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Monthly Unemployment Rate: January 1948 to July 2009
Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
Series Id: LNS14000000
Seasonal Adjusted
Series title: (Seas) Unemployment Rate
Labor force status: Unemployment rate
Type of data: Percent
Age: 16 years and over
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Annual
1948
3.4
3.8
4.0
3.9
3.5
3.6
3.6
3.9
3.8
3.7
3.8
4.0
1949
4.3
4.7
5.0
5.3
6.1
6.2
6.7
6.8
6.6
7.9
6.4
6.6
1950
6.5
6.4
6.3
5.8
5.5
5.4
5.0
4.5
4.4
4.2
4.2
4.3
1951
3.7
3.4
3.4
3.1
3.0
3.2
3.1
3.1
3.3
3.5
3.5
3.1
1952
3.2
3.1
2.9
2.9
3.0
3.0
3.2
3.4
3.1
3.0
2.8
2.7
1953
2.9
2.6
2.6
2.7
2.5
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.9
3.1
3.5
4.5
1954
4.9
5.2
5.7
5.9
5.9
5.6
5.8
6.0
6.1
5.7
5.3
5.0
1955
4.9
4.7
4.6
4.7
4.3
4.2
4.0
4.2
4.1
4.3
4.2
4.2
1956
4.0
3.9
4.2
4.0
4.3
4.3
4.4
4.1
3.9
3.9
4.3
4.2
1957
4.2
3.9
3.7
3.9
4.1
4.3
4.2
4.1
4.4
4.5
5.1
5.2
1958
5.8
6.4
6.7
7.4
7.4
7.3
7.5
7.4
7.1
6.7
6.2
6.2
1959
6.0
5.9
5.6
5.2
5.1
5.0
5.1
5.2
5.5
5.7
5.8
5.3
1960
5.2
4.8
5.4
5.2
5.1
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.5
6.1
6.1
6.6
1961
6.6
6.9
6.9
7.0
7.1
6.9
7.0
6.6
6.7
6.5
6.1
6.0
1962
5.8
5.5
5.6
5.6
5.5
5.5
5.4
5.7
5.6
5.4
5.7
5.5
1963
5.7
5.9
5.7
5.7
5.9
5.6
5.6
5.4
5.5
5.5
5.7
5.5
1964
5.6
5.4
5.4
5.3
5.1
5.2
4.9
5.0
5.1
5.1
4.8
5.0
1965
4.9
5.1
4.7
4.8
4.6
4.6
4.4
4.4
4.3
4.2
4.1
4.0
1966
4.0
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.7
3.7
3.6
3.8
1967
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.8
4.0
3.9
3.8
1968
3.7
3.8
3.7
3.5
3.5
3.7
3.7
3.5
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.4
1969
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.7
3.7
3.5
3.5
1970
3.9
4.2
4.4
4.6
4.8
4.9
5.0
5.1
5.4
5.5
5.9
6.1
1971
5.9
5.9
6.0
5.9
5.9
5.9
6.0
6.1
6.0
5.8
6.0
6.0
1972
5.8
5.7
5.8
5.7
5.7
5.7
5.6
5.6
5.5
5.6
5.3
5.2
1973
4.9
5.0
4.9
5.0
4.9
4.9
4.8
4.8
4.8
4.6
4.8
4.9
1974
5.1
5.2
5.1
5.1
5.1
5.4
5.5
5.5
5.9
6.0
6.6
7.2
1975
8.1
8.1
8.6
8.8
9.0
8.8
8.6
8.4
8.4
8.4
8.3
8.2
1976
7.9
7.7
7.6
7.7
7.4
7.6
7.8
7.8
7.6
7.7
7.8
7.8
1977
7.5
7.6
7.4
7.2
7.0
7.2
6.9
7.0
6.8
6.8
6.8
6.4
1978
6.4
6.3
6.3
6.1
6.0
5.9
6.2
5.9
6.0
5.8
5.9
6.0
1979
5.9
5.9
5.8
5.8
5.6
5.7
5.7
6.0
5.9
6.0
5.9
6.0
1980
6.3
6.3
6.3
6.9
7.5
7.6
7.8
7.7
7.5
7.5
7.5
7.2
1981
7.5
7.4
7.4
7.2
7.5
7.5
7.2
7.4
7.6
7.9
8.3
8.5
1982
8.6
8.9
9.0
9.3
9.4
9.6
9.8
9.8
10.1
10.4
10.8
10.8
1983
10.4
10.4
10.3
10.2
10.1
10.1
9.4
9.5
9.2
8.8
8.5
8.3
1984
8.0
7.8
7.8
7.7
7.4
7.2
7.5
7.5
7.3
7.4
7.2
7.3
1985
7.3
7.2
7.2
7.3
7.2
7.4
7.4
7.1
7.1
7.1
7.0
7.0
1986
6.7
7.2
7.2
7.1
7.2
7.2
7.0
6.9
7.0
7.0
6.9
6.6
1987
6.6
6.6
6.6
6.3
6.3
6.2
6.1
6.0
5.9
6.0
5.8
5.7
1988
5.7
5.7
5.7
5.4
5.6
5.4
5.4
5.6
5.4
5.4
5.3
5.3
1989
5.4
5.2
5.0
5.2
5.2
5.3
5.2
5.2
5.3
5.3
5.4
5.4
1990
5.4
5.3
5.2
5.4
5.4
5.2
5.5
5.7
5.9
5.9
6.2
6.3
1991
6.4
6.6
6.8
6.7
6.9
6.9
6.8
6.9
6.9
7.0
7.0
7.3
1992
7.3
7.4
7.4
7.4
7.6
7.8
7.7
7.6
7.6
7.3
7.4
7.4
1993
7.3
7.1
7.0
7.1
7.1
7.0
6.9
6.8
6.7
6.8
6.6
6.5
1994
6.6
6.6
6.5
6.4
6.1
6.1
6.1
6.0
5.9
5.8
5.6
5.5
1995
5.6
5.4
5.4
5.8
5.6
5.6
5.7
5.7
5.6
5.5
5.6
5.6
1996
5.6
5.5
5.5
5.6
5.6
5.3
5.5
5.1
5.2
5.2
5.4
5.4
1997
5.3
5.2
5.2
5.1
4.9
5.0
4.9
4.8
4.9
4.7
4.6
4.7
1998
4.6
4.6
4.7
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.5
4.5
4.6
4.5
4.4
4.4
1999
4.3
4.4
4.2
4.3
4.2
4.3
4.3
4.2
4.2
4.1
4.1
4.0
2000
4.0
4.1
4.0
3.8
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.1
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.9
2001
4.2
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.3
4.5
4.6
4.9
5.0
5.3
5.5
5.7
2002
5.7
5.7
5.7
5.9
5.8
5.8
5.8
5.7
5.7
5.7
5.9
6.0
2003
5.8
5.9
5.9
6.0
6.1
6.3
6.2
6.1
6.1
6.0
5.8
5.7
2004
5.7
5.6
5.8
5.6
5.6
5.6
5.5
5.4
5.4
5.5
5.4
5.4
2005
5.2
5.4
5.2
5.2
5.1
5.1
5.0
4.9
5.0
5.0
5.0
4.8
2006
4.7
4.8
4.7
4.7
4.7
4.6
4.7
4.7
4.5
4.4
4.5
4.4
2007
4.6
4.5
4.4
4.5
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.7
4.7
4.8
4.7
4.9
2008
4.9
4.8
5.1
5.0
5.5
5.6
5.8
6.2
6.2
6.6
6.8
7.2
2009
7.6
8.1
8.5
8.9
9.4
9.5
9.4
Source: BLS