Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in United States of America
United States of America: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male was 0.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in United States of America, 1970–2018
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male labor force in working age.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 0.0% for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.0% on the previous year and down 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in United States of America peaked at 0.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2018.
United States of America ranks 90th of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +72.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -18.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +30.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +71.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -19.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -16.0% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 41% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in United States of America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +72.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2010 | +71.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 9 |
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More reference data data for United States of America
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in United States of America?
- Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male in United States of America was 0.0% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
- How does United States of America rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male?
- United States of America ranks 90th out of 108 countries with data for 2018.
- Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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