Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Northern America
Northern America: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS was 4.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Northern America, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Northern America stood at 4.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Northern America peaked at 9.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2022.
That places Northern America 26th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.3% | — |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +16.4% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +20.1% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +57.0% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +111.6% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -32.1% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -31.5% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | +11.7% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | +5.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Northern America 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 | +111.6% | 3.9% | 8.2% |
| 2009 | +57.0% | 5.8% | 9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.3% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 3.9% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 3.8% | 8.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 23 Algeria 11.7% compare
- 24 Montenegro 11.5% compare
- 25 Rwanda 11.3% compare
- 26 Cabo Verde 11.3% compare
- 27 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.7% compare
- 28 Albania 10.7% compare
- 29 Spain 10.5% compare
More work & labour data for Northern America
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 242,481 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1584 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1665 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1499 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6023 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 47,965 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 386,690 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 474,966 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 232,485 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Northern America?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Northern America was 4.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2022.
- How does Northern America rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Northern America ranks 26th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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