate in the United States, with an unemployment rate of 5.7. The unemployment rate was also high in the District of Columbia, with an unemployment rate of 5.6 percent in December. Unemployment in the U.S. A person is considered unemployed if they have no job and are currently looking for a job and available to work. The unemployment rate in the United States varies across states. Nation-wide unemployment was 3.4 percent as of April 2023. Unemployment can be affected by various factors including economic conditions and global competition. During economic prosperity, unemployment rates generally decrease and during times of recession, rates increase. The seasons can also have an impact on the unemployment rate, especially during winter, when there is lower demand for construction workers or other professionals who typically work outdoors. The retail sector also experiences fluctuating demand for workers, particularly during the holiday-shopping season, when demand for workers increases. For this reason, labor statistics are usually presented as being either seasonally adjusted or unadjusted. The data presented in this statistic have been seasonally adjusted, but the monthly unadjusted unemployment rate can be accessed here.

Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. Estimates for the current month are subject to revision the following month.

Unemployment Rate in India decreased to 7.90 percent in February from 8.20 percent in January of 2025. This dataset provides - India Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The unemployment rate in Andorra stands at 1.4 percent according to the latest data from . That reading shows a decrease from the level of 1.6 percent in the previous quarter and an increase from the level of 1.1 percent in the same quarter of the previous year. The unemployment rate data in...

Unemployment Rate in Brazil decreased to 6.20 percent in May from 6.60 percent in April of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Brazil Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

During the week ending December 31, 2022, about 204,000 initial unemployment claims were made. This is a decrease from the week prior, when initial unemployment claims stood at 223,000. The number of unemployment claims tends to fluctuate rapidly in response to national or global events such as shortages, pandemics, and wars. Initial unemployment claims reached a record high during the COVID-19 pandemic, reaching nearly seven million unique initial claims by the end of March, 2020. The restaurant and retail industries in the United States were particularly impacted.

ANOFM calculates and publishes statistical indicators on registered unemployment, according to the legal provisions. Number of registered unemployed represents both the unemployed compensated (unemployed beneficiaries of benefits with experience in work and unemployed beneficiaries of unemployment benefit without work experience/educational graduates) and the unemployed unpaid (without unemployment benefit) and are based on the data from the primary documents and records from the database of the territorial employment agencies. Represents the stock at the end of the reference month. The unemployment rate is determined as a ratio between the number of unemployed registered with the county and Bucharest employment agencies (allowed and unpaid) at the end of the reference month and the civilly active population. The active civilian population represents the potential labour supply and employment of the population comprising the civil employed population and the registered unemployed. The indicator is determined annually by the National Institute of Statistics by the labour force balance at the level of the country, development region and county. The unemployment rate is calculated with the civil active population as of 1 January 2017. The total number of unemployed registered is structured on: sexes (women, men); — type of compensation (allowed, not paid); level of education (without studies, primary education, secondary education, secondary education, post-secondary education, vocational education/arts and trades, university education); age groups (under 25 years, 25-29 years, 30-39 years, 40-49 years, 50-55 years, over 55 years). it’s the first time I've ever heard about it, but I'm not sure I'm going to be able to do it. Number of registered unemployed represents both the unemployed compensated (unemployed beneficiaries of benefits with experience in work and unemployed beneficiaries of unemployment benefit without work experience/educational graduates) and the unemployed unpaid (without unemployment benefit) and are based on the data from the primary documents and records from the database of the territorial employment agencies. Represents the stock at the end of the reference month. The unemployment rate is determined as a ratio between the number of unemployed registered with the county and Bucharest employment agencies (allowed and unpaid) at the end of the reference month and the civilly active population. The active civilian population represents the potential labour supply and employment of the population comprising the civil employed population and the registered unemployed. The indicator is determined annually by the National Institute of Statistics by the labour force balance at the level of the country, development region and county. The unemployment rate is calculated with the civil active population as of 1 January 2017. The total number of unemployed registered is structured on: sexes (women, men); — type of compensation (allowed, not paid); level of education (without studies, primary education, secondary education, secondary education, post-secondary education, vocational education/arts and trades, university education); age groups (under 25 years, 25-29 years, 30-39 years, 40-49 years, 50-55 years, over 55 years). averages of residence (urban, rural).

The unemployment rate in Dominican Republic stands at 4.81 percent according to the latest data from . That reading shows a decrease from the level of 5.26 percent in the previous quarter and a decrease from the level of 4.99 percent in the same quarter of the previous year. The unemployment...

This layer contains the latest 14 months of unemployment statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The data is offered at the nationwide, state, and county geography levels. Puerto Rico is included. These are not seasonally adjusted values.The layer is updated monthly with the newest unemployment statistics available from BLS. There are attributes in the layer that specify which month is associated to each statistic.Most current month: October 2024 (preliminary values at the county level)The attributes included for each month are:Unemployment rate (%)Count of unemployed populationCount of employed population in the labor forceCount of people in the labor forceData obtained from theU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.Data downloaded: December 20, 2024Local Area Unemployment Statistics table download:https://www.bls.gov/lau/#tablesLocal Area Unemployment FTP downloads:State and CountyNationData Notes:This layer is updated automatically when the BLS releases their most current monthly statistics. The layer always contains the most recent estimates. It is updated within days of the BLS's county release schedule. BLS releases their county statistics roughly 2 months after-the-fact.The data is joined to 2021TIGER boundariesfrom theU.S. Census Bureau.Monthly values are subject to revision over time.For national values, employed plus unemployed may not sum to total labor force due to rounding.As of the January 2022 estimates released on March 18th, 2022, BLS is reporting new data for the two new census areas in Alaska - Copper River and Chugach - and historical data for the previous census area - Valdez Cordova.To better understand the different labor force statistics included in this map, see the diagram belowfrom BLS:

Analysis of ‘Recorded unemployment, December 2020 ’ provided by Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai), based on source dataset retrieved from http://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/afe9d682-6397-4bb1-a9e7-4168e77dbd1a on 16 January 2022.

