In the United States, the unemployment rate is now 3.6%, representing a decrease of 0% (-0.5%) since 2022.
Unemployment rate in the United States
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
187
Date range: 1950 to 2023
Points:
4,535
Measure:
%
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United States Unemployment rate between 1950 and 2023
| Period | Unemployment rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.6% | 0% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | 1.7% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | 2.7% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | 4.4% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | 0.2% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | 0.5% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | 0.5% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | 0.4% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | 0.9% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | 1.2% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | 0.7% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | 0.9% |
| 2011 | 9% | 0.7% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | 0.4% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | 3.5% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | 1.2% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | 0% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | 0.5% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | 0.4% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | 0.5% |
| 2003 | 6% | 0.2% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | 1.1% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | 0.7% |
| 2000 | 4% | 0.2% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | 0.3% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | 0.5% |
| 1997 | 5% | 0.4% |
| 1996 | 5.5% | 0.2% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | 0.5% |
| 1994 | 6.1% | 0.8% |
| 1993 | 6.9% | 0.6% |
| 1992 | 7.5% | 0.7% |
| 1991 | 6.8% | 1.2% |
| 1990 | 5.6% | 0.4% |
| 1989 | 5.3% | 0.2% |
| 1988 | 5.5% | 0.7% |
| 1987 | 6.2% | 0.8% |
| 1986 | 7% | 0.2% |
| 1985 | 7.2% | 0.3% |
| 1984 | 7.5% | 2.1% |
| 1983 | 9.6% | 0.1% |
| 1982 | 9.7% | 2.1% |
| 1981 | 7.6% | 0.5% |
| 1980 | 7.1% | 1.3% |
| 1979 | 5.8% | 0.2% |
| 1978 | 6.1% | 1% |
| 1977 | 7.1% | 0.7% |
| 1976 | 7.7% | 0.8% |
| 1975 | 8.5% | 2.9% |
| 1974 | 5.6% | 0.7% |
| 1973 | 4.9% | 0.7% |
| 1972 | 5.6% | 0.3% |
| 1971 | 6% | 1% |
| 1970 | 4.9% | 1.4% |
| 1969 | 3.5% | 0.1% |
| 1968 | 3.6% | 0.3% |
| 1967 | 3.8% | 0.1% |
| 1966 | 3.8% | 0.7% |
| 1965 | 4.5% | 0.7% |
| 1964 | 5.2% | 0.5% |
| 1963 | 5.7% | 0.1% |
| 1962 | 5.5% | 1.1% |
| 1961 | 6.7% | 1.2% |
| 1960 | 5.5% | 0% |
| 1959 | 5.5% | 1.3% |
| 1958 | 6.8% | 2.5% |
| 1957 | 4.3% | 0.1% |
| 1956 | 4.1% | 0.2% |
| 1955 | 4.4% | 1.2% |
| 1954 | 5.6% | 2.6% |
| 1953 | 2.9% | 0.1% |
| 1952 | 3% | 0.3% |
| 1951 | 3.3% | 2% |
| 1950 | 5.3% |