Monthly youth unemployment in United States
The seasonally adjusted youth unemployment rate in United States was 9.9% in September 2026. The value for September 2026 is the highest since December 2025.
United States, September 2026
9.9%
Change from August 2026
+0.8percentage points
European Union, September 2026
15.5%
Median of OECD (38 countries), September 2026
16.2%
Position in September 2026
27th of 32
Monthly youth unemployment in United States over time
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% of the labour force under 25. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United States | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 9.9% | 15.5% |
| August 2026 | 9.1% | 15.4% |
| July 2026 | 8.5% | 15.3% |
| June 2026 | 9.2% | 15.7% |
| May 2026 | 9.4% | 15.6% |
| April 2026 | 9.5% | 15.5% |
| March 2026 | 8.5% | 15.8% |
| February 2026 | 9.5% | 15.6% |
| January 2026 | 8.9% | 15.4% |
| December 2025 | 10.4% | 15.3% |
| November 2025 | 10.6% | 15.4% |
| October 2025 | – | 15.6% |
| September 2025 | 10.4% | 15.4% |
| August 2025 | 10.6% | 15.3% |
| July 2025 | 10.0% | 15.0% |
| June 2025 | 10.0% | 15.0% |
| May 2025 | 9.7% | 14.9% |
| April 2025 | 9.6% | 14.9% |
| March 2025 | 9.4% | 15.1% |
| February 2025 | 9.7% | 15.2% |
| January 2025 | 9.1% | 15.1% |
| December 2024 | 9.0% | 14.7% |
| November 2024 | 9.4% | 14.9% |
| October 2024 | 9.5% | 14.8% |
| September 2024 | 9.2% | 15.3% |
| August 2024 | 9.7% | 15.3% |
| July 2024 | 9.1% | 15.3% |
| June 2024 | 8.9% | 14.8% |
| May 2024 | 9.3% | 14.8% |
| April 2024 | 8.2% | 14.7% |
| March 2024 | 8.8% | 14.8% |
| February 2024 | 8.8% | 14.9% |
| January 2024 | 7.4% | 14.9% |
| December 2023 | 8.0% | 15.1% |
| November 2023 | 8.0% | 14.8% |
| October 2023 | 8.8% | 15.0% |
| September 2023 | 8.4% | 14.8% |
| August 2023 | 8.6% | 14.8% |
| July 2023 | 8.1% | 14.5% |
| June 2023 | 7.6% | 14.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.8 percentage points from 9.1% in August 2026.
- Since November 2025, when it was 10.6%, the figure has changed by −0.7 percentage points.
- Among the 32 countries with data for September 2026, United States has the 27th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in September 2026 was 15.5%.
More for United States
All statistics for United States
Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
4.2%
September 2026 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
4.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
9.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
61.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
56.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
59.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT