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U.S. Economic Data
U.S. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
MONTHLY , SEASONALLY ADJUSTED , PERCENT
Year Month Value Annual Average Year-to-Year Change December-to-December Change
1969 1 3.4 . . .
1969 2 3.4 . . .
1969 3 3.4 . . .
1969 4 3.4 . . .
1969 5 3.4 . . .
1969 6 3.5 . . .
1969 7 3.5 . . .
1969 8 3.5 . . .
1969 9 3.7 . . .
1969 10 3.7 . . .
1969 11 3.5 . . .
1969 12 3.5 3.5 . .
1970 1 3.9 . . .
1970 2 4.2 . . .
1970 3 4.4 . . .
1970 4 4.6 . . .
1970 5 4.8 . . .
1970 6 4.9 . . .
1970 7 5.0 . . .
1970 8 5.1 . . .
1970 9 5.4 . . .
1970 10 5.5 . . .
1970 11 5.9 . . .
1970 12 6.1 5.0 1.5 2.6
1971 1 5.9 . . .
1971 2 5.9 . . .
1971 3 6.0 . . .
1971 4 5.9 . . .
1971 5 5.9 . . .
1971 6 5.9 . . .
1971 7 6.0 . . .
1971 8 6.1 . . .
1971 9 6.0 . . .
1971 10 5.8 . . .
1971 11 6.0 . . .
1971 12 6.0 6.0 1.0 -0.1
1972 1 5.8 . . .
1972 2 5.7 . . .
1972 3 5.8 . . .
1972 4 5.7 . . .
1972 5 5.7 . . .
1972 6 5.7 . . .
1972 7 5.6 . . .
1972 8 5.6 . . .
1972 9 5.5 . . .
1972 10 5.6 . . .
1972 11 5.3 . . .
1972 12 5.2 5.6 -0.3 -0.8
1973 1 4.9 . . .
1973 2 5.0 . . .
1973 3 4.9 . . .
1973 4 5.0 . . .
1973 5 4.9 . . .
1973 6 4.9 . . .
1973 7 4.8 . . .
1973 8 4.8 . . .
1973 9 4.8 . . .
1973 10 4.6 . . .
1973 11 4.8 . . .
1973 12 4.9 4.9 -0.7 -0.3
1974 1 5.1 . . .
1974 2 5.2 . . .
1974 3 5.1 . . .
1974 4 5.1 . . .
1974 5 5.1 . . .
1974 6 5.4 . . .
1974 7 5.5 . . .
1974 8 5.5 . . .
1974 9 5.9 . . .
1974 10 6.0 . . .
1974 11 6.6 . . .
1974 12 7.2 5.6 0.8 2.3
1975 1 8.1 . . .
1975 2 8.1 . . .
1975 3 8.6 . . .
1975 4 8.8 . . .
1975 5 9.0 . . .
1975 6 8.8 . . .
1975 7 8.6 . . .
1975 8 8.4 . . .
1975 9 8.4 . . .
1975 10 8.4 . . .
1975 11 8.3 . . .
1975 12 8.2 8.5 2.8 1.0
1976 1 7.9 . . .
1976 2 7.7 . . .
1976 3 7.6 . . .
1976 4 7.7 . . .
1976 5 7.4 . . .
1976 6 7.6 . . .
1976 7 7.8 . . .
1976 8 7.8 . . .
1976 9 7.6 . . .
1976 10 7.7 . . .
1976 11 7.8 . . .
1976 12 7.8 7.7 -0.8 -0.4
1977 1 7.5 . . .
1977 2 7.6 . . .
1977 3 7.4 . . .
1977 4 7.2 . . .
1977 5 7.0 . . .
1977 6 7.2 . . .
1977 7 6.9 . . .
1977 8 7.0 . . .
1977 9 6.8 . . .
1977 10 6.8 . . .
1977 11 6.8 . . .
1977 12 6.4 7.1 -0.6 -1.4
1978 1 6.4 . . .
1978 2 6.3 . . .
1978 3 6.3 . . .
1978 4 6.1 . . .
1978 5 6.0 . . .
1978 6 5.9 . . .
1978 7 6.2 . . .
1978 8 5.9 . . .
1978 9 6.0 . . .
1978 10 5.8 . . .
1978 11 5.9 . . .
1978 12 6.0 6.1 -1.0 -0.4
1979 1 5.9 . . .
1979 2 5.9 . . .
1979 3 5.8 . . .
1979 4 5.8 . . .
1979 5 5.6 . . .
1979 6 5.7 . . .
