United States - Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education)

Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education) in United States was 8.06 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 15.27 in 2010, while its lowest value was 5.40 in 2019.

Definition: The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1994 12.60
1995 12.04
1996 11.39
1997 10.34
1998 9.53
1999 9.31
2000 8.67
2001 9.67
2002 10.11
2003 10.32
2004 9.88
2005 8.80
2006 8.13
2007 7.95
2008 10.46
2009 14.85
2010 15.27
2011 13.60
2012 12.74
2013 10.81
2014 8.84
2015 7.76
2016 7.49
2017 6.55
2018 5.87
2019 5.40
2020 11.72
2021 8.06

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Unemployment