United States United States (US) unemployment rate

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United States: Unemployment rate by sex and age
United States: Unemployment
1989 1988
Unemployment Rate5.4%5.3%
Male unemployment5.3%5.3%
Female unemployment5.4%5.3%
Unemployment less than 25 years11.2%10.8%
Gender Differences in unemployment0.1%0%
Male unemployment less than 25 years12.0%11.1%
Female unemployment less than 25 years10.3%10.6%
Unemployment over 24 years4.1%4.1%
Male unemployment 25 years and over4.0%4.1%
Female unemployment 25 years and over4.3%4.0%
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.