As of October 2024, approximately 3.12 million women in the United States were unemployed. This is an increase from the previous month, when the number of unemployed women was 3.07 million. The data has not been seasonally adjusted.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate - Women (LNS14000002) from Jan 1948 to May 2025 about females, 16 years +, household survey, unemployment, rate, and USA.

In October 2024, the unadjusted unemployment rate of women in the United States stood at 3.9 percent. This was a no change from the previous month. What is seasonal adjustment? Seasonal adjustment is a statistical method that attempts to remove seasonal patters from figures to show how employment and unemployment changes from month to month. For example, seasonal adjustment is used to account for the extra people that are hired in retail around Christmas. Seasonal adjustment makes it so that monthly data can be compared more accurately over the long term. When looking at the seasonally adjusted female unemployment rate, for example, one can see that it is more uniform than the unadjusted rate in order to account for the seasonal component. Unemployment in the United States Unemployment in the United States is seen as a critical indicator of how the economy is doing. In 2010, for example, unemployment in the U.S. was at 9.6 percent due to the Great Recession – the highest figure since 1990. Since 2010, unemployment has been steadily falling as the economy has recovered, and even hit its lowest point since 1990 in 2022, at 3.6 percent. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, unemployment in 2021 soared to 8.1 percent.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Level - 20 Yrs. & over, Women (LNS13000026) from Jan 1948 to May 2025 about 20 years +, females, household survey, unemployment, and USA.

The unemployment rate among the female labor force in the United States decreased from the previous year to 3.9 percent in 2024. The unemployment rate of women in the U.S. reached a high of 8.6 percent in 2010.

The average for 2023 based on 178 countries was 8.37 percent. The highest value was in Swaziland: 39.35 percent and the lowest value was in Cambodia: 0.27 percent. The indicator is available from 1991 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Level - Women (LNS13000002) from Jan 1948 to May 2025 about females, 16 years +, household survey, unemployment, and USA.

There were around 2.7 million unemployed women in the United States in 2023. In 2022, this figure stood at 2.78 million unemployed women. The unemployment rate of the U.S. states can be accessed here.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Level - Married Women (LNS13000315) from Jan 1955 to May 2025 about married, females, 16 years +, household survey, unemployment, and USA.

United States - Labor Force Flows Unemployed to Unemployed, Women was 1434.00000 Thous. of Persons in April of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Labor Force Flows Unemployed to Unemployed, Women reached a record high of 5928.00000 in May of 2020 and a record low of 969.00000 in June of 2000. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Labor Force Flows Unemployed to Unemployed, Women - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

United States - Labor Force Flows Unemployed to Unemployed, Women was 1580.00000 Thous. of Persons in May of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Labor Force Flows Unemployed to Unemployed, Women reached a record high of 6058.00000 in May of 2020 and a record low of 1043.00000 in November of 1999. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Labor Force Flows Unemployed to Unemployed, Women - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Nigeria was reported at 4 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Nigeria - Unemployment, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

The average for 2023 based on 52 countries was 11.11 percent. The highest value was in Swaziland: 39.35 percent and the lowest value was in Niger: 0.47 percent. The indicator is available from 1991 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

United States Unemployment Rate: Female data was reported at 3.400 % in Dec 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.500 % for Nov 2018. United States Unemployment Rate: Female data is updated monthly, averaging 5.850 % from Jan 1948 (Median) to Dec 2018, with 852 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.400 % in Jun 1983 and a record low of 2.600 % in May 1953. United States Unemployment Rate: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G018: Current Population Survey: Unemployment Rate.

Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Ethiopia was reported at 4.681 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Ethiopia - Unemployment, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

United States - Unemployment Level - Native Born, Women was 2548.00000 Thous. of Persons in May of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Unemployment Level - Native Born, Women reached a record high of 9500.00000 in April of 2020 and a record low of 1767.00000 in April of 2023. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Unemployment Level - Native Born, Women - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

In 2024, around 760 thousand women in Japan were unemployed. This was equivalent to an unemployment rate of 2.4 percent.

The respective annual average value is shown. The unemployment rate indicates the relative underutilisation of labour supply by linking the (registered) unemployed to the labour force (EP = employed + unemployed) as quotas. The denominator size is called the reference size. All civilian workers are the sum of dependent civilian workers as well as self-employed and assisting family members. These are still limited to the corresponding groups of people (here women).The respective annual average value is shown. The unemployment rate indicates the relative underutilisation of labour supply by linking the (registered) unemployed to the labour force (EP = employed + unemployed) as quotas. The denominator size is called the reference size. All civilian workers are the sum of dependent civilian workers as well as self-employed and assisting family members. These are still limited to the corresponding groups of people (here women).

United States - Labor Force Flows Employed to Unemployed, Women was 580.00000 Thous. of Persons in March of 2022, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Labor Force Flows Employed to Unemployed, Women reached a record high of 9114.00000 in April of 2020 and a record low of 380.00000 in April of 2019. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Labor Force Flows Employed to Unemployed, Women - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on May of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate - 50-54 Yrs., Women (LNU04000345) from Jun 1976 to May 2025 about 50 to 54 years, females, unemployment, rate, and USA.