United States United States (US) unemployment rate

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United States: Unemployment rate by sex and age
United States: Unemployment
1974 1973
Unemployment Rate7.2%4.9%
Male unemployment6.4%4.2%
Female unemployment8.3%6.1%
Gender Differences in unemployment1.9%1.9%
Unemployment over 24 years4.9%3.1%
Male unemployment 25 years and over4.2%2.5%
Female unemployment 25 years and over5.9%4.2%
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.