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February, 2021
United States
Total Workforce (000s) Jan '21
160,161
Unemployed Workers (000s) 10,090
Unemployment Rate 6.3%
Youth Unemployment Rate 11.2%
77,828
154,829
47,713
4,226
39,071
7,336
19 years or Under
Prime Working Age
(20 -64 years)
65 years+
Local Born Foreign Born
Population In Thousands
83,781
82,484
74,066
78,273
79,318
3.4%
4.4%
11.9%
8.4%
6.7%
75,033
74,211
63,776
68,195
70,742
3.3%
3.8%
14.0%
9.5%
6.3%
2019Q4 2020Q1 2020Q2 2020Q3 2020Q4
Male Employed Male Unemployed (%) Female Employed Female Unemployed (%)
69.0%
68.7%
66.8%
67.8%
67.3%
57.8%
57.5%
55.2%
56.0% 56.0%
2019Q4 2020Q1 2020Q2 2020Q3 2020Q4
Male Participation Rate Female Participation Rate
15.3% of the population is foreign born. Approximately 3 million
Americans have emigrated.
82.3% of the population lives in urban areas.
In 2019, the unemployment rate for foreign born workers was
0.8 percentage points lower when compared with local born
workers.
However, during April 2020, the BLS reports that employment
levels of foreign born workers fell by 21% compared to 14% for
native born workers.
More than 525K Covid-19 deaths.
Land borders are closed between US, Canada
and Mexico.
Air travel is available although entry is prohibited
to non-US citizen arrivals from China, Iran, EU
Schengen area, UK, Ireland, Brazil and South
Africa.
Restrictions are implemented at a state level.
Impact of Covid-19 on Labor Force Over Time
Labor Force Participation Rates by Gender
Migration
Migration
Migrant Stock by Working Age (June 2020)
Latest Labor Force Statistics
Workforce
Labor Force Employed and Unemployed by Gender
Covid-19 – Daily Confirmed Cases
(7 Day Average)
Covid-19 Restriction Update (End of February 2021)
Covid-19 Update and Restrictions
Employed W orkers in Thousands
Key Sources:
https://www.ilo.org/
https://data.worldbank.org/
https://migrationdataportal.org/
https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/
https://vivoclinic.com/
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/COVID-19-Country-Specific-Information.html
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nationworld/world/americas/article249425310.html
https://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cpseea03.htm
