United States Unemployment

United States unemployment data with historical trend, latest available year, ranking, source notes and country comparison. Latest value: 4.2%. Global rank.
COUNTRY: United States
UNIT: percent
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: live
UPDATED: 2026-06-09 04:03:07
Economy Data Rating
United States · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
A
81 / 100
Strong stability
Fiscal stability 10.8 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 18.6 / 20
External stability 12.7 / 15
Financial robustness 14.3 / 15
Structural stability 10 / 10
Future capacity 9.5 / 10
Demographic capacity n/a
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 78% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1991–2025 19912025
1991 2025
Selected year: 2025 · Value: n/a 2025

United States · unemployment rate as a percentage of the total labor force.

1991–2025
4.2 percent
4.02 percent
4.57 percent
44 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1991 1998 2005 2012 2019 2025
unemployment rate reference line

Countries by unemployment

Home full ranking
Country Rate Class
South Africa 32.39
Jordan 16.54
Tunisia 15.11
Algeria 11.63
Spain 10.38
Ukraine 9.83
Finland 9.46
Morocco 9

Interpretation

short note

This labor market indicator helps assess employment conditions and economic participation.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
Canada 6.91
Mexico 2.67
China 4.62
Germany 3.71
France 7.54

Related indicators

internal links
Employment Rate SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS
Youth Unemployment SL.UEM.1524.ZS
GDP Growth NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
Inflation FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG

Source layer

planned

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS

Cache: live · Updated: 2026-06-09 04:03:07

United States Snapshot

country profile
Population 340.11 m
GDP 28750.96 bn
Debt/GDP 117.97%
Inflation 2.95%
Currency n/a
Region North America
Income group High income

United States Unemployment: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Unemployment for United States. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

Keyphrase synonyms: united states unemployment rate, unemployment data united states, united states unemployment statistics, united states percent, unemployment rate as a percentage of the total labor force..