Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in United States
United States: Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) was 10.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in United States, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in United States stood at 10.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in United States peaked at 20.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2022.
That places United States 111th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.4% | — |
| 1992 | 15.4% | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 14.3% | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 13.2% | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 12.5% | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 12.7% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 11.9% | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 11.0% | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 10.3% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 11.3% | +17.4% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | +24.2% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | +40.4% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +60.0% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | -30.1% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -16.8% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | +10.6% |
| 2025 | 10.1% | +4.3% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 10.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.9%, 73% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in United States 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 | +60.0% | 9.4% | 15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 10.3% | 15.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 9.6% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 9.4% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 8.7% | 15.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
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)
- 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, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in United States?
- Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in United States was 10.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2022.
- How does United States rank for unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24)?
- United States ranks 111th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, youth male (% of male 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.