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United States — Unemployment

% of total labour force (modelled ILO estimate).

Latest

4.2%

2025

Change

+0.18 pp

Previous: 2024

Period

−38.26%

1991 → 2025

United States — Unemployment

% of total labour force (modelled ILO estimate).

Source: World BankUpdated Jul 13, 2026, 12:00 AMSL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · USALive

Data table

15 / 35 observations
Date	Value	Change
2025	4.2%	+4.38%up
2024	4.0%	+10.56%up
2023	3.6%	−0.33%down
2022	3.7%	−31.76%down
2021	5.3%	−33.59%down
2020	8.1%	+119.54%up
2019	3.7%	−5.83%down
2018	3.9%	−10.54%down
2017	4.4%	−10.56%down
2016	4.9%	−7.78%down
2015	5.3%	−14.40%down
2014	6.2%	−16.37%down
2013	7.4%	−8.60%down
2012	8.1%	−9.83%down
2011	8.9%	−7.10%down

Source: World BankUpdated Jul 13, 2026, 12:00 AMSL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · USALive