NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO) … modelled in United States
United States: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO) … modelled was 5,460 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in United States, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in United States 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 peaked at 6,727 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4,613, in 2019.
United States 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 (ILO) … modelled in United States, year by year
| 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% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 5,460 is above the median for high income countries, which is 72.83, 75.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 6 Democratic Republic of Congo 6,927 compare
- 7 Brazil 5,728 compare
- 8 Egypt 5,481 compare
- 10 Afghanistan 5,335 compare
- 11 Bangladesh 5,286 compare
- 12 Ethiopia 5,103 compare
More work & labour data for United States
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 113,208 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.24 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 178,849 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.4 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.05 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 159,991 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 141,322 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.55 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.27 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.3372 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in United States?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in United States 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,613 in 2019.
- How does United States rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- United States 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?
- 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 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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About this data
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.