NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in United States of America

United States of America: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 5,460 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
5,460
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
9th
of 188 countries
All-time high
6,727
in 2010
All-time low
4,613
in 2019
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in United States of America, 2005–2027

02.0k4.0k6.0k2005201620272005: 5.6k2006: 5.4k2007: 5.3k2008: 5.7k2009: 6.6k2010: 6.7k2011: 6.4k2012: 6.2k2013: 6.4k2014: 5.9k2015: 5.5k2016: 5.3k2017: 4.8k2018: 4.8k2019: 4.6k2020: 6.2k2021: 5.4k2022: 5.0k2023: 5.0k2024: 5.3k2025: 5.3k2026: 5.4k2027: 5.5k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in United States of America is 5,460, measured in 2027.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in United States of America peaked at 6,727 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4,613, in 2019.

United States of America ranks 9th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in United States of America, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 5,594
2006 5,362 -4.1%
2007 5,340 -0.4%
2008 5,702 +6.8%
2009 6,615 +16.0%
2010 6,727 +1.7%
2011 6,381 -5.1%
2012 6,162 -3.4%
2013 6,370 +3.4%
2014 5,921 -7.0%
2015 5,490 -7.3%
2016 5,294 -3.6%
2017 4,833 -8.7%
2018 4,819 -0.3%
2019 4,613 -4.3%
2020 6,171 +33.8%
2021 5,431 -12.0%
2022 5,032 -7.4%
2023 5,036 +0.1%
2024 5,266 +4.6%
2025 5,347 +1.5%
2026 5,408 +1.1%
2027 5,460 +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5,723 5,340 6,615 5
2010s 5,661 4,613 6,727 10
2020s 5,394 5,032 6,171 8

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6,927 compare
  2. 7 Brazil 5,728 compare
  3. 8 Egypt 5,481 compare
  4. 10 Afghanistan 5,335 compare
  5. 11 Bangladesh 5,286 compare
  6. 12 Ethiopia 5,103 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in United States of America?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in United States of America was 5,460 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 6,727 in 2010.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 4,613 in 2019.
How does United States of America rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
United States of America ranks 9th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
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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. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training) during a specified reference period (e.g., one week). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.