Category: IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO)
Indicator: LUR Unemployment rate. Percent of total labor force
Country: United States
Unit: Percent of total labor force
Scale: Units
Subject Notes: Unemployment rate can be defined by either the national definition, the ILO harmonized definition, or the OECD harmonized definition. The OECD harmonized unemployment rate gives the number of unemployed persons as a percentage of the labor force (the total number of people employed plus unemployed). [OECD Main Economic Indicators, OECD, monthly] As defined by the International Labour Organization, unemployed workers are those who are currently not working but are willing and able to work for pay, currently available to work, and have actively searched for work. [ILO, http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/stat/res/index.htm]
Country Series Specific Notes: Source: National Statistics Office Latest actual data: 2023 Employment type: National definition Primary domestic currency: US dollar Data last updated: 10/2024
Administration: Not selected
Economy: Not selected
Data source URL: https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/SPROLLS/world-economic-outlook-databases