Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in American Samoa
American Samoa: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 9.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in American Samoa, 1974–2010
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2010, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in American Samoa stood at 9.2%.
The figure is up 82.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in American Samoa peaked at 19.1% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2000.
That places American Samoa 36th out of 185 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 12.2% | — |
| 1975 | 13.4% | +9.8% |
| 1976 | 19.1% | +42.4% |
| 1977 | 14.9% | -22.1% |
| 1978 | 15.2% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 14.3% | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 12.4% | -13.5% |
| 1981 | 10.6% | -14.6% |
| 1982 | 12.8% | +20.6% |
| 1983 | 13.0% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 13.1% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 12.5% | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 13.4% | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 5.1% | -61.8% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +97.6% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | -7.8% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 9.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.9%, 1.9× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 9.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5%, 2.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in American Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +97.6% | 5.0% | 10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.8% | 12.2% | 19.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 10.6% | 13.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 5.0% | 10.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
More reference data data for American Samoa
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in American Samoa?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in American Samoa was 9.2% in 2010, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 1976.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2000.
- How does American Samoa rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- American Samoa ranks 36th out of 185 countries with data for 2010.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.