Australia vs United States: LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
Australia currently reports 5.52 against 5.24 in United States, a difference of 0.28.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2014 it was United States ahead.
Australia ranks 51st and United States ranks 53rd of 63 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.44 | 5.7 | 0.7388 | Australia |
| 2020s | 6.61 | 7.7 | 1.08 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force, Australia or United States?
- Australia, at 5.52 against 5.24 in United States as of 2021.
- What is the difference in lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force between Australia and United States?
- 0.28, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2021.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force?
- Australia ranks 51st and United States ranks 53rd of 63 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. LU3 represents the share of the extended labour force that are in unemployment or the potential labour force. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.