The seasonally-adjusted national unemployment rate is measured on a monthly basis in the United States. In October 2024, 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 2023, Nevada had the highest annual unemployment rate in the United States at 5.1 percent. North Dakota had the lowest unemployment rate that year, at 1.9 percent. The monthly unemployment rate by state can be found here.

The unemployment rate in the World declined to 4.96 percent in 2023. Therefore, 2023 marks the lowest unemployment rate during the observed period. The unemployment rate of a country or region refers to the share of the total workforce that is currently without work, but actively searching for employment. It does not include economically inactive persons, such as children, retirees, or the long-term unemployed.

Unemployment Rate in Guatemala decreased to 2.30 percent in 2023 from 3 percent in 2022. This dataset provides - Guatemala Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Unemployment Rate in Lebanon remained unchanged at 11.70 percent in 2023 from 11.70 percent in 2022. This dataset provides - Lebanon Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Unemployment Rate in Azerbaijan decreased to 5.60 percent in 2023 from 5.70 percent in 2022. This dataset provides - Azerbaijan Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Unemployment Rate in Sudan increased to 20.80 percent in 2023 from 17.60 percent in 2022. This dataset provides - Sudan Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Unemployment Rate in Panama decreased to 7.70 percent in 2023 from 10.30 percent in 2022. This dataset provides - Panama Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Youth unemployment stood at 9.7 percent in February 2025. Seasonal adjustment is a statistical method for removing the seasonal component of a time series that is used when analyzing non-seasonal trends. The unemployment rate by state can be found here, and the annual national unemployment rate can be found here. Youth unemployment in the United States The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics track unemployment of persons between the ages of 16 and 24 years each month. In analyzing the data, the Bureau of Labor Statistics performed a seasonal adjustment—removing seasonal influences from the time series, such that one month’s rate of unemployment could be analyzed in comparison with another month’s rate of unemployment. During the period in question, youth unemployment ranged from a high of 9.9 percent in April 2021, to a low of 6.5 percent in April 2023. The national youth unemployment rate can be compared to the monthly national unemployment rate in the United States, although youth unemployment tends to be much higher due to higher rates of participation in education. In May 2023, U.S. unemployment was at 3.7 percent, compared with 7.4 percent amongst those 16 to 24 years old. Additionally, as of May 2023, Nevada had the highest state unemployment rate of all U.S. states, at 5.4 percent.

Unemployment Rate in Mali increased to 3.30 percent in 2023 from 3.10 percent in 2022. This dataset provides - Mali Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Unemployment Rate in Venezuela increased to 5.90 percent in 2023 from 5.30 percent in 2022. This dataset provides - Venezuela Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Unemployment Rate in Mauritania decreased to 10.63 percent in 2023 from 10.79 percent in 2022. This dataset provides - Mauritania Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about Finland Unemployment Rate

• Finland Unemployment Rate increased to 6.90% in Apr 2023, from the previously reported figure of 6.60% in Mar 2023.
• Finland Unemployment Rate is updated monthly, available from Jan 1988 to Apr 2023, with an average rate of 8.60%.
• The data reached an all-time high of 17.60% in Feb 1994 and a record low of 2.80% in Jan 1990.
• The data is reported by reported by CEIC Data.
• In the latest reports, Finland Population reached 5.56 million people in Dec 2022.

In 2023, the unemployment rate in Massachusetts stood at 3.4 percent. This is a decrease from the previous year, when the unemployment rate was at 3.7 percent, and remains below the state's high of 9.3 in 2020.

Unemployment Rate in Indonesia decreased to 4.82 percent in the first quarter of 2024 from 5.32 percent in the third quarter of 2023. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Indonesia 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 Syria decreased to 13.50 percent in 2023 from 13.80 percent in 2022. This dataset provides - Syria Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Unemployment Rate in Guinea decreased to 5.40 percent in 2023 from 5.50 percent in 2022. This dataset provides - Guinea Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Unemployment Rate in Madagascar decreased to 1.80 percent in 2023 from 1.90 percent in 2022. This dataset provides - Madagascar Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Unemployment Rate in China increased to 5.40 percent in February from 5.20 percent in January of 2025. This dataset provides - China Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Unemployment Rate in Liberia decreased to 2.90 percent in 2023 from 3 percent in 2022. This dataset provides - Liberia Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.