Youth Unemployment Rate in the United States decreased to 9.40 percent in May from 9.50 percent in April of 2026. Youth Unemployment Rate in the United States averaged 11.57 percent from 1948 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 27.50 percent in April of 2020 and a record low of 4.80 percent in May of 1951. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Youth Unemployment Rate in the United States is expected to be 9.60 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Youth Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 9.40 percent in 2027 and 9.30 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.