Russian Federation vs United States of America: Unemployed population — Unemployment

Russian Federation
3,626 Persons
in 2021
United States of America
6,761 Persons
in 2024
Russian Federation rank
4th
United States of America rank
3rd

Unemployed population — Unemployment over time

  • Russian Federation
  • United States of America
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k195519892024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 6,761 Persons against 3,626 Persons in Russian Federation, a difference of 3,135 Persons.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.9 times Russian Federation's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1992 it was United States of America ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 35 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russian Federation United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 6,722 Persons 7,502 Persons 780.05 Persons United States of America
2000s 5,781 Persons 8,265 Persons 2,484 Persons United States of America
2010s 4,231 Persons 9,750 Persons 5,519 Persons United States of America
2020s 3,972 Persons 10,785 Persons 6,814 Persons United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployed population — unemployment, Russian Federation or United States of America?
United States of America, at 6,761 Persons against 3,626 Persons in Russian Federation as of 2024.
What is the difference in unemployed population — unemployment between Russian Federation and United States of America?
3,135 Persons, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and United States of America?
30 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2021.
How do Russian Federation and United States of America rank globally for unemployed population — unemployment?
Russian Federation ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Unemployed population — Unemployment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Unemployed population — Unemployment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
48 places, 2,160 data points, 1955–2025
Last refreshed

The infra-annual dataflow on the unemployed population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the unemployed population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom publish Labour Force Survey (LFS) data using a rolling quarter methodology. The OECD treats the middle month of the rolling quarter as the reference month. As a result, the publication of monthly LFS data for these countries may be delayed by one month or more relative to the OECD reference month. The unemployed are persons in their working age who, in the reference period, do not have a job; are available for work; and, have taken specific steps to find a job. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.