Monthly and long-term United States economic indicators data: historical series and analyst forecasts curated by FocusEconomics.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the United States expanded 2.10 percent in the second quarter of 2025 over the same quarter of the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States GDP Annual Growth Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

According to a recent survey conducted in ** Latin American countries, the main problem was the economy, including economic and financial problems. Unemployment ranked second, with **** percent of the respondents, and crime and public security issues came close in third, with **** percent.

This statistic shows the leading economic problems in black communities in the United States in 2018, by the severity of the problem. During the survey, ** percent of respondents reported that low wages that are not enough to sustain a family are a major problem in black communities.

The statistic shows the distribution of the workforce across economic sectors in the United States from 2013 to 2023. In 2023, 1.57 percent of the workforce in the US was employed in agriculture, 19.34 percent in industry and 79.09 percent in services. See U.S. GDP per capita for more information. American workforce A significant majority of the American labor force is employed in the services sector, while the other sectors, industry and agriculture, account for less than 20 percent of the US economy. However, the United States is among the top exporters of agricultural goods – the total value of US agricultural exports has more than doubled since 2000. A severe plunge in the employment rate in the US since 1990 shows that the American economy is still in turmoil after the economic crisis of 2008. Unemployment is still significantly higher than it was before the crisis, and most of those unemployed and looking for a job are younger than 25; youth unemployment is a severe problem for the United States, many college or university graduates struggle to find a job right away. Still, the number of employees in the US since 1990 has been increasing slowly, with a slight setback during and after the recession. Both the number of full-time and of part-time workers have increased during the same period. When looking at the distribution of jobs among men and women, both project the general downward trend. A comparison of the employment rate of men in the US since 1990 and the employment rate of women since 1990 shows that more men tend to be employed than women.

United States New Security Issues: US Corporations data was reported at 132.525 USD bn in May 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 132.763 USD bn for Apr 2018. United States New Security Issues: US Corporations data is updated monthly, averaging 138.365 USD bn from Feb 2003 (Median) to May 2018, with 184 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 328.777 USD bn in Mar 2007 and a record low of 42.698 USD bn in Aug 2008. United States New Security Issues: US Corporations data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Board. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.Z030: New Security Issues: Corporations.

Graph and download economic data for Outstanding Total International Debt Securities to GDP for United States (DDDM07USA156NWDB) from 1980 to 2020 about issues, debt, GDP, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Domestic Common Stock Issues for United States (Q10069USQ144NNBR) from Q1 1920 to Q4 1930 about issues, equity, domestic, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for United States Government Securities, Nine to Twelve Month Issues for United States (M13056USM193NNBR) from Jan 1943 to Nov 1970 about issues, 1-year, securities, government, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for New Corporate Securities Issued, Debt, All Industries for United States (Q10119USQ144NNBR) from Q1 1948 to Q1 1964 about issues, debt, corporate, securities, new, industry, and USA.

United States Public Debt Transactions: Issues: Nonmarketable: Government Account data was reported at 767.751 USD bn in 28 Nov 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 660.823 USD bn for 26 Nov 2025. United States Public Debt Transactions: Issues: Nonmarketable: Government Account data is updated daily, averaging 372.090 USD bn from Oct 2005 (Median) to 28 Nov 2025, with 5050 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,149.148 USD bn in 30 Jun 2022 and a record low of 67.307 USD bn in 02 Oct 2013. United States Public Debt Transactions: Issues: Nonmarketable: Government Account data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of the Fiscal Service. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.F: Public Debt Transactions.

Actual value and historical data chart for United States International Debt Issues To GDP Percent

In August 2025, nine percent of survey respondents said that the most important problem facing the United States was the high cost of living and inflation. Another 24 percent said that the government and poor leadership was the most serious concern for the nation.

In 2025, it was estimated that over 163 million Americans were in some form of employment, while 4.16 percent of the total workforce was unemployed. This was the lowest unemployment rate since the 1950s, although these figures are expected to rise in 2023 and beyond. 1980s-2010s Since the 1980s, the total United States labor force has generally risen as the population has grown, however, the annual average unemployment rate has fluctuated significantly, usually increasing in times of crisis, before falling more slowly during periods of recovery and economic stability. For example, unemployment peaked at 9.7 percent during the early 1980s recession, which was largely caused by the ripple effects of the Iranian Revolution on global oil prices and inflation. Other notable spikes came during the early 1990s; again, largely due to inflation caused by another oil shock, and during the early 2000s recession. The Great Recession then saw the U.S. unemployment rate soar to 9.6 percent, following the collapse of the U.S. housing market and its impact on the banking sector, and it was not until 2016 that unemployment returned to pre-recession levels. 2020s 2019 had marked a decade-long low in unemployment, before the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic saw the sharpest year-on-year increase in unemployment since the Great Depression, and the total number of workers fell by almost 10 million people. Despite the continuation of the pandemic in the years that followed, alongside the associated supply-chain issues and onset of the inflation crisis, unemployment reached just 3.67 percent in 2022 - current projections are for this figure to rise in 2023 and the years that follow, although these forecasts are subject to change if recent years are anything to go by.

United States SBOI: sa: Most Pressing Problem: A Year Ago: Others data was reported at 5.000 % in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.000 % for Feb 2025. United States SBOI: sa: Most Pressing Problem: A Year Ago: Others data is updated monthly, averaging 7.000 % from Jan 2014 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 131 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.000 % in May 2023 and a record low of 3.000 % in Jul 2024. United States SBOI: sa: Most Pressing Problem: A Year Ago: Others data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Federation of Independent Business. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.S042: NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

Graph and download economic data for Yields on United States Government Securities, Three to Five Year Issues for United States (M13057USM193NNBR) from Jan 1945 to Dec 1965 about issues, yield, securities, 5-year, government, interest rate, interest, rate, and USA.

Inflation Rate in the United States increased to 3 percent in September from 2.90 percent in August of 2025. This dataset provides - United States Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

United States Net Issues: Outs: OMP: CP: FB: Holding Companies data was reported at 2.980 USD bn in Mar 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.427 USD bn for Dec 2017. United States Net Issues: Outs: OMP: CP: FB: Holding Companies data is updated quarterly, averaging 23.799 USD bn from Dec 1951 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 266 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 130.322 USD bn in Jun 2008 and a record low of 0.000 USD bn in Dec 1968. United States Net Issues: Outs: OMP: CP: FB: Holding Companies data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Board. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.AB044: Funds by Instruments: Flows and Outstanding: Open Market Paper.

Unemployment Rate in the United States increased to 4.40 percent in September from 4.30 percent in August 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.

United States Net Issues: Outs: OMP: Commercial Paper (CP) data was reported at 1,051.523 USD bn in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,048.476 USD bn for Mar 2018. United States Net Issues: Outs: OMP: Commercial Paper (CP) data is updated quarterly, averaging 247.603 USD bn from Dec 1951 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 267 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,109.392 USD bn in Jun 2007 and a record low of 1.333 USD bn in Dec 1951. United States Net Issues: Outs: OMP: Commercial Paper (CP) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Board. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.AB044: Funds by Instruments: Flows and Outstanding: Open Market Paper.