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Overall Unemployment Rate in the Civilian Labor Force, 1920–2006| Year | Rate |
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| 1920 | 5.2 % | | 1928 | 4.2 | | 1930 | 8.7 | | 1932 | 23.6 | | 1934 | 21.7 | | 1936 | 16.9 | | 1938 | 19.0 | | 1940 | 14.6 | | 1942 | 4.7% | | 1944 | 1.2 | | 1946 | 3.9 | | 1948 | 3.8 | | 1950 | 5.3 | | 1952 | 3.0 | | 1954 | 5.5 | | 1956 | 4.1 | | 1958 | 6.8% | | 1960 | 5.5 | | 1962 | 5.5 | | 1964 | 5.2 | | 1966 | 3.8 | | 1968 | 3.6 | | 1970 | 4.9 | | 1972 | 5.6 | | 1974 | 5.6% | | 1976 | 7.7 | | 19781 | 6.1 | | 1980 | 7.1 | | 1982 | 9.7 | | 1984 | 7.5 | | 19861 | 7.0 | | 1987 | 6.2 | | 1988 | 5.5 | | 1989 | 5.3 | | 19901 | 5.6% | | 1991 | 6.8 | | 1992 | 7.5 | | 1993 | 6.9 | | 19941 | 6.1 | | 1995 | 5.6 | | 1996 | 5.4 | | 19971 | 4.9 | | 19981 | 4.5 | | 19991 | 4.2 | | 20001 | 4.0 | | 2001 | 4.7 | | 2002 | 5.8 | | 20031 | 6.0% | | 20041 | 5.5 | | 20051 | 5.1 | | 2006 | | | Jan.2 | 4.7 | | Feb. | 4.8 | | March | 4.7 | | April | 4.7 | | May | 4.6 | | June | 4.6 | | July | 4.8 |
NOTES: Estimates prior to 1940 are based on sources other than direct enumeration. Data prior to 1948 are for persons age 14 and over. Data beginning in 1948 are for persons age 16 and over. 1. Not strictly comparable with prior years. 2. Beginning in Jan. 2006, data are not strictly comparable with data for 2005 and earlier years because of the revisions in the population controls used in the household survey. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Web: stats.bls.gov .
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