Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th ICLS in United States of America
United States of America: Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th ICLS was 4.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th ICLS in United States of America, 2009–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 4.3% for unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th icls in 2025.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th icls in United States of America peaked at 9.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2023.
United States of America ranks 42nd of 58 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th ICLS in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 9.2% | — |
| 2010 | 9.6% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | -16.3% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +119.3% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -33.5% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -31.8% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | +10.4% |
| 2025 | 4.3% | +6.5% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 4.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.5%, 66% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th ICLS in United States of 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 | +119.3% | 3.7% | 8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 3.7% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 3.6% | 8.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 39 Sri Lanka 4.7% compare
- 40 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4.4% compare
- 40 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4.4% compare
- 43 Ghana 4.0% compare
- 44 Norway 3.9% compare
- 44 Switzerland 3.9% compare
More work & labour data for United States of America
- 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 unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th icls in United States of America?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th icls in United States of America was 4.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th icls recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th icls recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2023.
- How does United States of America rank for unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th icls?
- United States of America ranks 42nd out of 58 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th icls rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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