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US unemployment: young workers vs. graduates

How it's computed
Entry-level and white-collar workers are where early AI labour effects would be expected to show. Values exactly as published by the source (rounded).
Source
FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (LNS14024887, LNS14027662) · link [2]
As of
1 Sep 2026 · fetched 24 Oct 2026

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Year / dateAge 16-24 (%)Bachelor's degree or higher, 25+ (%)
2000-01-019.41.8
2000-02-019.91.6
2000-03-019.61.7
2000-04-019.21.5
2000-05-019.81.6
2000-06-019.31.6
2000-07-019.31.7
2000-08-019.31.9
2000-09-018.91.9
2000-10-018.91.6
2000-11-019.11.5
2000-12-019.21.5
2001-01-019.61.6
2001-02-019.61.6
2001-03-019.82
2001-04-0110.22.1
2001-05-019.92.1
2001-06-0110.42.2
2001-07-0110.22.2
2001-08-0111.22.3
2001-09-0110.82.5
2001-10-0111.52.6
2001-11-0111.62.9
2001-12-0112.23
2002-01-0112.12.9
2002-02-0111.82.9
2002-03-0112.52.8
2002-04-0112.32.9
2002-05-0111.62.9
2002-06-0111.83
2002-07-0112.13
2002-08-01122.8
2002-09-0111.72.9
2002-10-0111.83
2002-11-0112.12.9
2002-12-0112.12.9
2003-01-01123
2003-02-0112.13
2003-03-01123.1
2003-04-0112.63
2003-05-0112.93
2003-06-0113.23.1
2003-07-01133.1
2003-08-0112.33.2
2003-09-0112.83.2
2003-10-0112.23.1
2003-11-0112.13.1
2003-12-0111.73
2004-01-01122.9
2004-02-0111.72.9
2004-03-01122.9
2004-04-0111.62.9
2004-05-0112.12.9
2004-06-01122.7
2004-07-0112.12.6
2004-08-0111.52.7
2004-09-0111.72.6
2004-10-0112.12.5
2004-11-0111.52.5
2004-12-0111.72.5
2005-01-0111.62.4
2005-02-0112.42.4
2005-03-0111.82.4
2005-04-0111.82.4
2005-05-0111.72.4
2005-06-0111.12.3
2005-07-0110.72.3
2005-08-0111.12.1
2005-09-0110.82.3
2005-10-0110.82.3
2005-11-0111.12.3
2005-12-0110.52.1
2006-01-0110.42.1
2006-02-0110.82.2
2006-03-0110.52.2
2006-04-0110.32.2
2006-05-01102.1
2006-06-0110.42.1
2006-07-0110.92
2006-08-0110.71.8
2006-09-0110.62.1
2006-10-0110.61.9
2006-11-0110.61.8
2006-12-01101.8
2007-01-0110.32.1
2007-02-019.91.9
2007-03-01101.8
2007-04-0110.31.9
2007-05-019.92
2007-06-0110.62
2007-07-0110.52.1
2007-08-0110.72.1
2007-09-0111.22
2007-10-0110.72.1
2007-11-0110.82.2
2007-12-0111.72.1
2008-01-0111.72.1
2008-02-0111.42
2008-03-0111.42.1
2008-04-01112.1
2008-05-01132.2
2008-06-0112.92.4
2008-07-0113.52.5
2008-08-0113.12.8
2008-09-0113.52.6
2008-10-0113.63.1
2008-11-01143.2
2008-12-0114.83.6
2009-01-01153.9
2009-02-01164.1
2009-03-0116.54.3
2009-04-0116.74.4
2009-05-0117.64.8
2009-06-01184.8
2009-07-0117.94.8
2009-08-0118.14.8
2009-09-0118.45
2009-10-0119.14.7
2009-11-0119.24.8
2009-12-0118.84.9
2010-01-0118.84.9
2010-02-0118.74.9
2010-03-0118.84.9
2010-04-0119.54.8
2010-05-0118.14.6
2010-06-0118.24.4
2010-07-0118.44.5
2010-08-0117.74.6
2010-09-0117.94.5
2010-10-0118.74.6
2010-11-0118.55
2010-12-0117.94.8
2011-01-0118.14.3
2011-02-0117.74.3
2011-03-0117.64.4
2011-04-0117.64.5
2011-05-0117.34.5
2011-06-0117.14.3
2011-07-0117.34.2
2011-08-0117.44.2
2011-09-0117.34.2
2011-10-0116.74.3
2011-11-01174.4
2011-12-0116.74.1
2012-01-0116.14.3
