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Work & employment
Employment and unemployment estimates, with the people each rate includes.
US United States2025
Employment ratio
59.1%% of population aged 15+ (modeled ILO estimate)
-0.4 pp year over year
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US United States2025
Unemployment
4.2%% of the labor force (modeled ILO estimate)
+0.2 pp year over year
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CA Canada2025
Employment ratio
60.1%% of population aged 15+ (modeled ILO estimate)
-0.6 pp year over year
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CA Canada2025
Unemployment
6.9%% of the labor force (modeled ILO estimate)
+0.6 pp year over year
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World Development Indicators · Employment ratio
Share of people aged 15 and older who are employed, from the ILO modeled estimates series.
World BankWorld Development Indicators · Unemployment
Share of the labor force without work who are available for and seeking employment, from the ILO modeled estimates series.
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