Unemployment with basic education, female in North America
North America: Unemployment with basic education, female was 8.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, female in North America, 1994–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with basic education.
Analysis
North America recorded 8.9% for unemployment with basic education, female in 2025.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, female in North America peaked at 15.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, female in North America, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 14.6% | — |
| 1995 | 13.9% | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 14.0% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 12.9% | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 11.8% | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 11.7% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 10.9% | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +20.5% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | +30.7% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +93.3% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -26.7% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -31.6% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | +15.7% |
| 2025 | 8.9% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.1% | 11.7% | 14.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 9.6% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 7.5% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 7.3% | 14.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
More work & labour data for North America
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 52.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 52.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 69.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 74.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 56.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, female in North America?
- Unemployment with basic education, female in North America was 8.9% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2022.
- How does North America rank for unemployment with basic education, female?
- North America ranks 11th out of 18 groups with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with basic education, female rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with basic education, female (% of female labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).