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Economic Indicator: Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force)
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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2019
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: US Dollar
Currency Symbol: US$
Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2015 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: U.S. dollar Data last updated: 03/2016
Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for United States in year 2015 is 5.283 %.
This makes United States No. 75 in world rankings according to Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) in year 2015. The world's average Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) value is 4.44 %; United States is 0.84 more than the average.
In the previous year, 2014, Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for United States was 6.17 % Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for United States in 2015 was or will be 14.33% less than it was or will be in 2014.
In the following or forecasted year, 2016, Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for United States was or will be 4.85 %, which is 8.18% less than the 2015 figure.
Year | % | ||
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2021 | 5.028 | ||
2020 | 4.995 | ||
2019 | 4.901 | ||
2018 | 4.821 | ||
2017 | 4.836 | ||
2016 | 4.851 | ||
2015 | 5.283 | ||
2014 | 6.167 | ||
2013 | 7.375 | ||
2012 | 8.075 | ||
2011 | 8.933 | ||
2010 | 9.608 | ||
2009 | 9.283 | ||
2008 | 5.8 | ||
2007 | 4.617 | ||
2006 | 4.608 | ||
2005 | 5.083 | ||
2004 | 5.542 | ||
2003 | 5.992 | ||
2002 | 5.783 | ||
2001 | 4.742 | ||
2000 | 3.967 | ||
1999 | 4.217 | ||
1998 | 4.5 | ||
1997 | 4.942 | ||
1996 | 5.408 | ||
1995 | 5.592 | ||
1994 | 6.1 | ||
1993 | 6.908 | ||
1992 | 7.492 | ||
1991 | 6.85 | ||
1990 | 5.617 | ||
1989 | 5.258 | ||
1988 | 5.492 | ||
1987 | 6.175 | ||
1986 | 7 | ||
1985 | 7.192 | ||
1984 | 7.508 | ||
1983 | 9.6 | ||
1982 | 9.708 | ||
1981 | 7.617 | ||
1980 | 7.175 |