Since the COVID-19 pandemic led to a sharp economic downturn in March 2020, young people ages 16 to 24 have experienced higher rates of unemployment. To track youth unemployment during and in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, with funding from the Schultz Family Foundation, Mathematica has developed a monthly, semi-annual, and annual data series on youth unemployment beginning with 2010. The data series provides publicly available and timely data on youth unemployment at the national level by population groups, at the state level, and in select metro areas. These data can help policymakers, foundations, and other key stakeholders who directly serve youth target their resources and programs more effectively.
Use the visualization below to explore youth unemployment rates by geography and groups.
