NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training … previous in United States
United States: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training … previous was 4,609 in 2025. ▬ Flat
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in United States, 1994–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in United States stood at 4,609.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in United States peaked at 5,780 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3,929, in 2019.
United States ranks 2nd of 68 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training … previous in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 4,977 | — |
| 1995 | 4,869 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 4,648 | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 4,391 | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 4,208 | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 4,241 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 4,240 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 4,503 | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 4,748 | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 4,886 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 4,785 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 4,821 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 4,602 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 4,598 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 4,884 | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 5,648 | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 5,780 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 5,506 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 5,394 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 5,586 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 5,183 | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 4,801 | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 4,618 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 4,186 | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 4,151 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 3,929 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 5,208 | +32.5% |
| 2021 | 4,548 | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 4,268 | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 4,403 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 4,520 | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 4,609 | +2.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 4,609 is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.18, 58.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training … previous in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +32.5% | 3,929 | 5,208 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,555 | 4,208 | 4,977 | 6 |
| 2000s | 4,772 | 4,240 | 5,648 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,913 | 3,929 | 5,780 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,592 | 4,268 | 5,208 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
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 4,609 in 2025, 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 5,780 in 2010.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,929 in 2019.
- How does United States rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- United States ranks 2nd out of 68 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. 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 International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) database description.