United States Virgin Islands vs World: Upper-middle income excluding China: LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment

United States Virgin Islands
17.94
in 2027
World: Upper-middle income excluding China
11.78
in 2027
United States Virgin Islands rank
33rd
World: Upper-middle income excluding China rank
33rd

LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment over time

  • United States Virgin Islands
  • World: Upper-middle income excluding China
05101520200520162027

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 17.94 against 11.78 in World: Upper-middle income excluding China, a difference of 6.16.

That makes United States Virgin Islands's figure about 1.5 times World: Upper-middle income excluding China's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, United States Virgin Islands has been ahead every year.

United States Virgin Islands ranks 33rd and World: Upper-middle income excluding China ranks 33rd of 188 countries.

United States Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States Virgin Islands World: Upper-middle income excluding China Difference Ahead
2000s 17.05 13.44 3.62 United States Virgin Islands
2010s 18.43 12.84 5.59 United States Virgin Islands
2020s 18.89 13.1 5.79 United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment, United States Virgin Islands or World: Upper-middle income excluding China?
United States Virgin Islands, at 17.94 against 11.78 in World: Upper-middle income excluding China as of 2027.
What is the difference in lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment between United States Virgin Islands and World: Upper-middle income excluding China?
6.16, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States Virgin Islands and World: Upper-middle income excluding China?
23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
How do United States Virgin Islands and World: Upper-middle income excluding China rank globally for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
United States Virgin Islands ranks 33rd and World: Upper-middle income excluding China ranks 33rd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
Last refreshed

Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. LU2 represents the share of the labour force that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.