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.
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.
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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.
The seasonally adjusted national unemployment rate of the female workforce in the United States stood at four percent in October 2024. Seasonal adjustment is a statistical method for removing the seasonal component of a time series that is used when analyzing non-seasonal trends.
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Since 1990, the employment rate of women in the United States has stayed more or less steady, reaching a peak of 57.5 percent in 2000. In 1990, the female employment rate was 54.3 percent, and in 2024, the employment rate was 55.2. Women in the workforce There have historically been fewer women than men in the workforce. Additionally, women face many hurdles to equal treatment when they are employed, such as wage discrepancies, sexual harassment, and being expected to carry out the majority of household and family related tasks even while working full-time. Women have historically been the primary caregivers and homemakers through many cultures worldwide. Despite this, the number of women joining the workforce has increased globally. Women in history faced the additional barrier of not being able to attend university, which barred them from gaining an education and access to professional job. However, as our cultures have modernized, women have been granted equal access to university in many societies. In 2014 in the United States, the number of university degrees awarded to women exceeded that of men for the first time. In 2021, 39.1 percent of women had completed at least four years of university compared to 36.6 percent of men. Despite this, the unemployment rate of women in the United States has fluctuated significantly since 1990. In 2021, Nebraska was the state with the highest percentage of women participating in the civilian labor force, second to the District of Columbia. The wage gap Today, the wage gap is still a problem for women, although improvements have been made. There is no state in the U.S. where women earn more than men, but women in Vermont had the smallest wage gap to men in 2021. Additionally, there are no occupations in which women out-earn men, even in occupations that traditionally employ more women. A more detailed look at wage inequality in the United States can be found here.
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.
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In 2022, the unemployment rates for foreign born men in the United States was 3.3 percent. The unemployment rate for foreign born men was lower than that of the general population, while both foreign born women and the general population had an unemployment rate of 3.6 percent in 2022.
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.
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United States - Unemployment Rate - 20 Yrs. & over, White Women was 3.40% in February of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Unemployment Rate - 20 Yrs. & over, White Women reached a record high of 15.00 in April of 2020 and a record low of 2.60 in July of 2022. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Unemployment Rate - 20 Yrs. & over, White Women - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on April of 2025.
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In 2023, a total of 7.5 percent of the female wage workers in the United States were employed in sales or sales-related jobs. In that same year, only 1.1 percent of women worked in natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations, compared to 16.2 percent of men. See the United States unemployment rate for further information.
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United States - Unemployment Rate - Native Born, Women was 3.50% in April of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Unemployment Rate - Native Born, Women reached a record high of 15.30 in April of 2020 and a record low of 2.70 in April of 2023. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Unemployment Rate - Native Born, Women - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on May of 2025.
In the United States, the employment rate of women with a disability was 20.5 percent in 2023. This was an increase from the previous year, when 19.4 percent of women with a disability were employed. This increase in employment among persons with disabilities may be due to the recovery of the COVID-19 pandemic that has affected everyone's employment, as can be seen in the employment rate of adults in the United States. The employment rate of persons with a disability for both genders can be found here. The persons with a disability section of the Current Population Survey (CPS) is a set of six questions to identify persons have physical, mental, or emotional conditions that cause serious difficulty with their daily activities.
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United States Unemployment Rate: Black or African American: Female data was reported at 5.500 % in Apr 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 5.400 % for Mar 2025. United States Unemployment Rate: Black or African American: Female data is updated monthly, averaging 10.900 % from Jan 1972 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 640 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21.100 % in Jun 1983 and a record low of 4.000 % in Apr 2023. United States Unemployment Rate: Black or African American: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G: Current Population Survey: Unemployment Rate.
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United States - Unemployment Rate - 16-19 Yrs., Women was 9.30% in March of 2022, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Unemployment Rate - 16-19 Yrs., Women reached a record high of 37.30 in April of 2020 and a record low of 4.90 in December of 1952. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Unemployment Rate - 16-19 Yrs., Women - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on April of 2025.
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United States - Unemployment Rate - Foreign Born, Women was 4.40% in March of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Unemployment Rate - Foreign Born, Women reached a record high of 18.40 in May of 2020 and a record low of 2.90 in October of 2019. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Unemployment Rate - Foreign Born, Women - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on May of 2025.
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.