United States United States (US) unemployment rate

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United States: Unemployment rate by sex and age
United States: Unemployment
2007 2006
Unemployment Rate5.0%4.4%
Male unemployment5.1%4.5%
Female unemployment4.9%4.4%
Unemployment less than 25 years11.7%10.0%
Gender Differences in unemployment-0.2%-0.1%
Male unemployment less than 25 years12.7%10.6%
Female unemployment less than 25 years10.7%9.4%
Unemployment over 24 years3.8%3.5%
Male unemployment 25 years and over3.8%3.5%
Female unemployment 25 years and over3.8%3.5%
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.