Youth Unemployment Rate in the United States increased to 8.50 percent in May from 8.30 percent in April of 2019. Youth Unemployment Rate in the United States averaged 12.15 percent from 1955 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 19.50 percent in April of 2010 and a record low of 7.80 percent in September of 1956.

United States Youth Unemployment Rate
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United States Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 3.60 3.60 10.80 2.50 percent [+]
Non Farm Payrolls 75.00 224.00 1118.00 -1959.00 Thousand [+]
Nonfarm Payrolls Private 90.00 205.00 1092.00 -1766.00 Thousand [+]
Government Payrolls -15.00 19.00 427.00 -260.00 Thousand [+]
Manufacturing Payrolls 3.00 5.00 655.00 -1715.00 Thousand [+]
Initial Jobless Claims 222.00 219.00 695.00 162.00 Thousand [+]
Continuing Jobless Claims 1695.00 1693.00 6635.00 988.00 Thousand [+]
ADP Employment Change 27.00 271.00 360.00 -706.00 Thousand [+]
Employed Persons 156758.00 156645.00 156949.00 57635.00 Thousand [+]
Unemployed Persons 5888.00 5824.00 15352.00 1596.00 Thousand [+]
Average Hourly Earnings 0.20 0.20 0.60 -0.20 percent [+]
Average Weekly Hours 34.40 34.40 34.60 33.70 Hours [+]
Labor Force Participation Rate 62.80 62.80 67.30 58.10 percent [+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate 0.80 0.76 4.40 0.08 percent [+]
Youth Unemployment Rate 8.50 8.30 19.50 7.80 percent [+]
Labour Costs 108.71 109.16 109.61 17.00 Index Points [+]
Productivity 106.96 106.06 106.96 26.02 Index Points [+]
Job Vacancies 7858.00 7343.00 7858.00 2132.00 Thousand [+]
Job Offers 7449.00 7474.00 7626.00 2264.00 Thousand [+]
Challenger Job Cuts 58577.00 40023.00 248475.00 15100.00 Persons [+]
Wages 23.38 23.31 23.38 2.50 USD/Hour [+]
Wage Growth 4.19 4.22 13.78 -5.88 percent [+]
Wages in Manufacturing 22.04 22.02 22.04 1.27 USD/Hour [+]
Minimum Wages 7.25 7.25 7.25 0.25 USD/Hour [+]
Employment Cost Index 0.70 0.70 1.60 0.20 percent [+]
Population 325.72 323.41 325.72 76.09 Million [+]
Retirement Age Women 66.00 66.00 66.00 66.00 [+]
Retirement Age Men 66.00 66.00 66.00 66.00 [+]
Employment Rate 60.60 60.60 64.70 55.00 percent [+]
Full Time Employment 129695.00 129778.00 130159.00 64640.00 Thousand [+]
Part Time Employment 26981.00 26915.00 28134.00 10086.00 Thousand [+]
Living Wage Family 2380.00 2270.00 2380.00 2160.00 USD/Month [+]
Living Wage Individual 1660.00 1560.00 1660.00 1450.00 USD/Month [+]
Wages High Skilled 4520.00 4330.00 4950.00 4330.00 USD/Month [+]
Wages Low Skilled 1960.00 1760.00 2340.00 1760.00 USD/Month [+]


United States Youth Unemployment Rate

This page provides - United States Youth Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. United States Youth Unemployment Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2019.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
8.50 8.30 19.50 7.80 1955 - 2019 percent Monthly
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Country Last Previous
South Africa 55.20 Mar/19
Spain 32.70 Apr/19
Italy 31.40 Apr/19
Turkey 26.10 Feb/19
France 20.10 Apr/19
Euro Area 15.80 Apr/19
India 12.90 Dec/13
Australia 11.90 May/19
United Kingdom 10.40 Mar/19
South Korea 10.10 May/19
Canada 10.00 May/19
United States 8.50 May/19
Netherlands 6.20 Apr/19
Germany 5.30 Apr/19
Japan 3.90 Apr/19
Switzerland 1.80 May/19


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