U.S. female workforce: unemployment rate 1990-2018
Unemployment rate of women in the United States from 1990 to 2018
by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
This statistic displays the unemployment rate of women in the United States from 1990 to 2018. Unemployment among the female labor force decreased from 8.6 percent in 2010 to 3.8 percent in 2018.
Unemployment rate of women in the United States from 1990 to 2018
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| Unemployment rate | |
|---|---|
| '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% |
| Unemployment rate | |
|---|---|
| '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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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
This statistic displays the unemployment rate of women in the United States from 1990 to 2018. Unemployment among the female labor force decreased from 8.6 percent in 2010 to 3.8 percent in 2018.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 1990 to 2018
- Age group
- 16 years and older
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- Unemployment level of women in the U.S. 1990-2018
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Statistics on "Women in the U.S. - Mothers"
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- Birth rate by age of mother in the U.S. 2018
- Number of families with a single mother in the U.S. 1990-2018
- Percentage of single mother households in the U.S. 2018, by state
- U.S. metropolitan areas with the highest percentage of female-headed households 2017
- Women's satisfaction with having a baby in the U.S. in 2016
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- Percentage of childless women, by age U.S. 2018
Statistics on "Women in the U.S. - Women and relationships"
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- Number of single-person households in the U.S. 2014, by sex and age
- Singles in the United States who are not actively dating in 2016, by gender
- Americans current relationship status in 2017, by gender
- Duration of Americans current relationship status in 2017, by gender
- Women's satisfaction with getting engaged/married in the U.S. in 2014
- Americans' happiness with their current relationship status in 2017, by gender
- Share of Americans who are in love, by gender
- Importance of romance in a relationship in the United States in 2017, by gender
Statistics on "Women in the U.S. - Women as consumers"
- Women's satisfaction with shopping for themselves in the U.S. in 2014
- Number of times women do online shopping in the U.S. in 2014
- Usage of tampons in the U.S. 2019
- Women's favorite brands of athletic apparel in the United States 2012
- Favorite fibers to wear by U.S. consumers in 2012, by gender
- Handbag retail sales U.S. 2010-2018
- U.S. retail sales value of women's small leather goods 2012-2018
- Retail sales of the U.S. women's accessories market 2012-2017, by category
- U.S. women's fragrances unit sales by type 2018
- Growth of U.S. women's luxury bag sales from 2010 until 2020
- Number of hours U.S. women spend on fashion or beauty on an average day in 2014
- Leading cosmetics shopping destinations of female U.S. consumers 2017, by age group
- Share of U.S. women who buy all-natural beauty products in 2016, by age group
- Sales of the U.S. women's plus-size apparel market 2013-2016
- Number of clothing items U.S. women own and don't wear 2017
Statistics on "Women in the U.S. - Women's hobbies and leisure activities"
- Hours per day spent on leisure/sports in the U.S. by marital status and gender 2018
- Hours per day spent on leisure and sports by women in the U.S. 2010-2018, by age
- Distribution of outdoor activity participants in the U.S. in 2015, by age and gender
- Number of participants in lacrosse in the U.S. 2018, by level and gender
- Frequency of zoo visits in the U.S. 2016, by gender
- Average monthly spend among U.S. crafters on craft items 2016, by gender
- U.S. daily time spent playing games 2018, by gender
- Number of hot dogs eaten competitively by women in the U.S. 2011-2019
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- Unemployment rate of women - unadjusted monthly number in the U.S. September 2019
- Unemployment level of women: unadjusted monthly number in the U.S. September 2019
- Unemployment level of women: seasonally adjusted monthly number in the U.S. 2018/19
- White - unemployment rate in the U.S. 1990-2018
- State unemployment in the U.S. in 2018
- Italy: unemployment rate in 2018, by region
- Unemployed in the Netherlands 2018, by educational background
- Unemployment rate in Poland 2008-2016, by voivodeship
- Scotland: unemployment rate from 2014 to 2018
- Unemployment rate in Sweden 2008-2018
- Scotland: employment status of women with children 2017
- Women - Employment rate in different countries
- Recovery - Changes in employment of women by industry
- Great Recession - change in employment of women by industry
- Quarterly unemployed male numbers New Zealand 2015-2019
- Estimated and actual perception of sexually abused women in Sweden 2018, by gender
- Yearly expenditure on women's hair dye products in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017
- Share of women who have used the morning-after pill in the Netherlands 2017
- French women and their relationship to shoes 2014, by age group
- Public acceptability of domestic violence against women in the EU 2016
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