In the United States, the change in unemployment rate currently stands at 0.5%, reflecting an increase of 31.5% (-98.6%) compared to 2022.
Change in unemployment rate in the United States
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Source:
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Regions:
157
Date range: 1951 to 2023
Points:
3,909
Measure:
%
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United States Unemployment rate change between 1951 and 2023
| Period | Unemployment rate change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.5% | 31.5% |
| 2022 | 32% | 1.9% |
| 2021 | 33.9% | 154.5% |
| 2020 | 120.6% | 126.5% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | 4.8% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | 0.1% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | 2.7% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | 2% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | 7.7% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | 1.2% |
| 2012 | 9.8% | 2.7% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | 11.2% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | 60% | 34.9% |
| 2008 | 25.1% | 25.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | 9% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | 1% |
| 2005 | 8% | 0.4% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | 11.2% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | 18.7% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | 3.7% |
| 2001 | 18.5% | 23.9% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | 1.1% |
| 1999 | 6.5% | 3.4% |
| 1998 | 9.8% | 1.6% |
| 1997 | 8.2% | 4.7% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | 4.2% |
| 1995 | 7.7% | 3.5% |
| 1994 | 11.2% | 3.1% |
| 1993 | 8.1% | 18.2% |
| 1992 | 10.1% | 11.2% |
| 1991 | 21.4% | 14.7% |
| 1990 | 6.6% | 10.7% |
| 1989 | 4.1% | 7.2% |
| 1988 | 11.3% | 0.1% |
| 1987 | 11.4% | 8.7% |
| 1986 | 2.8% | 1.6% |
| 1985 | 4.4% | 17.3% |
| 1984 | 21.8% | 20.8% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | 28.7% |
| 1982 | 27.7% | 21.3% |
| 1981 | 6.4% | 16% |
| 1980 | 22.4% | 26.3% |
| 1979 | 3.8% | 10.3% |
| 1978 | 14.2% | 5.7% |
| 1977 | 8.4% | 0.4% |
| 1976 | 8.9% | 60.3% |
| 1975 | 51.4% | 37.1% |
| 1974 | 14.3% | 27.2% |
| 1973 | 12.9% | 7.2% |
| 1972 | 5.7% | 26.5% |
| 1971 | 20.8% | 19.8% |
| 1970 | 40.6% | 42.7% |
| 1969 | 2.1% | 4.6% |
| 1968 | 6.7% | 8.3% |
| 1967 | 1.5% | 17.9% |
| 1966 | 16.4% | 3.5% |
| 1965 | 12.8% | 4.5% |
| 1964 | 8.4% | 10.6% |
| 1963 | 2.3% | 19.3% |
| 1962 | 17.1% | 38.4% |
| 1961 | 21.3% | 20.7% |
| 1960 | 0.6% | 20.1% |
| 1959 | 19.5% | 79.2% |
| 1958 | 59.7% | 56.9% |
| 1957 | 2.8% | 8.3% |
| 1956 | 5.5% | 15.5% |
| 1955 | 21% | 110.8% |
| 1954 | 89.7% | 93.3% |
| 1953 | 3.6% | 5.4% |
| 1952 | 9% | 28.4% |
| 1951 | 37.4% |