Youth Unemployment Rate in the United States increased to 9.70 percent in February from 9 percent in January of 2025. Youth Unemployment Rate in the United States averaged 11.60 percent from 1948 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 28.50 percent in April of 2020 and a record low of 4.80 percent in May of 1951. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Youth Unemployment Rate in the United States is expected to be 9.70 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Youth Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 9.90 percent in 2026 and 9.80 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



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Average Hourly Earnings MoM 0.30 0.40 percent Feb 2025
Average Weekly Hours 34.10 34.10 Hours Feb 2025
Employed Persons 163307.00 163895.00 Thousand Feb 2025
Employment Cost Index 0.90 0.80 percent Dec 2024
Employment Rate 59.90 60.10 percent Feb 2025
Full Time Employment 134676.00 135896.00 Thousand Feb 2025
Government Payrolls 11.00 44.00 Thousand Feb 2025
JOLTs Job Openings 7740.00 7508.00 Thousand Jan 2025
Job Openings 7821.00 6970.00 Thousand Jan 2025
Participation Rate 62.40 62.60 percent Feb 2025
Labour Costs 120.64 119.98 points Dec 2024
Long Term Unemployment Rate 0.85 0.85 percent Feb 2025
Manufacturing Payrolls 10.00 -5.00 Thousand Feb 2025
Non Farm Payrolls 151.00 125.00 Thousand Feb 2025
Nonfarm Payrolls Private 140.00 81.00 Thousand Feb 2025
Part Time Employment 28511.00 27901.00 Thousand Feb 2025
Productivity 115.66 115.23 points Dec 2024
Unemployed Persons 7052.00 6849.00 Thousand Feb 2025
Unemployment Rate 4.10 4.00 percent Feb 2025
Wages 30.89 30.80 USD/Hour Feb 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 28.64 28.54 USD/Hour Feb 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 9.70 9.00 percent Feb 2025

United States Youth Unemployment Rate
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
9.70 9.00 28.50 4.80 1948 - 2025 percent Monthly
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