U.S. Unemployment Rates by Age Group in 2025

This chart shows how unemployment rates vary across age groups in 2025. Teenagers face the steepest challenge, with an unemployment rate of 15.20%.

Teenagers are nearly four times more likely to be unemployed than adults, highlighting a significant barrier for young workers entering the labor force. Among adults, men report a rate of 4.00%, while women experience a slightly lower rate at 3.70%.
Chart: Levine AND Wiss Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsCreated with Datawrapper