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Labor > Unemployment Stats: compare key data on NATO countries & United States

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  • 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."
  • Male > % of male 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.
  • 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)."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Female > % of female 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.
  • 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 > 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.
STAT NATO countries United States HISTORY
Long-term unemployment rate 35.98
3 times more than United States
10.6

Long-term unemployment rate > Female 36.46
4 times more than United States
10.3

Male > % of male labor force 8.52%
52% more than United States
5.6%

Total > % of total labor force 9.02%
64% more than United States
5.5%

Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 16.33%
74% more than United States
9.4%

Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 14.4%
24% more than United States
11.6%

Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 15.24%
45% more than United States
10.5%

Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 30.99%
88% more than United States
16.5%

Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 36.98%
80% more than United States
20.6%

Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 50.82%
53% more than United States
33.3%

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 14.22%
45.7%
3 times more than NATO countries average

Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 16.93%
50.2%
3 times more than NATO countries average

Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 12.42%
42%
3 times more than NATO countries average

Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 18.06%
46% more than United States
12.4%

Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 18.72%
66% more than United States
11.3%

Female > % of female labor force 9.76%
81% more than United States
5.4%

Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 19.39%
92% more than United States
10.1%

Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 6.35%
9% more than United States
5.8%

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

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