Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in North America
North America: Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) was 8.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in North America, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
North America recorded 8.9% for unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in North America peaked at 15.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2023.
That places North America 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in North America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.5% | — |
| 1992 | 13.2% | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 12.6% | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 12.0% | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 11.9% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 11.6% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 11.3% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 10.1% | -10.9% |
| 1999 | 9.8% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 9.1% | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 9.7% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | +32.3% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | +103.4% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | -39.6% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -17.7% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | +15.0% |
| 2025 | 8.9% | +4.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in North 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 | +103.4% | 7.5% | 15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.7% | 9.8% | 13.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 9.1% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 7.5% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 7.4% | 15.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
More work & labour data for North America
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 56.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.3% (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 for ages 15-24, total (%) 52.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 69.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 74.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in North America?
- Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in North America was 8.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2023.
- How does North America rank for unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24)?
- North America ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.