Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in United States
United States: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 11.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in United States, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
United States recorded 11.7% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in United States peaked at 15.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2019.
That places United States 139th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13.1% | — |
| 2006 | 12.5% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | +33.5% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 11.6% | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 11.7% | +0.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 11.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.6%, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 12.3% | 15.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 10.4% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 11.2% | 13.9% | 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 share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in United States?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in United States was 11.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2019.
- How does United States rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- United States ranks 139th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).