Youth Unemployment: 20.8%

The BLS data, seasonally adjusted, show the following unemployment rates for youth (ages 16 to 19) and the actual number of youth unemployed in the United States for the last six months.

Rate & Number of Persons Unemployed, Age 16 to 19

November: 20.8% — 1.18 million unemployed

October: 22.2% — 1.26 million unemployed

September:  21.4% — 1.24 million unemployed

August:  22.7% — 1.29 million unemployed

July: 23.7% — 1.38 million unemployed

June: 24.0% — 1.40 million unemployed

The numbers for youth unemployed do not include those who have dropped out of the job market and are no longer looking for work and those working only part-time.

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