Number of unemployed people in the United States

Period	Unemployed people	Change
2023	6,058,000	72,833
2022	5,985,167	2,638,052
2021	8,623,219	4,324,260
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