2021 had a total number of unemployed persons of 5,985,167 in the United States, but it has now decreased by 2,638,061 (-30.6%).
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Regions:
182
Date range: 1950 to 2023
Points:
4,566
Measure:
People
What is the United States' Unemployed persons?
As of 2022 the United States' Unemployed persons was 5,985,167.
How does the United States' Unemployed persons compare to other regions?
the United States' Unemployed persons was ranked 49th in 2022
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United States Unemployed persons between 1950 and 2022
Period | Unemployed persons | Change |
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2022 | 5,985,167 | 2,638,061 |
2021 | 8,623,228 | 4,324,251 |
2020 | 12,947,479 | 6,946,949 |
2019 | 6,000,531 | 313,341 |
2018 | 6,313,871 | 668,405 |
2017 | 6,982,276 | 768,794 |
2016 | 7,751,070 | 545,363 |
2015 | 8,296,433 | 1,320,106 |
2014 | 9,616,539 | 1,843,242 |
2013 | 11,459,781 | 1,045,789 |
2012 | 12,505,569 | 1,241,895 |
2011 | 13,747,464 | 1,077,307 |
2010 | 14,824,771 | 560,226 |
2009 | 14,264,545 | 5,340,286 |
2008 | 8,924,260 | 1,846,647 |
2007 | 7,077,613 | 77,075 |
2006 | 7,000,538 | 590,192 |
2005 | 7,590,730 | 558,439 |
2004 | 8,149,169 | 624,896 |
2003 | 8,774,065 | 396,354 |
2002 | 8,377,711 | 1,577,180 |
2001 | 6,800,531 | 1,108,645 |
2000 | 5,691,886 | 187,715 |
1999 | 5,879,601 | 330,088 |
1998 | 6,209,689 | 616,440 |
1997 | 6,826,129 | 485,466 |
1996 | 7,311,595 | 174,623 |
1995 | 7,486,218 | 541,054 |
1994 | 8,027,272 | 913,061 |
1993 | 8,940,333 | 672,500 |
1992 | 9,612,833 | 984,667 |
1991 | 8,628,167 | 1,581,583 |
1990 | 7,046,583 | 526,583 |
1989 | 6,520,000 | 180,417 |
1988 | 6,700,417 | 724,333 |
1987 | 7,424,750 | 812,250 |
1986 | 8,237,000 | 74,500 |
1985 | 8,311,500 | 227,083 |
1984 | 8,538,583 | 2,178,083 |
1983 | 10,716,667 | 38,500 |
1982 | 10,678,167 | 2,405,333 |
1981 | 8,272,833 | 635,750 |
1980 | 7,637,083 | 1,499,250 |
1979 | 6,137,833 | 64,583 |
1978 | 6,202,417 | 789,750 |
1977 | 6,992,167 | 413,417 |
1976 | 7,405,583 | 522,667 |
1975 | 7,928,250 | 2,772,500 |
1974 | 5,155,750 | 790,417 |
1973 | 4,365,333 | 516,667 |
1972 | 4,882,000 | 134,250 |
1971 | 5,016,250 | 923,167 |
1970 | 4,093,083 | 1,261,917 |
1969 | 2,831,167 | 14,500 |
1968 | 2,816,667 | 159,000 |
1967 | 2,975,667 | 98,083 |
1966 | 2,877,583 | 488,667 |
1965 | 3,366,250 | 419,500 |
1964 | 3,785,750 | 284,250 |
1963 | 4,070,000 | 157,917 |
1962 | 3,912,083 | 801,500 |
1961 | 4,713,583 | 862,583 |
1960 | 3,851,000 | 111,500 |
1959 | 3,739,500 | 862,167 |
1958 | 4,601,667 | 1,743,167 |
1957 | 2,858,500 | 107,250 |
1956 | 2,751,250 | 101,833 |
1955 | 2,853,083 | 680,333 |
1954 | 3,533,417 | 1,698,417 |
1953 | 1,835,000 | 48,333 |
1952 | 1,883,333 | 171,167 |
1951 | 2,054,500 | 1,234,667 |
1950 | 3,289,167 |
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