Unemployment with basic education, female in United States
United States: Unemployment with basic education, female was 7.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, female in United States, 1994–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with basic education.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment with basic education, female in United States stood at 7.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, female in United States peaked at 15.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2022.
United States ranks 68th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, female in United States, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 14.4% | — |
| 1995 | 13.8% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 13.8% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 12.3% | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 11.3% | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 11.3% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 11.7% | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +25.5% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | +30.4% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | -22.2% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | -17.2% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +104.1% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -30.2% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | -34.3% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | +17.0% |
| 2025 | 7.5% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 11.3% | 14.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 9.3% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 6.9% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 6.4% | 14.0% | 6 |
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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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, female in United States?
- Unemployment with basic education, female in United States was 7.5% 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2022.
- How does United States rank for unemployment with basic education, female?
- United States ranks 68th out of 129 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with basic education, female rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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).