1979 7 5.7 . . .
1979 8 6.0 . . .
1979 9 5.9 . . .
1979 10 6.0 . . .
1979 11 5.9 . . .
1979 12 6.0 5.9 -0.2 0.0
1980 1 6.3 . . .
1980 2 6.3 . . .
1980 3 6.3 . . .
1980 4 6.9 . . .
1980 5 7.5 . . .
1980 6 7.6 . . .
1980 7 7.8 . . .
1980 8 7.7 . . .
1980 9 7.5 . . .
1980 10 7.5 . . .
1980 11 7.5 . . .
1980 12 7.2 7.2 1.3 1.2
1981 1 7.5 . . .
1981 2 7.4 . . .
1981 3 7.4 . . .
1981 4 7.2 . . .
1981 5 7.5 . . .
1981 6 7.5 . . .
1981 7 7.2 . . .
1981 8 7.4 . . .
1981 9 7.6 . . .
1981 10 7.9 . . .
1981 11 8.3 . . .
1981 12 8.5 7.6 0.4 1.3
1982 1 8.6 . . .
1982 2 8.9 . . .
1982 3 9.0 . . .
1982 4 9.3 . . .
1982 5 9.4 . . .
1982 6 9.6 . . .
1982 7 9.8 . . .
1982 8 9.8 . . .
1982 9 10.1 . . .
1982 10 10.4 . . .
1982 11 10.8 . . .
1982 12 10.8 9.7 2.1 2.3
1983 1 10.4 . . .
1983 2 10.4 . . .
1983 3 10.3 . . .
1983 4 10.2 . . .
1983 5 10.1 . . .
1983 6 10.1 . . .
1983 7 9.4 . . .
1983 8 9.5 . . .
1983 9 9.2 . . .
1983 10 8.8 . . .
1983 11 8.5 . . .
1983 12 8.3 9.6 -0.1 -2.5
1984 1 8.0 . . .
1984 2 7.8 . . .
1984 3 7.8 . . .
1984 4 7.7 . . .
1984 5 7.4 . . .
1984 6 7.2 . . .
1984 7 7.5 . . .
1984 8 7.5 . . .
1984 9 7.3 . . .
1984 10 7.4 . . .
1984 11 7.2 . . .
1984 12 7.3 7.5 -2.1 -1.0
1985 1 7.3 . . .
1985 2 7.2 . . .
1985 3 7.2 . . .
1985 4 7.3 . . .
1985 5 7.2 . . .
1985 6 7.4 . . .
1985 7 7.4 . . .
1985 8 7.1 . . .
1985 9 7.1 . . .
1985 10 7.1 . . .
1985 11 7.0 . . .
1985 12 7.0 7.2 -0.3 -0.3
1986 1 6.7 . . .
1986 2 7.2 . . .
1986 3 7.2 . . .
1986 4 7.1 . . .
1986 5 7.2 . . .
1986 6 7.2 . . .
1986 7 7.0 . . .
1986 8 6.9 . . .
1986 9 7.0 . . .
1986 10 7.0 . . .
1986 11 6.9 . . .
1986 12 6.6 7.0 -0.2 -0.4
1987 1 6.6 . . .
1987 2 6.6 . . .
1987 3 6.6 . . .
1987 4 6.3 . . .
1987 5 6.3 . . .
1987 6 6.2 . . .
1987 7 6.1 . . .
1987 8 6.0 . . .
1987 9 5.9 . . .
1987 10 6.0 . . .
1987 11 5.8 . . .
1987 12 5.7 6.2 -0.8 -0.9
1988 1 5.7 . . .
1988 2 5.7 . . .
1988 3 5.7 . . .
1988 4 5.4 . . .
1988 5 5.6 . . .
1988 6 5.4 . . .
1988 7 5.4 . . .
1988 8 5.6 . . .
1988 9 5.4 . . .
1988 10 5.4 . . .
1988 11 5.3 . . .
1988 12 5.3 5.5 -0.7 -0.4
1989 1 5.4 . . .
1989 2 5.2 . . .
1989 3 5.0 . . .
1989 4 5.2 . . .
1989 5 5.2 . . .
1989 6 5.3 . . .
1989 7 5.2 . . .
1989 8 5.2 . . .
1989 9 5.3 . . .
1989 10 5.3 . . .
1989 11 5.4 . . .
1989 12 5.4 5.3 -0.2 0.1
1990 1 5.4 . . .
1990 2 5.3 . . .
1990 3 5.2 . . .
1990 4 5.4 . . .
