Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in United States of America
United States of America: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban was 0.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in United States of America, 1970–2018
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban youth labor force.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 0.9% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in United States of America peaked at 0.9% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2010.
United States of America ranks 15th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of urban youth labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9% | — |
| 1980 | 0.9% | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 0.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in United States of America?
- Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban in United States of America was 0.9% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1970.
- What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2010.
- How does United States of America rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban?
- United States of America ranks 15th out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
- Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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