11 indicators
U.S. unemployment by group, education and duration
The national unemployment rate hides big differences. These Bureau of Labor Statistics series break it down by sex, race and ethnicity, age and education, and show how long people stay unemployed and how many work part time because they cannot find full-time jobs.
Latest: as of Sep 2026, the unemployment rate: men stood at 4.3%.
Data retrieved from FRED®, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Snapshot taken Oct 27, 2026, 6:41 PM EDT.
Unemployment rate: men
4.3%
Percent
-0.1 pt Sep 2026 vs. Aug 2026
This is the unemployment rate for men 16 and over, from the monthly household survey.
View chart →Unemployment rate: women
4.0%
Percent
+0.1 pt Sep 2026 vs. Aug 2026
This is the unemployment rate for women 16 and over, from the monthly household survey.
View chart →Unemployment rate: White
3.6%
Percent
-0.1 pt Sep 2026 vs. Aug 2026
This is the unemployment rate for White workers 16 and over, from the monthly household survey.
View chart →Unemployment rate: Black
7.0%
Percent
+1.0 pt Sep 2026 vs. Aug 2026
This is the unemployment rate for Black or African American workers 16 and over. It has historically been about twice the rate for White workers and moves more in recessions.
View chart →Unemployment rate: Hispanic or Latino
4.7%
Percent
-0.1 pt Sep 2026 vs. Aug 2026
This is the unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino workers 16 and over. People of Hispanic ethnicity can be of any race.
View chart →Teen unemployment rate (16-19)
14.5%
Percent
+0.4 pt Sep 2026 vs. Aug 2026
This is the unemployment rate for 16- to 19-year-olds. Teen rates are much higher than the overall rate because young people have less work experience and change jobs often.
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Unemployment rate: bachelor's degree or higher
2.5%
Percent
-0.2 pt Sep 2026 vs. Aug 2026
This is the unemployment rate for people 25 and over with at least a bachelor's degree. It is consistently the lowest of the education groups.
View chart →Unemployment rate: less than high school
4.3%
Percent
-0.4 pt Sep 2026 vs. Aug 2026
This is the unemployment rate for people 25 and over without a high school diploma. It is usually the highest of the education groups and rises most in recessions.
View chart →Average weeks unemployed
24.8 weeks
Weeks
-1.5 weeks Sep 2026 vs. Aug 2026
This is the average number of weeks that unemployed people have been looking for work. It tends to keep rising for a while after a recession ends.
View chart →Long-term unemployed (27+ weeks)
1,944K
Thousands of persons
+14K Sep 2026 vs. Aug 2026
This counts people who have been unemployed and looking for work for 27 weeks or more. Long spells out of work make it harder to get hired again.
View chart →Part-time for economic reasons
4,501K
Thousands of persons
+111K Sep 2026 vs. Aug 2026
This counts people working part time who want full-time work but cannot find it or had their hours cut. They are included in the broader U-6 measure of underemployment.
View chart →Not financial advice. Values are as published by each agency and may be revised.
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