Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
United States's youth unemployment rate stands at 9.34% as of 2025-12-31, up from 8.92% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, United States's youth unemployment rate was 9.34%, up from 8.92% in 2024.
In 2024, United States's youth unemployment rate was 8.92%, up from 7.95% in 2023.
In 2023, United States's youth unemployment rate was 7.95%, down from 8.11% in 2022.
In 2022, United States's youth unemployment rate was 8.11%, down from 9.7% in 2021.
In 2021, United States's youth unemployment rate was 9.7%, down from 14.89% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.34% | +0.42% |
| 2024 | 8.92% | +0.967% |
| 2023 | 7.95% | -0.152% |
| 2022 | 8.11% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | -5.19% |
| 2020 | 14.89% | +6.52% |
| 2019 | 8.38% | -0.232% |
| 2018 | 8.61% | -0.631% |
| 2017 | 9.24% | -1.19% |
| 2016 | 10.43% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 11.63% | -1.78% |
| 2014 | 13.41% | -2.15% |
| 2013 | 15.56% | -0.653% |
| 2012 | 16.21% | -1.06% |
| 2011 | 17.27% | -1.09% |
| 2010 | 18.36% | +0.844% |
| 2009 | 17.52% | +4.76% |
| 2008 | 12.76% | +2.29% |
| 2007 | 10.47% | +0.042% |
| 2006 | 10.43% | -0.81% |
| 2005 | 11.24% | -0.551% |
| 2004 | 11.79% | -0.571% |
| 2003 | 12.36% | +0.427% |
| 2002 | 11.94% | +1.44% |
| 2001 | 10.49% | +1.21% |
| 2000 | 9.28% | -0.613% |
| 1999 | 9.89% | -0.533% |
| 1998 | 10.42% | -1.01% |
| 1997 | 11.43% | -0.664% |
| 1996 | 12.09% | -0.092% |
| 1995 | 12.19% | -0.368% |
| 1994 | 12.55% | -0.872% |
| 1993 | 13.43% | -0.882% |
| 1992 | 14.31% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 13.51% | — |
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United States's youth unemployment rate is 9.34% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 8.92% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 18.36% (2010); the lowest is 7.95% (2023), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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