In 1990, the unemployment rate of the United States stood at 5.6 percent. Since then there have been many significant fluctuations to this number - the 2008 financial crisis left millions of people without work, as did the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of 2022 and throughout 2023, the unemployment rate came to 3.6 percent, the lowest rate seen for decades. However, 2024 saw an increase up to four percent. For monthly updates on unemployment in the United States visit either the monthly national unemployment rate here, or the monthly state unemployment rate here. Both are seasonally adjusted. UnemploymentUnemployment is defined as a situation when an employed person is laid off, fired or quits his work and is still actively looking for a job. Unemployment can be found even in the healthiest economies, and many economists consider an unemployment rate at or below five percent to mean there is 'full employment' within an economy. If former employed persons go back to school or leave the job to take care of children they are no longer part of the active labor force and therefore not counted among the unemployed. Unemployment can also be the effect of events that are not part of the normal dynamics of an economy. Layoffs can be the result of technological progress, for example when robots replace workers in automobile production. Sometimes unemployment is caused by job outsourcing, due to the fact that employers often search for cheap labor around the globe and not only domestically. In 2022, the tech sector in the U.S. experienced significant lay-offs amid growing economic uncertainty. In the fourth quarter of 2022, more than 70,000 workers were laid off, despite low unemployment nationwide. The unemployment rate in the United States varies from state to state. In 2021, California had the highest number of unemployed persons with 1.38 million out of work.

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 2024, Czechia and Poland had the lowest unemployment rate among Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries, at 2.6 percent and 2.9 percent, respectively. On the other hand, the highest unemployment rate was recorded in Estonia and Lithuania. The average unemployment rate in all European Union member states amounted to six percent in this period.

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In 2023, the unemployment rate of persons with a disability was at 7.2 percent in the United States. This was a decrease from the previous year, when the unemployment rate was at 7.6 percent. The high unemployment among persons with disabilities may be due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has impacted everyone's employment, as can be seen in the unemployment rate of adults in the United States. The persons with a disability section of the Current Population Survey (CPS) is a set of six questions to identify persons who have physical, mental, or emotional conditions that cause serious difficulty with their daily activities. Disability in the labor force The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows the unemployment rate of persons with a disability that have the ability to participate in the civilian labor force. In 2020 around 20.5 percent of persons with disabilities in the United States participated in the civilian labor force. Among those capable of participating in the civilian labor force, persons with a disability tend to have a higher chance of employment the higher their level of education. Persons with a disability that had a bachelor's degree or higher had the highest employment rate in 2020 at 25.7 percent. Social Security benefits Due to the inability to work, or the lack of access to suitable employment, many persons with a disability rely on government sources for financial aid. A portion of civilian paychecks are taxed to fund programs like the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) which provide this aid. In 2018, around 12.46 million disabled persons received OASDI or SSI benefits in the United States.

Historical chart and dataset showing U.S. unemployment rate by year from 1991 to 2024.

United States Unemployment Rate: sa: Oregon data was reported at 4.000 % in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.100 % for May 2018. United States Unemployment Rate: sa: Oregon data is updated monthly, averaging 6.600 % from Jan 1976 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 510 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.900 % in May 2009 and a record low of 4.000 % in Jun 2018. United States Unemployment Rate: sa: Oregon 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.G058: Unemployment Rate: By State: Seasonally Adjusted.

United States Unemployment Rate: Kansas data was reported at 3.000 % in Oct 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.900 % for Sep 2018. United States Unemployment Rate: Kansas data is updated monthly, averaging 4.500 % from Jan 1976 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 514 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.900 % in Jul 2009 and a record low of 2.600 % in Sep 1978. United States Unemployment Rate: Kansas 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.G057: Unemployment Rate: By State.

United States Unemployment Rate: sa: Kansas data was reported at 3.300 % in Oct 2018. This stayed constant from the previous number of 3.300 % for Sep 2018. United States Unemployment Rate: sa: Kansas data is updated monthly, averaging 4.500 % from Jan 1976 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 514 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.300 % in Aug 2009 and a record low of 2.900 % in Aug 1978. United States Unemployment Rate: sa: Kansas 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.G058: Unemployment Rate: By State: Seasonally Adjusted.

This data set contains the veterans unemployment rate in Maryland. Figures come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and are subject to revision.

World unemployment rate for 2024 was 4.89%, a 0.02% decline from 2023.

