Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) - United States
| Source | World Bank |
| Unit of measure | % |
| Coverage | 2012 - 2024 |
| Last update | 2026 |
| Data license | CC BY 4.0 |
| Year | Value | YoY |
| 2012 | 8.1 | - |
| 2013 | 7.4 | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 6.2 | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 5.3 | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 4.9 | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 4.4 | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 3.9 | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 3.7 | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 8.1 | +118.9% |
| 2021 | 5.3 | -34.6% |
| 2022 | 3.6 | -32.1% |
| 2023 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.0 | +11.1% |
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