U.S. Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2021
- U.S. youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 8.54%, a 0.03% increase from 2018.
- U.S. youth unemployment rate for 2018 was 8.52%, a 0.62% decline from 2017.
- U.S. youth unemployment rate for 2017 was 9.14%, a 1.18% decline from 2016.
- U.S. youth unemployment rate for 2016 was 10.32%, a 1.19% decline from 2015.
Similar Country Ranking | |
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Country Name | % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 |
French Polynesia | 36.92% |
Greece | 35.11% |
New Caledonia | 34.21% |
Spain | 32.90% |
Barbados | 30.22% |
Brunei | 30.03% |
Italy | 29.30% |
Saudi Arabia | 28.59% |
Uruguay | 27.05% |
Argentina | 25.35% |
Bahamas | 23.51% |
Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 21.54% |
Puerto Rico | 19.74% |
France | 19.15% |
Chile | 18.97% |
Portugal | 18.45% |
Croatia | 17.82% |
Sweden | 17.78% |
Finland | 16.30% |
Slovak Republic | 16.21% |
Channel Islands | 15.86% |
Kuwait | 15.80% |
Belgium | 15.68% |
Cyprus | 15.62% |
Luxembourg | 14.89% |
Guam | 13.92% |
Oman | 13.19% |
Ireland | 13.07% |
Estonia | 12.56% |
Lithuania | 12.39% |
Latvia | 12.28% |
Australia | 12.06% |
Poland | 11.60% |
United Kingdom | 11.31% |
New Zealand | 11.23% |
Hungary | 11.09% |
South Korea | 10.97% |
Canada | 10.77% |
Panama | 10.04% |
Hong Kong | 10.03% |
Denmark | 9.82% |
Norway | 9.33% |
Singapore | 9.29% |
Slovenia | 9.11% |
United States | 8.54% |
Austria | 8.37% |
Malta | 8.24% |
Iceland | 7.80% |
Switzerland | 7.40% |
UAE | 7.34% |
Israel | 7.26% |
Czech Republic | 6.38% |
Trinidad and Tobago | 6.37% |
Netherlands | 6.35% |
Macao | 5.73% |
Germany | 5.42% |
Bahrain | 4.63% |
Japan | 3.67% |
Qatar | 0.38% |
U.S. Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data | ||
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Year | % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 | Annual Change |
2019 | 8.54% | 0.03% |
2018 | 8.52% | -0.62% |
2017 | 9.14% | -1.18% |
2016 | 10.32% | -1.19% |
2015 | 11.51% | -1.77% |
2014 | 13.28% | -2.15% |
2013 | 15.43% | -0.97% |
2012 | 16.40% | -0.79% |
2011 | 17.20% | -1.10% |
2010 | 18.29% | 0.85% |
2009 | 17.44% | 4.76% |
2008 | 12.68% | 2.28% |
2007 | 10.40% | 0.04% |
2006 | 10.36% | -0.82% |
2005 | 11.17% | -0.57% |
2004 | 11.74% | -0.58% |
2003 | 12.32% | 0.42% |
2002 | 11.90% | 1.45% |
2001 | 10.44% | 1.23% |
2000 | 9.21% | -0.58% |
1999 | 9.79% | -0.51% |
1998 | 10.31% | -0.98% |
1997 | 11.29% | -0.66% |
1996 | 11.94% | -0.11% |
1995 | 12.06% | -0.38% |
1994 | 12.43% | -0.88% |
1993 | 13.31% | -0.86% |
1992 | 14.17% | 0.83% |
1991 | 13.34% | 0.83% |