United States United States (US) unemployment rate

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United States: Unemployment rate by sex and age
United States: Unemployment
2013 2012
Unemployment Rate6.7%7.9%
Male unemployment6.8%7.9%
Female unemployment6.6%7.9%
Unemployment less than 25 years13.4%16.5%
Gender Differences in unemployment-0.2%0%
Male unemployment less than 25 years14.0%17.1%
Female unemployment less than 25 years12.7%16.0%
Unemployment over 24 years5.6%6.5%
Male unemployment 25 years and over5.7%6.4%
Female unemployment 25 years and over5.6%6.6%
United States: Unemployment

In this page you can see United States unemployment rate . United States unemployment rate.
It is the percentage that expresses the proportion of unemployed in US compared to the total active population:

United States unemployment rate = total unemployed United States / United States active population

Unemployed is a worker who don´t have a employ.

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If you want to compare USA unemployment to other countries, see unemployment.