Labor > Unemployment Stats: compare key data on South Africa & United States

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STAT	South Africa	United States	HISTORY
Male > % of male labor force	23.5% Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than United States	5.6% Ranked 53th.
Total > % of total labor force	27.1% Ranked 1st. 5 times more than United States	5.5% Ranked 55th.
Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24	52% Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than United States	9.4% Ranked 57th.
Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24	43% Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than United States	11.6% Ranked 47th.
Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24	46.9% Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than United States	10.5% Ranked 51st.
Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment	32.9% Ranked 30th. Twice as much as United States	16.5% Ranked 54th.
Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment	39.8% Ranked 28th. 93% more than United States	20.6% Ranked 55th.
Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment	59.7% Ranked 10th. 79% more than United States	33.3% Ranked 50th.
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment	4.5% Ranked 66th.	45.7% Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than South Africa
Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment	5% Ranked 61st.	50.2% Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than South Africa
Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment	4% Ranked 64th.	42% Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than South Africa
Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24	55.8% Ranked 1st. 5 times more than United States	12.4% Ranked 38th.
Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24	60.1% Ranked 1st. 5 times more than United States	11.3% Ranked 41st.
Youth unemployment, both sexes	49.8% Ranked 6th. 3 times more than United States	17.3% Ranked 42nd.
Youth unemployment, male	45.4% Ranked 7th. 2 times more than United States	18.7% Ranked 32nd.
Female > % of female labor force	31.6% Ranked 1st. 6 times more than United States	5.4% Ranked 58th.
Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24	64.8% Ranked 1st. 6 times more than United States	10.1% Ranked 42nd.
Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force	22.9% Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than United States	5.8% Ranked 43th.
Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24	2.2 ratio Ranked 49th.	2.4 ratio Ranked 42nd. 9% more than South Africa
Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24	2.5 Ranked 43th.	3.3 Ranked 25th. 32% more than South Africa
Youth unemployment, female	55% Ranked 5th. 4 times more than United States	15.7% Ranked 47th.

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