Unemployment Rate-Unemployment Rate for Teenagers in the United States (DISCONTINUED)

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Unemployment Rate for Teenagers in the United States (DISCONTINUED) (USAURTNAA)

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Release: International Comparisons of Annual Labor Force Statistics

Units: Percent, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency: Annual

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has eliminated the International Labor Comparisons (ILC) program. This is the last BLS release of international comparisons of annual labor force statistics.

Suggested Citation:

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Unemployment Rate for Teenagers in the United States (DISCONTINUED) [USAURTNAA], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/USAURTNAA, May 15, 2024.

Unemployment Rate (UNRATE)

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Release: Employment Situation

Units: Percent, Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency: Monthly

The unemployment rate represents the number of unemployed as a percentage of the labor force. Labor force data are restricted to people 16 years of age and older, who currently reside in 1 of the 50 states or the District of Columbia, who do not reside in institutions (e.g., penal and mental facilities, homes for the aged), and who are not on active duty in the Armed Forces.

This rate is also defined as the U-3 measure of labor underutilization.

The series comes from the 'Current Population Survey (Household Survey)'

The source code is: LNS14000000

Suggested Citation:

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Unemployment Rate [UNRATE], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/UNRATE, May 15, 2024.