Unemployment Rate in the United States decreased to 4.10 percent in June from 4.20 percent in May of 2025. 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.

In February 2025, the number of job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs in the United States stood at about 3.3 million and is used when analyzing non-seasonal trends. The monthly unemployment rate can be found here.

In 2023, it was estimated that over 161 million Americans were in some form of employment, while 3.64 percent of the total workforce was unemployed. This was the lowest unemployment rate since the 1950s, although these figures are expected to rise in 2023 and beyond. 1980s-2010s Since the 1980s, the total United States labor force has generally risen as the population has grown, however, the annual average unemployment rate has fluctuated significantly, usually increasing in times of crisis, before falling more slowly during periods of recovery and economic stability. For example, unemployment peaked at 9.7 percent during the early 1980s recession, which was largely caused by the ripple effects of the Iranian Revolution on global oil prices and inflation. Other notable spikes came during the early 1990s; again, largely due to inflation caused by another oil shock, and during the early 2000s recession. The Great Recession then saw the U.S. unemployment rate soar to 9.6 percent, following the collapse of the U.S. housing market and its impact on the banking sector, and it was not until 2016 that unemployment returned to pre-recession levels. 2020s 2019 had marked a decade-long low in unemployment, before the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic saw the sharpest year-on-year increase in unemployment since the Great Depression, and the total number of workers fell by almost 10 million people. Despite the continuation of the pandemic in the years that followed, alongside the associated supply-chain issues and onset of the inflation crisis, unemployment reached just 3.67 percent in 2022 - current projections are for this figure to rise in 2023 and the years that follow, although these forecasts are subject to change if recent years are anything to go by.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Level - Permanent Job Losers (LNU03026638) from Jan 1994 to Jun 2025 about job losers, 16 years +, household survey, unemployment, and USA.

Unemployment Rate in China decreased to 5 percent in May from 5.10 percent in April of 2025. This dataset provides - China Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2024, over 25,000 job losses were accounted for in the U.S. media industry, down by 30 percent compared to a year prior. The media industry in the United States has been deeply impacted by the pandemic and the following inflation, as well as the introduction of Generative AI technologies, resulting in an increasing number of layoffs. While about 10,000 job cuts in media were reported in 2019, that value had tripled the following year.

Unemployment Rate in Canada decreased to 6.90 percent in June from 7 percent in May of 2025. This dataset provides - Canada Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Most job losses in the first quarter of 2024 in Mexico were due to the worker's contract or job coming to an end. Furthermore, about 109,700 jobs were lost because the source of employment carried out a downsizing.

Challenger Job Cuts in the United States decreased to 47999 Persons in June from 93816 Persons in May of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Challenger Job Cuts - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

As of April 7, 2020, it is estimated that roughly 11.2 million people working in air travel related industries in the Asia Pacific region will lose their jobs due to the coronavirus outbreak. In the Middle East this number will be equivalent to under one million unemployed people.

Initial Jobless Claims in the United States decreased to 227 thousand in the week ending July 5 of 2025 from 232 thousand in the previous week. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Initial Jobless Claims - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Unemployment Rate in Germany remained unchanged at 6.30 percent in June. 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.

Graph and download economic data for All Employees, Manufacturing (MANEMP) from Jan 1939 to Jun 2025 about headline figure, establishment survey, manufacturing, employment, and USA.

United States BED: sa: Job Losses: Information data was reported at 142.000 Unit th in Dec 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 153.000 Unit th for Sep 2017. United States BED: sa: Job Losses: Information data is updated quarterly, averaging 150.500 Unit th from Mar 2000 (Median) to Dec 2017, with 72 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 333.000 Unit th in Jun 2001 and a record low of 114.000 Unit th in Mar 2012. United States BED: sa: Job Losses: Information data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.G043: Business Employment Dynamics.

Youth living in remote rural communities face significant geographic barriers to college access. Even those living near to a postsecondary institution may not have the means for, or may not see the value of, pursuing a college degree within their local economy. This study uses 18 years of national county-level data to ask how local economic shocks affect the postsecondary enrollment and attainment of rural students, as compared to students in metropolitan and metropolitan-adjacent regions. Results from an instrumental variables analysis indicate that each 1 percentage point increase in local unemployment increases local college enrollment by 10.0 percent in remote rural areas, as compared to a 5.2 percent increase in metropolitan-adjacent areas and no detectable increase in metropolitan areas. The rise in rural college enrollment is driven primarily by students enrolling in or continuing in associate degree programs, and by students transferring from two-year to four-year programs.

Graph and download economic data for Initial Claims (ICSA) from 1967-01-07 to 2025-07-05 about initial claims, headline figure, and USA.

Unemployment Rate in Sweden increased to 9.70 percent in May from 8.90 percent in April of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Sweden 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 France increased to 7.40 percent in the first quarter of 2025 from 7.30 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - France Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Compared to February 2020, roughly 24.4 thousand people have become unemployed and 39.2 thousand people temporarily laid off mainly because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Finland. As of November 2020, the highest spike in the numbers of unemployed jobseekers and temporary layoffs during 2020 was recorded between March 30 and April 5 (week 14).

COVID-19 impact on unemployment Although the full-blown consequences of the coronavirus pandemic remain uncertain, the monthly unemployment rate spiked in Finland in May 2020. While many people have lost their jobs, even a larger group of people have been temporarily laid off. In order to avoid mass layoffs in companies, the Finnish government reduced the period of notice before layoff until 31 December 2020. However, it remains to be seen, to what extent temporary coronavirus layoffs turn permanent in the long run. Nonetheless, based on a forecast, the unemployment is expected to stay at a higher level in the upcoming years than before the COVID-19 outbreak.

Uneven prospects As of April 2020, the majority of Finnish people were still not particularly worried about the risk of losing a job or income because of the coronavirus pandemic. However, especially students are at risk of losing their income, as seasonal work has become scarce due to restrictions and business closures. This can potentially lead to long-term negative consequences for the income and career development of young people.

Graph and download economic data for Layoffs and Discharges: Total Nonfarm (JTSLDL) from Dec 2000 to May 2025 about discharges, layoffs, nonfarm, and USA.