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The unemployment rate among the female labor force in the United States decreased from the previous year to 3.6 percent in 2022. The unemployment rate of women in the U.S. reached a high of 8.6 percent in 2010.

Unemployment rate of women in the United States from 1990 to 2022

Characteristic	Unemployment rate
'22	3.6%
'21	5.2%
'20	8.3%
'19	3.6%
'18	3.8%
'17	4.3%
'16	4.8%
'15	5.2%
'14	6.1%
'13	7.1%
'12	7.9%
'11	8.5%
'10	8.6%
'09	8.1%
'08	5.4%
'07	4.5%
'06	4.6%
'05	5.1%
'04	5.4%
'03	5.7%
'02	5.6%
'01	4.7%
'00	4.1%
'99	4.3%
'98	4.6%
'97	5%
'96	5.4%
'95	5.6%
'94	6%
'93	6.6%
'92	7%
'91	6.4%
'90	5.5%

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Release date

February 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

1990 to 2022

Age group

16 years and older

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