In the United States, approximately 6.63 million people were unemployed and looking for work in October 2024. The data has not been seasonally adjusted. For comparison, a look at the unemployment rate in EU states shows that the EU average is higher than the U.S. average.

The statistic reflects the number of unemployed persons in selected world regions in 2021, 2022, up to 2024. In South Asia, there will probably be about 55 million unemployed persons in 2024.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployed Persons in Oregon (LASST410000000000004) from Jan 1976 to Jan 2025 about OR, household survey, unemployment, persons, and USA.

The number of unemployed persons in Vietnam remained unchanged at 1.10 Million in the fourth quarter of 2024 from 1.10 Million in the third quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Vietnam Unemployed Persons - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Between 2019 and 2020, the number of unemployed people worldwide increased from 191.93 million to 235.21 million, the biggest annual increase in unemployment in this provided time period. In 2022, the number of people unemployed decreased down to 205.25 million.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployed Persons in Nebraska (LAUST310000000000004) from Jan 1976 to Jan 2025 about NE, household survey, unemployment, persons, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployed Persons in California (LAUST060000000000004) from Jan 1976 to Jan 2025 about CA, household survey, unemployment, persons, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployed Persons in West Virginia (LAUST540000000000004) from Jan 1976 to Dec 2024 about WV, household survey, unemployment, persons, and USA.

This dataset provides values for UNEMPLOYED PERSONS reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

The number of unemployed persons in Jamaica decreased to 51300 in the fourth quarter of 2024 from 52600 in the third quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Jamaica Unemployed Persons- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The number of unemployed persons in Turkey decreased to 3072 Thousand in November of 2024 from 3156 Thousand in October of 2024. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Turkey Unemployed Persons - 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 Unemployed Persons in Arizona (LASST040000000000004) from Jan 1976 to Jan 2025 about AZ, household survey, unemployment, persons, and USA.

Map of the percentage of individuals (15 years and over) as identified by the first official language spoken who, during the week of Sunday, May 1 to Saturday, May 7, 2016, were without paid work or without self-employment work and were available for work and either: (a) had actively looked for paid work in the past four weeks; or (b) were on temporary lay-off and expected to return to their job; or (c) had definite arrangements to start a new job in four weeks or less. Data is based on the 2016 Census of Canada, 25 % sample, the universe is the population 15 years and over.

The unemployment rate for people ages 16 to 24 in the United States in 202024 23 was 10 percent. However, this rate was much lower for people aged 45 and over, at 2.9 percent. U.S. unemployment The unemployment rate in the United States varies based on several factors, such as race, gender, and level of education. Black and African-American individuals had the highest unemployment rate in 2021 out of any ethnicity, and people who had less than a high school diploma had the highest unemployment rate by education level. Alaska is consistently the state with the highest unemployment rate, although the El Centro, California metropolitan area was the area with the highest unemployment rate in the country in 2019. Additionally, in August 2022, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations had the highest unemployment rate in the United States Unemployment rate The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is the agency that researches and calculates the unemployment rate in the United States. Unemployment rises during recessions, which causes the cost of social welfare programs to increase. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says unemployed people are those who are jobless, have looked for employment within the last four weeks, and are free to work.

The number of unemployed persons in Estonia increased to 51.22 Thousand in February of 2025 from 51.12 Thousand in January of 2025. This dataset provides - Estonia Unemployed Persons - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Around 36 million people were unemployed in Africa as of 2024. The total unemployed population on the continent gradually increased in the period under review. For instance, the number of unemployed individuals amounted to 28.65 million in 2014.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployed Persons in Wyoming (LASST560000000000004) from Jan 1976 to Jan 2025 about WY, household survey, unemployment, persons, and USA.

The number of unemployed persons in Thailand decreased to 358.16 Thousand in the fourth quarter of 2024 from 413.91 Thousand in the third quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Thailand Unemployed Persons - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The number of unemployed persons in Italy decreased to 1621 Thousand in January of 2025 from 1630 Thousand in December of 2024. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Italy Unemployed Persons - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

In 2023, California had the largest number of unemployed people in the United States, with about 920,000 people. Texas had the second-highest number of unemployed people, with around 595,000 unemployed individuals. The monthly unemployment rate by state can be found here.