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  • Total > % of total labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Youth unemployment, both sexes: Percentage of population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • Youth unemployment, female: Percentage of female population aged 15-24 that is unemployed.
  • Youth unemployment, male: Percentage of male population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
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STAT Cuba United States HISTORY
Total > % of total labor force 3.3%
Ranked 85th. 		5.5%
Ranked 55th. 67% more than Cuba
Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 1.8%
Ranked 82nd. 		5.8%
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Cuba
Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 38.2%
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than United States 		16.5%
Ranked 54th.
Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 46.2%
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than United States 		20.6%
Ranked 55th.
Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 56.7%
Ranked 15th. 70% more than United States 		33.3%
Ranked 50th.
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 4.6%
Ranked 65th. 		45.7%
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Cuba
Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 5.1%
Ranked 60th. 		50.2%
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Cuba
Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 4.3%
Ranked 62nd. 		42%
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Cuba
Youth unemployment, both sexes 3.1%
Ranked 91st. 		17.3%
Ranked 42nd. 6 times more than Cuba
Youth unemployment, female 3.5%
Ranked 88th. 		15.7%
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Cuba
Youth unemployment, male 2.8%
Ranked 89th. 		18.7%
Ranked 32nd. 7 times more than Cuba

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; International Labour Organisation, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables

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