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ANOFM calculates and publishes statistical indicators on registered unemployment, as required by the law. Registered unemployed persons represent both the unemployed paid (unemployed jobseekers with work experience benefits and SOMERI recipients of unemployment benefits without work experience/education graduates) as well as the unemployed (without receiving unemployment benefits) and are squeezed on the basis of data from the primary documents and records in the database of territorial employment agencies. Is the stock at the end of the reference month. The unemployment rate recorded is determined as the ratio between the number of unemployed persons registered with the county and Bucharest employment agencies (paid and unpaid) at the end of the reference month and the active civilian population. The civilian active population represents the potential labour supply and employment of the civilian and registered unemployed population. The indicator is determined annually by the National Institute of Statistics by means of the balance of labour at country, development region and county level. The rate of summons is calculated with the population of civil activity on 1 January 2017. The total number of registered SOMERI is structured on: Gender (women, Barbate), Type of compensation (indemnities, non-indemnities); Level of education (without education, primary education, secondary education, upper secondary education, postgraduate education, professional education/arts and trades, university education); Age groups (under 25, 25-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-55 years, over 55 years). Average residency (urban, rural).The ANOFM calculates and publishes statistics on registered unemployment in accordance with the legal provisions. Registered unemployed persons represent both the unemployed paid (unemployed jobseekers with work experience benefits and SOMERI recipients of unemployment benefits without work experience/education graduates) as well as the unemployed (without receiving unemployment benefits) and are squeezed on the basis of data from the primary documents and records in the database of territorial employment agencies. Is the stock at the end of the reference month. The unemployment rate recorded is determined as the ratio between the number of unemployed persons registered with the county and Bucharest employment agencies (paid and unpaid) at the end of the reference month and the active civilian population. The civilian active population represents the potential labour supply and employment of the civilian and registered unemployed population. The indicator is determined annually by the National Institute of Statistics by means of the balance of labour at country, development region and county level. The rate of summons is calculated with the population of civil activity on 1 January 2017. The total number of registered SOMERI is structured on: Gender (women, Barbate), Type of compensation (indemnities, non-indemnities); Level of education (without education, primary education, secondary education, upper secondary education, postgraduate education, professional education/arts and trades, university education); Age groups (under 25, 25-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-55 years, over 55 years). Residential environments (urban, rural).

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The unemployment rate in Jordan stands at 21.3 percent according to the latest data from . That reading shows a decrease from the level of 21.5 percent in the previous quarter and a decrease from the level of 21.4 percent in the same quarter of the previous year. The unemployment rate data...

The unemployment rate in Armenia stands at 12.94 percent according to the latest data from . That reading shows a decrease from the level of 13.29 percent in the previous quarter and a decrease from the level of 13.1 percent in the same quarter of the previous year. The unemployment rate data...

The unemployment rate in Montenegro stands at 11.6 percent according to the latest data from . That reading shows an increase from the level of 11.2 percent in the previous quarter and a decrease from the level of 12.2 percent in the same quarter of the previous year. The unemployment rate...

The unemployment rate in Angola stands at 30.42 percent according to the latest data from . That reading shows a decrease from the level of 30.8 percent in the previous quarter and a decrease from the level of 31.9 percent in the same quarter of the previous year. The unemployment rate data...

As of October 2024, there were 133.89 million full-time employees in the United States. This is a slight decrease from the previous month, when there were 134.15 million full-time employees. The impact COVID-19 on employment In December 2019, the COVID-19 virus began its spread across the globe. Since being classified as a pandemic, the virus caused a global health crisis that has taken the lives of millions of people worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic changed many facets of society, most significantly, the economy. In the first years, many businesses across all industries were forced to shut down, with large numbers of employees being laid off. The economy continued its recovery in 2022 with the nationwide unemployment rate returning to a more normal 3.4 percent as of April 2023. Unemployment benefits Because so many people in the United States lost their jobs, record numbers of individuals applied for unemployment insurance for the first time. As an early response to this nation-wide upheaval, the government issued relief checks and extended the benefits paid by unemployment insurance. In May 2020, the amount of unemployment insurance benefits paid rose to 23.73 billion U.S. dollars. As of December 2022, this value had declined to 2.24 billion U.S. dollars.

Unemployment Rate in Japan remained unchanged at 2.50 percent in May. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Japan Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Unemployment Rate in Australia remained unchanged at 4.10 percent in May. This dataset provides - Australia Unemployment Rate at 5.8% in December - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Unemployment Rate in Germany remained unchanged at 6.30 percent in May. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Germany Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.