North America youth unemployment rate for 2024 was 9.73%, a 1.5% increase from 2023.
North America youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 8.23%, a 0.06% decline from 2022.
North America youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 8.29%, a 1.78% decline from 2021.
North America youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 10.07%, a 5.32% decline from 2020.
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. The full historical dataset is available for download here: North America Youth Unemployment Rate Datasets (CSV).