Labor > Unemployment Stats: compare key data on Sri Lanka & United States

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STAT	Sri Lanka	United States	HISTORY
Male > % of male labor force	6% Ranked 49th. 7% more than United States	5.6% Ranked 53th.
Total > % of total labor force	8.5% Ranked 34th. 55% more than United States	5.5% Ranked 55th.
Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24	28.1% Ranked 11th. 3 times more than United States	9.4% Ranked 57th.
Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24	17.1% Ranked 23th. 47% more than United States	11.6% Ranked 47th.
Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24	21.2% Ranked 14th. 2 times more than United States	10.5% Ranked 51st.
Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment	36.7% Ranked 24th. 2 times more than United States	16.5% Ranked 54th.
Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment	55.2% Ranked 14th. 3 times more than United States	20.6% Ranked 55th.
Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment	19.8% Ranked 60th.	33.3% Ranked 50th. 68% more than Sri Lanka
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment	32.6% Ranked 10th.	45.7% Ranked 3rd. 40% more than Sri Lanka
Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment	43.4% Ranked 9th.	50.2% Ranked 3rd. 16% more than Sri Lanka
Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment	20.3% Ranked 21st.	42% Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Sri Lanka
Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24	20.1% Ranked 15th. 62% more than United States	12.4% Ranked 38th.
Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24	26.2% Ranked 7th. 2 times more than United States	11.3% Ranked 41st.
Youth unemployment, both sexes	19.4% Ranked 39th. 12% more than United States	17.3% Ranked 42nd.
Youth unemployment, male	16.3% Ranked 46th.	18.7% Ranked 32nd. 15% more than Sri Lanka
Female > % of female labor force	13.5% Ranked 15th. 3 times more than United States	5.4% Ranked 58th.
Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24	37.1% Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than United States	10.1% Ranked 42nd.
Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force	5.2% Ranked 48th.	5.8% Ranked 43th. 12% more than Sri Lanka
Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24	6.6 ratio Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United States	2.4 ratio Ranked 42nd.
Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24	8.7 Ranked 1st. 3 times more than United States	3.3 Ranked 25th.
Youth unemployment, female	24.7% Ranked 27th. 57% more than United States	15.7% Ranked 47th.

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