2012-02-0116.54.2
2012-03-0116.24.1
2012-04-0116.64
2012-05-0116.13.9
2012-06-0116.24
2012-07-0116.34.1
2012-08-0116.74.1
2012-09-0115.54
2012-10-01163.7
2012-11-0115.93.9
2012-12-0116.54
2013-01-0116.83.8
2013-02-0116.33.9
2013-03-0116.13.8
2013-04-0116.33.9
2013-05-0116.33.9
2013-06-01163.8
2013-07-0115.43.8
2013-08-0115.73.4
2013-09-0115.13.7
2013-10-0114.83.7
2013-11-0114.13.4
2013-12-0113.43.3
2014-01-0114.13.3
2014-02-0114.53.4
2014-03-0114.63.4
2014-04-01133.3
2014-05-0113.33.2
2014-06-0113.13.3
2014-07-0113.53.1
2014-08-0113.23.2
2014-09-0113.82.9
2014-10-0112.63
2014-11-0112.53.2
2014-12-0112.22.8
2015-01-01122.8
2015-02-0111.82.7
2015-03-0112.52.4
2015-04-0111.82.7
2015-05-0112.32.8
2015-06-0111.92.5
2015-07-0111.52.5
2015-08-0111.12.4
2015-09-0111.22.5
2015-10-01112.5
2015-11-0111.22.5
2015-12-0111.12.5
2016-01-01102.5
2016-02-0110.52.5
2016-03-0110.72.6
2016-04-01112.5
2016-05-0110.42.5
2016-06-0110.52.5
2016-07-0110.62.4
2016-08-0110.22.6
2016-09-0110.42.5
2016-10-0110.62.6
2016-11-0110.32.4
2016-12-01102.5
2017-01-01102.5
2017-02-019.82.4
2017-03-0192.5
2017-04-019.32.5
2017-05-018.72.3
2017-06-019.12.3
2017-07-018.92.3
2017-08-018.92.4
2017-09-019.12.3
2017-10-019.22.1
2017-11-019.82.1
2017-12-019.12.2
2018-01-019.22.1
2018-02-0192.2
2018-03-018.32.3
2018-04-018.42.1
2018-05-018.62
2018-06-018.82.3
2018-07-018.62.2
2018-08-018.22
2018-09-018.42
2018-10-018.52
2018-11-018.32.2
2018-12-018.92.2
2019-01-019.32.4
2019-02-019.12.2
2019-03-018.62.1
2019-04-018.32.1
2019-05-018.52.1
2019-06-017.92.1
2019-07-018.42.2
2019-08-018.32.1
2019-09-017.92
2019-10-017.92.1
2019-11-018.11.9
2019-12-018.42
2020-01-018.61.9
2020-02-017.81.9
2020-03-0110.12.5
2020-04-0127.58.4
2020-05-0125.17.4
2020-06-0120.46.8
2020-07-0118.36.7
2020-08-0114.75.3
2020-09-0113.54.8
2020-10-0111.84.2
2020-11-0111.64.2
2020-12-0112.63.9
2021-01-0111.44
2021-02-0110.83.8
2021-03-0111.13.7
2021-04-0111.13.5
2021-05-01103.1
2021-06-019.73.4
2021-07-019.53.1
2021-08-019.62.8
2021-09-018.72.5
2021-10-018.32.4
2021-11-018.32.3
2021-12-018.22.1
2022-01-018.52.3
2022-02-018.22.1
2022-03-018.41.9
2022-04-018.22
2022-05-017.81.9
2022-06-018.12.1
2022-07-017.82
2022-08-017.81.9
2022-09-018.21.8
2022-10-017.91.9
2022-11-018.12
2022-12-018.31.9
2023-01-018.12.1
2023-02-018.12
2023-03-017.52
2023-04-016.62
2023-05-017.42.1
2023-06-017.61.9
2023-07-018.12
2023-08-018.62.2
2023-09-018.42.2
2023-10-018.82.1
2023-11-0182.1
2023-12-0182.1
2024-01-017.42.2
2024-02-018.82.3
2024-03-018.82.1
2024-04-018.22.2
2024-05-019.32.1
2024-06-018.92.4
2024-07-019.12.3
2024-08-019.72.5
2024-09-019.22.3
2024-10-019.52.5
2024-11-019.42.4
2024-12-0192.5
2025-01-019.12.3
2025-02-019.72.5
2025-03-019.42.6
2025-04-019.62.5
2025-05-019.72.6
2025-06-01102.5
2025-07-01102.7
2025-08-0110.62.7
2025-09-0110.42.8
2025-11-0110.62.9
2025-12-0110.42.8
2026-01-018.93
2026-02-019.53
2026-03-018.52.8
2026-04-019.52.8
2026-05-019.42.7
2026-06-019.22.7
2026-07-018.52.7
2026-08-019.12.7
2026-09-019.92.5
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