Which has higher jobs gap rate, Pacific Islands or United States?

Pacific Islands, at 8.8 against 5.7 in United States as of 2027.

What is the difference in jobs gap rate between Pacific Islands and United States?

3.1, with Pacific Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific Islands and United States?

22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

International Labour Organization, published as Jobs gap rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Pacific Islands vs United States: Jobs gap rate

Pacific Islands

8.8

in 2027

United States

5.7

in 2025

Pacific Islands rank

64th

United States rank

63rd

Jobs gap rate over time

Pacific Islands
United States

How they compare

Pacific Islands currently reports 8.8 against 5.7 in United States, a difference of 3.1.

That makes Pacific Islands's figure about 1.5 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Pacific Islands ahead.

Pacific Islands ranks 64th and United States ranks 63rd of 87 groups.

Pacific Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Pacific Islands	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	10	7.07	2.93	Pacific Islands
2010s	10.4	7.71	2.69	Pacific Islands
2020s	9.12	6.13	2.98	Pacific Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher jobs gap rate, Pacific Islands or United States?: Pacific Islands, at 8.8 against 5.7 in United States as of 2027.
What is the difference in jobs gap rate between Pacific Islands and United States?: 3.1, with Pacific Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific Islands and United States?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
How do Pacific Islands and United States rank globally for jobs gap rate?: Pacific Islands ranks 64th and United States ranks 63rd of 87 groups.
Where does this data come from?: International Labour Organization, published as Jobs gap rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Jobs gap rate
Source: International Labour Organization
Licence: ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage: 157 places, 3,301 data points, 1991–2027
Last refreshed: 05 September 2026

With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The jobs gap rate is defined as the sum of the unemployed, the potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers divided by the sum of the extended labour force and willing non-jobseekers. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.