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<li>World unemployment rate for 2023 was <strong>4.92%</strong>, a <strong>0.34% decline</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>World unemployment rate for 2022 was <strong>5.26%</strong>, a <strong>0.8% decline</strong> from 2021.</li>
<li>World unemployment rate for 2021 was <strong>6.06%</strong>, a <strong>0.54% decline</strong> from 2020.</li>
</ul>Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

United States Unemployment Rate: Professional & Related data was reported at 2.800 % in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.700 % for May 2018. United States Unemployment Rate: Professional & Related data is updated monthly, averaging 2.800 % from Jan 2000 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 222 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.000 % in Jul 2009 and a record low of 1.400 % in Dec 2000. United States Unemployment Rate: Professional & Related 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.G018: Current Population Survey: Unemployment Rate.

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.

United States - Unemployment Rate - 16-19 Yrs., Men was 15.80% in May of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Unemployment Rate - 16-19 Yrs., Men reached a record high of 30.70 in December of 2009 and a record low of 6.40 in February of 1953. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Unemployment Rate - 16-19 Yrs., Men - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June 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.

The statistic shows the unemployment rate in selected world regions between 2015 and 2023. In 2023, the unemployment rate in the Arab World was estimated to have been at 9.88 percent. Unemployment around the globe Following the global financial crisis in 2008, unemployment saw considerable downturns around the globe, most notably in 2009. Unemployment rates, despite experiencing dramatic improvements over the years following the crisis, still have not reached pre-2009 levels for the large majority of countries. The same trend is followed with unemployment among the youth between the ages of 15 and 24, around the world. Many youth experienced layoffs after 2008, mainly because their skills were interchangeable and easily replaceable and as a result, youth unemployment increased, although the situation has improved slightly. The unemployment rate in selected world regions remained relatively stagnant year-over-year from 2012 to 2013, however is expected to improve over the long run based on current employment trends. Economic improvement around the world is primarily evident from growth of real gross domestic product , which has been relatively positive in most countries with the exception of those in the euro area. Growth of real gross domestic product points to economic growth as well as a higher productivity within each country. On the other hand, other indicators of economic health, such as inflation, point to further economic distraught, as inflation is expected to increase globally, most prominently in non-developed countries.

United States Unemployment Rate: Male: PW: NA: Mfg: ND: Paper & Printing data was reported at 5.700 % in Apr 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 5.400 % for Mar 2025. United States Unemployment Rate: Male: PW: NA: Mfg: ND: Paper & Printing data is updated monthly, averaging 3.900 % from Jan 2000 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 304 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.000 % in Nov 2009 and a record low of 0.000 % in Aug 2023. United States Unemployment Rate: Male: PW: NA: Mfg: ND: Paper & Printing 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.

At a rate of 11.27 percent in the second quarter of 2024, Spain was one of the countries with the highest unemployment rates in the European Union. As of the third quarter of 2005, the unemployment rate in Spain was at roughly 8.4 percent, the lowest recorded in the period under consideration. However, a few years later, by the third quarter of 2009, it had more than doubled. It was not until 2016 that Spain witnessed a downward trend in its unemployment rate. Unemployment in Spain The age group with the highest distribution of unemployment is that of teenagers (16 to 19 years). Recent quarterly unemployment figures in Spain show that unemployment peaked in the first quarter of 2013, whereby there were approximately 6.28 million inhabitants unemployed, by the same quarter in 2024, unemployment had decreased by over 3 million. This trend is also reflected in the number of people in employment in Spain. The situation in the European Union Spain was the European country with the highest unemployment rate in August 2023, with nearly 12 percent of the labor force out of work. This figure is considerably higher than that of the rest of the European Union, which had an average unemployment rate of six percent as of the same period. In terms of youth unemployment, figures in the European Union reached 14 percent in August 2023, although the numbers varies greatly across the countries. While Greece and Spain topped the list at a youth unemployment rate of 23.5 and 26.8 percent, Germany was at the bottom of the list with just 5.7 percent of its youth out of a job.

This statistic shows college majors with the highest unemployment rates in the United States between 2009 and 2012. The rate of unemployment for students with an international business major stood at 12.3 percent in 2012.

United States - Unemployment Rate - 4 years of High School, No Diploma, 65 years and over, Women was 10.80% in April of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Unemployment Rate - 4 years of High School, No Diploma, 65 years and over, Women reached a record high of 31.10 in September of 2009 and a record low of 1.10 in December of 2016. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Unemployment Rate - 4 years of High School, No Diploma, 65 years and over, Women - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.