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Labor > Unemployment Stats: compare key data on European Union & United States

Definitions

  • Long-term unemployment rate: Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed."
  • Long-term unemployment rate > Female: Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed."
  • 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 > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 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)."
STAT European Union United States HISTORY
Long-term unemployment rate 38.48
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than United States
10.6
Ranked 30th.

Long-term unemployment rate > Female 37.74
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than United States
10.3
Ranked 29th.

Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 6.96%
Ranked 30th. 20% more than United States
5.8%
Ranked 43th.

Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 16.83%
Ranked 17th. 79% more than United States
9.4%
Ranked 57th.

Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 15.98%
Ranked 16th. 38% more than United States
11.6%
Ranked 47th.

Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 16.33%
Ranked 16th. 56% more than United States
10.5%
Ranked 51st.

Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 35.19%
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than United States
16.5%
Ranked 54th.

Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 38.87%
Ranked 32nd. 89% more than United States
20.6%
Ranked 55th.

Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 48.57%
Ranked 24th. 46% more than United States
33.3%
Ranked 50th.

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 13.77%
Ranked 43th.
45.7%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than European Union

Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 15.54%
Ranked 41st.
50.2%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than European Union

Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 12.08%
Ranked 39th.
42%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than European Union

SOURCES: International Labour Organisation, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.

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