The current number of unemployed people in the United States is 6,058,000, which has increased by 72,833 (1.2%) since 2022.
Number of unemployed people in the United States
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Data availability:
Regions:
189
Date range: 1950 to 2023
Points:
4,891
Measure:
People
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United States Unemployed people between 1950 and 2023
| 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 |