1990 5 5.4 . . .
1990 6 5.2 . . .
1990 7 5.5 . . .
1990 8 5.7 . . .
1990 9 5.9 . . .
1990 10 5.9 . . .
1990 11 6.2 . . .
1990 12 6.3 5.6 0.4 0.9
1991 1 6.4 . . .
1991 2 6.6 . . .
1991 3 6.8 . . .
1991 4 6.7 . . .
1991 5 6.9 . . .
1991 6 6.9 . . .
1991 7 6.8 . . .
1991 8 6.9 . . .
1991 9 6.9 . . .
1991 10 7.0 . . .
1991 11 7.0 . . .
1991 12 7.3 6.9 1.2 1.0
1992 1 7.3 . . .
1992 2 7.4 . . .
1992 3 7.4 . . .
1992 4 7.4 . . .
1992 5 7.6 . . .
1992 6 7.8 . . .
1992 7 7.7 . . .
1992 8 7.6 . . .
1992 9 7.6 . . .
1992 10 7.3 . . .
1992 11 7.4 . . .
1992 12 7.4 7.5 0.6 0.1
1993 1 7.3 . . .
1993 2 7.1 . . .
1993 3 7.0 . . .
1993 4 7.1 . . .
1993 5 7.1 . . .
1993 6 7.0 . . .
1993 7 6.9 . . .
1993 8 6.8 . . .
1993 9 6.7 . . .
1993 10 6.8 . . .
1993 11 6.6 . . .
1993 12 6.5 6.9 -0.6 -0.9
1994 1 6.6 . . .
1994 2 6.6 . . .
1994 3 6.5 . . .
1994 4 6.4 . . .
1994 5 6.1 . . .
1994 6 6.1 . . .
1994 7 6.1 . . .
1994 8 6.0 . . .
1994 9 5.9 . . .
1994 10 5.8 . . .
1994 11 5.6 . . .
1994 12 5.5 6.1 -0.8 -1.0
1995 1 5.6 . . .
1995 2 5.4 . . .
1995 3 5.4 . . .
1995 4 5.8 . . .
1995 5 5.6 . . .
1995 6 5.6 . . .
1995 7 5.7 . . .
1995 8 5.7 . . .
1995 9 5.6 . . .
1995 10 5.5 . . .
1995 11 5.6 . . .
1995 12 5.6 5.6 -0.5 0.1
1996 1 5.6 . . .
1996 2 5.5 . . .
1996 3 5.5 . . .
1996 4 5.6 . . .
1996 5 5.6 . . .
1996 6 5.3 . . .
1996 7 5.5 . . .
1996 8 5.1 . . .
1996 9 5.2 . . .
1996 10 5.2 . . .
1996 11 5.4 . . .
1996 12 5.4 5.4 -0.2 -0.2
1997 1 5.3 . . .
1997 2 5.2 . . .
1997 3 5.2 . . .
1997 4 5.1 . . .
1997 5 4.9 . . .
1997 6 5.0 . . .
1997 7 4.9 . . .
1997 8 4.8 . . .
1997 9 4.9 . . .
1997 10 4.7 . . .
1997 11 4.6 . . .
1997 12 4.7 4.9 -0.5 -0.7
1998 1 4.6 . . .
1998 2 4.6 . . .
1998 3 4.7 . . .
1998 4 4.3 . . .
1998 5 4.4 . . .
1998 6 4.5 . . .
1998 7 4.5 . . .
1998 8 4.5 . . .
1998 9 4.6 . . .
1998 10 4.5 . . .
1998 11 4.4 . . .
1998 12 4.4 4.5 -0.4 -0.3
1999 1 4.3 . . .
1999 2 4.4 . . .
1999 3 4.2 . . .
1999 4 4.3 . . .
1999 5 4.2 . . .
1999 6 4.3 . . .
1999 7 4.3 . . .
1999 8 4.2 . . .
1999 9 4.2 . . .
1999 10 4.1 . . .
1999 11 4.1 . . .
1999 12 4.0 4.2 -0.3 -0.4
2000 1 4.0 . . .
2000 2 4.1 . . .
2000 3 4.0 . . .
2000 4 3.8 . . .
2000 5 4.0 . . .
2000 6 4.0 . . .
2000 7 4.0 . . .
2000 8 4.1 . . .
2000 9 3.9 . . .
2000 10 3.9 . . .
2000 11 3.9 . . .
2000 12 3.9 4.0 -0.3 -0.1
2001 1 4.2 . . .
2001 2 4.2 . . .
2001 3 4.3 .